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MSHSL State Nordic Ski Meet

Posted by Dave Johnson on February 6th 2010 in Events, Races

Boys and Girls

MSHSL State Nordic Ski Meet

Guidelines for Team and Individual Qualifiers

Boys Pursuit Results

The following guidelines have been established for the 2010 MSHSL Nordic Ski Racing Meet.  The tournament will be held at Giants Ridge, Biwabik, MN on Thursday, February 11, 2010.  PLEASE NOTE:  Review this information with your coaching staff and athletes.

RACE SCHEDULE.  Approximate start times

10:00 a.m. Boys’ 5K Freestyle

11:00 a.m. Girls’ 5K Freestyle

(The interval time for the freestyle race is 15 seconds per skier)

1:30 p.m.   Boys’ 5K Classical

2:30 p.m.   Girls’ 5K Classical Read the rest of this entry »

Nick Power 4th in Section 7 Qualifies for State Meet

Posted by Dave Johnson on February 6th 2010 in Races, Team Communication

#3 Nick Power Marshall School Section 7Marshall Nordic is proud to announce that Marshall Senior Nick Power has qualified for the Minnesota State Meet following excellent results at the Section Seven Meet.  Nick’s combined pursuit time of  31:04  over the two 5k courses placed him in 4th place over all.  Nick started the classic pursuit portion of the race in third place.   For most of the race Nick skied in 2nd place with Ely skiers Peter Schurke and Jake Dalberg in close pursuit.  On the downhill into the stadium Schurke and Dalberg passed Nick to cross the finish line just 9 seconds ahead.

Nick’s strong individual finish and excellent performances from freshman Joe Fairbanks, senior Mitch Campbell, and sophomore  Sam Johnson placed the Marshall Nordic Boys team in 5th place in a very competitive section of 11 teams.

The girls team was led by senior Lydia Jacobs, 17th place and 7th grader Megan Coughlan the second Marshall girl in 22nd place.  The girls squad placed 5th over all as well out of 11 teams.  Congratulations to the Marshall Nordic Ski Team on and excellent season!

SECTION 7 – NORDIC SKI MEET

Posted by Dave Johnson on February 1st 2010 in Events, Races, Team Communication

SECTION 7 – NORDIC SKI MEET

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4TH, 2010

GIANTS RIDGE GOLF & SKI RESORT

Results can be found here

1-800-688-7669 – Deb Maki’s ext 3409

Order of Events:

8:45 am          Volunteer meeting in timing bldg.

9:00 am         Coaches meeting in timing bldg.

10:00 am       Boys Skate Race   Giants Ridge State Freestyle Course

11:00 am       Girls Skate Race

1:30 pm         Boys Classic Pursuit Race Giants Ridge Classic Course

2:30 pm         Girls Classic Pursuit Race

3:45 pm         All Coaches meet to approve results

4:00 pm         Awards Ceremony

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Junior High Championships

Posted by Dave Johnson on January 27th 2010 in Events, Races, Team Communication

Race Announcement

Junior High Championships

Tuesday, February 2, 2010

Location:

Snowflake Nordic Center
4348 Rice Lake RoadDuluth,
MN  55811

Registration for skiers not on a high school team 1:30-2:00 p.m. (for skiers not registered on Steve’s website below)

Bib Pick-up 2:00 p.m.

Coaches Meeting 2:30 p.m.

Race Start time 3:00 p.m.

Format:

3 km classic race on lighted trails

Order of Start:

7th grade Boys
7th grade Girls
6th grade Boys
6th grade Girls
5th grade Boys
5th grade Girls

Break
9th grade Boys
9th grade Girls
8th grade Boys
8th grade Girls

Awards: Individual – Top 10 ribbons in each grade

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Cook County Invitational Pursuit Race

Posted by Dave Johnson on January 27th 2010 in Events, Races, Team Communication

On Friday, January 29, 2010 the Marshall Nordic Ski Team will participate in the Cook County Invitational Pursuit Race held at the Pincushion Mountain Ski Area in Grand Marais, Minnesota.

Cook County Invite Notice

Start Lists can be found here

Bus will leave Marshall at 6:30 am and return ~9:00 pm

Here is the team email with details about the day:

Cook County Meet at Pincushion, Grand Marais, MN

It’s time for the best meet of the year!  Our day will begin early so please be at school by 6:10 and ready to leave at 6:30.  We’ll drive to the Pincushion Mountain Trail in Grand Marais.  For Varsity the race will consist of 2 separate races.  The first will be a 5K skate race followed by  a 5K classic pursuit start race.
Jr High will race a 2.6 kilometer classic race.
The folks in Grand Marais are known for their delicious Read the rest of this entry »

Marshall Nordic Ski Teams Sweep Lake Superior Conference Titles

Posted by Dave Johnson on January 27th 2010 in Events, Races, Team Communication

Marshall Nordic Ski Teams Sweep
Lake Superior Conference Titles

Congratulations to both the Marshall Girls and Boys Nordic Ski Teams who skied to victory at the Lake Superior Conference Championships on Monday, January 25, 2010! The freshly fallen snow made for a beautiful evening of racing held on the lit trails at Snowflake Nordic Ski Center.

Scoring 381 points, the girl’s team of Meghan Coughlin, Ana Gabres, Cora Hemmila, Lydia Jacobs, Angela Katoski, Lee Weintraub, and Sylvie Weintraub beat runner-up Duluth Central by 13 points.  In a tie with 365 points, Cloquet-Esko-Carlton earned third place in a tie-breaker over Proctor.  Duluth Denfeld also competed but did not have enough skiers to score in the team competition.  Using a time trial format each skier skied a three kilometer freestyle race, followed by a three kilometer classic race.  Each skier’s times from the two races were then added together to determine their overall place.  The team score was then determined by the places of the top four skiers on each team.  Lee Weintraub (5th place), Meghan Coughlin (4th place), and Conference Champion, Lydia Jacobs earned All-Conference honors with their top ten finishes.

The winning boys team of Mitch Campbell, Brandon Channell, Josef Fairbanks, Joe Hodge, Cody Johnson, Sam Johnson, and Nick Power earned 383 points to clinch the boys title over second place Duluth Central (369).  Proctor (364) and Cloquet-Esko-Carlton (331) earned third and fourth place, respectively, while Duluth Denfeld did not have a complete team to count in the team scoring. Placing in the top ten, and earning All-Conference from Marshall were Sam Johnson (10th place), Mitch Campbell (5th place), Josef Fairbanks (4th place), and Nick Power (2nd place), who was edged for first by Duluth Denfeld’s Nate Ward by 4/10 of a second.

The Lake Superior Conference champions are looking forward to the final two meets as they finish off a great Nordic Ski season!

Lake Superior Conference Nordic Ski Meet

Posted by Dave Johnson on January 21st 2010 in Events, Races, Team Communication

Results can be found here

-What: LSC Nordic Ski Meet

-Where: Snowflake Nordic Ski Center, 4348 Rice Lake Road, Duluth, MN

-When: 25 Jan., 2010

-Time: 3K Skate boys followed by skate girls—-5:00 pm

3K Classic boys followed by classic girls—-6:30 pm

This is a varsity race, we allow exhibition skiers to race in order to help coaches pick a section team.  Please only enter varsity level skiers.

-Team: A team is defined as 7 skiers, these skiers will ski both events.  Indicate who your team skiers and exhibition skiers are.

-Scoring:  Scoring is the same as the section and state procedure.  The top four combined time(pursuit) skiers on each team count for team score.

-All-conference team:  The top 10 combined time(pursuit) skiers.

-Cost:  The LSC will pay for the 7 team skiers (14 for boys and girls).  Any exhibition skiers will be charged $5/skier, make checks out to Snowflake Nordic.

-Coaches meeting at 4:30

-Send entries to Steve Deschene at; timing@boreal.org or enter on his website at: www.boreal.org/~durfee

Your order of classic skiers are not affected by skate results, they will be started by a pre-determined start list.

-Questions:  email Glen Sorenson at:   gsorenso@proctor.k12.mn.us

Duluth East Invitational Pursuit Race

Posted by Dave Johnson on January 13th 2010 in Events, Races, Team Communication

Duluth East

Invitational Pursuit Race

Friday, January 22, 2010.

Snowflake Nordic Center
4348 Rice Lake Road, Duluth, MN  55811

Coaches meeting & bib pickup: 10:00 a.m.

ORDER OF START   (Start list can be found here )

11:00 am start running clock. Racers start two every 30 seconds

Event

Boy’s Varsity Freestyle 5K

Girl’s Varsity Freestyle 5K

Boy’s Jr. Varsity Freestyle 5K

Girl’s Jr. Varsity Freestyle 5K

Break

Boy’s Jr. High Freestyle 3K

Girl’s Jr. High Freestyle 3K

At about 2:30 pm restart running clock

Event

Boy’s Varsity 5K Classic Pursuit Starts

(About 20 minute gap between last Boy/first Girl)

Girl’s Varsity 5K Classic Pursuit Starts

NOTE: The classic pursuit race will be limited to the top 100 skiers from each of the boys and girls Varsity freestyle race.  Only pursuit skiers will count towards Varsity team scores.
AWARDS:

Individual awards to the top 10 in the Varsity pursuit, Junior Varsity classic and Jr. High freestyle events.

Award presentations will be immediately following race.

Concessions will be available

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Cloquet-Esko-Carlton Invitational

Posted by Dave Johnson on January 5th 2010 in Events, Races, Team Communication

Cloquet-Esko-Carlton Invitational

At Pine Valley

Tuesday, January 12th,2010

Race: An evening race on the moderately challenging and well lit Pine       Valley ski trails.

Format: Freestyle race. Two 2.5k laps for Varsity and JV.

Single 2.5k lap for Jr. High

Concessions: Snacks and Drinks will be available in the Pine Valley Chalet.

Awards: The first 10 skiers in each race will receive awards.

Schedule:

4:00pm Bib pick-up at the timing shed. Scratches and skier adds also at the        timing shed. See Steve for changes.

4:15pm Coaches meeting in the back room of the Chalet.

5:00pm Boys Varsity-2 laps

~5:30pm Girls Varsity-2laps

~5:50pm Boys JV-2 laps

~6:10pm Girls JV- 2 laps

~6:30pm Boys Jr. High 1-lap

~6:50pm Girls Jr. High 1-lap

~7:30pm Awards (In the Chalet)

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Giants Ridge Invite

Posted by Dave Johnson on January 5th 2010 in Events, Races, Team Communication

GIANTS RIDGE/MESABI EAST INVITE

SATURDAY, JANUARY 9TH, 2010

Start list can be found here

BIB PICK UP:                     Friday, January 8th 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Saturday, Jan. 9th 7:00 am – 8:45 am

In the Giants Ridge Training Center

COACHES MEETING:            9:00 am in the Training Center Meeting Room

APPROX. START TIME:

10:00 5K Classic                Varsity/JV Boys

12:00 5K Classic                Varsity/JV Girls

1:30 5K Freestyle              Varsity/JV Boys

3:00 5K Freestyle              Varsity/JV Girls

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