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Mt. Blue High School’s Xander Gurney competes in a Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference ski meet at Titcomb Mountain in Farmington in Jan. 2020.
Morning Sentinel file photo by Michael G. Seamans
Editor’s note: This is the fourth 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. Blue Alpine ski coach Mark Cyr said newcomers will lighten the load after the Cougars lost a few top-notch skiers this season.
“We have had an outstanding early season, really focusing on fundamentals,” Cyr said. “With everything pushed back, we can spend more time on the basics, both mechanics and tactics. We are taking it slow and making sure we get every athlete in a good place to start racing.”