Brainerd Invite (Dec 29) - Cancelled

The trails at the Arb didn't survive the rain, so the Brainerd meet has been cancelled.

Jan 3 - Cathedral/Sartell Meet

Everyone attends this meet. 
Bus leaves MOL at 12:00; MS at 12:15; HS at 12:30
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Date:   Tuesday, January 3rd, 2016
Time:   2:30 pm
Location:   Riverside Park / Kilian Blvd. SE / St. Cloud
Teams:   Alexandria, Apollo, Brainerd, CHS/Sartell, Little Falls, Mora, St.John’s, Tech, Willmar

Schedule:
2:30 Junior High Boys Skate - mass start, 1 loops, (2.5k loops)
2:31 Junior High Girls Skate – mass start, 1 loops, (2.5k loops)
2:50 Girls JV Skate– mass start, 2--2.5k loops (5k )
3:20 Boys JV Skate - mass start 2--2.5k loops (5k)
3:40 Girls Varsity Skate – mass start  2--2.5k loops (5k)
4:00 Boys Varsity Skate - mass start 2--2.5k loops (5k)
4:40 Awards in Riverside Park Shelter

Scoring:
Each school varsity teams will earn a team score for their top 4 fastest skiers.

Awards:
Varsity Boys and Girls Team Awards
Varsity/JV Boys and Girls Individual Top 15 Ribbons
Junior High Boys and Girls Individual Top 15 Ribbons
                     
Amenities:
Parking: Park on Kilian Blvd or an adjacent side street.
Restrooms and water fountain available in Riverside Park Shelter.

Label your winter gear and ski equipment.

Riverside Course

Dec 29 - Brainerd Invite

Everyone attends this meet.  Bus leaves the HS at 8 AM
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Date:   December 29th,  2016
Time:  10:30 a.m.
Location:   Brainerd Arboretum / 14250 Conservation Dr / Baxter

Format:
Varsity -- Continuous Pursuit; 5.5km x 2 (classic first); Wave start
JV – 5.5 km freestyle
JH – 3.5 km freestyle

Schedule:
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

Detroit Lakes Meet - Results, Photos, etc.

Another great meet today with a 1st place team finish for the girls varsity and 2nd place for the boys.  Individual firsts were for Kendal (girls varsity), Hunter (boys varsity), and Brett (boys JV).  For all results, click HERE.

Brainerd Dispatch Article
Meet Photos

Lakeland Public TV covered the meet in Bemidji on Tuesday.  The short video is linked HERE.

Bemidji Meet - Results, Photos, etc.

Our first meet was a sweep with 1st place team finishes for boys and girls varsity, and boys and girls JV.  We also had top individual finishes for boys and girls varsity 5k, boys and girls varsity relays, boys JV (girls took 2nd by .01 second), and boys and girls Jr High!

Brainerd Dispatch article
Meet Results
Meet Photos
More Photos

SkinnySki also posted the Week 1 rankings on Monday, with Hunter in the top 10 and the girls team "on the cusp" of the top 10.

Dec 22 - Detroit Lakes Meet

The bus will be leaving the high school at 6:30.  We'll be bringing 50 skiers.

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Detroit Lakes Invitational
Thursday December 22nd at 10:30 am 
Maplelag Resort - Callaway, MN

Schedule:
10:30am - Boys Varsity
11:30am - Girls Varsity
12:30pm - Boys JV
1:00pm - Girls JV
1:45pm - Boys JH
2:15pm - Girls JH

• The Varsity race will be a continuous pursuit, starting with classic style and a quick change to skate at the halfway point of the race.
• The skiers may have assistance in the change over process.
• If skiers use the same set of skis for both the classic and skate race, the skier must step completely out of the ski binding in the ski transition area before they will be allowed to continue the next leg of the race.
• Each leg of the race will be roughly 5 km in length.  

• Jr. Varsity skiers will ski only a 5 km Freestyle race. 
• Jr. High skiers will ski a 3-4 km Freestyle race. 

Scoring:

• Ribbons will be given out to the top 10 skiers in each race.  Jr High Race ribbons will be handed out at the finish. 
• Top four skiers from each team will be counted for a team score.  The 5th skier will be used for a tiebreaker.

Other notes: 

• Skiers should pack a lunch.   
• Lunch will be available for purchase by parents and spectators.  
• Each team will have a room in the basement of the main lodge.  
• Only coaches are allowed on the main level.  Skiers should use the exterior stairway.  

If this is your first trip to Maplelag:

Go north on Hwy. 10 to Detroit Lakes and turn right (or north) at Washington Ave. (Amtrak station). Go north to Hwy 34. Take a right on 34 and go to 21 or Richwood Rd and take left and go north. Follow the resort signs.

Map credits: www.maplelag.com 

Dec 20 - Bemidji Meet

We're finally going to get to have our first meet this week!  8th-12th graders, and some of the 7th graders, will be skiing.  The bus will leave the HS parking lot at 6:30 a.m.

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Date:  Tuesday, December 20th
Location:  Bemidji City Park
                   1224 23rd St NW
                   Bemidji, MN 56601
There's ample parking - use the parking lot to the south, near the trailhead.

Format:
Varsity:

• Minimum of 7 skiers and a max of 9
• Four will do the sprint relay & the balance will do the 5 KM
• Two person ‘freestyle’ sprint relay (1.2 KM laps)
• Each skier will do two laps, alternating with their partner.  
• Transition zone will not require any physical touch.
• Two teams of ‘two’ are allowed per school; one in each of the semi-final races. Top three schools move to finals.  Remaining teams move to ‘B’ final for standings.
• Separate 5 KM Freestyle race.  Top three score

Jr Varsity:  5 KM Freestyle
Jr High:   2.5 KM Freestyle

Schedule:
10:00 AM - JV Boys 5 KM Race  (bibs and timed for this race)
10:30 AM - JV Girls 5 KM Race  (bibs and timed for this race)
11:00 AM - Varsity Boys Semi Final Heat 1
11:15 AM - Varsity Boys Semi Final Heat 2
11:30 AM - Varsity Girls Semi Final Heat 1
11:45 AM - Varsity Girls Semi Final Heat 2
12:00 PM - Varsity Boys 5 KM  (bibs and timed for this race)
12:30 PM - Varsity Girls 5 KM  (bibs and timed for this race)
1:00 PM - JH Boys 2.5 KN
1:30 PM -  JH Girls 2.5 KM
2:00 PM - Varisty Boys ‘B’ Finals (places 7 - )
2:15 PM - Varsity Girls ‘B’ Finals (places 7 - )
2:30 PM - Varsity Boys ‘A’ Finals (places 1 – 6)
2:45 PM - Varsity Girls ‘A’ Finals (places 1 – 6)
3:15 PM (hopefully) - Awards

There will be a concession stand in the park and rec building.  

Meet Cancelled Today

No meet at Riverside Park this afternoon due to the cold temps.

Apollo Nordic Relay Invite - Dec. 15

Date: Thursday, December 15th , 2016

Location: Riverside Park - Killian Blvd SE, St. Cloud, MN

Teams (Invited): Apollo, Tech, Cathedral/Sartell, St. John’s Prep, Little Falls, Mora, Willmar,

Brainerd, Alexandria

Schedule/Races:

2:30 – Rookie race, boys and girls combined, mass start, 1 lap (<1K)

2:40 – Jr. High Boys, mass start, 2 laps.

2:50 – Jr. High Girls, mass start, 2 laps.

3:00 – Varsity Boys A Relay, 3 laps.

3:15 – Varsity Boys B Relay, 3 laps.

3:30 – Varsity Girls A Relay, 3 laps.

3:45 – Varsity Girls B Relay, 3 laps.

4:00 – JV Boys A Relay, 3 laps.

4:15 – JV Boys B Relay, 3 laps.

4:30 – JV Girls A Relay, 3 laps.

4:45 – JV Girls B Relay, 3 laps.

Awards to follow -- inside shelter

Different format...this is how it works:

Points will be based on number of teams participating. Based on an 8 team entry, first place for Varsity A Relays would earn 8 points, second place 7 points, third place 6 points, etc. Same for B Relay teams. Point total for A and B relays (for each boys and girls) will be combined to determine team score/place. (e.g. 2nd place for the A relay and 4th for the B relay would earn a total of 12 points.) Awards from Great Harvest Bread Co. will be given to the top scoring varsity boys and top scoring varsity girls team.

Other Info:

Restrooms and water fountains are available inside shelter.

There will be some food and beverage for purchase.

Meet Updates

You've probably heard already that our meet on Saturday in Bemidji has been rescheduled due to extreme cold temps.  We'll be going to Bemidji next Tuesday, December 20th and details will be posted when we receive them.

This Thursday will be our first meet -- at Riverside Park in St Cloud.  No details have been provided yet, beyond the start time of 2:00.  For kids new to Nordic this year, Riverside park has a building where the kids can store bags and go to warm up when they're not racing.  They're usually in and out though so should bring boots, warm coats, blankets, etc.  Also, there's no concession stand at Riverside, so kids will need to bring their own food and drinks.

Equipment to buy or sell

Just a reminder that there's a link in the right sidebar where people can post ski equipment that they want to buy or sell.  I removed all of the outdated posts so at the moment, there's just the new one that was added today -- classic skis, poles and a bag for sale.  If you want more info, go to the "Nordic Buy & Sell" link to the right of this post and down a little bit.

Dec. 10th Meet - Rescheduled

Our meet, originally scheduled for this Saturday, has been rescheduled and is now set for Tuesday, Dec. 20th.  The Detroit Lakes meet that was scheduled for the 20th has been moved to Thursday, Dec. 22nd. There is also a possibility of attending a meet in Mora on the 20th. That being said, we'll just have to wait a bit for more info on our schedule for the week of the 19th.  As soon as details are all worked out, the info will be posted.

Dec. 8th Meet - Cancelled

Our first meet, at Riverside Park in St. Cloud has been cancelled and it doesn't look like it will be rescheduled.  So far the Mt Itasca meet on Saturday is still on though.  You can view the season schedule, with all updates, on the GRC site.

When a meet is cancelled, the team meal that's scheduled for the night before the meet is also cancelled.

2016-17 Nordic Apparel Order Forms

The apparel orders will be handed out at the parent meeting tomorrow night, but if you need to download another copy, you can get them here.  All orders need to be turned in by Nov. 22nd.

Download Spectrum Order Form

Download Podiumwear Order Form

Nordic News For the Start of the Season

First, a reminder that the Parent/Athlete Meeting for Nordic Ski is this Thursday, the 17th at 5:30 in the High School Commons.

Skinnyski has posted their preview and pre-season rankings and Little Falls got a couple of mentions.  Hunter made the boys (Top 10) rankings and the girls team is 'on the cusp' of the Top 10 girls teams in the state.  Brainerd's boys are also 'on the cusp' so they'll be our team to beat again this year!  It's also notable that the state meet format won't be changing -- at least for this season.

Also, it's kind of looking like we'll have snow coming our way this weekend.  The predictions will probably change at least once a day for the next few days but it definitely looks promising today.

Ski Season is one week away!

The 70 degree days were nice but it's time to move on....ski season starts next week.

Monday, Nov 14th -  First day of practice for High School skiers
Tuesday Nov 15th - First day of practice for Middle School skiers
Thursday Nov 17th - Parent/Athlete meeting at 5:30 (HS Commons)

Reminder that Ski Swaps are also happening this weekend.
Saturday, Nov 12th - Forestview MS, Brainerd from 9:00 - noon
Sunday, Nov 13th - Halenbeck Hall, SCSU from noon - 3:00

Nordic Kickoff Meeting: Nov. 17

This is a save-the-date for the Nordic Parent/Athlete Meeting:  Thursday, November 17 at 5:30.  In the past, it's been held in the HS commons, but the kids will bring home the details that week, or we'll post again on the blog as a reminder with the location added.

**Nordic practice will start on Monday, November 14th**

The state coach's meeting was held Saturday at Vasaloppet, with a format change for the state meet discussed, but no decision made.  Notes are available on SkinnySki.

Ski Swaps -- Mark your calendar!

There are lots of swaps around the state, including one in Brainerd and one in St. Cloud.  You can view the full swap schedule on Skinnyski or get the details on our local swaps below:

Pre-Season Parent Meeting

Nordic season starts in about a month so we're scheduling a pre-season meeting for this Wednesday (Oct 12) at 6:30 at Cabin Fever.  All ski parents are invited so please pass this info on to anyone who might not be getting ski emails or blog updates.  Some agenda items are:

Meals on wax nights
Fundraising
Status of new uniforms/capes
Home meets (?)
Apparel Order

Coborns Brat Sale Fundraiser

We had another nice day for Brat Sales at Coborns yesterday.  Between the 2 Saturdays, we made almost $100 in tips and we'll find out at the end of this week how much we made for the actual sale.  Thanks a lot to the skiers and parents who volunteered to work!!

Mary, Claire and Molly at Coborns

Annual Moonlight Paddle

On Tuesday night, Joe led the kids on a Moonlight Paddle.  This year 23 kids, a couple of dads, Joe and Dan left the boat landing just south of Camp Ripley and had a quick one-hour paddle back to Le Bourget Park.

Long Lake Lap Canoe Races

This Saturday we had five two-person teams competing in New Brighton at the Long Lake Lap.  It's a 4 mile race around the lake -- and the Flyer paddlers were the top 5 finishers.  Nice job everyone!!

Photo Link -->  Canoe Race Photos

Flyer paddlers

First Place: Colton and Colton

Coming Home Party for Johnny

Johnny graduated from boot camp and now he's a Marine!  Come to the Kleinschmidts on Sunday, July 17th at 1:00 pm to say hello and congratulate him on this great accomlishment.

1710 W River Rd, Little Falls

Hope to see everyone there!

Pizza Ranch Fundraiser

Please help spread the word that we'll be at Pizza Ranch on Monday, June 20th, raising money for new uniforms!

Flyer Nordic....Prom

The 15-16 team is one to remember -- both on the course and off!

Going Away Party for Johnny

Johnny enlisted in the Marines and leaves for basic training next week.  He's been a part of the Flyer Nordic program for a lot of years -- as a skier representing us all the way to state and as a coach.

Come to Charlie's Pizza between 6 and 8 pm on Wednesday to see him before he leaves for California!

 Good luck Johnny!  You'll be missed.

Year-End Ski Banquet

Our year-end Ski Banquet will be held Sunday Feb 21 at 5:00 PM at Grace Covenant Church on Riverwood Drive.  It will be a potluck meal and items are assigned by grade level:

Seniors, Juniors, and Sophomores -  Main Dish
Freshmen and 8th grade girls -  Salad
Freshmen and 8th grade boys -  Dessert
6th and 7th graders -  Beverages (milk or juice).

See you all on Sunday at 5 PM.  Should be done by 7 PM.

State Meet Results & Photos

State meet results are posted HERE.  Thanks for a great season, Flyers!!

Brainerd Dispatch has PRE and POST state meet articles.

If you have any photos from Biwabik that you're willing to share, add them to this shared album.

There were a couple of photosets uploaded to SkinnySki with some great shots of Flyer skiers.  Must have been pretty cold up there....Molly's wearing gloves!

Girls Skate
Boys Skate

Kendal and Hunter even made the State Meet album on SkinnySki's Facebook page.

Videos:
Girls Classic
Boys Classic

State Meet Delayed Start / Charlie Banks Results

The MN State High School State meet being held at Giants Ridge tomorrow, February 11 will have a delayed start. The meet tomorrow will begin at 10:30 a.m. due to extreme cold temperatures. The originally scheduled start time was 10 a.m. The girls will be starting at 10:30 a.m. and the boys at 11:45 a.m. The pursuits will start as scheduled with the girls at 2 p.m. and the boys at 3 p.m.

SkinnySki's State Meet Preview 

Charlie Banks Relay Results are posted.  Congrats to our 10th place boys relay team!

If any of you who are at Giants Ridge have photos from Wednesday/Thursday that you're willing to share, please upload them to this shared album.

State Meet Details

Wednesday - Charlie Banks Relay
4 x 3k Relay (2 legs classic, 2 legs skate)
Up to 40 teams participating
2 pm start time for boys
LF Team: Gunner, Brady, Colton Y, Cormac

Thursday - State  Competition
SkinnySki's Final High School Rankings have Hunter back in the top 10 and the Flyer girls on the cusp of the top 10!

SCHEDULE:
Girls' 5K Freestyle 10:00 a.m.
Boys' 5K Freestyle 11:15 p.m.
Girls' 5K Classical/Pursuit 2:00 p.m.
Boys' 5K Classical/Pursuit 3:00 p.m.

**As of early Tuesday afternoon, the weather forecast for Thursday morning was still quite chilly. If they delay, it would most likely be an hour delay (first racers going out at 11 am), and they would double up the starts (two skiers every 15 seconds). However, there will not be an official decision on this until Wednesday after the coaches meeting (4 pm).

Girls Start List
LF Team: Kendal, Molly, Nica, Amelia, Hannah, Catherine, Christy / Alt. Elizabeth, Alice
Boys Start List
LF Participants:  Hunter, Seth


I'm looking for a link to real time results (if one is available).  Will post an update when I have a link and/or results.  Shoot me a note if you have a link please.  :)

Nordic Ski Updates

Hotel Rooms:
Waz has a few hotel rooms reserved at the Coates Plaza in Virginia for Wednesday night if anyone is planning on going up for the state meet.  Please contact him if you're interested.  If no one takes the rooms by Monday night, he'll let them go.

Area Female Athlete:
Congratulations to Kendal for being named Area Female Athlete by the Brainerd Dispatch!  Read the article HERE.

Good luck to the Girls Team, Hunter and Seth, and the boys competing in the Charlie Banks Relay!!

State T-Shirts

The State Nordic Ski t-shirts will go on sale tomorrow!

     Short sleeved -- $12
     Long sleeved -- $15

The front of the shirt is pictured below and the skiers names will be on the back.  Heather gray shirts with white lettering.

There are a limited number of shirts available, on a first come, first serve basis.  See Gloria in the Activities Office at the High School.

Section 8 Meet Results and Photos

SkinnySki's Section 8 Results:
Racing on the trails at Maplelag, the NW and central teams of Minnesota squared off in the Section 8 championships Tuesday. Kendal Hendrick collected the girls title and helped led the way for her team as Little Falls placed five skiers in the top 7 for the team title. St. Cloud Cathdral-Sartell was second, besting Bemidji by 4 points. Hunter Zupko, Little Falls and Robb Pike, Brainerd, had another tight match with Zupko holding Pike by 5 seconds for the boys title. The Brainerd and Bemidji boys both advanced to State. Results linked in.


PHOTO ALBUM 1
PHOTO ALBUM 2

Jay Richardson Photo Sets:
            Girls
            Boys

Brainerd Dispatch Article

Section 8 Meet - Additional Info

For those of you attending the section meet tomorrow:

Run Order

Classic Course

Skate Course

Jr High Championships / Zupko - Area Male Athlete

The Jr High Championships were Saturday at the Brainerd Arboretum.  The 6th-9th graders showed what the future leadership of the Flyers is going to look like!

RESULTS

Brainerd Dispatch article 

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Hunter got a great write-up on the Disptach and the Area Male Athlete honors last week!

SkinnySki's Section Preview:

• Section 8 Tue Feb 2 at Maplelag Resort (Callaway)

Hunter Zupko, Little Falls, has been holding off Robb Pike, Brainerd for most of the season, but that may come to an end at Maplelag.   Little Falls other star, Kendal Hendrickson will be the top American, but perhaps a Norwegian import, Celine Kjernsval, from the brand-new Moorhead squad, could post the top time for the section.  The Little Falls girls and Brainerd boys should prevail as section champs, with the Bemidji girls and Little Falls or Bemidji boys grabbing the second bid.

Read the entire preview HERE.

Section 8 Ski Meet

Date:  February 2, 2016

Location: Maplelag Resort, Callaway     DIRECTIONS

**The Maplelag Kitchen/Concessions will be available to both spectators and skiers for lunch during the break.

Teams: Alexandria, Bemidji, Detroit Lakes, Little Falls, Moorhead, Rocori, TrekNorth, Saint John’s Prep, Saint Cloud Tech, Willmar,Coop 60 - Brainerd/Pillager/ Pequot Lakes, Coop 162 - OTNSA -  Fergus Falls/Hillcrest Academy, Coop 394 - St. Cloud Apollo / Sauk Rapids Rice,  Coop 395 - St. Cloud Cathedral / Sartell

Schedule:  
9:15 Coaches Meeting
10:00 Girls Freestyle
11:00 Boys Freestyle
                        Break
1:30 Girls Classical
2:30 Boys Classical
Awards Ceremony

This is a 10 km pursuit race.  Skiers must ski both races to score.

Procedures:
1. Two skiers every 30 seconds.
2. Skiers will keep their same bib for both races.
3. Skiers will be issued a shoulder number to designate their order of departure
4. Classical skiers will self start by the large display clock.
5. An announcement will be made when Freestyle results are posted.
6. State Qualifiers: Top 2 teams, Top 6 pursuit finishers not on those 2 teams.
7. Awards: Top 2 teams, Top 10 pursuit finishers.
8. Tie Breaking – will be determined at coaches meeting.

Updated Schedule for Jr High Championships

Saturday, January 30, 2016          
Northland Arboretum, Brainerd

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

Starting Format:  Girl and boy ski Freestyle and Classic races will be interval starts of 3 skiers per 15 seconds.

Distance:  3.5 km for freestyle and classic skiing the same course.

Sprints: Sprint race of 1 km {1 skier per team, coaches should group their skiers by ability, this can be mixed gender if skiers wish} Edible prizes.

Schedule of Events:  
9:45     Coaches Meeting
10:15    Girls Classic Ski
11:15     Boys Classic Ski
12:15    Girls Freestyle Race
1:15      Boys Freestyle Race
2:15      Freestyle Sprint Races.
3:00     Awards

Awards:  Ribbons for Freestyle and Classic race first through eighth place in 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th & 9th grades, girls and boys. Edible prizes for sprint races.
 
Location of Trails:  The Northland Arboretum building is located through the DNR Paul Bunyan Trail parking lot north off of Excelsior Drive in Baxter.  Please park in the lower lot. The building can be used for warming and bathrooms, however skis and equipment should not be brought into the main floor of the building.

Granite Ridge Conference Championships - Results & Photos

The Flyers looked great at the Conference meet today!  The girls are conference champs and the following girls were named All-Conference (9 of the 12 total All-Conference awards!!):

Kendal
Amelia
Hannah
Nica
Molly
Catherine (Honorable Mention)
Christy (Honorable Mention)
Elizabeth (Honorable Mention)
Alice (Honorable Mention)

The boys took second in the conference and had the following All-Conference honors:

Hunter
Gunner
Brady (Honorable Mention)

All individual results are linked below:

GIRLS RESULTS
BOYS RESULTS

Brainerd Dispatch Coverage is linked HERE.

Photo Album I
Photo Album II  -- check back soon!

SkinnySki's Round 4 rankings were posted yesterday as well.

Nordic Ski Discounts at Touright

Touright Bicycle Shop is offering 20-30% off all new items during conferences, sections and all the way to the state tournament!

Bags, boots, gloves, SmartWool, jackets -- anything new!

Bemidji Invite Results & Photos

What a great day at Maplelag with some outstanding Flyer skiing!  Hunter and Kendal each took the number one spot and the teams finished strong with a first place for the girls and a second place for the boys -- behind Brainerd and ahead of Bemidji.

All of the individual and team results (varsity, JV and Jr High) are available on SkinnySki.  Looks like something went wrong with the Jr High girls results though.  Based on the photos, Andrea and I see the Flyers finishing in this order:
1. Grace
2. Claire
3. Adrienne
4. Maddie
5. Rachel P
6. Rachel J
7. Taylor
8. Lindy
9. Chloe
10. Katie
11. Emma

SkinnySki has also posted Round 3 of their High School Rankings.

Congratulations Molly Lange, named the Area Female Athlete by the Brainerd Dispatch!!

Brainerd Dispatch also covered today's meet at Maplelag.

Photo Album I
Photo Album II

Johnny Bread Invitational - Results (Jan 14)

Better late than never!  The PBJ race results from last week are now posted on SkinnySki.

We primarily had JV and Jr High at St. John's that day, though some of our girls varsity skied.  Most of the varsity teams were either at Maplelag or taking final exams.

Johnny Bread Invite Results

Regional Junior High Championship Nordic Ski Race - Jan. 30

Where:  Northland Arboretum, Brainerd, Mn    DIRECTIONS
When:   Saturday, January 30, 2016

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

Starting Format:  Girl and boy ski Freestyle races will be interval starts of 2 skiers per 15 seconds.

Distance:  3.5 km for freestyle skiing.

Classical:  A classic, untracked race of 2.5km {skiers starting in waves of their grade every 2 minutes, beginning with 9th grade} Prizes will be edible and handed out upon completion.  Skiers should announce their grade at the finish line.

Sprints: Sprint race of 1 km {1 skier per team, coaches should group their skiers by ability, this can be mixed gender if skiers wish} Edible prizes.

Schedule of Events:
9:45       Coaches Meeting
10:15      Girls Freestyle Ski
11:15       Boys Freestyle Ski
12:15      Girls Classic Race
12:45     Boys Classic Race
1:30       Freestyle Sprint Races.
2:30      Awards

Awards:  Ribbons for Freestyle race first through eighth place in 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th & 9th grades, girls and boys. Edible prizes for classic and sprint races.

Granite Ridge Conference Championship - Jan. 26

Who:    Mora, St. Cloud Cathedral, St John's Prep, and Little Falls
When:  Tuesday Jan 26, 2016
Where:  Andes Tower Hills, Alexandria, Mn   DIRECTIONS

The format is a Varsity Pursuit to help us better prepare for the Section meets.  Between the Pursuit races will be a JV Boys and Girls 5k skate race. This will be a time-your­-own race, with ribbons handed out at the finish. There will be no published results for JV races as this meet is a Conference Varsity competition. Unlimited entries in all events.

10:00     Coaches Meeting
10:30     ­Varsity Boys 5k Classic (2 skiers every 30 sec)
11:15­       Varsity Girls 5k Classic (2 skiers every 30 sec)
12:00     JV Boys 5k skate
12:45     JV Girls 5k skate
1:30      Varsity Boys 5k Skate Pursuit (start based on classic finish)
2:15­­­       Varsity Girls 5k Skate Pursuit (start based on classic finish)
3:15       Awards

Awards:   Top 10 skiers in Varsity Pursuit­ - All Conference
                  Next 4 skiers - ­Honorable Mention

Team scores based on top 4 finishers with #5 used as a tie-breaker

Bemidji Invite - Jan. 22

Bemidji Invitational - Pursuit Race

Our bus will leave early....I'm guessing around 7:00 or so but I haven't heard yet from the coaches.  Kids will be bringing that info home later this week.  Skiers should pack a lunch for the day since concessions won't be available to them.

Date:       Friday, January 22nd 2016
Location: Maplelag Resort, Callaway Mn   DIRECTIONS
Format:  Varsity Boys and Girls Pursuit 10k (limit 9 per team)
                 JV Boys and Girls 5k Freestyle-mass start
                 Jr High Boys and Girls 3.5k Freestyle-mass start
Teams:   Section 8

Times:
10:00   Coaches Meeting
10:30   Boys Varsity 5k Classic (2 skiers/15 sec)
            Girls Varsity 5k Classic  (2 skiers/15 sec)
12:00   Boys’ JV 5k Freestyle (Mass)
12:05   Girls’ JV 5k Freestyle (Mass)
1:00     Jr High 3.5k Freestyle (Mass)
1:05     Jr High 3.5k Freestyle (Mass)
1:00    Re-Bib -- Varsity skiers for Pursuit
1:30    Boys Varsity 5k Skate Pursuit
2:00   Girls Varsity 5k Skate Pursuit
3:15    Awards

Scoring: Top four skiers will score for team placement
Awards: Team Champions in Varsity Boys and Girls division-plaques.
In the event of a tie: Adding the top for times for winning team

1-3 place Medals & 4-10 place Ribbons for Varsity
1-10 place Ribbons for JV and Jr High

Each team will have a room in the basement level of the main lodge.  Only coaches are allowed on the main level.  Skiers should use the exterior stairway into the lodge.

Detroit Lakes Invite @ Maplelag (results & photos)

Great ski meet at Maplelag on Thursday!  Snow was falling, Molly and Hunter both took individual titles, and Claire and Kendal were back at it for the first time this year.  The girls team placed first and the boys took third.

SkinnySki's rundown is below.
Jay Richards reports: Five inches of fresh snow greeted skiers during the 17th annual Detroit Lakes Nordic Ski meet. Moderate temps and no wind made for great racing conditions as sophomore Hunter Zupko of Little Falls held off the Brainerd duo of Robert Pike and Evan Schreifels in the boys Varsity continuous pursuit. In girls varsity, eyes were on Norwegian exchange student Celine Kjernsval skiing at the new Moorhead program but it was ninth grader Molly Lange of Little Falls who took the convincing win over Morgan Sagedahl from Bemidji. Team titles went to Brainerd for the boys and Little Falls for the girls.

Results

Photo Album I

Photo Album II

Brainerd Dispatch Article

Will post results from the St. John's Meet when I have them.

Looking ahead....Bemidji has moved their Jan 23 meet to Friday the 22nd at Maplelag.

The Next Few Meets...

We had to cancel our meet at Camp Ripley on the 18th. There hasn't been enough snow for them to get their groomers out yet this year.

The tentative plan for this week is to send Varsity to Detroit Lakes on Thurs (Jan 14), and JV and Jr High to St Johns that same day.  If St Johns cancels, most skiers will go to DL.  Info is posted below for both meets.

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What: Detroit Lakes Invitational
When: 10:30 am Thursday January 14th 2016
Where: Maplelag Resort, Callaway, MN

Skiers should pack their own lunch.  Concessions will not be available to skiers.

The varsity race will be a continuous pursuit, starting with classic style and a quick change to skate at the halfway point of the race.

• The skiers may have assistance in the change over process.  
• If skiers use the same set of skis for both the classic and skate race, the skier must step completely out of the ski binding in the ski transition area before they will be allowed to continue the next leg of the race. 
• Each leg of the race will be roughly 5k in length.

JV skiers will ski a 5k classic race.
Jr. High skiers will ski a 3-4k classic race.

10:00   Coaches meeting
10:30   Boys Varsity
11:30   Girls Varsity
12:30   Boys JV
1:00     Girls JV
1:45     Boys JH
2:15     Girls JH

• Ribbons will be given out to the top 10 skiers in each race. 
• Jr High Race ribbons will be handed out at the finish.
• Top four skiers from each team will be counted for a team score. 
• The 5th skier will be used for a tiebreaker.

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What:  St. John’s Prep PBJ Ski Race

When:  Thursday, January 14, 2016

Where:  St. John’s Arboretum  

Team camps will be in the Field House hallway. Indoor bathrooms and concessions will be available.  All races are freestyle (skate).

Schedule: 

2:00  Coaches Meeting

2:30  JH boys – mass start 3k

2:45  JH girls – mass start 3k

3:15  JV boys – wave start 5k

3:35  JV girls – wave start 5k

3:55  Varsity boys– wave start 5K

4:15  Varsity girls – wave start 5K

Scoring: 

Top 4 skiers from each school combine to make the team score. 

Awards: 

Johnnie Bread/PBJ for 1st Place girls & boys varsity teams 

Johnnie Bread for top 5 finishers in each race.  

Brownies for places 6 – 10.

Mesabi East Invitational Results

Our team got in late last night after a cold day at Giants Ridge and a long bus ride back.  There were 66 teams skiing this year and ours did great!! Results are:

Girls Varsity: 13th
Boys Varsity: 24th
Girls JV: 11th
Boys JV: 10th

Full team and individual results can be found HERE.

The Mesabi Daily News has an article, but it's mostly focusing on Range skiers.  Brainerd Dispatch wrote about our local skiers.  SkinnySki's recap is:

Crisp temperatures and near perfect conditions on the Minnesota State Meet courses provided a great test for the field of 950 skiers at the Mesabi East Invite at Giants Ridge Saturday. Anders Sonnesyn, Wayzata, strided to the boys top classical time, just three seconds ahead of Ely's Seth Prigge with Joe Rauzi, Duluth East, just another second back. The Northern girls dominated the classic field as Hannah Bettendorf, Proctor/Hermantown, Erika Fox, CEC, and Erin Bianco, Ely, filled out the podium. In the afternoon skate races, just three seconds separate the award winners as William Kerker, Mpls Southwest, finished first with Jack Christianson, Mounds View, second and Mitch Delong, Copper Country (MI) third. Amanda Kautzer, Benilde-St.Margarets, proved to be the queen of freestyle as she posted a victory margin over 38 seconds over Stillwater's Rana Kraftson, followed by Duluth East's Sophie Farrow. Team titles went to the Wayzata boys and Duluth East girls.

Mora Invite Results

Seemed like everyone had a lot of fun at Mora on Tuesday night!  It was definitely a different experience with a flat course and night skiing.

St. Cloud Times and Brainerd Dispatch each have brief article and SkinnySki has posted results for Varsity, JV, and JH.

Good luck to the 19 skiers heading up to Giants Ridge on Friday for the Mesabi East XC Invitational!  Anyone interested in checking on the team on Saturday can view results in realtime HERE.

Mora Meet UPDATE

The earlier you get the meet info, the more likely it is to change!  :)  Here's the update:

There has been a significant change to tomorrow's schedule of races due to the deterioration of trail conditions.  For Varsity they've decided to run a series of 1k sprints instead of a mass start evening race.  These sprints will be started at about 4:30 so skiers who are planning on riding the minibus (leaving after school) with Joe will not be able to ski Varsity.  The JV race is scheduled for the evening instead.  

Bus times:

Big bus leaves at 1:45 from the High School

Minibus leaves at at 3:15 from the High School

New Race Schedule:

Fast-Track	4:00
Round 1: 10 heats	4:15
Jr High Boys	4:45
Jr High Girls	5:05
Round 2: 12 heats	5:25
JV- Boys	6:00
JV- Girls	6:30
Round 3B: 4 heats	7:00
B Final- Boys and Girls	7:15
A Final- Boys and Girls	7:25

Alexandria Invite: Results and Photos

Cold, windy, hilly, and a great day of skiing for the Flyers at Andes today!  Hunter Zupko took another first place for in the boys race and the boys team placed 3rd overall out of the 9 teams there. Amelia Kresha took 2nd in the girls race, just one second behind the top finisher.  We had 5 girls in the top 10, all 8 in the top 20 and a first place for the girls team.

Varsity, JV, and JH results are posted on SkinnySki

Photo Album I

Photo Album II

Brainerd Dispatch Article