FORT KENT — High school skiers took to the trails last Tuesday for a Nordic ski meet held at the 10th Mountain Ski Center.
The event was the first of the season for varsity teams. One scheduled at Caribou Dec. 12 was cancelled due to a lack of snow.
In the boys’ Nordic competition at Fort Kent, Karman Husain of the host Warriors won the sprint race in a time of 7 minutes and 54 seconds. He was 12 seconds faster than runner-up Jon Rochester of Presque Isle, who recorded a time of 8:06.
Dan Streinz of Katahdin took third place in 8:08, with Fort Kent’s Matt Toussaint (8:50) and Madawaska’s Darin Jandreau (9:00) rounding out the top five.
Brendan Cyr was the fastest Caribou skier. He was eighth in 9:09. Teammate Riley McDuffie was 10th at 9:19.
Caleb Willett (9:28) and Michael Marquis (9:31), also of the Vikings, were 13th and 14th, respectively.
Fort Fairfield’s Lance McKenney was 30th in 11:11 to lead his team.
The girls’ race was dominated by Katahdin sisters Hannah and Lydia Streinz, who finished one-two in the standings. Hannah won in 8:45 and Lydia was next in 9:08.
Taking the next four slots were Viking skiers Ashley Richards (9:51), Anna Soderberg (10:01), Chelsea Bard (10:06) and Sarah Doak (10:13).
Ginger Kieffer of Caribou was eighth in 10:35 and Lauren Chapman, also of the Vikings, was 12th in 11:33.
For the Presque Isle Wildcats, Bonnie Corey grabbed the 11th slot in 11:28 to lead her squad. Teammate Danielle Allen took 15th place in 12:07.
Veronica Plourde came in 13th place in 11:48 and Morgann Towle was 14th in 11:49 as Fort Fairfield’s fastest skiers.
The next Nordic meet is planned for Thursday, Dec. 27 at the Nordic Heritage Center in Presque Isle.
The first alpine ski meet was scheduled for Saturday at Fort Kent and another one is planned for Saturday, Dec. 29 at Big Rock Ski Area in Mars Hill.
