Jr High Championships: Feb 1

This race is for all 6th-9th graders! (Except 9th graders racing at sections)

Location: Forest View Middle School, Brainerd 

Schedule: 

7:45     Bus Loads 

8:00    Bus Leaves

9:30     Coaches Meeting

10:00   Girls Classic Ski

10:40   Boys Classic Ski

11:45     Fun Event Skiing

1:00     Girls Skate Race

1:40     Boys Skate Race

2:30     Sprint Races

3:20    Awards

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

Distance: Approximately 4 km classic and 4 km freestyle races on the same course.

Awards: Ribbons will be awarded to boys and girls 1st through 7th place for 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th grades in skate and classic. Edible prizes for the sprint races. 

Amenities: Indoor restrooms and concessions inside the Middle School

North Star Conference Results & Photos

As Mattia explained in her email: This is not technically a conference race. All the teams that do not have a conference have a race on the same day as everyone else’s conference race. The other teams there were at the North Star meet were Bemidji, Detroit Lakes, TrekNorth, Moorhead. This was an all classic race.

The boys Varsity took first place and put 4 skiers in the top 10, including Jackson's 1st place finish. They brought home the wooden ski traveling trophy. The girls Varsity put 3 skiers in the top 10 and placed 3rd overall.

Overall, Flyer skiers had a great race day!

Boys Highlights: Jackson Grant (1st), Cormac Shanoff (3rd), Connor Grant (8th), Thomas Zupko (9th) 

Girls Highlights: Adrienne Kresha (7th), Claire Zack (8th), Camilla Johnson (10th) 

Jr High Boys Highlights: Antonio Becker (4th)

Jr High Girls Highlights: Isabelle Segler (4th), Sarah Wolbeck (6th), Violet Swisher (9th)

Photos

Bemidji Pioneer

Results

Conference Meet: Jan 28

When: Tuesday, Jan 28 at 1:00
Where: Movil Maze Recreation Area
Who: Moorhead, Detroit Lakes, TrekNorth, Bemidji, Little Falls

MOLS:   Out of school at 8:40; Leave at 9:00
Middle School:   Out of school at 8:55; Leave at 9:15
High School:   Out of school at 9:10; Leave at 9:30

Schedule:

Individual awards:  Top ten ‘fun’ awards in all divisions
Team Awards:  The ‘traveling’ big ski award for the winning boys and girls team!

** According to the Beltrami County website: "This site is primitive, with an outdoor vault toilet as its only amenity."

LF Invite Results & Photos

Another excellent home meet at Camp Ripley! Thank you to all of the parents who donated items to the concessions stand, helped keep our skiers fed all day, worked in the building, and helped outside with bibs and timing. There are so many things happening throughout the day and it takes a lot of people to make it all happen as smoothly as it did.

Congrats to all of our skiers for the great races on a challenging course with challenging snow conditions. Girls Varsity placed 6th and Boys Varsity placed 2nd, just 3 point behind Bemidji. Top 10 finishers were:

• Varsity: Jackson, Mac, Ethan
• JV: Elliot, Gabe
• Jr High: Parker, Lily

Brainerd Dispatch
MC Record
Results
Photos

Happy birthday Coach Jordan!!   :)

LF Invite at Camp Ripley: Jan 23

UPDATE:  Range Control will NOT be asking us to stop and sign in, due to the volume of traffic. But still watch your speed. :)

They've also asked that everybody parks smart in the main lot, leaving room between rows of vehicles for an ambulance to get through if the need arises.

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Thursday, January 23
Camp Ripley Biathlon Course

* You can't get on base without state/government issued ID
* Plan for 30 minutes drive after the main gates
* Drive the speed limit or under. Even a mile over can get you pulled over.
* Stop at Range Control. If no one is outside on the road, you'll need to park and go inside.
* After Range Control, follow signs for F Range

Schedule:

7:45	Bus Loads at High School***
8:00	Bus Leaves
10:00	Varsity Boys (5k)
10:45	Varsity Girls (5k)
11:30	JV boys (5k) Wave start
12:30	JV girls (5k) Wave start
1:00	Jr. High Boys (3k) Mass Start
1:15	Jr. High Girls (3k) Mass Start
1:45	Varsity Boys Pursuit (5k)
2:30	Varsity Girls Pursuit (5k)
3:15ish	Awards

***Middle School skiers should go directly to the High School and board the bus.

There will be concessions at the meet and both indoor and outdoor restrooms.

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Section T-shirt order forms & payment must be turned in to coaches on Thursday. 

If your skier didn't bring home a form, please download below.

Click the image to download and print the order form.

Alexandria Invite Results & Photos

Varsity girls placed 5th and boys placed second at our chilly evening race in Alexandria. The Jr High teams started the afternoon racing under sunny, clear skies but the Varsity started after sunset and finished in the dark. The girls' headlamps were about all that was visible when they wrapped up their event.

Congratulations to top 10 finishers:

• Varsity Girls: Adrienne
• Varsity Boys: Jackson & Cormac
• JV Boys: Alex
• Jr. High Girls: Izzy & Ainsley
• Jr. High Boys: Elliot & Antonio

Brainerd Dispatch 

Photo Album

Varsity Girls Results

Varsity Boys Results

JV Girls Results

JV Boys Results

Jr High Girls Results

Jr High Boys Results

Alexandria Meet: Jan.14

Where: Andes Tower Hills
When: Tuesday, Jan. 14 at 2:30

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 12:10; bus leaves 12:30

Schedule:

2:00	Coach’s Meeting
2:30	Boys Junior High Classic (3K)
3:00	Girls Junior High Classic (3K)
3:30	Boys JV Classic (5K)
4:00	Girls JV Classic (5K)
4:30	Boys Varsity waves, followed by Girls Varsity waves
	**Classic (7K) – head lamps may be necessary
5:30	Awards

Starts: All races will be a wave start. Each school will have their own wave per race.

Awards: Awards will be given to the top 10 of each race.

Facilities: Nearby lodge with indoor restrooms

DL Invite Results & Photos

Varsity Boys took 1st and Girls placed 5th at the Detroit Lakes Invite at Maplelag. Top 10 finishes for Jackson, Cormac, & Ethan; Adrienne; Logan, Elliot, Parker, & Antonio. Congratulations to all!

Skinnyski's summary:

Detroit Lakes Invite Results

January 10, 2020

Jay Richards reports: Maplelag Resort was host to the 26th Annual Detroit Lakes Invitational on Thursday which included most of the schools from Section 8. The unique 9km continuous pursuit featured separate classic and skate courses and provided an opportunity for racers to preview segments for the upcoming Sectional race. In Varsity boys race, Nick Youso took top honors over Jackson Grant of Little Falls followed by Jack Lee of Moorhead. Girls Varsity saw 9th grader Abbie Ishaug of Moorhead taking the win followed by Elle Juranek and Lililiana Schaeffer, both of Brainerd. Team titles went to the Little Falls boys and Brainerd girls.


Brainerd Dispatch
Varsity & JV Results
Jr High Results
Photo Album

Detroit Lakes Invite: Jan 9th

Thursday, Jan. 9th at 10:30am
Maplelag Resort, Callaway 

Schedule:

6:15 a.m.	Load Bus
6:30 a.m.	Bus Leaves
10:00 a.m.	Coaches meeting
10:30 a.m.	Boys Varsity
11:30 a.m.	Girls Varsity
12:30 p.m.	Boys JV
1:00 p.m.	Girls JV
1:45 p.m.	Boys JH
2:15 p.m.	Girls JH

Click for Race Course Details

Varsity Race: Varsity skiers will ski a continuous pursuit, starting with classic style and a quick change to skate at the halfway point of the race -- each leg approximately 4.5 km. Ribbons will be given out to the top 10 skiers in each race. 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. 

JV Race: Jr. Varsity skiers will ski only a 5 km Classic race. Mass Start. Ribbons will be given out to the top 10 skiers in each race.

Jr High Race: Jr. High skiers will ski a 3-4 km Freestyle race. Mass Start. Ribbons will be given out to the top 10 skiers in each race, handed out at the finish.

Lunch is available for purchase for spectators. Skiers should pack:

• Lunch
• Water and/or Gatorade
• Uniform & ski equipment
• Dry clothes/layers
• Homework..it's a long day

Our team will have a room in the basement of the main lodge.

Mesabi East Results

The Mesabi East meet this year consisted of 872 racers on 58 teams from throughout Minnesota and neighboring states. Forest Lake took both Varsity team titles. Our team finishes were:

Girls Varsity:   25th Place
Boys Varsity:  7th Place
Girls JV:   21st Place
Boys JV:   17th Place

Full Results
Brainerd Dispatch

photo cred: Coach Jordan

Mesabi East Meet

Twenty Little Falls skiers and four coaches left this morning for the Mesabi East Meet at Giant's Ridge in Biwabik. This has been billed as the largest high school Nordic ski meet in the country with 934 skiers registered to ski tomorrow. If you're interested in following along or checking in on the team, you can find start times HERE and live results posted up to the second HERE.

GOOD LUCK FLYERS!!

Flyer skiers and start times.