PRESQUE ISLE – Eighteen middle school ski racers from around the County gathered in Presque Isle June 28-29 to participate in Maine Winter Sports Center’s second annual Middle School Racer Camp. Saturday’s activities at the Nordic Heritage Center included team building games, ski technique drills, rollerskiing and shooting practice on the biathlon range.
Overnight lodging and meals on the University of Maine at Presque Isle campus provided athletes with a great chance to experience college living.
The camp wrapped up on Sunday with strength testing in the morning and a couple of exciting hours on the climbing wall at Gentile Hall in the afternoon. Coaches Eileen Carey, Austin Ross and Melissa York were pleased with the level of participation at this year’s camp and the high level of enthusiasm from the middle school athletes.
“I was really impressed with the skiers,” said Ross. “Everyone had fun and worked hard. It was a great camp.”
The next adventure on the calendar for the 11- to 14-year-old age group is a wilderness canoe trip on the Fish River from July 15-17.
Participants need to be proficient swimmers. Call the MWSC office at 492-1444 to join.
MWSC campers race hard on skis
Maine Winter Sports Center Kicks Off Summer with Middle School Racer Camp
