High school skiers
finally hit snow
By Joseph Cyr
Sports Editor
PRESQUE ISLE – Nordic skiers from Presque Isle, Caribou, Fort Fairfield, Madawaska and Fort Kent competed Dec. 29 at the Nordic Heritage Center with a pair of cross-country ski meets. The event was originally slated for Tuesday, Dec. 28, but pushed back a day due to inadequate snow conditions.
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GOOD FORM —Presque Isle’s Mitchell Bennett shows good form as he nears the finish line of the 1K Sprint races Dec. 29 at the Nordic Heritage Center.
Caribou finished first in the boys 5K team results with 11 points. Other team scores were: Presque Isle, 45; Madawaska, 53; Fort Kent, 62; and Fort Fairfield, 79.
Results for local skiers from the boys 5K, held in the morning, were: 1, D.J. Flynn, Car, 16:45; 2, Caleb Chapman, Car, 16:46; 3, Jesse Rochester, PI, 17:05; 4, Ryan Washington, Car 17:35; 5, Christian Sleeper, Car, 17:39; 6, Jesse Sandstrom, Car, 17:55; 7, Ezra Duplissie-Cyr, Car, 18:17; 8, Jon Rochester, PI, 18:25; 9, Kjetil Rossignol, Car, 18:37; 13, Matt Cody, Car, 19:43; 15, Josh Kovach, Car, 20:30; 16, Nathan McLaughlin, FF, 20:50; 18, Kevin Strid, Car, 21:32; 19, Marc Sturzl, Car, 23:37; 20, Joel Shay, PI, 23:52; 21, Nick Dobson, Car, 24:19; 22, Jacob Towle, PI, 24:26; 25, Tyler Strid, Car, 24:51; 26, Thomas Freeman, PI, 25:37; 27, Isaac Wortman, FF, 26:19; 28, Gabe Player, PI, 26:31; 29, Graham Freme, Car, 26:50; 30, Alex Murchison, Car, 27:43; 31, Keith Draper, Car, 27:44; 33, Todd Berube, FF, 31:12; 34, Mitchell Bennett, PI, 31:39; 35, Ron Lund, Car, 34:34; and 36, Jonas Kinney, PI, 42:38.
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FOCUSED —Wildcat Courtney Colligan keeps her eyes focused on the course ahead of her as she competes in the girls 1K Sprint race Dec. 29 in Presque Isle.
In the boys 1K Sprint race held in the afternoon, skiers were sent out in heats, based on their times from the morning race. Caribou won the sprints with five points, followed by Madawaska, 10; Presque Isle, 11; Fort Kent, 17; and Fort Fairfield, 18. Results from local skiers were:
Heat 1 — 1, Chapman, Car, 3:48; 2, Flynn, Car, 3:59; and 4, McLaughlin, FF, 4:17.
Heat 2 — 1, Rochester, PI, 3:41; 2, Sleeper, Car, 3:50; 4, Washington, Car, 4:20; and 6, Wortman, FF, 5:47.
Heat 3 — 1, Sandstrom, Car, 3:58; 2, Duplissie-Cyr, Car, 3:59; 4, Shay, PI, 4:42; and 6, Berube, FF, 6:01.
Heat 4 — 1, Rossignol, Car, 4:06; 2, Kovach, Car, 4:13; 3, Strid, Car, 4:27; 4, Cody, Car, 4:30; and 5, Towle, PI, 4:44.5.
Heat 5 — 2, Sturzl, Car, 5:01; 3, Freeman, PI, 5:04; 4, Dobson, Car, 5:06; 5, Freme, Car, 5:14; and 6, T. Strid, Car, 5:17.
Heat 6 — 1, Player, PI, 5:23; 2, Murchison, Car, 5:59; 3, Draper, Car, 6:07; 4, Bennett, PI, 7:04; 5, Lund, Car, 7:50; 6, Kinney, PI, 8:40; and 7, Charette, Car, 10:35.
In the girls 5K race, Caribou was the top team, finishing with 13 points, followed by Fort Kent, 37; Fort Fairfield, 45; Presque Isle, 62; and Madawaska, 104. Results for local skiers were: 1, Ashley Richards, Car, 20:58; 3, Katie Plourde, Car, 21:33; 4, Laura Collins, Car, 21:40; 5, Chelsea Bard, Car, 22:17; 6, Meredith Sleeper, Car, 22:50; 7, Mackenzie Belyea, Car, 23:06; 9, Melissa McKenney, FF, 23:30; 10, Nicky Madore, Car, 23:43; 11, Emily Soderberg, Car, 23:46; 12, Olivia Sleeper, Car, 24:09; 13, Samantha Murchinson, Car, 24:29; 15, Madison Outing, Car, 25:03; 16, Kendra Stephens, Car, 25:44; 17, Nicole Cyr, Car, 27:04; 18, Kylie Plourde, FF, 27:24; 19, Victoria Plourde, FF, 27:43; 20, Veronica Plourde, FF, 28:43; 21, Kelly Kashian, Car, 29:56; 22, Bonnie Corey, PI, 31:12; 23, Lauren Schiff, PI, 31:51; 24, Sierra Cyr, Car, 32:34; 25, Courtney Colligan, PI, 32:51; 26, Camille Huffman, FF, 33:44; 28, Angie Hernandez, Car, 38:07; and 29, Rachel Donner, Car, 38:37.
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ON THE MOVE —Kylie Plourde of Fort Fairfield competes in the girls 1K Sprint race Dec. 29 in Presque Isle.
In the afternoon 1K sprint race, Caribou was the top team with 4 points; followed by Fort Kent and Fort Fairfield, 11 each; Presque Isle, 17; and Madawaska, 20.
Individual results for local skiers from the sprint races were:
Heat 1 — 1, Collins, Car, 4:32; 3, Plourde, Car, 4:43; 4, McKenney, FF, 5:28; and 5, Bonnie Corey, PI, 6:43.
Heat 2 — 1, Bard, Car, 4:49; 3, Mackenzie Belyea, Car, 5:03; 4, Sleeper, Car, 5:10; 5, Plourde, FF, 5:36; and 6, Schiff, PI, 7:00.
Heat 3 — 1, Soderberg, Car, 5:11; 2, O. Sleeper, Car, 5:23; 3, Madore, Car, 5:28; 4, Murchinson, Car, 5:40; 6, Plourde, FF, 5:52; and 7, Colligan, PI, 6:36.
Heat 4 — 1, Outing, Car, 5:03; 2, Stephens, Car, 5:16; 3, N. Cyr, Car, 5:42; 4, Plourde, FF, 6:06; 5, Kashian, Car, 6:29; 6, S. Cyr, Car, 6:42; and 7, Huffman, FF, 6:52.
