CENTRAL DIVISION AGE CLASS CHAMPIONSHIPS AT MARQUETTE MOUNTAIN, FEBRUARY 21-23. THIS EVENT IS THE ROCKY/CENTRAL JUNIOR OLYMPIC QUALIFIER. MSC HAS QUALIFIED ALL FIVE OF IT'S ATHLETES WHO PARTICIPATED IN MARQUETTE FOR THE J3 JUNIOR OLYMPICS IN VAIL, COLORADO, MARCH 9-15. MSC QUALIFYING ATHLETES INCLUDE: COLE MCCARDEL, STEVEN SIDDALL, NATHALIE KENNY, ANDREA PAINE AND CHRISTINA RENNIE.
THE ABOVE RACE INCLUDED 9 ONE RUN RACES OVER THREE LONG DAYS. AT THE END OF THE DAY, EACH OF THESE ATHLETES FOUND THEMSELVES RECOGNIZED AS THE BEST OF THE BEST WITHIN USSA'S CENTRAL DIVISION. GREAT JOB AND BEST OF LUCK AT THE J3 JO'S.
MORE GREAT SKI RACING NEWS!! MANISTEE HIGH SCHOOL BOYS FINISH 3RD AND GIRLS FINISH 7TH AT THE MHSAA STATE FINALS, FEBRUARY 25 AT BOYNE MOUNTAIN!!!
FOR THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW, MHS BOYS FINISHED 3RD IN THE DIVISION 2 STATE FINALS. THIS TIME THE BOYS WERE JUST 2 POINTS FROM RUNNER-UP AND JUST 12 POINTS FROM WINNING IT'S FIRST STATE TITLE. THOSE MARGINS ARE EXTREMELY CLOSE! SIMPLY A TREMENDOUS TEAM EFFORT BY THE MHS BOYS! GREAT JOB!
MEDALIST FOR THE MHS BOYS WAS KEEGAN JANOWIAK WHO PLACED 4TH IN SLALOM AND 6TH IN GIANT SLALOM.
MHS GIRLS FINISHED 7TH WITH A GREAT EFFORT FROM THE ENTIRE TEAM. MEDALIST'S FOR THE GIRLS INCLUDED: KATIE BRAMBLE WHO WAS RUNNER-UP IN THE GIRLS SLALOM AND 3RD IN THE GIANT SLALOM. KARI PAINE CAPTURED THE 6TH PLACE MEDAL IN SLALOM.
THE WINNING TRADITION LIVES ON WITH THE MANISTEE SKI PROGRAMS!