Sunday, February 27, 2011

Welcome to the MTA Nordic Ski Team Blog

The Mitmans, overwhelmed with photos of our kids skiing, thought it would  be a great idea to start a blog where those photos could be shared. Buzz and Sal totally agreed. The blog can also be used to share information, great websites, etc. If you have any photos or information you would like added to the blog, feel free to send them to me. If you have any suggestions, I'd be happy to take those as well. You'll probably notice, that the races are not posted in the order they happened...but  you'll find a list on the right side of the page showing each post's title. I hope you enjoy the blog and feel free to share it with your family and friends.

Important Dates:  The Annual Winter Sports Awards Night
                           at MTA, Tuesday, March 1st, at 6:00 p.m. in the Cafeteria

                           Leavitt Duathlon
                           Wed., March 2nd at Leavitt Area High School
                            2.5 K Classical  then 2.5 K Freestyle
                            3:30 p.m. start for all

                           EHSC Nordic Qualifieer
                           Saturday, March 5th at Black Mountain
                           The event: Eastern High School Champions, Maine team selection Qualifier

Saturday, February 26, 2011

Maranacook Waves on 1-22-20100

The Maranacook Wave is a favorite race. The skiers are released in waves, rather than individually, according to their grade (class). The results are reported both by class and overall.

For the MTA Boys' Team
11th Grade: Nick 9th, Trent 13th, and first year Nordic skiers, Aidan 39th and Jared 50th out of 56 skiers.
10th Grade: Jay 8th and first year skier Forrest 31st out of 46 skiers.
9th Grade: Thomas 15th out of 55 skiers.

For the MTA Girls' Team
12th Grade: Annah 9th and Molly 12th
10th Grade: Sadie 2nd
9th Grade: Emma 8th and first year skiers Ivy 15th & Maggie 30th

Sisterhood of the Skis

















 

Mountain Valley Championship on 2-12-2011

The Mt Abram Nordic skiers did an outstanding job at the Mountain Valley Championship classical races. For the MTA boys Jay took 2nd, Nick 3rd, and Trent 4th place. For the MTA girls Sadie took 1st, followed by Annah 2nd, Emma 3rd, Holly 5th and Molly 7th. The final team standings are based on both the success of the Nordic and Alpine skiers. The Mt Abram Girls Team took 1st place becoming the official Mountain Valley champions.

Annah awaits her start.
 

Holly heads down the coarse.
 
Emma poles to gain speed.

Ivy waits her turn.
Sadie takes off!



Holly and Annah work to pass number 3.






The boys race next.













When both races are complete, there is much celebration!





The Mountain Valley Championship Awards Ceremony was held at the end of the day.

The MTA Girls' Nordic & Alpine Ski Team took 1st place and are the Mountain Valley Champions!



MTA girls dominated the Classical Pursuit Race!

Annah helps Sadie put on her 1st place metal.

Sadie, Annah & Emma take the top 3 spots!

Jay took 2nd, Nick 3rd & Trent 4th, dominating the podium.

The MTA Girls' Nordic Team with their plaque.

The MTA Boys' Nordic Team Celebrate!