GIRLS’ ALPINE CHAMPIONSHIPS
Pembroke 11th, John Stark 12th
Key players: John Stark – Samantha Innerfield (13th giant slalom, 15th slalom); Pembroke – Jessica Boyajian (28th GS, 46th slalom)
Highlights/key moments: Kennett won its eighth straight title, and 15th in the last 16 years, with 759.5 points at King Pine. Hanover was second with 724 points and Hollis Brookline (670.5) took third. Pembroke finished with 483.5 points and Stark had 175.
Kearsarge first
Key players: Kearsarge – Hunter Burns (2nd overall), Trevor Pauling (3rd), Ben Boulton (4th), Edward Stowell (5th), Tom Lick (6th)
Highlights/key moments: The Cougars placed eight skiers in the top 10 and finished with 390 points to beat out Fall Mountain (382) and Sunapee (273).
Coach’s quote: “Today was the first time that we’ve been able to race at Fall Mountain in many years and it was a fun race. The boys did a great job getting some hard skiing against competition before Saturday’s NH Coaches Series race.” – Kearsarge’s Kevin Lee
Records:
Kearsarge first
Key players: Kearsarge – Lili Baer (1st overall), Marliese Baer (3rd), Jenna Bears (5th), Marlia Richer (7th), Hayden Keene (10th)
Highlights/key moments: The Cougars finished with 388 points to edge out Fall Mountain (384) on its home course. Sunapee was third with 362 points.
Coach’s quote: “With only three seconds between the first three skiers, this race was exciting to watch the whole way. I’m really happy with the way that our skiers worked hard today even with the limited field.” – Kearsarge’s Kevin Lee