Looking Ahead: Mora Invite / Jan 5, 2016

Date: January 5, 2016
Location: Vasaloppet Nordic Center (MAP)
                   400 N 9th St, Mora, MN 55051

Race Schedule: ALL RACES FREESTYLE

4:00 Fast Tracker (younger than 7th grade) Race (~1k)
4:15 JH Boys with JH girls starting 5 minutes after (2.5k)
4:45 JV Boys - Mass Start (5k)
5:30 JV Girls - Mass Start (5k)
6:15 Citizen Race**- Mass Start (5k)
6:45 Varsity Boys Wave Start (5k)
7:15 Varsity Girls- Wave Start (5k)

**Citizen Race $10 Payable to: Mora Ski Club

Race Course

Awards:

Cookies will be given to the top 10 finishers in the Varsity, JV, Junior High, Citizen, and Fast-tracker race. An Awards Ceremony will follow the Varsity Girls finish behind the Nordic Center

Spectators:

The Mora Ski Club is hoping with the later race schedule, more spectators will be able to make the trip to watch the skiers.  Because of the fees to rent the light tower, they are going to have donation boxes out for spectators.

Amenities:

The Nordic Center will be reserved for Coaches, Citizen Racers, and Timing.  The garage building (across from the Nordic Center) will be used as a team “camp” area. 

Alexandria Invite - Jan 2, 2016

The bus will leave the high school at 7:30 a.m. this Saturday for Andes Tower Hills.  This will be different than our last trip to Andes because we'll actually be on Nordic trails instead of downhill runs!!  Waxing will be after practice today.

Meet Details:

Varsity: Continuous pursuit – Mass start.  Distance TBD. Aiming for 8-10K. Skiers must change one item at the exchange (poles or skis)

Junior Varsity: 5K Skate – Mass start

Junior High: 3K Skate – Mass start

Awards: 1st place varsity finishers get a medal, 2-9 place finishes with a colored ribbon. JV and JH racers finishing in top 10 will get ribbons.

Parking: Andes has a large parking lot that should accommodate all busses/spectators.

Andes also typically has hot concessions (burgers, cocoa, etc.) available.

EVENT	TIME
Coaches Meeting	Shortly after 10am in chalet.
Boys Pursuit	10:30AM
Girls Pursuit	11:15 AM
Boys JV	11:45AM
Girls JV	12:15PM
Boys Junior High	12:45PM
Girls Junior High	1:15PM
Awards	Approx. 2:00PM

Mt Itasca Photos, Results, etc

It was a great day at Mt. Itasca, with 16 teams and the nicest snow we've seen all season!  The girls placed 3rd and the boys placed 7th, with Hunter Zupko taking 1st place out of 100+ varsity boys!!  Big congrats to all of the kids on a great meet.

SkinnySki has their high school rankings updated for the first time since the pre-season.  Hunter is holding the 9th spot (and beat #5 and #10 at Mt Itasca).  Click HERE to see the individual and team rankings.

Brainerd Dispatch's meet coverage

Photo Album I

Photo Album II 

SkinnySki Results (Varsity, JV & JH)

Mt Itasca Meet - Tues, Dec. 22

We'll be going to Mt Itasca in Coleraine next Tuesday and right now are planning on taking everyone (knowing that MOLMS students have a program and there may be a few others who just can't be there).  We will be leaving the High School at 7:30 in the morning and there will be no pick-up at MOL or the Middle School.  Should be back around 5:30 or so.  There will be no rookie race but the Jr. High course will be set up with rookies in mind (no big hills).

In the past, there's been concessions available but no guarantees, so kids should pack plenty to eat and drink.  It takes a little over 2 hours to get there.  HERE is a map link.

Technique:  Freestyle
Distances:   Varsity Boys/Girls , JV Boys/Girls– 5k freestyle
                      JH Boys/Girls – 2.5k freestyle
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

Andes Meet Results and Photos

Still waiting for official race results to be posted on SkinnySki, but Flyer and Brainerd results are in the newspaper.  Great skiing on a tough course!

Brainerd Dispatch Article

Photo Album

Results for JV and Varsity >> HERE

Dec 15 Meet at Andes

The kids schedule for tomorrow is below:

Bus:
Leaves MOL at 9:30/Get out at 9:15
Leaves the Middle School at 9:45/Get out at 9:30
Leaves the High School at 10:00/Get out at 9:45

12:00 - Coaches Meeting
12:30 - Girls Rookie Race (ribbons to be handed out at the end)
12:45 - Boys Rookie Race (ribbons to be handed out at the end)
1:00 - Girls Junior High (ribbons to be handed out at the end)
1:20 - Boys Junior High (ribbons to be handed out at the end)
1:40 - Girls JV - (2-3 waves 30 seconds apart)
2:05 - Boys JV - (2-3 waves 30 seconds apart)
2:30 - Girls Varsity (2-3 waves 30 seconds apart)
3:00 - Boys Varsity (2-3 waves 30 seconds apart)
3:45 (approx.) - Awards

It's about a 90 minute drive to Andes and a map is linked HERE.

Team & Individual Pictures - Dec. 14/16

Ski pictures will be taken next week by Christina Johnson Photography.  The plan is to start with Varsity and JV on Monday and finish the rest of the group Wednesday.  It's probably a good plan for all of the kids to have their entire uniform at school on Monday - just in case.

Order forms were distributed on Friday but if your skier wasn't at practice or the form didn't make it home, you can print one below.  All orders must be paid on picture day.

Click HERE to download an order form.

Cathedral/Sartell Invitational @Powder Ridge

Conditions weren't great at Powder Ridge today, but we're short on options for snow and everyone made the best of it.  Junior High raced first, followed by combined Varsity/JV events and the Rookie Race wrapped it up.  Congrats to the varsity girls on a first place finish and six skiers in the top 15, led by Amelia Kresha. Varsity boys finished fourth, led by Hunter Zupko.  SkinnySki results are a little slim this time, but you can see the varsity points and the top 15 varsity finishers for both boys and girls.

SkinnySki Results

Photo Album

The Brainerd Dispatch article is posted but the results don't match SkinnySki.  I think there were some scoring discrepancies at the meet...we'll go with SkinnySki.  :)

Meets for the Week of Dec. 7

Last Friday your skiers found out that the meet on Thursday was moved to Tuesday and the location was changed to Powder Ridge in Kimball.  There's been another slight change in plans this morning.  We're now planning on taking 50 students down to Powder Ridge tomorrow (instead of the 35 we had originally planned for) and this will include some of the rookies.  This is the capacity of the bus, and since Joe isn't able to go, there will be no minibus.  

Bus Pick-up Schedule:

• MOLMS at 10:00 
• Middle School at 10:15
• High School will leave at 10:30

These are all leaving times so be ready to go. 

Next....our meet scheduled for Bemidji this Saturday has been officially cancelled due to snow conditions.  If anything comes up in its place we will let you know.  

Practice tonight will be running and rollerskiing.  We will be waxing tonight and also will have a meal.  If a skier isn't racing tomorrow they can still work on prepping their skis and learn how it is done (and eat some great food)!

Nordic News - Nov 28

• Sounds like they're making snow at Riverside Park but there may be some real snow coming in time for our first meet too.  It would be great if everyone could get out on skis before Thursday!  

• The SkinnySki website has a classifieds page that you can check out if you're still looking for used ski equipment

• Touright Bicycle Shop has their ski gear in stock -- buffs, gloves, lobster mitts, beanies and lots of SmartWool.  Very competitively priced and with an additional discount for Flyer skiers.

• Don't forget....Nordic Ski 101 for parents of new skiers is Tuesday at 5:30 in the HS Cafeteria.

Nordic Ski 101 - Tuesday at 5:30

If you're the parent of a new skier, you probably have lots of questions about the ski program, meets, practices, etc.  Or you might not know enough about what your skier is doing to even know what to ask yet!  The good news is, that's normal.  The better news is that a few seasoned ski parents are going to meet in the HS cafeteria on Tuesday, Dec 1st to answer all of your questions and probably a few you haven't thought of yet.

Nordic Ski 101

(Info for new parents)

Tuesday, December 1

5:30 pm

High School Cafeteria

Nordic Ski Buy & Sell

The comment area of this post will be for people to list ski items that they would like to buy or sell.  This post will also be linked in the right sidebar in the Links area so people will be able to access it easily throughout the year.  Please delete your comment once you're sold your item or found what you're looking for.  Thanks!

Nordic News

As you're planning the week, mark your calendars for a Nordic Parent Meeting on Thursday at 5:30 in the High School Cafeteria.  There will also be an equipment swap so tag your items with your name and price and bring them with you.  Consider bringing any outgrown or no longer used skis, poles, boots and apparel.  Chances are good that someone will be interested in your kids' outgrown clothing that still has some life left in it. The black ski jackets that are in the Spectrum order can be re-embroidered with a different name too.  Spectrum will remove a name and re-embroider a new name in its place for a very reasonable fee.  If you know of former Flyer skiers who might be interested in selling equipment, please tell them to bring it to the meeting or contact Joe or Waz.

We're really happy to have a local business carrying Nordic equipment and apparel this year! Touright Bicycle Shop will be carrying a supply of smaller items such as lobster mitts, gloves, Buffs, SmartWool socks, etc and will be able to order equipment such as poles, skis and boots with a quick turnaround time.  They are also offering members of the Flyer Nordic Team a discount on all purchases so be sure to let them know you're a Flyer when you go in.  Touright is located on the corner of 2nd St NE and 1st Ave NE - just one block off of Broadway, between the library and Dominos.

I hear there's been some confusion about the Spectrum order form that was added to the blog.  There will be order forms available at the parent meeting, but if you want to download and print it prior to the meeting, you need to click the link BELOW the photo (or just click here).  You don't have to sign up for Dropbox in order to view the document.  Just ignore the prompts to join or get the app and click "Download" in the upper right corner on a computer, or click the download icon on mobile (see below).

SkinnySki's Nordic Season Preview

"Section 8:
Little Falls seems to dominant this section most seasons, and expect them to be back on form this year. The Brainerd and Bemidji boys and girls teams will be battling for the remaining team spots in a close contest. Little Fall’s Kendal Hendrickson is the top returning girl, but expect competition from a number of athletes. Hunter Zupko, Little Falls, is the best of the boys field, with some seniors expected to make him earn that top spot."

Hunter Zupko also made the pre-season rankings as one of the Top 10 boys in the state.

There's one change to Section 8 and it's pretty notable.  Mora is out (moving to Section 5) and Willmar is in.

You can read the entire preview HERE.

Sneak Peek - Ski Apparel Order

There will be order forms and samples for kids and parents to try on at the Parent Meeting on the 19th.  Here's a sneak peek at what will be available to order this year:

CLICK HERE for Nordic Ski Spectrum Order Form

Nordic Season Kicking Off

The first practice for grades 6-12 will be on Tuesday, November 10th.  Since the forecast is for temps in the 50s on Tuesday, kids can probably plan on normal workout clothes and running shoes.

The parent meeting will be on Thursday, November 19th at 5:30 at the high school.  In addition to lots of info from the coaches, there will be an apparel order and samples for the kids to try on, and an equipment swap/sale.  If you have any equipment that you want to sell, price it and bring it with you to the meeting. If you know any LFCHS Nordic Ski alumni, please tell them about the equipment sale too!  They can clear some space in their parents' garage and make some money, and some of the newer skiers will be happy to get their own skis, poles, or boots.  The more gear we have there, the better it is so please spread the word.

The meet schedule is posted in the right sidebar if you'd like to check it out.  There are a few caveats to that list, which Waz and Joe will explain at the meeting on the 19th.

See you there!

Area Ski Swaps

With all of the fall sports in post-season, it's time to start thinking about nordic ski!  There are lots of ski swaps throughout Minnesota and you can find a comprehensive list on SkinnySki.  A couple of them are really close to home and you can hit them both on the same weekend if you like.

Saturday, November 14 is the Brainerd Nordic Ski Club's swap.  The sale runs 9:00-noon, but a line starts forming earlier than that so it pays to show up early.  That one has traditionally been held at Brainerd High School and that's what SkinnySki says too...however, I was talking to some BNSC members last night and they said it's going to be in the cafetorium at Forestview Middle School this year.

Sunday, November 15 is the St. Cloud Winter Ski/Sports Swap.  This one is held at the Halenbeck Hall fieldhouse from 1:00-3:00.  In addition to used equipment, Fitzharris and Revolution are usually there with discounted overstock and previous years merchandise.

If you have equipment that your kids have outgrown or don't use anymore, we usually have a ski swap among our LF ski families on the night of the parent meeting too, and there are usually lots of people interested in purchasing used equipment.

Easy Money for the Nordic Team!!

Julie Zupko is going to let the ski team use her Bieganek Insurance/Rosenmier Law/Hair Design parking lot to raise funds during the Craft Fair this weekend.  We need kids and parents to come help out -- it's just a couple of hours in the morning on either day of the weekend.  Contact Julie at julie@bieganek.com if you can help out.  Times are below...

Saturday 7:30 help arrive (person in charge 7am) - usually done by 9:30 - $10 a car need 4 to 6 kids and 3-4 adults for best outcome (2014 - 39 cars) kids on corners pushing traffic - one adult at alley edge directing and collecting funds (2 works great when busy but can get by with one) and two directing cars parking.  

Sunday Start 8:30 to 10:30 - $5 a car   (2014 - 42 cars) need 4 to 6 kids and 3 adults for best outcome kids on corners pushing traffic - one adult at alley edge directing and collecting funds (2 works great when busy but can get by with one) and two directing cars parking.  

The ski team also has another parking lot that we can use for fundraising next weekend!  It's the boatlanding parking lot across from the fire station.  Kari Masog is looking for volunteers to help with this...roughly the same timeframe as above but fewer volunteers needed since it's a smaller lot.  Please contact her at dms@dmsmachine.net to sign up.

Please consider giving a couple hours of your time.  This could easily bring close to $1,000.00 to our team but we need parents and kids to participate to make it happen.

Summer Training II

Moonlight canoeing

Summer Training

It was a beautiful night for summer training -- about 35 skiers skiers paddling on the river in two shifts -- and an unexpected animal rescue.

 Drew, Hunter, & the wounded goose

Ski Banquet - Sunday, Feb 22

Mark Sunday Feb 22 at 5 pm for our Ski Banquet.  We will be at Grace Covenant Church on Riverwood Dr., north of the Bowling Center.

• Seniors and Juniors bring a main dish
• Sophmores and Freshmen a salad
• 8th graders bring dessert
• 7th graders milk or juice
• 6th graders bring a main dish

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This coming Tues, will be the ski room clean up day.  All skiers should report to the ski room after school with any school-owned gear.  Skiers should bring all pieces of their warm-ups and uniforms in a bag.  Also return any borrowed boots, skis and poles.  Kids should plan on staying to help clean up and put storage wax on their school-owned skis.

State Meet Results and Photos

Flyer skiers returned home last night from Biwabik.  We had two girls relay teams and a boys relay team racing on Wednesday in the Charlie Banks Relay, and two individuals on Thursday in the State Championships.  Congratulations to all of the skiers, not just on this week's races, but on a great season!  Hoping next year brings everyone back again and a little more snow to ski on!  Lots of links below...

Relay Results
Individual Results
Brainerd Dispatch Coverage
Boys Freestyle Photos
Girls Freestyle Photos
Boys Classic Photos
Girls Classic Photos
"Top Pics" Photoset

NORDIC SKIING STATE MEET TRIP

Wednesday & Thursday / Feb 11-12

Departure: Wednesday at 7:00 am

Lodging:    Coates Plaza, Virginia (800-777-4699)

Wednesday: Relays

• 1:00 and 2:00 - Girls & Boys relays
• State entrants will practice at the Ridge
• 3:30 - Bus leaves for the Coates
• 4:00 - Coaches Meeting at Sports Dorm
• 5:30 - State Meet Banquet at Aurora High School
• State Entrants - attire is business casual

Thursday: State Meet - Forecast is for very cold temps so start times may get pushed back.

• 10:00 - Boys Freestyle
• 11:15 - Girls Freestyle
• 1:30 - Boys Classic(?)
• 2:30 - Girls Classic(?)
• 5:00 (approx) - Leave Biwabik
• 9:00 (approx) - Arrive in LF

What to bring:

• Ski gear - skate and classic
• Breakfast food
• Money to cover 3 meals
• Money for a state meet t-shirt, if desired
• Keep gear to a minimum - limited space

Coach Wasland's cell: 320 232-0096

Good luck to all of our Flyer skiers!!

State T-shirts - Orders due 4pm Sunday!

We're going to be ordering t-shirts that have the 2 state participants' names, as well as the full section rosters, listed on them.  They are short sleeved -- grey with purple print on the front and back.

Cost is $15 and orders are due by 4pm on Sunday!

To place your order, text LuAnn at 320-232-9679 with your name and size.

Section 8 Meet Coverage and Photos

It was a tough day at Maplelag, with a 2nd place spot initially posted for the girls, earning them a trip to the state meet.  Then an hour later, the trip was taken away when a corrected error bumped them to third -- Mora, Cathedral and the Flyers all scoring within ONE point of one another.  The girls skied hard and represented Little Falls well.

Brainerd was the favorite in the boys' race and ended up placing second behind St Cloud Tech.  The Flyer boys finished just 3 points behind Mora, another very solid team, for 4th place.  The boys looked strong today and ended the season with great races.

Both Kendal Hendrickson and Hunter Zupko will compete individually in the state meet next week.

Congratulations to all of the skiers on a great season!

SkinnySki Results
Brainerd Dispatch Coverage
Photoset 1
Photoset 2 
Photoset 3

Kendal Hendrickson - Area Female Athlete

Kendal Hendrickson was named Area Female Athlete today by the Brainerd Dispatch. Congratulations Kendal!

Brainerd Dispatch article

Jr. High Championships - Jan 29

It was cold and windy and the kids were skiing up and down icy hills, but they still had a fun day at Ski Gull.  Four-person relays, an obstacle course, 3-legged races and double pole contests all followed the race.  Congratulations to all of the skiers on a great season!

Photo Link

Granite Ridge Conference Champs!

The headline says it best:   Flyers Sweep Granite Ridge

Detailed results on Skinnyski

Good luck at Sections next week!

2015 Section 8 Nordic Ski Meet - Feb 3

Date of Event: Tuesday, February 3, 2015

Location of Meet:  Maplelag Resort, Callaway, MN

Schedule of events: 

•   9:00am   Coach’s Meeting
• 10:00am   Girls Varsity: Classical
• 11:00am   Boys Varsity: Classical
•   1:30pm   Girls Varsity: Freestyle
•   2:30pm   Boys Varsity: Freestyle
•   4:00pm   (approx) Awards

Starting Procedure:  The Classical race will be an Interval Start with one skier departing every 15 seconds out of 2 start lanes.  Odd numbers starting in the left lane and even numbers starting in the right lane.  The order of departure for the morning Classical race has been determined by a list randomizer for each of the starting positions.

The Freestyle race will be a Pursuit Start with 3 starting lanes.  Each skier is responsible to know their departure time and start their race at the correct time.  Gatekeepers will be at the starting line to ensure a skier does not leave early.  Each starting lane will have a poster listing bib numbers and departure times.  There will be a large display clock with the running race time.

Race Course:  The race will take place on a single course with classic tracks being set on the side of the skate course.  The classic race will be run in the morning and the skate race in the afternoon.

**If we receive adequate snow prior to the section race...

    1) Freestyle will be in am; Classical in pm.

    2) The race will be skied on 2 separate courses

Spectators: Spectators are welcome to attend the races.  Spectators are not allowed to ski on the course during the race.  Once the race has started, until the completion of the race, spectators are asked to remove their skis while they watch the race.  Spectators are not allowed to walk on the groomed ski trails.

GR Conference Championships - Jan 27th

Granite Ridge Conference Nordic Skiing Championship – St. Cloud MN 2015

Time Schedule:
       10:00 am Boys Varsity Classic – wave start 2 loops, (5K)
       10:30 am Girls Varsity Classic - wave start 2 loops, (5K)
       11:00 am – 12:45 pm  Piston Bully skate track grooming
         1:00 pm Boys Varsity Skate – wave start 2 loops, (5K)
         1:30 pm Girls Varsity Skate - wave start 2 loops, (5K)
         2:30 pm Awards

Logistics:
       Date: Tuesday January 27th 2015
       Time: Coaches Meeting @ 9:00am  Powder ridge Chalet
       Locations: Powder Ridge Kimball MN

Participation:   All Granite Ridge Conference member schools in the activity of Nordic Skiing are eligible to participate in the conference championship

Invited Teams:   Cathedral/Sartell, Little Falls, Mora, St John’s Prep

Races:

• There will be 2 distance races. Each skier is allowed only one race (Classic or Skate)
• Classic Race is wave starts
• This race will be a wave start with a maximum of 8 skiers from each school to be allowed to participate. Only the top two finishers from each school will count towards their respective team score. Any skier who competes in this race will NOT be allowed to ski in the skate race.
• Skate Race is wave starts
• This race will also be a wave start. The maximum of 8 skiers allowed per school to be allowed to participate. Only the top two skiers from each school will count towards their respective team score. Any skier who competes in this race will NOT be allowed to ski in the classic race.

Scoring:   Varsity Teams will earn a team score by adding their top two finishers from both races, the highest cumulative score wins. The scoring will work as follows: 1st place earns 100 points, 2nd earns 99, 3rd earns 98, etc…

Awards:

• Team trophies  will be presented at the conference meet
• All conference awards shall be presented to the top three racers from each race  (classic, and skate)
• Honorable mention will be places 4th and 5th   Classic and Skate race. 
• Awards for the top 10 racers in the classic and skate races

Mt Itasca Results and Photos

The Varsity Girls, JV Girls and JV Boys all took first place yesterday at the Bemidji Invitational at Mt Itasca.  The Varsity Boys took a close second to Brainerd, whose Boys have been sitting in the top 10 boys teams in the state all season.


Bemidji Pioneer Coverage
Brainerd Dispatch Coverage
Skinnyski Results
Photoset 1
Photoset2

Regional Junior High Championship Nordic Ski Race

Date Change: Thursday, January 29, 2015
Venue Change: Mt. Ski Gull, Brainerd, MN

Race Format:  Individual races for (non-varsity) boys and girls 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th grades in freestyle skiing.  Participants in the Junior High meet can not be on the Section team.

Starting Format:  Girl and boy ski races will be interval starts of 2 skiers per 30 seconds.  At the conclusion of the freestyle race, a freestyle relay race made of 4 skiers of the same team will occur.  Each skier will ski ½ of the 1.5 km loop (placement of 2 skiers at the halfway mark).  (This is a new format trial and may have some changes.)  They will try to have one relay school team, per wave, with the intent of having most skiers participating.  Edible prizes will be awarded to the winning relay team of each relay race.
Distance:  2 laps of 1.5 km for freestyle skiing.

Schedule of Events: 11:30 am   Coaches Meeting
                                        11:45 am   Girls Freestyle Ski
                                       12:45 pm   Boys Freestyle Ski
                                        2:00 pm   Girls Relay & Boys obstacle
                                                               course on skis
                                        2:45 pm   Boys Relay & Girls obstacle
                                                               course on skis
                                        3:30 pm   Skiers can choose one event
                                                                Double Pole Challenge
                                                                Glide Contest
                                                                3-Legged Race on Skis

                                        4:00 pm   Awards

Awards:  Ribbons for places one through eight in 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th & 9th grades, girls and boys. Edible prizes for relays, obstacle course, double pole, glide and three-legged ski.

Location of Trails: Mt. Ski Gull is located at 9898 County Road 77 Southwest, Nisswa, MN 56468. From Little Falls, take 371 north through Baxter.  Go west by taking a left at Dondelinger’s Car Dealership.

The Mt. Ski Gull building may be used for warming and bathrooms, however skis and waxing equipment should not be brought into the the building.  Concessions will be available. Please encourage polite etiquette with your skiers to enable use the facility in the future.

Bemidji Invitational - Saturday, Jan. 24th

Bemidji Invitational
Saturday, January 24, 2015
Mt Itasca Ski Area
Coleraine, MN

Format: Varsity Girls and Boys Pursuit 10K (limit 10/team)

  Start will be intervals of 2 skiers/20 or 30 seconds

  JV Girls and Boys 5K (style TBD)

               Start will be intervals as well

Times:  

Teams: Section 8

Scoring:  Top four skiers will score for team placement

  In the event of a tie, adding the top four times 

                         will determine the tie breaker

Awards:   Team Champions in Varsity division 

  1-3 place Medals & 4-10 place Ribbons for Varsity

  1-10 place Ribbons for JV

Facilities: Restrooms, food and refreshments at the ski chalet

January 15 Meets: DL and St John's

The team was split between Detroit Lakes and St Cloud yesterday.  Results are posted below.

Detroit Lakes/Maplelag
St. John's Prep/Graystone

Since the Warriors attended the meet in DL, the Dispatch covered that meet.  There's a photoset on the Maplelag Facebook page that has some nice shots of the race too.

Dispatch coverage
Facebook Photo Album
Graystone Photos

St. John’s Prep PBJ Ski Race - Jan 15

St. John’s Prep PBJ Ski Race

All Jr High skiers and some JV.  Skiers should check with their coach if they're not sure where they need to go.

*I don't know yet when buses are leaving, but will add that info if I get it.


When:                  Thursday, January 15

Where:                Graystone North Loop trail  
                              15th Ave. SE and MN 310
                           Near St. Benedict’s Center

Schedule:            2:00 pm  Coaches Meeting
                              2:30 pm  Junior High boys freestyle – mass start 3K
                              2:45  Junior High girls freestyle – mass start 3K
                              3:15  Junior Varsity boys freestyle – wave start  5K
                              3:35  Junior Varsity girls freestyle – wave start 5K
                              3:55  Varsity boys freestyle – wave start 5K
                              4:15  Varsity girls freestyle – wave start 5K

Timing:               Times will not be kept for Jr High races.
                              We will use the card system.
                              For JV, coaches will record times as they are called
                              out at the finish line.

Teams:              Alexandria, Apollo, Brainerd, CHS/Sartell, Little
                             Falls, Mora, St. Johns, Tech, Willmar.

Scoring:              Top 4 skiers from each school combine to make
                              the team score.
                              Results will be forwarded to each school.

Awards:               1st Place girls/boys Varsity teams:
                                    Johnnie Bread/Peanut Butter and Jelly
                             Peanut Butter and Jelly Johnnie Bread for top 5
                                    finishers in each race.
               

Detroit Lakes Invitational: Jan 15

Detroit Lakes Invitational
Thursday January 15th
10:30 am
Maplelag Resort
www.maplelag.com 
Callaway, MN

This is a skate race only and will be for Varsity and some JV skiers.  More info to follow on a St Cloud race for the rest of the JV and Junior High skiers.

Varsity skiers will skate a 2 lap course approximately 8.7 km
Jr. Varsity skiers will skate a one lap 4.3 km race.

10:00am Coaches meeting
10:30am Boys Varsity
11:15am Girls Varsity
12:30pm Boys JV
1:00pm Girls JV

Ribbons will be given out to the top 10 skiers in each race.

Top four skiers from each team will be counted for a team score.
Total skier times will be used for a tiebreaker. (As per MSHSL rules)

Each team will have a room in the basement of the main lodge. Only coaches are allowed on the main level. Please ask skiers to use the exterior stairway.

 Skiers should pack lunches and snacks.

Biwabik Results (Jan 10)

The Mesabi East meet was on Saturday at Giants Ridge.  Our Varsity Girls placed 16th out of 59 teams and JV Girls placed 5th out of 48 teams.  Varsity Boys placed 23rd out of 60 teams and the JV Boys placed 17th out of 52.  Thanks for representing Little Falls so well!

Brainerd Dispatch Article

Race Results

Biwabik Meet - Jan. 10

Tomorrow is he biggest one-day high school meet in the nation at Giants Ridge. Twenty or so Little Falls Skiers left early this morning to get out on the trails this afternoon before the race tomorrow.  If you want to check skiers' start times or the realtime race results tomorrow, click HERE.

Mora Invite Coverage

The Girls took 2nd and the Boys took 3rd at Mora yesterday.  Shout out to the JV teams with the girls earning 8 of the top 9, spots and a strong showing from the boys too.  Great job on a frigid day with less than optimal ski conditions!

Brainerd Dispatch Coverage
SkinnySki Results

Good luck at Biwabik on Saturday!

January 6 Meets: Fergus Falls & Mora

The Fergus Falls Meet for the Varsity skiers has been canceled so Varsity will go to Mora with Jr. High and JV.  Mora coaches will make a final decision on Monday about whether there's enough snow to ski, but for now it's on.

The bus will leave MOL at 11:30, MS at 11:45 and the HS at noon.  Pack food and dress warm!

Mora High School Nordic Invite Info:

Location: Mora Lake- right behind Mora High School

Parking: Near Library Park (SW Corner of Mora Lake)

**The lower level of the Public Library will be the warming house/race headquarters.

Schedule:

1:30 Coaches Meeting/Bib Pickup in Lower Level of Public Library

2:00 Jr High Boys Race - 1 lap ~4k Mass Start

2:05 Jr High Girls Race - 1 lap ~4k Mass Start

2:30 Junior Varsity Boys Race 2 laps ~8k Mass Start

3:00 Junior Varsity Girls Race 2 laps ~8k Mass Start

3:30 Varsity Girls Race 2 laps ~8k Wave Start

4:00 Varsity Boys Race 2 laps ~8k Wave Start

4:45 Awards in lower level of Library- Cookies for top 10 finishers in each race.

Team Scoring:

4 Varsity Skiers will score. (100 pts for 1st place, 99 for 2nd, etc.)