Alexandria Meet on Jan 3 - CANCELED

The meet at Andes next Saturday has been canceled.  Kids....check your email for a note from Waz.

Brainerd Invite (Mt Itasca) Coverage

The Brainerd Dispatch coverage of the meet includes a quote from the Brainerd coach describing the snow conditions as "skiing on mashed potatoes".  Despite the squishy snow, we saw some great performances from our skiers, Jr High up to Varsity.

Brainerd Dispatch meet coverage

SkinnySki results

Photos from the meet

Video from Riverside Park - Dec 11, 2014

Michael Carll wore a GoPro on his helmet at the Apollo Invitational.  Click HERE if you'd like to see the varsity race from the skiers' perspective!

Brainerd Invite (@ Mt. Itasca) - Dec 23, 2014

*The bus will be leaving the High School at 6:30 a.m.

Start Time: 10:30 a.m.

Location:   CHANGED TO Mt. Itasca Winter Sports Center

    200 Mt. Itasca Drive Coleraine, MN

Format: Varsity – Continuous Pursuit

2 laps skate + 2 laps classic

Wave start- up to 10 skiers/wave.

Max 10 skiers per school

               Jr.Varsity – 2 laps skate 

2 skiers/15 seconds

               Jr.High – 2 laps skate (shortened laps)

2 skiers/15 seconds

Schedule: 10:00 – Coaches meeting

               10:30 – Varsity Girls continuous pursuit

               11:15 – Varsity Boys continuous pursuit

               12:00 – Junior Varsity Girls freestyle

               12:30 – Junior Varsity Boys freestyle

               1:00 – Junior High Girls freestyle

               1:30 – Junior High Boys freestyle

               2:00 – Awards

*Times may vary depending on entry numbers

Scoring: Top 4 times will score for the team place

Awards: 1st-10th medals for individual varsity

               1st-10th ribbons for JV and JH

Grand Rapids / Mt. Itasca Invite - Results & Photos

The boys took 6th place and the girls took 7th, among the 14 teams at Mt. Itasca on Thursday.  Full results are linked HERE.

The photosets below are compliments of Jay Richards.

Varsity Girls
Varsity Boys

Brainerd Dispatch coverage of Thursday's invitational is HERE.

Grand Rapids Invite - December 18th

This race is different in that it has limited entries so not all skiers will be attending.  High School athletes and a few Middle School athletes have been registered.  Middle School students who are registered were talked with individually, so if your skier is in Middle School and the coaches haven't specifically told them that they are skiing, they won't be going to this race.

The bus will be leaving the High School at 7:30 a.m.

*MAP to Mt. Itasca*

2014 Grand Rapids Invite
Thursday, December 18th, 2014
Mt. Itasca, Coleraine

Technique:  Freestyle

Distances:   Varsity Boys/Girls  -  5.5k
                     JV Boys/Girls  -  5.5k
                      JH Boys/Girls  -  3.2k

Schedule:              
10:30 - coaches meeting
11:00 - Girls Varsity
11:30 - Boys Varsity
12:00 - Girls JV
12:30 - Boys JV
1:00 - Girls JH
1:30 - Boys JH
(These times are estimates and will depend upon the duration of the preceding races.)

* Awards will be given to the top 10 in Varsity, JV, and Jr. High

I don't have any information about whether or not food will be available for purchase at Mt Itasca.

No Meets December 16

Our meets for tomorrow have officially been cancelled - there will be no waxing and probably no meal for tonight.  We still have practice today.  Make sure you have running shoes and swimsuits/towels.

Apollo Invite Coverage

Flyer girls finished just three points behind Cathedral for a second place finish while the boys took fourth among the ten teams at Riverside Park.  It was a great meet for both teams.

The Brainerd Dispatch coverage includes more info on points and times.  MC Record coverage is HERE.  Skinnyski results/times for Varsity and JV are HERE.

Last weekend, SkinnySki reported their Week 1 High School Rankings and have both Brainerd's and St Cloud Tech's boys teams in the top 8, with two St Cloud Tech skiers listed in the top 10 individuals in the state.  Tough competition in our conference!

Photos from today's meet are linked below.

Photoset 1
Photoset 2

Bemidji Relay - December 13

The Bemidji meet for next Saturday has been canceled.  Hopefully we'll see some wintery weather very soon.

Cathedral/Sartell Invite Coverage

Great day for the first meet of the season!  Flyer Boys and Girls both took 4th place at Riverside Park.  Click HERE to see the Brainerd Dispatch coverage of the meet.

SkinnySki results are posted!  View them HERE.

Photo links from the meet are below:

Photoset 1
Photoset 2

Apollo Nordic Invitational: Dec 11, 2014

This meet will start about a half hour earlier than the first meet and is in the same location so you can likely expect them to be leaving and also returning a half hour earlier.  Skiers should plan ahead for lunch on the road and whatever snacks/drinks they need throughout the afternoon.

Date: Thursday, December 11th

Location:   Riverside Park, 1725 Killian Blvd SE, St. Cloud

Teams: Alexandria, Tech, Brainerd, Cathedral/ Sartell, Fergus Falls, Little Falls, Mora, St. John’s Prep, Willmar

Course: Rookie Race- 2 laps flat on top

               Junior High – 1 loop regular course

               Varsity/ JV- 2 loops

Schedule: 1:30 Coaches meeting in Riverside warming house

                   1:45 Rookie Race- 1 loop mass start

                   2:00 Jr Hi Race 1 loop; Girls mass start, then Boys

                   2:30 Girls Varsity, Wave start

                   2:45 Boys Varsity, Wave start

                   3:15 Girls JV, Wave start

                   3:30 Boys JV, Wave start

                   4:10 Awards

Awards: Varsity/JV Boys and Girls Individual: Top 15 Ribbons

                 Jr Hi Boys and Girls Individual: Top 15 Ribbons

                 Rookie Race Boys and Girls Individual: Top 15 Ribbons