Bemidji Meet Results 12/11/21

The varsity boys finished 2nd. They were led by near tie for Connor Grant in 1st place and Ethan Yorek in 2nd place. Grant and Yorek finished 5 tenths of a second apart.

The varsity girls finished 5th. Beth Ahlin led the girls with an 8th place.

The JV girls finished 2nd. Claire Anderson and Celia Rustad led the team to the 2nd place finish.

We are proud of all of our skiers! Here are the results:

High School Results - https://www.skinnyski.com/racing/highschool/2021/dec11bemidji.pdf

Middle School Results:

Nick Sprang 7:47

Cayden Olsen 9:10

Owen Swisher 9:19

Marshall Edgerton 12:50

Mason Ellingson12:38

Ben Satterberg 14:38

Noah Archer 16:24

Keenan Gatts 19:10

Ayden Plumski23:30

Marshall Zapzalka 19:55

Addy Sobiech 8:50 

Elyse Yorek 9:28

Courtney Herdering 9:29

Emma Larson 9:48

June Lacina 11:57

Lilly Pasela12;24

Audra Satterberg 13:37

Elise Laflamme 14:44

Tayla Enstad18:27

Brenna Flahave 20:06

Emily Oberton 20:20

Leela Kroll-Zupko 20:49

Detroit Mountain Meet Results 12/7/21

Click here to see results!

First Meet Results

First Meet Results

Some of our JV/Varsity athletes raced yesterday at Detroit Mountain! The results can be found here:

Varsity Boys Results

Varsity Girls Results

JV Boys

A note from Coach Mattia Hendrickson:

The boys finished 2nd as a whole team. Out of 22 relay teams, Connor Grant and Alex Oberton finished 3rd. Ethan Yorek and Elliot Oberton finished 5th and Angus Rustad and Edward Sobiech finished 10th.

The girls finished 4th as a whole team. The relay team of Beth Ahlin and Ainsley Kresha finished 7th. Aliza Kresha and Sarah Wolbeck finished 9th.

JV:
Chase Olsen finished 10th in the JV race.

Due to no snow, this was the first time the majority of the team put their skis on for the season. In addition, the athletes had to ski up a downhill ski course. Both the boys and girls competed well in the difficult racing conditions.

***Our next meet is Tuesday, December 7th at Detroit Mountain - ALL skiers will have the opportunity to race!

GO FLYERS!

Team Meal Sign up

Please use the link below to sign up for Team Meals.  Please remember it would be great if you could sign up for 1 meal per skier.  If you have questions, please call Kolbi Grant at 218-851-7190. 

Sign Up for Team Meals 

2021-2022 Ski Season Parent Meeting

 2021-2022 Ski Season Parent Meeting

THIS Thursday (11/18), 5:00 PM, High School Commons

Please join us to meet the coaches, learn more about our new equipment check-out procedure, take a look at the meet schedule, learn how to sign up for team meals, sign up for our google classroom and more. We look forward to seeing you!

-Flyer Nordic Ski Coaches

State Meet 2021 & Miscellaneous

Post Ski Banquet, I'm finally getting out a recap of the state meet. Before that though, congratulations to all the skiers on a fantastic season! Really, it's the season that almost wasn't. Like Mattia said -- a late start, COVID restrictions, weather that was too cold and then too warm, not enough snow, and practicing skiing in circles at the golf course. Everyone who has skied prior to this season knows how strange it all was. Hopefully all the new skiers will come back for a normal  <fingers crossed> season next year.

The state meet last week was warm and sunny. Girls skied Thursday; boys on Friday. Congratulations to all of the state meet qualifiers for all their achievements leading up to and at the state meet. Jackson's 4th place finish was the best finish in Little Falls Nordic Ski history, and one of the highest achievements of any Little Falls athlete regardless of sport. 

Skinnyski's state meet recap included the photo and paragraph below:

Each State Meet brings great surprises and even in a pandemic format, there were still some great stories. Little Falls Jackson Grant (unranked) rocked the boys field with a stunning classic race, perhaps pressed on by his pairing with Colin Freed. Grant, who won only one conference race all season, put in the performance of his high school career taking fourth in the classic and following up with fifth best in the skate to finish in fourth place overall!

State Meet Results

Brainerd Dispatch

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Finally, a couple of notes:

1. Watch for info coming soon on our 2nd Annual Brewskis for New Skis fundraiser. The first was a huge success and a lot of fun. We had to postpone the event last August but are planning for this summer. There are lots of ways to get involved and help! More to come.

2. The slideshow from the banquet is linked in the right sidebar under "Important Links" if you missed it or want to see it again.

State T-shirts

 

If you want to order a state t-shirt, your order needs to be in by noon on Thursday.

All you need to do is send an email to flyernordicskiing@gmail.com with:

1. Skier's name
2. Long sleeve or Short sleeve
3. Size(s) needed

Short sleeve tees will be $13.00, long sleeve tees will be $16.00, and they're black cotton. If you want to pay right away, please give cash or check to Liz Belden in the high school office; otherwise just pay for your shirts when you pick them up.

Section 8 Meet

Congratulations to the Flyer boys team on their second place team finish, earning another trip to the state meet. They'll be joined by Beth Ahlin who qualified as an individual with her 6th place finish. Fantastic job Flyers and good luck at Giants Ridge next week!

Results

Brainerd Dispatch Coverage

Skinnyski Section Meet Coverage

Follow the skiers next week (March 11 & 12) with live results on MTEC

Jr High Championships Results & Photos

We really had a nice, mild day for the last Jr High meet of the season and were lucky to get the meet in before the heat wave coming this week. Congrats to the 6th-9th graders on a great end to the season and good luck to all the skiers on the Section team!

Results

Photos

Brainerd Invite - Results and Photos

 It was beautiful at the Northland Arboretum yesterday for our final full-team meet (V, JV, and JH). Varsity raced their only continuous pursuit of the season, for a total of 11k. Monday is the final JV race at Maplelag, next Saturday is the Jr High Championships in Brainerd, and March 2nd is the Section race at Maplelag.

Results

Photo Album

DL Invite Results & Photos

Finally back out on the course, Varsity and JV skied at Detroit Mountain Tuesday afternoon. There were 3 rounds of teams throughout the day and a total of 8 teams competing. Little Falls skied the second round with Brainerd and Alexandria. The boys varsity placed 3rd and the girls varsity placed 6th. JV boys and girls both placed 3rd.

Race Results

Brainerd Dispatch

Photos

Section T-Shirts

 Section T-shirt orders need to be turned in to the coaches by Friday. The image below is a link to the order form, which you can print directly from the blog.

Click to view/print order form.

Detroit Lakes Invite

Where: Detroit Mountain, 29409 170th St., Detroit Lakes MN

When:

• 11:30: Bus loads at the High School
• 11:45: Bus leaves
• 2:30:   Varsity 6k classic
• 3:10:   JV classic

There will be a running clock - boys and girls for both V and JV will go right after each other.

We will be racing in the 2nd race of 3 races, competing against Brainerd and Alexandria. 

There will be some outside, walk-up window concessions for hot chocolate, soup, and candy.

Fergus Falls Invite - Results and Photos

We got to ski Spidahl's Ski Gaard on Thursday for the first time in many years. Fresh snow and hills, so very different than the skiing in Little Falls this year!

Results

Brainerd Dispatch

Photo Album -- frozen camera batteries shut me down early in the day  :(

We also learned this week that the MSHSL made some decisions about the winter sports state tournaments. Nordic Ski is scheduled for March 12 at Giant's Ridge (tentatively). That's Eli representing LF in the photo on the MSHSL page!  :)

Skinnyski also published Round 3 of their high school rankings, which has our boys' team and the Brainerd boys' team in the top 10 in the state and two of the Bemidji boys on the cusp of the top 10 as individuals.

Fergus Falls Invite - February 4th

Bus loads from the High School at 6:00 and leaves at 6:15.

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Location: Spidahl Ski Gaard - 26002 County Hwy 22, Erhard MN 56534

Format: 

•  Varsity: 5K Freestyle. Wave Start - 1 minute between waves
•  JV: 5K Freestyle. Wave Start - 1 minute between waves
•  Junior High: 3K Freestyle. Wave Start - 1 minute between waves

A.M Teams: Little Falls, Alexandria, Fergus Falls
PM Teams: Bemidji, Brainerd, Moorhead

Morning Schedule:

• 9:00 - Varsity Boys
• 9:45 - Varsity Girls
• 10:30 - JV Boys
• 11:15 - JV Girls
• 12:00 - Jr High Boys/Girls

Timing: Pickle Events. Results will be posted at: www.pickleevents.com

Awards: Individual awards to top ten in each race (am/pm combined results)

LF Invite: Results & Photos

Flyers faced our toughest competitors, Brainerd and Bemidji, at our 2nd meet of the season today, which was moved from Camp Ripley to the Northland Arboretum. The boys placed 3rd and the girls placed 4th. Next week Thursday is the Fergus Falls meet, held at Spidahl. 

Results

Photos

Brainerd Dispatch

LF Home Meet at the Brainerd Arb

As you know, we're having our home meet this Saturday at the Arboretum. Even though the meet was moved from Camp Ripley, we're still responsible for managing the event and need volunteers to help direct skiers along the course and to serve as back-up timers. Time slots are short and are arranged so that you can choose a time either before or after your skier/s race/s. 

Click HERE to sign up!

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DATE: Saturday, Jan 30th, 2021

LOCATION: Brainerd Arboretum; 14250 Conservation Dr, Baxter, MN

SCHEDULE:

• 7:15 AM     Bus Loading by the ski doors
• 7:30 AM     Bus Leaves from the high school

AM Teams: Little Falls, Brainerd, Bemidji

• 9:00     Varsity Boys (10 MAX)  8K
• 9:45     Varsity Girls (10 MAX)   8K
• 10:30   JV Boys (24 MAX)         5K
• 11:00   JV Girls (24 MAX)          5K

12:00   Jr High Boys                  3K
12:30   Jr High Girls                  3K

PM Teams: Moorhead, Alexandria, Wilmar

• 1:30     Varsity Boys (10 MAX)   8K
• 2:15     Varsity Girls (10 MAX)    8K
• 3:00     JV Boys (24 MAX)          5K
• 3:30     JV Girls (24 MAX)           5K

*No indoor facilities or concessions. One porta potty per team.

Bemidji Invite: Results and Photos

Yesterday was our long-awaited first meet of the season. Best snow we've seen since our preseason October snowstorm! Varsity boys took first place, just one point ahead of Bemidji, and the girls placed third. 

Coming up next: Maplelag on Tuesday and our home meet next Saturday.

Skinnyski published round 2 of their high school rankings, ranking the boys team 7th.

Bemidji Pioneer Coverage

Brainerd Dispatch Coverage

Results

Photos

Bemidji Invitational -- Jan. 23, 2021

Bemidji Invitational

Date: Saturday, January 23^rd 2021

Departure:   

• 9:45  Load the bus by the ski doors
• 10:00  The bus will leave
• 6/6:30  The bus will return

Location:     Bemidji HS Lumberjack Trail >> MAP                                        

Format: Varsity Skate Race (5 KM) 12 Skiers each gender per school 

JV Skate Race (5 KM)   24 JV Skiers each gender per school 

Race Schedule:    

                           1:30 PM Girls Varsity 5 KM – Three waves of four per school.

2:00 PM Boys Varsity 5 KM –Three waves of four per school. 

2:45 PM Girls JV 5 KM –Waves of six skiers per school.  

3:30 PM Boys JV 5 KM –Waves of six skiers per school.  

Teams: AM Teams:  Brainerd, Moorhead, and Trek North 

PM Teams:   Bemidji, Alexandria, and Little Falls 

Scoring: Top four skiers score for team placement. In the event of a tie, top four times added.

Facilities:  No indoor facilities or concessions. One porta-john per team, per event. 

• Spectators will need to park in the school parking lot behind the school and walk to some viewing areas or ski out onto the course if so desired.
  
  
• MSHSL rules say spectators must be wearing a mask at all times. 

Bring:

• Food for before and after the race

• Water/Gatorade

• Skate Skis, boots, poles

• Dry/Warm Clothes for before and after racing 

• Extra Mask/Buff -you may want a dry one for before or after the race.

Flyer Buffs & 2nd Chance for Nordic Apparel

The MSHSL rules for masks limit skiers to buffs/masks that are "black, white, or beige or school colors. These may include only the school names and/or mascot". If you're looking for a buff that meets this criteria, we have a limited number of Flyer buffs available for sale. The buffs are $13 and can be purchased from the coaches at practice. Please make checks payable to: Flyer Nordic Ski Club.

We are also re-opening the Nordic Apparel Order. If you are interested in ordering, you can do so online. The storefront will close next Friday, January 15th. When the clothing items become available, coaches will distribute them at practice. If you prefer, you can have them shipped to you (for a fee) or you can put a note in the comments that you would like them to go to you, rather than your skier, and I'll contact you to work out a time to meet.

CLICK HERE to visit the storefront.

Notes about the storefront:

*You will get an email confirmation that your order was placed. If you do not get an email, you did not fully finish the process.

*In the checkout process, you can pay to have garments shipped to your home, or if you click on "Pickup In Store or Team Delivery", the coaches will distribute the orders when they become available.

*You are able to pay with whatever method is most convenient, including PayPal, credit, or debit card. The first step is the yellow check out with PayPal button, which will bring you to the next screen to select your payment method.

*If you have questions about ordering or the clothing items, please email Brenda from The Clothesline/Becker Screen Printing at theclothesline@centurylink.net.

*If you have questions about delivery/pick up, please call Julie 218-330-4787.