Granite Ridge Conference Meet

Incredible performances by Flyer boys and girls yesterday!  Check out the links below for results, news and photos.  Congratulations to all who skied at Mora!!

SKINNYSKI RESULTS
BRAINERD DISPATCH ARTICLE
MEET PHOTOSET
AWARDS PHOTOSET

MC Record Online

Local write-up from the Ripley Meet HERE.

Brainerd Dispatch Article on Ripley Meet

The Brainerd Dispatch Article on the January 20th Meet is linked HERE.

Ripley Invitational

Varsity results from Monday's meet are posted on SKINNYSKI.

Click HERE to view a photo album from Monday's meet at Camp Ripley.  The cold temps made it hard for the camera to focus so most are slightly blurry.  (Apologies to the Jr Hi Girls for missing their event.)

End of the Week Updates

• Thursday's meet at Camp Ripley has been cancelled due to weather conditions.
• Pictures have been moved from Friday the 17th to Thursday the 16th.

Note From The Coaches...

Dear Parents of Nordic Skiers,

First of all, we would like to thank you for all you do to help our athletes participate in Nordic Skiing.  We know it takes a great deal of commitment by athletes and their parents to produce a quality ski program.  Thank you.

On Monday Jan 20, 2014 we will host the Flyer Ripley Invitational at the Camp Ripley’s Biathlon Range.  We invite you to join us for a great afternoon of ski racing.  Thirteen schools, with over 400 skiers will participate on one of the finest courses in Minnesota.  The schedule for the day has the Boys Varsity race beginning at 10:00 followed by the Girls Varsity races at 10:45.  The JV races will start around 11:30.  The Jr High races are Boys at 12:00 and Girls at 12:30.  Varsity Boys and Varsity Girls will complete the Pursuit Race at 1:30 and 2:15 respectively.  Awards program will follow.

To put on a quality event takes a lot of good help.   With the meet growing in size, it has become more difficult covering all the needs.  We are asking for help in the following areas:  bib collection, bib sorting, timing, start area, and building clean-up.  If you can help in any of these areas we would be very appreciative.  Of course we would not want you working while your son or daughter is skiing (that ís the time for cheering), but if you could help out at other times it will make things go much smoother.  Some of the parents are also organizing a concession stand so if you would like to get involved in that, contact Andrea Foote.

If you are available and willing, please contact Terry on his cell 320 232-0096 .  We are excited about a great day and welcome your involvement.

                                                                        Drew, Joe and Terry

                                                                        Nordic Ski Coaches

Ripley Invitational: January 20th

	LITTLE   FALLS   FLYERS
	RIPLEY   NORDIC   SKI  INVITATIONAL
DATE:	Monday  Jan 20, 2014
TIME:	10:00AM & 1:30PM	Varsity Boys Pursuit (10k)
	10:45AM & 2:15PM	Varsity Girls Pursuit (10k)
	11:30 Mass Start	JV Boys & JV Girls Freestyle (3k)
	12:00 Mass Start	Jr High Boys Freestyle (3k)
	12:30 Mass Start	Jr High Girls Freestyle (3k)
SITE:	Camp Ripley F-Range	5 miles N of Little Falls, Hwy 371
		Receive directions at Main Gate
TECHNIQUE:	Varsity-Classic/Freestyle; JV & Jr High-Freestyle
TEAMS:	Alexandria, Apollo, Bemidji, Brainerd, ,
	Cathedral, Deer River, Detroit Lakes,
	Little Falls, Mora, Ottertail, St John’s Prep,
	Trek North, Tech, Willmar, Grand Rapids
AWARDS:	Team champions in varsity boys and varsity girls.
	Individual awards to top ten in each race.
STARTING	Varsity races – Classic: 30 sec intervals (3 @ a time)
PROCEDURE:	Freestyle Pursuit
	Jr High & JV races – mass start – time your own skiers.
	Awards will be handed out at the JV & Jr High finish
SCORING:	Top four skiers – skier 5 used for tiebreaker.
	Each coach will receive a packet with starting times
	for each of  their Varsity skiers.

Bemidji Invitational: January 25th

Buena Vista Pursuit Race

Date:           Saturday, January 25^th, 2013

Location:     Buena Vista Ski Area: Hwy 71 N. to Cty 15 North

                        Take Cty 15 North for 8 miles…B.V. is on the right

Format:      Varsity Boys and Girls Pursuit 10KM 

                                 (limit 9 skiers per team)

                      JV Boys and Girls 5KM Freestyle-mass start

                      Jr High Boys and Girls 3.5 KM Freestyle-mass start

Times:         8:00-9:00am    Registration

                   9:15   a.m.       Coaches Meeting

                       10:00 a.m.       Boys Varsity 5KM Classic 

                                                        (2 skiers/15 sec)

                                          Girls Varsity 5KM Classic 

                                                        (2 skiers/15 sec)

                       11:00 a.m.       Boys JV 3.5 KM Freestyle (Mass)

           11:05 a.m.       Girls JV 3.5 KM Freestyle (Mass)

           12:00 a.m.       Jr High 3.5 KM Freestyle (Mass)

           12:05 a.m.       Jr High 3.5KM Freestyle (Mass)

           1:00 pm          Re-Bib Pick up for varsity skiers

           1:30 p.m.     Boys Var 5K FreestylePursuit

        2:00 p.m.     Girls Var 5K Freestyle Pursuit

           3:00 p.m.         Awards

Teams:        Section 7 and Section 8

Scoring:       Top 4 skiers will score for team placement.  

                    In the event of a tie:  Adding the top 4 times for winning team

Awards:      Team Champions in Varsity Boys and Girls division-plaques

                   1-3 place Medals & 4-10 place Ribbons

                       1-10 place Ribbons for JV and Junior High

                       Timing will be done by Bill Grundy computer services

Facilities:     Reg/Scratches: At the Timing Shack by Start Area

                        Food Available in the Hall of Fame Building

                        Coaches eat free. Food by Booster Club

                        Restrooms available outside and in the lodge

Upcoming Meets

Reminder!  JV and Jr High are skiing at Andes Tower Hills near Alexandria on Tuesday, this is a re-schedule from the "Polar Vortex".

Thursday is the Camp Ripley Jamboree, a special meet comprised of sprints, pursuits and relays.  This is a Varsity meet only.

Monday the 20th is the Camp Ripley Invitational, as soon as we get information from the Coaches on times/details we will post here.  We are in need of parents to help out with our concession stand.  Please email Andrea (andreafoote@yahoo.com) if you're able to help.

Mesabi East Invite

Strong finish for LF Nordic at Giants Ridge this weekend!  The Girls Varsity placed 12th out of 72 teams and the Boys Varsity placed 23rd out of 73 teams.  You can see all of the classic and freestyle times and places HERE.  Great job Flyers!!
Photos... Boys Classic  /  Boys Freestyle  /  Girls Classic  /  Girls Freestyle

Mora Meet CANCELLED

The Mora meet, scheduled for Tuesday the 7th has been cancelled.

Alexandria Meet CANCELLED

The Alexandria meet, scheduled for tomorrow has been cancelled due to high winds and blizzard like conditions for some of the teams that were scheduled to attend.  

The plan for practice tonight is to go to F- range at Ripley.  Since there's no race tomorrow, there will be an early practice on Saturday for Varsity and JV before the temps drop off the charts.  Since there's no school Monday, there will be no practice.  Will keep you posted on Tuesday's meet at Mora.

More Brainerd Invitational Photos

There are some awesome photosets from the Brainerd Invite on SkinnySki, submitted by Karen Skoyle. Check them out!

Boys Varsity

Girls Varsity

Boys JV

Girls JV

Junior High