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Mt. Abram Nordic skier Alex Hemingway races down the trail during Mountain Valley Conference championships Sugarloaf on March 9.
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His classmates might have been hanging around a lake or a pool during the summer, but Mt. Abram’s Alex Hemingway was already back in training for the winter’s Nordic ski racing season.
Other Boys Nordic finalists
• Ben Condit, sophomore, Edward Little
• Carson Zundel, sophomore, Mt. Blue
• Cam Walters, junior, Mt. Abram
• Abrahm Geissinger, sophomore, Spruce Mountain
His long, hot summer of training paid off. The junior snatched first-place finishes in the classical and freestyle competitions, with winning times of 14:47.6 and 6:57, respectively, at the Mountain Valley Conference championships last month. His stellar performances also earned him the Sun Journal’s Boys Nordic Skier of the Year honor for the second year in a row.
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Alex Hemingway of Mt. Abram High School rounds the final corner during the Maine State Championship freestyle pursuit race at Titcomb Mountain in Farmington last season.
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Editor’s note: This is the fifth in a series of previews of Franklin- and Kennebec-county teams in the Sun Journal’s coverage area that have decided to play this winter.
Mt. Abram Nordic coach Merit Bean has spent the past 37 years coaching the Roadrunners and he already has an eye on next year.
Junior Alex Hemingway was state Class C champ last year and talented Emily Kidd is also back in the fold for Mt. Abram.