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Jack Gilbert, senior, Spruce Mountain
Kearing’s self-assurance earned him victories in giant slalom and slalom with winning times of 1:33.70 and 1:24.34, respectively, and the honor of being named the Sun Journal’s Boys Alpine Skier of the Year.
“Awesome,” the Mt. Blue senior said. “I was just happy I could put two runs together. I was happy to have a season. I was happy to have a conference championship.
“I don’t want to sound cocky, but I knew we have been training all year. I knew we had a strong team and I knew I got some solid coaching. I was confident I was going to have a good day. I wasn’t sure it was going to be that good, but I was very happy how it turned out.”
Mar. 5—Mt. Blue slipped away with the KVAC girls Alpine crown, and Oxford Hills' junior Liz Dieterich lit up the course Thursday, winning the slalom and giant slalom events at Black Mountain of Maine in Rumford. Three top-10 finishes in the slalom and two in GS helped the Cougars amass the winning 1,542 points. Rounding out the 11-team competition were: 2. Maranacook (1,488), 3. Camden Hills .
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High school skiing teams ready to compete for KVAC championships
Alpine and Nordic races are set for Black and Titcomb mountains, respectively.
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Maranacook skier Jenna Badeau, left, and Mt. Ararat’s Karli Leighton compete during a Feb. 24 Nordic race in Readfield.
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Conference championship races are set to begin this week.
The Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference will hold its Nordic classical races Wednesday at Titcomb Mountain in Farmington. The boys and girls freestyle races will be held March 10, also at Titcomb.
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The KVAC Alpine races were scheduled to go Tuesday with the boys competing at Black Mountain in Rumford, but tough conditions postponed the action to March 11. The KVAC girls Alpine races are scheduled for Thursday at Black Mountain.
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