Brainerd Meet: Results & Photos

UPDATE: Brainerd Dispatch article linked below.

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Still nothing posted in the Brainerd Dispatch so I'll update when they publish. Links below for pictures and results.

Photo Album
Results
Brainerd Dispatch  

Brainerd Meet: Dec 28

Saturday, December 28
Northland Arboretum, Brainerd

• Limited parking at the Arboretum; Additional parking across the street, near the theater
• Previous years there have been concessions available in the lower level
• Indoor team flop space
• Indoor bathrooms

Schedule: 

8:15	Bus loading at High School Arena Lot
8:30	Bus Leaving
10:00	Coaches’ meeting
10:00	Varsity Girls start warming up & get skis to the exchange zone
10:30	Varsity Girls continuous pursuit
10:45	Varsity Boys start warming up & get skis to the exchange zone
11:15	Varsity Boys continuous pursuit
11:30	JV Girls warm-up
12:00	Junior Varsity Girls freestyle
12:00	JV Boys Warm-up
12:30	Junior Varsity Boys freestyle
12:40	Junior High Girls Warm-up
1:00	Junior High Girls freestyle
1:10	Junior High Boys Warm-up
1:30	Junior High Boys freestyle
2:00	Awards

Format: 

*Wave starts for all races*

• Varsity: Continuous Pursuit: 5.5km x 2 (classic first) 
• JV: 5.5 km freestyle
• JH: 3.5 km freestyle

Scoring: Top 4 Varsity times (high score) will score for the team place. 

Awards: 

• 1st -10th medals for individual Varsity
• 1st -10th ribbons for JV and JH

Mora Meet Results and Photos

UPDATE: Full results and Varsity splits on Skinnyski >> Click HERE

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Boys Varsity finished 2nd and Girls Varsity finished 3rd at Mora yesterday afternoon. Lots of great finishes for JV and Jr High too!

Boys Varsity Team Results
Winona 287
Little Falls 285
Moorhead 270
Mora 260
Apollo 240
Coon Rapids 185
Sartell/Cathedral 176
Tech 174
Saint John's Prep 76
Willmar 74

Girls Varsity Team Results 
Moorhead 287
Mora 279
Little Falls 269
Sartell/Cathedral 268
Tech 255
Apollo 231
Winona 183
Coon Rapids 80
SJP 79
Willmar 74

JV Results
JH Boys Results
Brainerd Dispatch

Relay Team Adrienne and Camilla finished 5th. 

Relay Team Eli and Cormac finished 3rd.

Relay Team John and Ethan finished 5th.

Aliza finished 10th in Girls JV.

Angus finished 2nd in boys JV. 

Boys Jr High: (L-R) 3rd Eddie, 6th Logan, 5th Gabe, 9th Parker, 8th Elliot

Mora Meet: Friday, Dec 20

Races held at Vasaloppet Ski Center in Mora. Vasaloppet is an indoor facility with restrooms and concessions.

Departure Times: 
MOLMS out of school at 11:25 bus leaves at 11:45
MS out of class at 11:40 bus leaves at 12:00
HS out of class at 11:55 bus leaves at 12:15

Meet Information: 
All Races Freestyle (skate ski)
Varsity will be 1.2km sprint relays. Relays of 2 skiers; each skier skis 2 legs
JV is 5km wave start
JH is 2.5km mass start (first year skiers are allowed in the JH race)

Schedule:
2:00 Coaches Meeting
2:10 Boys JH 2km
2:15 Girls JH 2.5km
2:35 Boys JV 5km
2:45 Girls JV 5km
3:30 Boys Sprint Relay (4x 1km)
4:00 Girls Sprint Relay (4x 1km)
4:40 Awards Ceremony

Sartell/Cathedral Meet Results & Photos

Congratulations to all of the Flyer skiers for a great first meet in Sartell! We'll be back at the old Sartell high school again next week. More info coming soon.

Brainerd Dispatch Coverage
Results on Skinnyski
Photo Album

Sartell/Cathedral Meet: December 5th

Sartell/Cathedral MeetThursday, Dec 5 -- starting at 2pm

Departure times:
MOLS out of class at 12:20, bus leaves 12:35
MS out of class at 12:30, bus leaves 12:45
HS out of class at 12:35, bus leaves 12:50

Location: Old Sartell High School; 748 7th Street North, Sartell MN 56377
Teams: Alexandria, Apollo, Brainerd, Fergus Fall, Little Falls, Mora, St. John’s Prep, Moorhead Sartell/Cathedral, Tech, Willmar

Schedule:
2:00 Coaches Meeting
2:10 Girls and Boys rookie races
2:30 Junior High Boys Skate - grades 7-8 only mass start (9th gr w/out experience)
        1 loop, (1.5 K loops)
2:45 Junior High Girls Skate - grades 7-8 only mass start (9th gr w/out experience)
        1 loop, (1.5 K loops)
3:00 Girls JV Skate - mass start 2 loops, (1.5K loops)
3:20 Boys JV Skate - mass start 2 loops, (1.5K loops)
3:40 Girls Varsity Skate – mass start 3 loops, (1.5K loops)
4:00 Boys Varsity Skate - mass start 3 loops, (1.5K loops)
4:40 Awards in Riverside Park Shelter

What you need to bring: 
Uniform and warms-up
Lots of layers and extra pairs of warm clothes--Change of socks and gloves. You want to be able to put on dry clothes after you race. You cannot bring too many warm clothes.
Winter boots or shoes that are not your ski boots
Ski gear: Skis, poles, boots
Healthy Lunch/snacks
Water and/or Gatorade

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: Bus will be our base camp. Restrooms/porta potties available

*Don’t walk on ski trail please.
*Label your winter gear and ski equipment.--

Nordic Ski Apparel Order Due Dates

Just a reminder that the due dates for ordering Flyer Nordic apparel are approaching.

The Podiumwear orders for Flyer hats, headbands, uniforms, warm-ups need to be turned in to the coaches by the end of practice on Tuesday. If you need an order form, please scroll to the previous post where you can download the form.

The Spectrum order was set to close on Friday the 29th, but due to the holiday will remain open until 8 am on Monday, December 2nd. Please submit your orders online or call Spectrum at 888-632-8844.

Flyer Nordic Ski Apparel

Our ski apparel storefront will be open until November 28, with items to be delivered on December 19. To place your online order, click HERE. If you prefer paying with cash or check, please contact Amber at Range Printing/Spectrum Marketing at 888-632-8844.

The order form for hats and headbands can be downloaded below. Please fill out and return to the ski coaches by November 26.

CLICK IMAGE TO DOWNLOAD

If you missed the Parent Meeting, there's other info that the coaches will need to get to you as well. Please contact Head Coach Mattia as soon as possible.

Nordic Season Starting

We're only a little over a week away from the start of the Nordic Ski season!

Remember that a current physical must be on file in order to practice. Physicals are good for 3 years. If you're not sure if your skier's physical is up to date, call the Activities Office at 320-616-2206.

You also need to register for Nordic Ski! If you registered for a fall sport and did not add Nordic Ski at that time, do not complete another registration. Just call the Activities Office to add your winter sport.

Some dates to be tracking:

Sat / Nov. 9: Brainerd Nordic Ski Club Ski Swap @Forestview MS -- 9:00 - Noon
Mon / Nov. 11: First day of practice for High School
Wed / Nov. 13: First day of practice for Middle School
Thurs / Nov. 14: Parent Meeting in High School Commons**
Sat / Nov. 16: MyXChange Swap & Expo @Fort Snelling -- 9:00 - 1:30

**Parent Meeting on Nov. 14:

• There's a lot of new info for parents and skiers so please plan to attend. 
• Dave from Touright Bike Shop will be a the parent meeting again with info, gear, and clothing (including lobster mitts). Cash or checks preferred.
• The Nordic Ski apparel storefront will be open and we'll have samples for you to look at/try on
• Info on team meals, equipment, uniforms, and much more

One final thing.....Every year there are skis, poles, roller skis, and uniforms that don't get turned in at the end of the season. Please do a quick search of closets and garages for anything that should be coming back to the school. Thank you!

State Meet & Charlie Banks Relays

The ski season wrapped up this week with the Charlie Banks Relays and State Meet at Giants Ridge in Biwabik. Banquet coming up on Tuesday, Feb 26 at the Falls Ballroom!

Results for CB Relays

Results for State Meet

Photos

Brainerd Dispatch
Lakeland Public TV

There was a little bit of snow coming down for the afternoon classic races:

Section 8 Meet

For the first time in many years, we were able to race the Section meet at Camp Ripley and all of our skiers did GREAT! The boys team took second place, behind Cathedral-Sartell and will go on to the State meet next Thursday. The girls team took 4th out of 11 teams and Katie qualified individually for the State meet.


Brainerd Dispatch - Boys
Brainerd Dispatch - Girls
Morrison County Record
Lakeland Public TV
Classic Results
Pursuit Results
Photos

Section 8 Meet - Feb 5 @Camp Ripley

2019 Section 8 Nordic Ski Meet

Date: Tuesday February 5th 2019
Location: Camp Ripley F-Range

Schedule:

• 9:00     Coach’s Meeting
• 10:00    Boys Varsity: Classical 
• 11:00    Girls Varsity: Classical 
• 1:30     Boys Varsity: Freestyle Pursuit 
• 2:30    Girls Varsity: Freestyle Pursuit 
• 4:00 - 4:15    Awards Ceremony

Starting Procedure:
The Classical Race will be an Interval Start with one skier departing every 15 seconds out of 2 start lanes. The Freestyle Race will be a Pursuit Start with 3 starting lanes.

Timing, Scoring, and Tie-breaking procedures (in case you're wondering how it all works):
All timing will be to the tenth of a second using chip timing. Pursuit race places will be
determined by the order in which the skier crosses the finish line. A skier must
complete both races to receive team points. A skier must complete the first race in
order to compete in the pursuit race. The first place skier will be assigned 100 team
points and each subsequent finisher will be assigned one less point than the finisher
ahead of them. The tie breaking procedure to determine the advancement to the state
meet by an individual will be by a coin flip. The tie breaking procedure for team
placing will be determined by adding the times of the top 4 pursuit skiers from each
team. The fastest combined team time will win.

MSHSL Rules and Policies, MSHSL Nordic Ski Racing Rules Modifications, and MSHSL By-Laws apply to Section competition. Rules & Policies are linked in the right sidebar of the blog and include guidelines for teams, skiers, uniforms, and spectator behavior. Signage, noisemakers, spectators skiing, and a few other things that are fine during the regular season are regulated during Section meets.

Jr High Championships Results & Photos

What a beautiful day for our Jr High skiers' last meet of the season! There were almost 400 kids in grades 5 through 9, skiing both a 4.2 km classic race and a 4.2 km skate race.

Photos
Race Results 

Jr High Championships on Saturday, Feb 2

The North Star Conference Meet tomorrow at Maplelag has been cancelled.

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Regional Junior High Championship Nordic Ski Race 

When: Saturday, February 2 at 10 am
Where: Forestview Middle School, Baxter
Who: 6th-9th graders who are not be on the Section team

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.

Schedule: 

• 9:00 Volunteer Meeting 
• 9:30 Coaches Meeting 
• 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 Relay Races
• 3:30 Awards 

Awards: Ribbons will be awarded to boys and girls by grade level, first through seventh place, in the Freestyle and Classic races. Edible prizes for sprint relay races.

Location of Trails: Forestview Middle School-12149 Knollwood Drive, Baxter

**Concessions will be available**

Little Falls Invite: Results & Photos

It was a beautiful day for our home meet at Camp Ripley! There were about 700 skiers out to enjoy the new snow and preview the Section course. Thank you to all of the volunteers who made the meet a success!


Meet Results
Brainerd Dispatch Coverage
Photos

Skinnyski Round 3 Rankings currently have the Cathedral-Sartell boys team ranked #1 in the state. We've got some tough competition in our Section!

Camp Ripley Meet - Jan. 23

            THE MEET IS A GO FOR WEDNESDAY!

If you're planning on coming out to watch the meet at Camp:
    1) You need to have a valid ID in order to get past the main gate.
    2) You'll need about 30 minutes to get from the main gate to the race area.
    3) You can get a map at the main gate if you need instructions to get to the course

Teams:  Alexandria, Apollo, Bemidji, Brainerd, Cathedral-Sartell, Detroit Lakes, Little Falls, Moorhead, Mora, Fergus Falls, St John’s Prep, Tech, TrekNorth, Willmar

Race Schedule:

• 10:00 AM & 1:30 PM Varsity Boys Pursuit (5k)
• 10:45 AM & 2:15 PM Varsity Girls Pursuit (5K)
• 11:30 Continuous wave start for JV boys and then JV girls (5k)
• 12:15 Mass Start Jr. High Boys (3K)
• 12:45 Mass Start Jr. High Girls (3k) 

**Middle School students should not even go to the middle school. Go directly to the ski room in the morning or walk over when you get off the bus. 

Parents will be providing some food for the kids to share at the team table and there will also be concessions to purchase.

Section T-Shirts - Orders due Tuesday

The Section meet is coming up quickly and the T-shirt order needs to go in next Wednesday morning. If your skier wants to order a shirt, their order will need to be turned in on Tuesday. Very sorry for the short notice! If you don't have easy access to a printer, just write the info on a piece of paper with your skier's name and send it to school. Otherwise, you can print the order form by clicking on the image below.

Alexandria Invite Results

The meet in Alexandria was all classic skiing, from Varsity down to Junior High. Jackson won the boys event where the team finished third, and Katie took second for the girls who had a second place finish as a team as well. Congrats everyone and good luck on your finals!

Brainerd Dispatch Coverage
Varsity Boys Results
Varsity Girls Results
JV Girls Results
Jr High Boys Results
Jr High Girls Results

**Parents, please check your email  for info about our home meet next week!**

Alexandria Meet & Other Updates

Monday: Team Meal & Waxing
Tuesday: Alexandria Meet
Friday: Team Meal CANCELLED
Saturday: Bemidji Meet CANCELLED

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Alexandria Invitational

Where: Andes Tower Hills
Date: Tuesday, Jan. 15
Time: 3:00 pm

Busses will leave MOLS at 12:05, LFCMS at 12:15, and LFCHS at 12:30

Schedule: 

• 3:00   Boys JH
• 3:30   Girls JH
• 4:00   Boys JV
• 4:30   Girls JV
• 5:00   Boys V
• Girls V will start right after boys V

Format: There will be wave starts. Start intervals will be dependent on the number of entries per race. 

Awards: Top 10 for each race

Scoring: Webscorer 

Parking: Andes has a large enough parking lot to accommodate all spectators. 

DL Invite Results & Photos

Varsity girls placed 4th today at Maplelag, with Katie in the top 5. Varsity boys finished 2 points behind Bemidji for 2nd place, with Colton Y, Jackson, Mac, and Colton G in the top 10. Great races from our JV and JH athletes as well!

Brainerd Dispatch Coverage
Official results
Photos

Skinnyski has also released their Round 2 Rankings today. Click HERE

Next week:
  * Monday - team meal, waxing, parent meeting in the HS commons at 5:30ish to plan for our
                        home meet at Camp Ripley on Jan 24
  * Tuesday - meet at Andes

D.L. Invite - Jan 10th

Where: Maplelag Resort, 30501 Maplelag Rd, Callaway, MN
When: Thursday, Jan 10
Time: 10:30
Schedule: 

• 6:45am Load Bus
• 7:00 am Bus Leaves
• 10:00am Coaches meeting
• 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.

Varsity: Wave Start depending on numbers. Each leg of the race will be roughly 4.5 km in length.
Jr. Varsity: 5 km Freestyle race. Mass Start.
Jr. High skiers: 3-4 km Freestyle race. Mass Start.

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. Adding the times of the skiers will be used as the tiebreaker.

Skiers should bring: 

• Skis, boots, poles
• Lunch (We have some food left from the meet this weekend, but not a lot. Bring your own food too.)
• Water and/or Gatorade
• Uniform
• Dry clothes/layers
• Homework..its a long day.

Mesabi East Results

Congratulations to all of the Flyers who skied at Mesabi East today. We had some very strong finishes!

Varsity Girls finished 25th out of 55 teams
Varsity Boys tied for 13th, out of 53 teams
JV Girls finished 29th out of 44 teams
JV Boys finished 18th out of 48 teams

You can view all the results HERE.
Brainerd Dispatch coverage

Coming up next week: Team meal on Wednesday & Maplelag meet on Thursday.

Mesabi East Invitational

The Mesabi East Invitational will be held at Giants Ridge in Biwabik tomorrow. The classic race starts at 11:00 and the skate race at 1:30. There are over 900 athletes registered for the event from throughout Minnesota, and some out of state teams too.

You can view the start list HERE and watch live results as the skiers cross the finish line.

Good luck to all of the Flyer skiers!