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.