Regional Junior High Championship Nordic Ski Race

Date Change: Thursday, January 29, 2015
Venue Change: Mt. Ski Gull, Brainerd, MN

Race Format:  Individual races for (non-varsity) boys and girls 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th grades in freestyle skiing.  Participants in the Junior High meet can not be on the Section team.

Starting Format:  Girl and boy ski races will be interval starts of 2 skiers per 30 seconds.  At the conclusion of the freestyle race, a freestyle relay race made of 4 skiers of the same team will occur.  Each skier will ski ½ of the 1.5 km loop (placement of 2 skiers at the halfway mark).  (This is a new format trial and may have some changes.)  They will try to have one relay school team, per wave, with the intent of having most skiers participating.  Edible prizes will be awarded to the winning relay team of each relay race.
Distance:  2 laps of 1.5 km for freestyle skiing.

Schedule of Events: 11:30 am   Coaches Meeting
                                        11:45 am   Girls Freestyle Ski
                                       12:45 pm   Boys Freestyle Ski
                                        2:00 pm   Girls Relay & Boys obstacle
                                                               course on skis
                                        2:45 pm   Boys Relay & Girls obstacle
                                                               course on skis
                                        3:30 pm   Skiers can choose one event
                                                                Double Pole Challenge
                                                                Glide Contest
                                                                3-Legged Race on Skis

                                        4:00 pm   Awards

Awards:  Ribbons for places one through eight in 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th & 9th grades, girls and boys. Edible prizes for relays, obstacle course, double pole, glide and three-legged ski.

Location of Trails: Mt. Ski Gull is located at 9898 County Road 77 Southwest, Nisswa, MN 56468. From Little Falls, take 371 north through Baxter.  Go west by taking a left at Dondelinger’s Car Dealership.

The Mt. Ski Gull building may be used for warming and bathrooms, however skis and waxing equipment should not be brought into the the building.  Concessions will be available. Please encourage polite etiquette with your skiers to enable use the facility in the future.

Bemidji Invitational - Saturday, Jan. 24th

Bemidji Invitational
Saturday, January 24, 2015
Mt Itasca Ski Area
Coleraine, MN

Format: Varsity Girls and Boys Pursuit 10K (limit 10/team)

  Start will be intervals of 2 skiers/20 or 30 seconds

  JV Girls and Boys 5K (style TBD)

               Start will be intervals as well

Times:  

Teams: Section 8

Scoring:  Top four skiers will score for team placement

  In the event of a tie, adding the top four times 

                         will determine the tie breaker

Awards:   Team Champions in Varsity division 

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

  1-10 place Ribbons for JV

Facilities: Restrooms, food and refreshments at the ski chalet

January 15 Meets: DL and St John's

The team was split between Detroit Lakes and St Cloud yesterday.  Results are posted below.

Detroit Lakes/Maplelag
St. John's Prep/Graystone

Since the Warriors attended the meet in DL, the Dispatch covered that meet.  There's a photoset on the Maplelag Facebook page that has some nice shots of the race too.

Dispatch coverage
Facebook Photo Album
Graystone Photos

St. John’s Prep PBJ Ski Race - Jan 15

St. John’s Prep PBJ Ski Race

All Jr High skiers and some JV.  Skiers should check with their coach if they're not sure where they need to go.

*I don't know yet when buses are leaving, but will add that info if I get it.


When:                  Thursday, January 15

Where:                Graystone North Loop trail  
                              15th Ave. SE and MN 310
                           Near St. Benedict’s Center

Schedule:            2:00 pm  Coaches Meeting
                              2:30 pm  Junior High boys freestyle – mass start 3K
                              2:45  Junior High girls freestyle – mass start 3K
                              3:15  Junior Varsity boys freestyle – wave start  5K
                              3:35  Junior Varsity girls freestyle – wave start 5K
                              3:55  Varsity boys freestyle – wave start 5K
                              4:15  Varsity girls freestyle – wave start 5K

Timing:               Times will not be kept for Jr High races.
                              We will use the card system.
                              For JV, coaches will record times as they are called
                              out at the finish line.

Teams:              Alexandria, Apollo, Brainerd, CHS/Sartell, Little
                             Falls, Mora, St. Johns, Tech, Willmar.

Scoring:              Top 4 skiers from each school combine to make
                              the team score.
                              Results will be forwarded to each school.

Awards:               1st Place girls/boys Varsity teams:
                                    Johnnie Bread/Peanut Butter and Jelly
                             Peanut Butter and Jelly Johnnie Bread for top 5
                                    finishers in each race.
               

Detroit Lakes Invitational: Jan 15

Detroit Lakes Invitational
Thursday January 15th
10:30 am
Maplelag Resort
www.maplelag.com 
Callaway, MN

This is a skate race only and will be for Varsity and some JV skiers.  More info to follow on a St Cloud race for the rest of the JV and Junior High skiers.

Varsity skiers will skate a 2 lap course approximately 8.7 km
Jr. Varsity skiers will skate a one lap 4.3 km race.

10:00am Coaches meeting
10:30am Boys Varsity
11:15am Girls Varsity
12:30pm Boys JV
1:00pm Girls JV

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.
Total skier times will be used for a tiebreaker. (As per MSHSL rules)

Each team will have a room in the basement of the main lodge. Only coaches are allowed on the main level. Please ask skiers to use the exterior stairway.

 Skiers should pack lunches and snacks.