Brainerd Arb Results & Photos

Nice work yesterday skiers! It was great to see everyone out on real snow for the first time this year. Hopefully it sticks around and our ski season can finally get started.

Top Flyers:

• Girls Varsity - Katie
• Boys Varsity - Jackson
• Girls JV - Martha
• Boys JV - Sam
• Girls JH - Izzy
• Boys JH - Eddie 

Brainerd Dispatch
Race Results
Photos -- Sorry if I missed you. Camera and fingers needed a warm up part way through.  :)

This Week - Practice & Meet

Practice Thursday: 9:00 am. Meet at the high school ski doors. The high school will be open. As of now the plan is to run, but with the snow coming we might be able to get on skis. Check your email for more info from Mattia in case things change.

Practice Friday: 8:00 am for waxing. We will have the wax shed open at 8 and people can come to start getting their skis ready. We will workout at 9 and then waxing can continue after for those who need to wax 2 pairs of skis. We will be able to get into the high school.

***If the meet is cancelled these practice plans will change.
***If we get enough snow to ski, these plans will change.
***Check your email for updates from Mattia.

Brainerd Meet: As of now, Saturday's meet is still on at the Northland Arboretum. We will know Friday morning if it is not happening.

8:15      Load the buses
8:30     Busses leave
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

Mt Itasca Meet Photos, Etc

Here's some photos and a link to the Bemidji newspaper's coverage. Thanks Ellie for adding photos of the awards!

Photo Link
Bemidji Pioneer Coverage

Bemidji Invite @ Mt Itasca - TOMORROW

Bemidji Nordic Invite

Location: Mt. Itasca Winter Sports Center; 200 Mt. Itasca Drive, Coleraine
Date: Wednesday, December 19th

The bus will load at 6:15 and leave at 6:30.

Format:

• Varsity – 5.2 KM Skate Race (three loops of approximately 1.7 KM )
• Junior Varsity – 5.2 KM Skate Race (three loops)
• Junior High – 3.4 KM Skate Race (two loops)
• Mass Start for all races

Schedule:

• 9:45           Coaches Meeting 
• 10:00          Girls Varsity Race 
• 10:30          Boys Varsity Race 
• 11:00          Girls JV Race 
• 11:30          Boys JV Race 
• 12:30          Girls JH Race 
• 1:00           Boys JH Race 
• 2:00          Awards Outside by the Parking Lot Building 

Approximate Time Starts dependent on last finisher of each event.  A planned larger gap in time for starting the junior high for time delay allowance.

Scoring: Varsity / Top four times will count for team score (high score wins)

Riverside Meet Photos

I didn't find any results or newspaper coverage of the meet yesterday, but have linked photos below.

Photo Album

Mandatory practice tomorrow at Mt Itasca. Buses leave the high school at 7 am, returning around 3 pm. Pack a lunch.

Next Meet
Date: Thursday, Dec 20 at 11:00 am
Location: Mt Itasca Winter Sports Center, Coleraine
Teams: Hibbing, Mesabi East, Duluth East, Detroit Lakes, Cloquet, Duluth Denfeld, Bemidji, Proctor, Two Harbors, Duluth Marshall, Little Falls, Cook County, Ely, Brainerd, Deer River High School

Updated Meet Info & Apollo Meet Dec 13

Saturday's meet at Montebello Trails, Bemidji is CANCELLED.
We're ADDING a meet on Thursday, Dec 20 (11:00 a.m.) at Mt Itasca in Grand Rapids.

Apollo Meet
Date: Thursday, Dec. 13
Location: Riverside Park - 1800 Kilian Blvd SE, St. Cloud, MN

Departure times: 
MOLS out of class at 11:50, bus leaves 12:05
MS out of class at 12:00, bus leaves 12:15
HS out of class at 12:15, bus leaves 12:30

*Middle Schoolers will be back to school by 5:30, in time for MS Choir Concert

*Athletes need to bring:

• Uniform and warms-up
• Lots of layers and extra pairs of warm clothes--Change of socks and gloves for sure! 
• Winter boot or shoes that are not your ski boots
• Ski gear: Skis, poles, boots
• Healthy Lunch/snack
• Water and/or Gatorade 

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

Schedule of Events:

• 2:00 – Coaches meeting in shelter.
• 2:30 – Rookie race, boys and girls combined, mass start, 1 lap in the valley (no hill)
• 2:40 – Jr. High Girls, mass start, 1 loop.
• 2:50 – Jr. High Boys, mass start, 1 loop.
• 3:00 – JV Girls, 2 loops. 
• 3:15 – JV Boys, 2 loop.
• 3:30 – Varsity Girls A Relay, 2 loops.
• 3:31 – Varsity Girls B Relay, 2 loops, bib.
• 4:00 – Varsity Boys A Relay, 2 loops.
• 4:01 – Varsity Boys B Relay, 2 loops, bib.

Scoring/Awards will be inside shelter following the last race.

Points will be based on number of teams participating; e.g., 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.) Four skiers per relay team.

• Top 10 finishers in each JV and Jr High race receive a cookie from Great Harvest Bread Co.
• Winning Varsity relay team receives a loaf of Great Harvest bread.

Riverside Park Meet Results & Photos

Boys tied with Brainerd for 2nd, behind Sartell-Cathedral, and girls placed 6th at Riverside Park. Great to finally see skis on snow!

Race Results - will add when available
Meet Photos
Brainerd Dispatch article

Also, Skinnyski published their preseason rankings earlier this week.

Cathedral Meet - Riverside Park / Dec. 6

Cathedral/Sartell Meet

Location: Riverside Park: 1800 Kilian Blvd SE, St Cloud
Date: Thursday, Dec. 6 at 2:00
Teams: Alexandria, Apollo, Brainerd, Fergus Fall, Little Falls, Mora, St. John’s Prep, Tech, Willmar, Sartell/Cathedral

Departure times:
MOLS out of class at 11:50, bus leaves 12:05
MS out of class at 12:00, bus leaves 12:15
HS out of class at 12:15, bus leaves 12:30

Bussing: Middle school will ride one bus and high school will ride the other bus. Middle school students in band have a concert to get back for, so the middle school bus will leave early if need be. Right now we should be arriving back to the high school around 5:30-45. That will give band students plenty of time to get to the 7:00 concert. If the meet is running late or there is an issue, the middle school bus and coaches will leave the meet early to get back on time.

What athletes need to bring:

• Uniform and warms-up
• Lots of layers and extra pairs of warm clothes--Change of socks and gloves for sure! You want to be able to put on dry clothes after you race. You cannot bring too many warm clothes for this meet in particular. The wind comes off the river and makes it cold. 
• Winter boot or shoes that are not your ski boots
• Ski gear: Skis, poles, boots
• Healthy Lunch/snack
• Water and/or Gatorade 

At the meet: Be careful not to walk on ski trail while spectating/cheering please!

Races:

• Girls and Boys rookie races
• Jr. Hi. grades 7-8, and 9th graders w/out experience
• Mens/Womens JV
• Mens/Womens Varsity

Schedule:

• 2:00pm Coaches Mtg. in Riverside Park Shelter
• 2:10pm Girls and Boys rookie races (base of the hill)
• 2:30pm Junior High Boys Skate - mass start, 1 loop, (1K loops) 
• 2:45pm Junior High Girls Skate – mass start, 1 loop, (1K loops) 
• 3:00pm Girls JV Skate– mass start, 3 loops, (1K loops)
• 3:20pm Boys JV Skate - mass start 3 loops, (1K loops)
• 3:40pm Girls Varsity Skate – mass start 3 loops, (1K loops) 
• 4:00pm Boys Varsity Skate - mass start 3 loops, (1K loops) 
• 4:40pm Awards in Riverside Park Shelter

Awards: Varsity Boys and Girls Team Awards; Varsity/JV Boys and Girls Individual Top 10 Ribbons; Junior High Boys and Girls Individual Top 10 Ribbons; Rookies Race Boys and Girls Individual Top 10 Ribbons

Amenities:

• Parking - on Kilian Blvd. or an adjacent side street.
• Restrooms and water fountain available in Riverside Park Shelter

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REMINDER: Ski pictures are scheduled for Wednesday, Dec 5. If your skier didn't bring home an order form, print the form linked in the previous blog post.