Skiing

Mt. Abram High School's Charlie Pye won his second gold of the MVC Alpine Championships in convincing fashion with a victory in the slalom race at Titcomb Mountain in Farmington. Pye, who won the GS at Sugarloaf Mountain, had runs of 40.71 and 38.57 for a combined score of 1:19.28. Second place went to Will Grant of Winthrop with runs of 44.51 and 42.08 (1:26.59). The final medal was won by Grant's teammate Jaxon August, who had times of 45.58 and 41.63 (1:27.21).

Also fininshing is the top 7 positions were Mt. Abram's Tre Pease (1:32.71), Nate Bliss of Rangeley (1:33.46), Joel Tardiff of Mountain Valley (1:34.99), and Trevor Nichols of Mt. Abram (1:40.490.

With the strong performance and depth, the Roadrunners won the MVC Alpine Championship.

In the girls race, Mountain Valley High School's Lily Boulanger, skiing for the Mtn Valley/Dirigo team, took the top podium spot with runs of 40.49 and 41.33 for a combined time of 1:21.82. Her sister Jaden, who won the Day 1 GS, came in second with times of 41.17 and 41.74 (1:22.91). The final podium position was captured by Rangeley's Amelia Stokes, who had runs of 42.76 and 42.68 (1:25.44).

Rounding out the top 7  were Breezy Quimby of Rangeley (1:25.77), Monmouth Academy's  Annabelle Carlton (1:32.75), Abrey Farnum of MV/Dir (1:32.76) and Lily Day of Mt. Abram HS (1:33.39).

Congratulations go to the Falcons for winning the 2023 MVC Alpine Championship.

Mountain Valley High School’s Jaden Boulanger opened up the first day of the Mountain Valley Conference Alpine Championships with a victory in the Girls’ Giant Slalom at Saddleback Mountain in Rangeley. The Falcon skier had runs of 46.91 and 46.13 for a combined total of 1:33.04. Skiing on her home mountain, Rangeley High School’s Breezy Quimby took second with a combined time of 1:34.01. Finishing in third place was Lily Boulanger on Mountain Valley with a total time of 1:34.01.

Rounding out the top 7 were Amelia Stokes of Rangeley (1:38.07), Lily Day of Mt. Abram (1:39.82), Jocelyn Nivus of Telstar (1:40.24), and Monmouth Academy’s Annabelle Carleton (1:40.27)

In the boys’ race, Mt. Abram High School’s Charlie Pye had runs of 48.36 and 46.13, giving him a combined time of 1:34.49 and an MVC GS Championship. Second place went to Joel Tardiff of Mountain Valley with a combined score of 1:35.25. Third place went to Grant Will of Winthrop, whose two-run time was 1:35.43. Also finishing in the top 7 were Nate Gallant of Mountain Valley (1:36.41), Lyle Hering of Mt. Abram (1:43.73), Tre Pease of Mt. Abram (1:45.52), and Mt. Abram’s Trevor Nichols (1:49.26).

The MVC Alpine Championships conclude on Saturday with the Slalom races at Titcomb Mountain in Farmington.

Girls RESULTS     Boys RESULTS

The 2023 Mountain Valley Conference Nordic Championships opened at Black Mountain in Rumford with the 5K freestyle mass start.  In the boys race, Jeffrey Warnock of Mt. Abram became the 2023 MVC Freestyle champion.  His winning time was 14:10.8.  Samuel Geissenger of Spruce Mtn was second (15:36.6) and Carter Butterfield of Mt. Abram was third (16:06.2).  Other top 10 finishers were Liam Waring of Orono (16:19.8), Ben Arsenault of Orono (16:51.1), Wil Stoner of Orono (18:40.8), Lyle Hering of Mt. Abram (19:07.5), Kayan Degruttola of Telstar (19:28.8), David Packard of Mountain Valley (20:12.1), and Mathew Pepe of Spruce Mountain (21:03.9).

In the girls race. Orono High School took the top 4 spots. Ruth White defended her title to become the 2023 MVC Freestyle champion.  Her winning time was 15:06.9.  Teammates Clara White was second (15:44.3) and Megan Gerbi was third (18:46.7).  Also finishing in the top 10 were Maureen Tyne of Orono (20:14.9), Lida Kanoti of Old Town (20:35.9), Ella Akers of Telstar (20:45.7), Phoebe Dow of Winthrop (21.02.4), Brooke Buotte of Mtn. Valley (21.08.5), Hannah Perkins of Spruce Mtn. (21:31.4) and Sophie Blanco of Winthrop (24:27.5)

The Orono boys and girls take the lead after day 1.  Day 2 competition will occur on Saturday with the classical pursuit at Titcomb Mtn. in Farmington.

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