GR Conference Meet Results

All-Conference honors went to Alice Foote, Molly Lange, Katie Corbett, and Hunter Zupko.  Congrats!!  Boys Varsity placed 3rd and Girls Varsity placed 2nd at the Conference Meet in Mora. Mora took both first place spots -- fortunately we won't see them at the section meet.  We finally got to see the full Cathedral-Sartell team so we know what they'll be bringing to sections next Tuesday too. Individual results are linked below.

Girls Classic

Girls Skate

Boys Classic

Boys Skate

Combined Results

Photos

Note from Touright:
*Dave has one more set of the USSPC Little Falls ski poles and a few more sets of USSPC poles that aren't Flyer themed.  Stop by the shop if you're interested!
*He also has hard sided travel cases with wheels -- perfect if you're planning on doing any flying with your skis

Jr High Championships Results

Results of yesterdays Jr High races at Forestview MS are on Gopher State Timing.  Races are all listed separately.

Photo Album

Jr High Championships

When: Saturday, Jan 27
Where: Forestview Middle School, Baxter

Race Format:  Individual races for (non-varsity) girls and boys 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th and 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 4 km freestyle and 4 km classic races on the same course.

Sprints:  Sprint relay races will include teams of 3 skiers skiing 1 km each.  Edible prizes awarded to heat winners.  

Schedule of Events:        

10:00      Girls Classic Ski

10:40      Boys Classic Ski

11:45      Fun event skiing                        

1:00        Girls Freestyle Race

1:40        Boys Freestyle Race

2:30        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.

Granite Ridge Conference Championship

Bus loading: 7:45
Bus Leaving: 8:00
Estimated Return: 6ish

Who: Mora, St. Cloud Cathedral, St John's Prep, and Little Falls / Varsity and JV

When: Tuesday Jan 30, 2018

Where: Mora Vasaloppet Ski Center 400 N 9th St, Mora, MN 55051

Format: Varsity Pursuit and JV 5K Skate race. 

Schedule:

10:00 COACHES MTG + Bib Pickup

10:30 VARSITY BOYS 5K CLASSIC—INTERVAL STARTS (1 every 15 seconds)

11:15 VARSITY GIRLS 5K CLASSIC--INTERVAL STARTS (1 every 15 seconds)

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

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

Bemidji Invitational Results

Boys Varsity took 1st and Girls Varsity placed 6th at Buena Vista.  Sun and mild temps and enough snow to ski on made Saturday a pretty great day for a meet.

UPDATE:
Brainerd Dispatch
Boys Results  Classic, skate, and combined times
Girls Results   Classic, skate, and combined times
JV/JH Times
Photos   This is an open album so if you have photos from the day that you'd like to share, please upload them!


Becky got some great pictures last weekend at Spidahl.  Click HERE to take a look!

Bemidji Invitational: Saturday, Jan 20th

***  Bus Loads: 6:35 / Bus Leaves: 6:45  ***

What:             Buena Vista Pursuit Race

Location: Buena Vista Ski Area: MAP

Format: Varsity Girls and Boys Pursuit 10km

JV and JH races:  mass start 3.5km Freestyle Race

Times: 10:00 am Boys Varsity 5km Classic (2 skiers/15 sec)

10:45 am Girls Varsity 5km Classic (2 skiers/15 sec)

11:30 am Boys JV 3.5km Freestyle (Mass)

11:35 am    Girls JV 3.5km Freestyle (Mass)

12:30 am Boys JH 3.5km Freestyle (Mass)

12:35 am Girls JH 3.5km Freestyle (Mass)

1:00 pm Re-Bib -- Varsity skiers for Pursuit  

1:30 pm Boys Varsity 5km Freestyle Pursuit

2:00 pm Girls Varsity 5km Freestyle Pursuit

3:00 pm Awards

Teams: Section 7 and Section 8

Scoring: Top four skiers will score for team placement

In the event of a tie: Adding the top for times for winning team

Awards: Team Champions in Varsity Boys and Girls division (Plaques)

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

1-10 place Ribbons for JV and Junior High (handed out at finish)

Facilities:     Food and Refreshments Available in the Hall of Fame Building

Estimating that the bus will return to the high school around 6 pm.

Upcoming Ski Clinic

Little Falls Community Services is offering a "Cross Country Skiing for Beginners" class in January/February.  Great opportunity for any parents who want to learn the basics!  Details HERE.

Updates to our Nordic schedule

Lots of date and meet changes coming up.  At least for now, this is our schedule for the rest of the year:

(Today) Jan 11 -- Grades 6/7 at Riverside Park  CANCELLED
Saturday, Jan 13 -- NO MEET
Wednesday, Jan 17 -- NO MEET
Saturday, Jan 20 -- Pursuit in Bemidji
Saturday, Jan 27 -- Jr High Championships in Brainerd
Tuesday, Jan 30 -- Conferences in Mora
Tuesday, Feb 6 -- Sections

Look for info coming about practice this Saturday for Varsity and other interested skiers.

DL Invite - Results and Photos

Great day for Flyer skiers at Maplelag!  Lots of individual top 10 finishes, a team win for Boys Varsity and 3rd place for Girls Varsity.

Brainerd Dispatch
DL-Online
Varsity Results
JV Results
Photos
Boys Varsity Photos (Jay Richards)
Girls Varsity Photos (Jay Richards)

Detroit Lakes Invitational

Date: Tues, Jan 9th

Location: Maplelag Resort, Callaway, MN

Bus Loading: 6:30 am

Bus Departing: 6:45 am

Races: 

     Varsity skiers will ski only a Classic Race (limit 10 per school)

   Roughly 8km course (trails we typically have not raced in the past)

     Jr. Varsity skiers will ski a 5 km Freestyle Race

     Jr. High skiers will ski a 3-4 km Freestyle Race

Schedule:

   10:00 am Coaches meeting

   10:30 am Boys Varsity  (Interval Start)

   11:30 am Girls Varsity  (Interval Start)

   12:30 pm Boys JV  (Mass Start)

   1:00 pm Girls JV  (Mass Start)

   1:45 pm Boys JH  (Mass Start)

   2:15 pm Girls JH  (Mass Start)

Awards:

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. 

Misc:

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.  

Lunch will be available for purchase by parents and spectators.

Skiers will need to pack a lunch.     

Mesabi East Invitational Results

Skinnyski:  Over 900 juniors participated Saturday afternoon in the Mesabi East Invite at Giants Ridge. Cold weather delayed the start until noon, and then had skiers going out every 15 seconds. In the classical races, Stillwater's Siri Bohacek strided away with the title with Grand Rapids Emma Stertz second, Duluth East's Gretchen Haggenmiller third. Grand Rapids (and biathlon) star Garrett Beckrich showed some kick with a victory in the boys classical race, Ryan Mead, Forest Lake, second, and Hunter Zupko, Little Falls third. Hannah Bettendorf, Proctor/Hermantown (and #2 ranked) crushed the girls skate field, winning by nearly 30 seconds, Libby Tuttle, Stillwater second and Regan Duffy, Forest Lake, third. Peter Moore, SPA, scooped up the boys freestyle title, Alex Kelling, Grand Rapids was second with Matthew Bourne, Mounds Park Academy, third. Team titles went to the Forest Lake boys and Stillwater girls.

Flyer Team Results:
Varsity Boys - 7th / 56 teams
Varsity Girls -  23rd / 54 teams
JV Boys - 4th / 45 teams 
JV Girls - 7th / 49 teams

Click >> All Results

Top 10 Boys Classic Skiers; Hunter 3rd place

Mesabi East Invitational

This meet isn't for the entire team.  A limited number of Flyer skiers will be attending and Coach sent out the roster this weekend.  There are usually over 1,000 skiers at this meet from throughout Minnesota and surrounding states, and the skiers will be skiing the MSHSL State Course for both classic and skate.  Skiers are assigned to ski either classic or skate, not both.  Realtime results will be available on Superior Timing if you want to check in on your kids/teammates from home. 

Date: Saturday, January 6th
Location:  Giants Ridge Ski Resort, Biwabik

Approximate Schedule:
10:00 5K Classic Varsity/JV Boys
12:00 5K Classic Varsity/JV Girls
1:30 5K Freestyle Varsity/JV Boys
3:00 5K Freestyle Varsity/JV Girls

Spectator Areas: 
There is good access to spectator areas around the Stadium and on the Laurentian Trail. However, trail passes are required of anyone on skis for access on any trail. NO​ ​FOOT​ ​TRAFFIC​ ​ALLOWED​ ​ON​ ​THE RACE​ ​COURSE!​ ​ ​Access to the race course is limited to coaches and racers only. When each race starts only the athletes racing should be on the course.

T-Shirts:
Mesabi East Invite T-shirts will be for sale in the Snow Shop located in the Chalet.