Brainerd Invite Results & Photos

Cold day at the Arb today!  Hopefully everyone is thawed out and warmed up.  Photos are kind of hit and miss too because of trying to warm up and the camera being slow to focus.

Brainerd Dispatch Coverage
Photos
Results -- Click the dropdown menu to choose a different race

Brainerd Nordic Invite - Friday, Dec 29

Date: Dec 29th , 2017
​Time:​ 10:30 a.m.
Location: Brainerd Arboretum, 14250 Conservation Dr., Baxter, MN 56425

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

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

Mora Meet Results

There were a 10 teams and hundreds of skiers at the night meet in Mora last night.  Our Top 10 Varsity finishers were:

• 2nd - Hunter 
• 6th - Colton Y
• 8th - Jackson
  
• 4th - Alice
• 8th - Molly

Boys finished 2nd overall, behind Mora, and the girls finished 4th.  

Top JV finishers were Jonah and....not sure yet for girls.

Top Jr High finishers were Lindy and Grant.

Brainerd Dispatch
Race Results
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Here is your Christmas Break Practice Schedule again:

Friday 22nd: Practice on your own, so families can get where they need to be for Christmas.Easy Recovery Day

Saturday 23rd-27th: Practice on your own. Varsity is allowed 2 days off during this time, but I would recommend skiing as much as you can. Put in the hours. We need lots of time on snow and endurance. Most days should be long skis and you can change up the paces you are going. Example: one day slow, one day a faster tempo, workout, slow recovery day.
Workout: 1 day you need to do 4 by 5 minutes of a hard sprint. With 2 mins recovery ski in between and a warm-up and cool down before and after.

Thursday 28th and Friday 29th: Practice 2pm (Location will be sent out later)

Saturday 30th: Meet at Northland Arboretum, Brainerd

Mora Meet Info

Meet at Vasaloppet Nordic Center; 400 N 9th St, Mora 
(Click for map)

It's going to be a long day so make sure kids have plenty of food packed -- or they can purchase food at concessions.

Bus leaves: MOL at 1:10; Middle School at 1:20; High School at 1:30

Meet Schedule:

4:00 Prelims- Varsity Boys (1.13k)
4:15 Prelims- Varsity Girls (1.13k)

Sprint format for Varsity: Each skier skis in the "Quarterfinals". There are 7 quarterfinals of 10 skiers. The top 3 skiers will ski in one of 3 semifinal races of 7 skiers; the remainder of the skiers ski in a "consolation" race against the others who finished the same as them in the quarterfinal (4th place against the other 4th places, etc) The A final will be made up of the top 2 skiers from each semifinal, the B final from the 3rd and 4th place skier from each semifinal.

4:35 Jr. High Boys (2.5k)
4:55 Jr High Girls (2.5k)
5:15 Varsity Boys Semifinals and Consolation
5:30 Varsity Girls
5:50 Boys JV (5k)
6:20 Girls JV (5k)
6:50 Boys B Final
6:55 Girls B Final
7:00 Boys A Final
7:10 Girls A Final
7:20 Award Ceremony

**This will be a late meet because it is under the lights, so kids should bring homework to do when they aren't cheering or skiing.

Awards:  Cookies will be given to the top 10 finishers for Varsity, JV, and Jr High

Concessions: There will be concessions available for purchase in the Nordic Center sponsored by the Mora Nordic Ski Club. Wild Rice Soup, Hot Chocolate and Sandwiches

Parking: Parents and Spectators can park at Mora Elementary, the next driveway west on 9th street, AFTER 3:30pm

Team Camp:  Flyer skiers will be camping out in the Commons at Mora Elementary.

Apollo Meet at Riverside Park

First meet down!  It was a relay format for Varsity and JV, and mass start individual event for rookies and Jr High.  Good to get on snow, even if it was a little sparse.

Next meet: Thursday, Dec 21 at Vasaloppet in Mora at 4 pm

Brainerd Dispatch Coverage
Skinny Ski Results - not posted yet
Photo Link

Dec 14 - Apollo Meet at Riverside Park

Saturday's meet in Bemidji has been cancelled.

Next Tuesday's meet in Mora was moved to Thursday.

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On Thursday, busses will be leaving the high school at 12:35, middle school at 12:25, MOLS at 12:20.

Date:   Thursday, December 14th , 2017
Location:   Riverside Park - Kilian Blvd SE, St. Cloud, MN

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

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

Schedule:
2:00 – Coaches meeting in shelter.
2:30 – Rookie race, boys and girls combined, mass start, 1 lap (<1 km)
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.

Scoring:   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, eighth place earns one point. 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. 2 nd place for the A relay and 4 th for the B relay would earn a total of 12 points.)

Awards: Great Harvest Bread Co. awards will be given to the top scoring boys and top scoring girls
team.

Other Notes:  Restrooms and water fountains are available inside shelter.  There will be some food and beverage for purchase.

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Note from Dave at Touright:  

• USSPC ski poles are expected next week
• We also have Swix and Rossignol poles in stock for under $75
• There are plenty of stocking stuffers for skiers in stock too!

  

PreSeason Rankings

"The Minnesota high school Nordic skiing is well underway now in December, though most of the teams still haven’t had the opportunity to strap on their poles and click into skis for some actual on-snow experience. Yet those lucky enough to have man-made snowmaking courses could be racing as soon as this week!"

Well, we don't have man-made snowmaking courses but that's never stopped us before.  Both Hunter and Colton Y are noted individually as being in the top 20, and the boys' team is "on the cusp" of the top 10 -- along with Cathedral/Sartell and Brainerd.  In our Section, the Moorhead and Brainerd girls' teams are also on the cusp but it remains to be seen if they'll be able to stay ahead of our returning varsity skiers and upcoming young skiers.

Click here to read the state pre-season rankings, posted on Skinnyski.

USSPC Ski Poles

If you're interested in ordering the USSPC ski poles with the Little Falls Flyer art on them:

• 10+ ordered at the same time will save $10 each set.
• We've hit that number so if you are thinking about ordering, you can save some $ by getting in on this initial order.
• If you know the size of pole you need, that will save Joe some time and also will reduce the waste when he cuts off the extra carbon.  
• Dave would like to get the order in so the poles are here the week after Thanksgiving.

Contact Dave at Touright asap if you want to add to the order or if you already ordered but need to tell him what size poles you need.

David@tourightbicycleshop.com or (320) 639-2453

A Reminder and Some News

Reminder:  Nordic Parent Meeting is tomorrow (Thursday) at 5:30 in the High School Commons.  There may have been an announcement at the high school that incorrectly said the meeting was at 5 pm, but the correct time is 5:30.

There's a link in the right sidebar of the blog for Nordic Buy & Sell.  If you're looking for equipment for your kids, you can check there to see what's available.  I noticed that someone posted this week about boots and equipment for a younger (smaller) skier.

A little bit late, but here's some highlights from the Minnesota High School Nordic Coaches Association Fall Meeting in October:

• Gunner Kleinschmidt, who won our Section's Volunteer of the Year last February, also earned State Volunteer of the Year for last season.  Congrats!
• New pole length restrictions will be enforced this season. Classic poles can be no greater than 83% of height of the skier (100% of height for skate poles).  Measurement was defined as the athlete in shoes/boots (not on skis), with pole tip in ground and measured to top of the strap attachment.
• When Giants Ridge contract ends, possible state meet venues could be Theodore Wirth in the Twin Cities and the Grand Avenue Nordic complex at Spirit Mountain in Duluth (expected to open fall 2018).

Nordic Ski Apparel Order

Our e-store is open!  There are several items that offer the option to add a name and/or art to the back.  You'll see that option after you choose your size and click "Add to Cart".  The art on the back is the same for all items, but it's not shown for every item.  I think the only one that actually shows the art is the long sleeved t-shirt.  This is what it will look like and you can add it for most if not all shirts.

 

Here's the sell sheet with the link to the e-store at the top:

If you're interested in ordering caps or headbands that match the new uniforms, you can order directly from Podiumwear.  Link to the store is HERE.

Password is: Flyers

Orders for both e-stores must be placed by Nov. 22.

LF Nordic 2017-18!

Welcome back skiers and families!  Here are some important dates for your calendar:

November 11~ 9:00-Noon~ Brainerd Nordic Ski Club Ski Swap at Forestview Middle School

November 12~ Noon-3:00~ St. Cloud Ski Swap at SCSU Halenbeck Hall

November 13~ First day of practice FOR HIGH SCHOOL ONLY

November 14~ First day of practice for Middle School; all skiers in grades 6-12 meet at the High School

November 16~ 5:30~ Parent Meeting in the HS Commons

• Meet the coaches
• Get info about the season
• Apparel order and samples to try
• Sign up for team meals
• Equipment swap/sale

The schedule for the season is now available.  Go to the Granite Ridge site or just click the link to the right.  First meet is December 7th, if we have snow or if it's cold enough for the St Cloud Ski Club to make snow at Riverside Park!

Sneak peek at the apparel order will be coming to the blog soon!  Spectrum is setting up an online store for us this year so you don't have to send cash or checks to school with your skier and just hope for the best. 😀  If you prefer paying with cash or check, you'll be able to do that by contacting Amber at Spectrum.  Clothing samples will be available at the parent meeting.

Veteran ski families:  New skiers are always looking for used equipment so if you have any outgrown or no longer used ski items, bring them to the parent meeting.  We'll have a table set up where you can sell them.  Boots are always in high demand.

Dave from Touright will be back again this year with lobster mitts, buffs, and other ski accessories.  Dave's a big fan of our program and we're so lucky to have a local source for ski gear!

As the season gets closer, new info will be added to the blog so please sign up for notifications if you're not already receiving them.  Also, if you know of new ski families, please send them a link to the blog so they can sign up and get the details too.

Ski Banquet

Our banquet will be this Sunday, Feb 26.
Meal will be at 5:00 PM, followed by the Awards Program

Where:  Grace Covenant Church, Riverwood Dr., Little Falls
What to bring:  Your Family AND Food, according to the following assignments

     Seniors - Main Dish to share
     Juniors - Main Dish to share
     10th Grade boys - Main Dish to share
     10th Grade girls - Salads
     9th Grade - Salads
     8th Grade - Desserts
     7th Grade - Beverages like milk or juice
     6th Grade - Beverages like milk or juice

Charlie Banks Relay and State Meet

Little Falls brought close to 30 kids to Giants Ridge for both the Charlie Banks Relay and the State Meet.  It's incredible to see the snow conditions that exist and the trails that other teams get to train on all season, outside of our part of the state.  Our kids represented Little Falls well!  Congratulations to all of them on another great season!

Brainerd Dispatch - Feb. 15
Brainerd Dispatch -  Feb. 16
Charlie Banks Relay Results
State Meet Results
Skinnyski Photo Albums
     Boys Freestyle
     Girls Freestyle
     Boys Classic
     Girls Classic
Flyer Photo Album

Statebound Flyers!

Skinnyski's recap on Feb 7:  Racing in mid-winter conditions at Maplelag Resort, Section 8 held their championships on Tuesday. Kendal Hendrickson and Hunter Zupko, Little Falls skiers, dominated their respective divisions, posting the top times in both skate and classical to win the individual titles. Little Falls also qualified both their teams for State, with the girls taking first with Bemidji second, and the Little Falls boys finishing second to the team champs Brainerd.

VS. their Section Prediction from Feb. 5:  Kendal Hendricks and Hunter Zupko of Little Falls are the section individual favorites, but St. Cloud Cathedral-Sartell's Alex Nemeth will ensure Zupko has to work for it.  Brainerd boys and Little Falls girls should repeat as section champions, with runners up most likely being earned by St. Cloud Cathedral boys and Brainerd girls.

Turns out, the outcome was slightly different than the prediction!  Congrats to all the Flyer skiers on a great Section meet!!

Results
Skinnyski Albums:
     Boys Classic
     Girls Classic
     Top Pics (lots of Flyers!)
Photo Album 1
Photo Album 2
Brainerd Dispatch

Jr High Championship Coverage

Flyer 6th-9th graders finished strong at the Regional Jr High Championships:

Brainerd Dispatch
Results

SkinnySki's Round 4 Rankings

2017 GR Conference

Flyer girls are the Granite Ridge Champions and the boys were runner-up to Mora.  Congrats to both teams and all of our All-Conference skiers:  Molly, Christy, Nica, Kendal, Hunter, Seth, and Colton Y.  Honorable Mentions: Alice and Colton G.

MC Record
Brainerd Dispatch
Photo Album 1
Photo Ablum 2
Results

Conference Meet Update

GRANITE RIDGE CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP

WHO—Mora, St. Cloud Cathedral, St John's Prep, and Little Falls

WHEN—Tuesday Jan 31, 2017

WHERE—Vasaloppet Ski Center - Mora

AWARDS:

• Top 10 skiers in Varsity Pursuit-All Conference. Next 4-Honable Mention
• Team scores based on top 4 finishers with #5 used as a tie-breaker
• A team trophy will be presented at the conference meet

FORMAT:

The format will be a Varsity Pursuit to help us better prepare for the Section meets.  Between the Pursuit races we will offer a JV Boys and JV Girls 5K Skate race.  This will be a time-your-own race, with ribbons (Top 10) handed out at the finish.  There will be no published results for the JV races as this meet is a Conference Varsity competition.

SCHEDULE:

10:30 VARSITY BOYS 5K CLASSIC—INTERVAL STARTS (2 every 30)

11:15 VARSITY GIRLS 5K CLASSIC--INTERVAL STARTS (2 every 30)

12:00 JV BOYS 5K SKATE

12:45 JV GIRLS 5K SKATE

1:30 VARSITY BOYS 5K FREESTYLE PURSUIT

(START BASED ON CLASSIC FINISH)

2:15 VARSITY GIRLS 5K FREESTYL PURSUIT

(START BASED ON CLASSIC FINISH)

3:15 AWARDS

Section Meet Info & Location Changes

Location Changes
   Jan 31: Conference meet moved to Mora Nordic Ski Center
   Feb 7:  Section meet moved to Maplelag Resort

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2017 Section 8 Nordic Ski Meet

Date:  February 7, 2017

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

Format:  10 km pursuit race; two skiers every 30 seconds.

Schedule:
     10:00 Boys Freestyle
     11:00 Girls Freestyle
     Break
     1:30 Boys Classical
     2:30 Girls Classical
     Awards Ceremony

Feb 4 - Junior High Championships

Regional Junior High Championship Nordic Ski Race

Date: Saturday, February 4, 2017
Location:  Forestview Middle School; Brainerd, MN

Format: Individual races for (non-varsity) girls and boys 5th-9th grades.

Starting Format: Freestyle and Classic races will be interval starts of 4 skiers per 15 seconds with a double pole start across a field.

Distance: Approximately 3.0 km for freestyle and classic skiing on the same course.

Sprints: Sprint relay race will include teams of 3 skiers skiing 1 km each.
*Edible prizes will be awarded to heat winners. If the classic component of the race is not held due to snow conditions, the sprint format will be expanded to a final relay race from heat winners.

Schedule of Events:
10:00  Girls Freestyle Ski
11:00  Boys Freestyle Ski
12:00  Fun event skiing - Double pole race, obstacle course, partner ski (each with one ski)
1:00    Girls Classic Race
2:00   Boys Classic Race
2:45   Freestyle Sprint Races.
3:30   Awards

Awards: Ribbons will be awarded to boys and girls, first through eighth place for 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th & 9th grades in the Freestyle and Classic races. Edible prizes for sprint races.

Location of Trails: Forestview Middle School; 12149 Knollwood Dr Baxter, MN 56425.
*Parents should park in the main parking lot to the east of Forestview.

Section 8 T-Shirts

Section T-shirts can be pre-ordered this week.  We have to have a really quick turnaround time on the forms in order to get the shirts back before the Section meet, so forms have to be turned in to our coaches or managers by the end of practice on Thursday.  Unfortunately, we won't be able to include orders that come in on Friday.

You can view/download/print the order form by clicking the image below.

Bemidji Invitational Results and Photos

Flyers dominated yesterday at Buena Vista, even though the snow conditions made everything extra challenging.  Our Varsity girls and boys both were team champions - the boys beating Brainerd for the first time this year, Kendal and Hunter both were individual champions, Brett won the boys JV race, and the varsity girls took ALL 5 of the top spots!  This, in addition to lots of solid performances from Jr High on up to Varsity.

Results - Varsity only  :(

Brainerd Dispatch Article

Photo Album 1

Photo Album 2

SkinnySki Albums (David Harrington)

     Varsity Girls Classic

     Varsity Boys Classic

     Varsity Girls Freestyle

     Varsity Boys Freestyle

     JV

     Jr High

GRC Championship Meet

GRANITE RIDGE CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP

Date:  Tuesday Jan 31, 2017
Location:  Riverside Park or the Prison trails in St Cloud (TBD)
Teams:  Mora, St. Cloud Cathedral, St John's Prep, Little Falls
Format: Varsity Pursuit to help us better prepare for the Section meets
Awards:  Top 10 skiers in Varsity Pursuit-All Conference; next 4-Honerable Mention.  A team trophy will be presented.
Scoring:  Top 4 finishers with 5th skier used as a tie-breaker.

Between the Pursuit races there will be a JV Boys and JV Girls 5K Skate race.  Top 10 finishers will receive ribbons at the finish.  There will be no published results for the JV races as this meet is a Conference Varsity competition.

Schedule:
10:30   Varsity Boys 5K Classic.  Interval Starts (2 every 30)
11:15     Varsity Girls 5K Classic.  Interval Starts (2 every 30)
12:00    JV Boys 5K Skate
12:45     JV Girls 5K Skate
1:30      Varsity Boys 5K Freestyle Pursuit (Start based on classic finish)
2:15       Varsity Girls 5K Freestyle Pursuit (Start based on classic finish)
3:15       Awards

Buena Vista Meet Info & Schedule Changes

Thr, Jan 19 -- LF not attending meet at St John's
Sat, Jan 21 -- Bemidji - Buena Vista
     NOTE: LF will bring 50 skiers.  HS and some MS will attend
Thur, Jan 26 --  No Meet.  GRC meet rescheduled to Jan 31
Tue, Jan 31 -- GRC Meet at Riverside or Prison Trails (TBD).  Not attending Andes meet.

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Bemidji Invitational
Buena Vista Pursuit Race

Date: Saturday, January 21st 2017
Location: Buena Vista Ski Area: Take Hwy 71 N. to Cty 15 North.  Take Cty 15 North for 8 miles.

Format:
Varsity Boys and Girls Pursuit 10K
JV Boys and Girls 3.5K Freestyle-mass start
JH Boys and Girls 3.5K Freestyle-mass start

Times: 
10:00 Girls Varsity 5K Classic (2 skiers/15 sec)
            Boys Varsity 5K Classic (2 skiers/15 sec)
11:00  Boys’ JV 3.5K Freestyle
11:05  Girls’ JV 3.5 K Freestyle
12:00  JH 3.5K Freestyle
1:30   Girls Varsity 5K Freestyle Pursuit
2:00   Boys Varsity 5K Freestyle Pursuit
3:00   Awards

Scoring: Top four skiers will score for team placement.  In the event of a tie: Adding the top four times for winning team

Awards:
Team Champions in Varsity Boys and Girls division - plaques
1-3 place Medals & 4-10 place ribbons for Varsity
1-10 place Ribbons for JV and JH

*Food and Refreshments Available in the Hall of Fame Building*

Flyer Invite Results and Photos

Our home meet at Ripley was a pretty big success.  Great weather and snow, lots of teams, top individual finishers for boys and girls, top girls team, and a successful fundraiser.  The concessions brought in over $700 so a huge thanks to all of the parents who donated food and supplies, worked at the concessions table, transported everything out to camp, and purchased lunch or snacks at the meet.

Coach Wasland also asked that I pass on "my sincere appreciation to all the parents who helped make our home meet such a success. You were all great. I had great praise from the coaches and teams that attended and much of the credit goes to our workers and parents."

Hopefully we'll get some snow so that we can host our Section 8 Meet at Camp on February 7th.

Brainerd Dispatch Article
Brainerd Dispatch Photo
Race Results
Photo Album 1
Photo Album 2 - Varsity
                             JV & Jr High

SkinnySki's Round 2 Rankings were also released yesterday.  Our girls team is still on the cusp of a Top 10 spot and Hunter has moved up to #8 in the individual rankings!

Mesabi East Results and Photos

There were over 750 skiers at the Mesabi East meet at Giants Ridge on Saturday.  Little Falls Teams both finished in the top 10 out of 47 teams from around the state - and some skiers from outside the state too.  Our top finishers were Kendal, 5th place freestyle, and Hunter, 6th place classic.  Great skiing everyone!!

Individual and Team Results
Photos

Camp Ripley Invitational

Date:   Monday, Jan 16, 2017

Location:  Camp Ripley F-Range, 5 miles N of Little Falls, Hwy 371  -  Receive directions at Main Gate

Teams:  Alexandria, Apollo, Bemidji, Brainerd, Cathedral, Deer River, Detroit Lakes, Grand Rapids, Little Falls, Moorhead, Mora, FF Ottertail, St John’s Prep, Tech, TrekNorth

Time:   
10:00  -  Varsity Boys Classic 5K
10:45  -  Varsity Girls Classic 5K
11:30   -  JV Boys & JV Girls Freestyle  3K
12:00   -  Jr High Boys Freestyle  3K
12:30   -  Jr High Girls Freestyle  3K
1:30    -   Varsity Boys Freestyle 5K
2:15   -   Varsity Girls Freestyle 5K

Start Procedure:
Varsity Classic: 30 second intervals (3 @ a time)
Varsity Freestyle:  Pursuit
Jr High & JV:  Mass Start – time your own skiers.

Awards:  
Team champions in varsity boys and varsity girls.
Individual awards to top ten in each race.  
Awards will be handed out at the JV & Jr High finishes.

Team Scoring: Top four skiers – skier 5 used for tiebreaker. 

Mesabi East Schedule

The first skier will start at 1 pm Saturday.  The first Flyer is 1:01:45 and the final Flyer will start at 3:06.  Linked below you'll find start times organized a few different ways.  Follow realtime results on  SuperiorTiming.

Start List by Time
Start List by Team
Start List Alpha

Camp Ripley Meet Info

Specific info about the meet (schedule, etc.) will be coming out soon.  The info below is from parents coordinating volunteers and concessions.  A lot of help is needed to host a meet this size!  If you're not able to be there the day of the meet, please consider donating some needed items.  The concession stand can be a great fundraiser for our team.

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Our home meet is right around the corner (Monday Jan 16th) and we are hosting it at Camp Ripley, out on their Biathlon course. We haven't hosted a home meet at home for several years, so there are a few things that may be helpful to know:

- The meet will start at 10am, but the race schedule has not been released yet.  It usually would last until mid-afternoon.  There should be signs, but if you aren't sure where you are going, the gate house attendant can give you a map and directions. 

- It is approximately 20 minutes from the main gates to the course, so plan accordingly if you are planning to watch a race.  The last time we raced out there the back roads were pretty snow packed so cars with low clearance had a tough time. 

- We are going to have a table with food for our kids to eat, and there will be a concession stand. Between the two, your skiers probably won't need to pack a lunch.  We will be selling a sub, chips and cookie for $5, and our food table will have more options.  Also, we are selling hot chocolate for $1, but we are not selling Gatorade this year.

- Space will be limited, so there won't be room for lots of belongings.  Thankfully, the weather is supposed to be nice and we are close to home. Having your skier pack thoughtfully will lessen stress and confusion.

- We need lots of help!  There is a website sign-up sheet to either help with food for the concession stands or time on the day of the race. You should be getting an email from "Signup.com," but the link is here if you missed it: http://signup.com/go/3HgfRh

We look forward to seeing you Monday, and good luck to the Mesabi skiers!!!

Detroit Lakes Results and Photos

The varsity girls took first and the boys placed second (behind Brainerd) at Detroit Mountain. Hunter and Kendal were the individual champs and both teams had 3 skiers in the top 10.  Overall, a great showing for all of our skiers!

Brainerd Dispatch Article
Results
Photo Album 

Nordic Pictures - Team and Individual

Our team picture day will be this Wednesday, the 11th.  Order forms will be distributed tonight, but if your skier doesn't bring it home, just download one by clicking the image below.  Skiers should have their full uniform -- racing uniform and warm-ups -- at school for pictures.

Meet changes for the week of Jan 9

The meet on Thursday, Jan 12 has been cancelled.  Instead, we'll be going to Detroit Lakes on Tuesday, Jan 10.

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Detroit Lakes Detroit Mountain Bonus Race

When:  11:00 am Tuesday January 10th 2017
Where:  Detroit Mountain Recreation Area
                29409 170th Street
                Detroit Lakes, MN 56501

• Varsity skiers will skate a 1 lap course approximately 6 km - Wave Start.  Top four skiers from each team will be counted for a team score.
• Total skier times will be used for a tiebreaker.
• Jr. Varsity skiers will skate a 2 lap, 5.5 km race
• Jr. High skiers will skate a 1 lap, 2.75 km race

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

Food:  The main lodge will be available for use during the day.  The café will also be up and running with food service.

Directions:  Approximately 2 miles east of Detroit Lakes.  From East US Hwy 10, turn right on Washington Avenue (4th set of stoplights), then right onto MN 34.  Off of MN 34, turn south on Otto Zeck Road then right at stop sign. Entry Drive will be on the left.

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The Mesabi East meet has been rescheduled from Jan 7 to Jan 14.  Race start time will be 1:00 pm.  Hope to have more details soon.

UPDATE - Mesabi East Meet

In order to follow the MSHSL’s suggested weather criteria, the Mesabi East Invite Race has been postponed and moved to Saturday, January 14^th, 2017, Giants Ridge, Biwabik, MN.  

Mesabi East Meet Info

GIANTS RIDGE (MESABI EAST) INVITE
Dates: Jan. 6-7

*Your skier already knows if they will be attending this meet.
*All skiers will need the Giants Ridge waiver signed (by skier and parent) and returned to our coaches.

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Leaving Little Falls at 1:15 Friday Jan 6 in Mini-bus and Van
Staying at COATES PLAZA-VIRGINIA  218-749-1000 or 800 777-4699
    Dinner will be provided.
    Wax skis
    10:30 - Lights out

Up at 7:00; light breakfast (provided)

8:00 SHARP - Bus leaves Hotel
10:00 - Coaches Meeting
11:30 - Boys Varsity Classic
11:50 - Girls Varsity Classic
12:09 - Boys JV Classic
12:19 - Girls JV Classic
1:30 - Boys Varsity Skate
1:50 - Girls Varsity Skate
2:08 - Boys JV Skate
2:18 - Girls JV Skate
3:30 - Depart for Home.  Will stop and eat on the way.

Around 8 pm - arrive in Little Falls

What to bring:  Skate Skis, Skate Boots & Poles, Classic Skis, Classic Boots & Poles, Race Suits, Practice Clothes, Healthy Snacks, $$$ for 2 meals/t-shirt.

Follow along and check realtime results at:  RunnerCard

 

Jan 3 Meet - Results and Photos

It was pretty frigid at Riverside Park on Tuesday, especially later in the afternoon.  Flyers skied great though!  Girls took first and boys took third place. Kendal (1st) and Colton Y (4th) were our top varsity finishers.

Photo Album
Brainerd Dispatch Article
Boys Varsity Results
Girls Varsity Results
Boys JV Results
Girls JV Results

Today's meet will be at Riverside

Today's meet will be at Riverside Park, not Graystone Trails.

Changes to Jan 3 Meet

Snow conditions are pretty awful and what might happen in the next 48 hours is a little up in the air too.  There will probably be a last minute decision made on the meet based upon how much snow St Cloud gets.

The race may be held on the north loop/prison trial north of St Ben Center or may be held at Riverside park, on a different trail than originally planned.  Both maps are below.  Stay tuned...

North Loop Prison Trail

Updated Riverside Park Trail