BETHEL — The Bethel Outing Club partnered with Telstar Middle and High schools to host a community day Sunday on the Telstar trails, where residents of SAD 44 communities could ski, snowshoe and enjoy sunshine and good company. “We just want to get more people out on the trails,” said BOC member Suzanne Newsom Pierce. […]
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Wendall "Chummy" Broomhall, Maine skiing legend, dies
Wendall “Chummy” Broomhall, left, the oldest living member of the Chisholm Ski Club, talks as Scott Pitts listens at Black Mountain’s Winter Carnival in February 2017. Pitts asked Broomhall to autograph his newly purchased copy of “A Century on Skis” by Scott Andrews. (Sun Journal file photo) Maine — and the United States — have […]
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Falling temps fail to keep Maine skiers off slopes and trails
WESTBROOK — Lisa Hallee came to Smiling Hill Farm on Wednesday afternoon to cross country ski – and planned to ski until dusk, despite the frigid temperatures. She looked perplexed when asked if she plans to curtail her skiing this week because of the cold snap. “I just wear lots and lots of layers,” said […]
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2017-18 Sun Journal Nordic skiing previews
Dirigo/Mountain Valley Nordic Skiing Coach: Ann Speth (sixth year) Conference: MVC; Class: C Last year’s results: Boys — fifth in MVC, ninth in state championships; Girls — third in MVC, eighth in state championships. Returning athletes: Senior — Kaiya Martin; Junior — Tory Averill, Ethan couture, Riley Dumont; Sophomore — Damien Nadeau. Key losses: Justin […]
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Mt. Blue Nordic looks to replace, reload for another title run
Mt. Blue’s Mike Gurney, center, navigates the crowd at the start of the race at the Telstar relays in Bethel last season. It’s not everyday that a Nordic ski team has to replace not one, but two state champion skiers. Mt. Blue is in that position this season after Tucker Barber and Julia Ramsey both […]
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Leeds native Carey coaching Paralympic skiers in Pyeongchang
Anyone who has followed high school skiing in Maine for the past two decades probably remembers Leavitt’s Eileen Carey, the Nordic skier from the Class of 2000 won four state championships as a Hornet and dominated the Maine Nordic skiing landscape her entire high school career. Fast forward to the present, and Carey was named […]
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Boys’ Nordic MVP: Mt. Blue’s Tucker Barber rolls to state title sweep
Mt. Blue senior Tucker Barber’s greatest Nordic skiing strength is the ability to outlast his opponents. “Where other people start getting tired is where Tucker shines,” Cougars coach Claire Polfus said. Barber’s problem at the start of the season wasn’t endurance. It was remastering all the nuances that come from being on skis. He ran […]
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Maranacook leads Class B Nordic meets; Freeport, Yarmouth giving chase
CARRABASSETT VALLEY — The Maranacook boys and girls are one step away from a sweep of the Class B Nordic skiing championships, being held this week at the Sugarloaf Outdoor Center. Zach Holman won the boys’ classical race Thursday in a time of 16:45, a full 45 seconds better than Freeport’s Jacob Olins. Luke Bartol […]
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Nordic skiing: Oxford Hills Sprints at Sunny Croft Farm
Mt. Blue’s Tucker Barber was second in the boys’ race, teammate Nolan Rogers was third and Leavitt’s Noah Lind placed fourth.Laura Parent of Maranacook finished in third in the girls’ race, while teammate Abby Depres placed sixth. The event is different than most races during the season, and uses time trials to determine starting positions, […]
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Nordic sking: Vikings poised for a big year
NORWAY – The Oxford Hills boys’ Nordic ski team feels like they are on the cusp of finally breaking through in 2017. After finishing fifth in the Class A State Championship in 2016, the Vikings are ready to take on fellow KVAC rivals the Leavitt Hornets and the Mt. Blue Cougars this season. Mt. Blue […]