| 2010 State Alpine Ski Meet |
Lakeville South girls seek third consecutive title;
Lakeville South’s Moltzan seeks to repeat also
The Lakeville South girls will seek their third consecutive team championship at the 2010 State Alpine Ski Meet to be conducted on Wednesday, Feb. 10, at Giants Ridge in Biwabik.
In the boys’ team competition, the Cadets of St. Thomas Academy of Mendota Heights return in search of more gold. If they win it would be their second consecutive title.
Lakeville South sophomore Paula Moltzan returns as the defending champion in the girls’ individual competition. She will face tough competition from senior teammate Niki Larson, who took top individual honors in both 2007 and 2008. A new champion will emerge in the boys’ individual competition.
The Schedule
For the second consecutive year, the team and individual competitions will be run as a single event. The first run is slated to begin at 9 a.m. and the second will start at noon. Awards for both teams and individuals will be presented at 2:30 p.m.
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| 2010 State Nordic Ski Meet |
Forest Lake boys seek third consecutive team title;
St. Paul Academy and Summit School’s Hart defends girls’ pursuit title
The Rangers of Forest Lake will defend their boys’ team title at the 2010 State Nordic Ski Racing Meet. If they win it would be their third consecutive title and their fifth in six years.
In the girls’ team competition Minneapolis Southwest is the highest returning qualifier. The Lakers earned runner-up honors last year.
In the girls’ pursuit event, senior Annie Hart of St. Paul Academy and Summit School returns to defend her crown. Jessie Diggins, a senior at Stillwater Area, is also looking for an additional pursuit title. She won back-to-back championships in 2007 and 2008.
Senior Raleigh Goessling of Cloquet/Esko/Carlton is the highest returning qualifier in the boys’ pursuit event, having earned runner-up honors in 2009.
The current race format, introduced in 2007, eliminates separate individual titles in the classical and freestyle events. The meet is a pure pursuit event with only one individual title. The freestyle race will be run first, followed by the classical race based on freestyle times.
The state meet is scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 11, at Giants Ridge in Biwabik. Team scoring is determined by adding the scores of each team’s top four skiers in the pursuit event. In addition to the advancing teams, each section also qualifies eight individual pursuit skiers. All skiers, who must ski both the freestyle and classical races, are eligible for individual pursuit awards.
The Schedule
The boys’ 5K freestyle race starts at 10 a.m., followed by the girls’ 5K freestyle race at 11 a.m. The boys’ 5K classical race will begin at 1:30 p.m., and the boys’ 5K classical race will follow at 2:30 p.m. A combined awards presentation will follow shortly after the conclusion of the final race.
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