SANDY RIVER PLANTATION — Area athletes won three of the four giant slalom titles up for grabs on the first day of the KVAC and MVC Alpine skiing championships at Saddleback Mountain on Wednesday.
Mt. Blue’s Taylor Gordon won the girls KVAC GS with a time of 1 minute, 29.72 seconds, which was the fastest time skied in either of the four races. Camden Hills’ Landon Marquis was the boys KVAC winner, finishing in 1:29.94.
Mountain Valley’s Jaden Boulanger earned the girls MVC championship, and Mt. Abram’s Charlie Pye is the boys champion.
The KVAC and MVC championships conclude Saturday with the slalom races at Titcomb Mountain in Farmington.
The Edward Little boys had four skiers place in the top 10, led by Ethan Levesque’s fourth-place finish. Evan O’Donnell placed fifth, Calvin Vincent eighth and Brayden Bashaw ninth.
Maranacook’s Thatcher Riley was the runner-up to Marquis, and Mt. Blue’s Trent Beaudoin came in third.
Oxford Hills’ Silas Timm and Ross Campbell took sixth and seventh, respectively. Rounding out the top 10 was Skowhegan’s Asa Stroman. Leavitt’s top finisher was Austin Gates, who was 23rd.
Edward Little/Leavitt’s Sophie Simard came in second behind Gordon in the girls race. The Cougars and the Red Eddies claimed seven of the top 10 spots.
Mt. Blue’s Katie Yeaton took third, teammate Vivian Cormier was fifth and Abby Goodspeed came in 10th. For Edward Little/Leavitt, Lily Anctil (seventh) and Anaya Egge (ninth) joined Simard in the top 10.
Maranacook’s Phoebe Bell took fourth, Camden Hills’ Zola Roberts was sixth and Oxford Hills’ Gianna DeVivo was eighth.
In the MVC girls race, Rangeley’s Breezy Quimby came in second behind Jaden Boulanger. Lily Boulanger, also of Mountain Valley, was third, Rangeley’s Amelia Stokes took fourth and Mt. Abram’s Lily Day came in fifth.
The rest of the top 10, in order, was Telstar’s Jocelyn Nivus, Monmouth’s Annabelle Carleton, Rangeley’s Natalie Stokes, and a pair of Mountain Valley skiers in ninth and 10th, Aubrey Farnum and Bailee Martin.
Ruby Spencer was the top finisher for Spruce Mountain, coming in 15th.
Including Pye, the Mt. Abram boys had six place in the top 10: Lyle Hering fifth, Tre Pease sixth, Trevor Nichols seventh, Nick Rush eighth and Aden Richards ninth.
Mountain Valley’s Joel Tardiff placed second and teammate Nate Gallant was fourth. In between those two was Winthrop’s Will Grant in third. Rangeley’s Nate Bliss took 10th.
KVAC/MVC ALPINE CHAMPIONSHIPS
Day 1 — Giant Slalom
Wednesday
at Saddleback Mountain
KVAC BOYS
1. Landon Marquis, CAM, 1:29.94; 2. Thatcher Riley, MAR, 1:32.09; 3. Trent Beaudoin, MB, 1:33.34; 4. Ethan Levesque, ELHS, 1:34.45; 5. Evan O`Donnell, ELHS, 1:35.19; 6. Silas Timm, OH, 1:36.71; 7. Ross Campbell, OH, 1:36.76; 8. Calvin Vincent, ELHS, 1:37.57; 8. (tie) Brayden Bashaw, ELHS, 1:37.57; 10. Asa Stroman, SKO, 1:39.34; 11. JJ Alexander, MB, 1:40.10; 12. Ben Jewett, MAR, 1:40.57; 13. Joe Leblanc, ELHS, 1:40.81; 14. Dylan Farmer, MB, 1:40.98; 15. Silas Tibbetts, SKO, 1:41.42; 16. Hunter Cyr, HAM, 1:41.82; 17. Oliver Barden, SKO, 1:41.85; 18. Jackson Hardy, MB, 1:41.94; 19. Braden Pratt, OH, 1:41.96; 20. Adam Ellis, MAR, 1:42.92.
21. Kai Thistle, ELHS, 1:43.11; 22. Connor Files, SKO, 1:43.32; 23. Austin Gates, LEAV, 1:43.52; 24. Sam Tooley, CAM, 1:43.77; 25. Oliver Lee, CAM, 1:43.87; 26. Richard Dieterich, OH, 1:44.07; 27. Josh Adams, MAR, 1:44.11; 28. Max Brann, ELHS, 1:44.28; 29. Ethan Cohen, CAM, 1:44.60; 30. Kaden Salsbury, SKO, 1:44.77; 31. Aiden Guimond, MAR, 1:45.13; 32. Drake Tracy, SKO, 1:46.30; 33. Owen Hanson, HAM, 1:48.23; 34. Brody Farmer, MB, 1:48.62; 35. Tyler McGarry, MB, 1:48.67; 36. David Morse, HAM, 1:48.82; 37. Thomas Mitchell, CAM, 1:51.59; 38. Cooper Potvin, ELHS, 1:52.48; 39. Liam Andersen, CAM, 1:53.50; 40. Colin Drake, MB, 1:53.71.
41. Sam Hayes, MAR, 1:54.15; 42. Bailey Shink, MAR, 1:56.11; 43. Avery Markos, GARD, 1:57.87; 44. Tredon Marshall, OH, 1:59.64; 45. John Bessette, OH, 2:00.24; 46. Gavin Hanson, HAM, 2:01.00; 47. Landon Parizo, BAN, 2:02.10; 48. Sebastian Dubois, SKO, 2:05.97; 49. Gabe Tibbetts, BRE, 2:06.29; 50. Mattia Rota, SKO, 2:12.32; 51. Blake Fitzgerald, HAM, 2:12.34; 52. Chase Nash, HAM, 2:15.41; 53. Ben Adams, MAR, 2:15.73; 54. Sean Morse, HAM, 2:16.73; 55. Porter Flannery, MAR, 2:17.30; 56. Brody Hubbard, BRE, 2:19.40; 57. Benjamin Butterfield, BRE, 2:20.29; 58. Bennett Cohen, CAM, 2:32.69; 59. Nicholas Belanger, GARD, 2:35.87; 60. Ryan Andersen, CAM, 02:39.6.
KVAC GIRLS
1. Taylor Gordon, MB, 1:29.72; 2. Sophie Simard, EL/LEAV, 1:33.77; 3. Katie Yeaton, MB, 1:36.87; 4. Phoebe Bell, MAR, 1:37.43; 5. Vivian Cormier, MB, 1:38.81; 6. Zola Roberts, CAM, 1:39.81; 7. Lily Anctil, EL/LEAV, 1:39.88; 8. Gianna DeVivo, OH, 1:40.64; 9. Anaya Egge, EL/LEAV, 1:40.75; 10. Abby Goodspeed, MB, 1:40.88; 11. Kaelyn Langlois, EL/LEAV, 1:41.91; 12. Olive Walker, CAM, 1:43.20; 13. Hannah Osmer, BAN, 1:43.53; 14. Piper Urey, CAM, 1:43.78; 15. Saige Winslow, OH, 1:44.66; 16. Elisa Mezzoli, MB, 1:44.68; 17. Madison Gillis, MCI, 1:46.33; 18. Samantha McPhail, OH, 1:46.74; 19. Lily Stowe, CAM, 1:47.11; 20. Molly Kearing, MB, 1:47.56.
21. Meghan Cyr, HAM, 1:47.60; 22. Katie Kimball, CAM, 1:47.83; 23. Madisson Frank, HAM, 1:48.35; 24. Maddie Ranger, EL/LEAV, 1:48.54; 25. Maggie Metzler, CAM, 1:50.26; 26. Greer Lafiura, CAM, 1:50.70; 27. Veda Person, OH, 1:52.88; 28. Alyson Cash, OH, 1:56.29; 29. Kelsey Bennett, OH, 1:56.70; 30. Hali Isaacson, MAR, 1:56.99; 31. Maggie Morrill, MAR, 1:59.34; 32. Hannah Marshall, CON, 1:59.95; 33. Taylor Lancaster, MB, 2:00.80; 34. Dakota Lovely, GARD, 2:02.13; 35. Tessa Castrucci, HAM, 2:02.40; 36. Maggie Allen, HAM, 2:03.50; 37. Nyah Gunst, SKO, 2:03.58; 38. Caitrin Meagher, OH, 2:04.17; 39. Kendra Bor, MAR, 2:04.80; 40. Lily Belanger, GARD, 2:05.68; 41. Corinne Vasvary, GARD, 2:06.09; 42. Whitney Perkins, EL/LEAV, 2:07.12; 43. Amy Roberts, MAR, 2:08.04; 44. Ashlyn Dailey, MB, 2:08.98; 45. Violet Damon, BRE, 2:12.90; 46. Madeline VanVeen, HAM, 2:13.90; 47. Abigail Toohey, OH, 2:14.14; 48. Sofia Howell, CAM, 2:15.70; 49. Alexandria Stewart, MAR, 2:19.63; 50. Lily Caban, MAR, 2:26.81; 51. Delainy Gillis, HAM, 2:31.52; 52. Ari Markos, GARD, 2:33.54; 53. Melina Glauch, HAM, 02:38.1.
MVC BOYS
1. Charlie Pye, MTA, 1:34.49.; 2. Joel Tardiff, MVHS, 1:35.25.; 3. Will Grant, WIN, 1:35.43.; 4. Nate Gallant, MVHS, 1:36.41.; 5. Lyle Hering, MTA, 1:43.73.; 6. Tre Pease, MTA, 1:45.52.; 7. Trevor Nichols, MTA, 1:49.26.; 8. Nick Rush, MTA, 1:50.43.; 9. Aden Richards, MTA, 1:51.05.; 10. Nate Bliss, RANG, 1:52.37.; 11. Trey Reed, MTA, 2:01.32.; 12. Dexter Rice, MVHS, 2:10.06.
MVC GIRLS
1. Jaden Boulanger, MVHS, 1:33.04; 2. Breezy Quimby, RANG, 1:34.01; 3. Lily Boulanger, MVHS, 1:34.19; 4. Amelia Stokes, RANG, 1:38.07; 5. Lily Day, MTA, 1:39.82; 6. Jocelyn Nivus, TEL, 1:40.24; 7. Annabelle Carleton, MON, 1:40.27; 8. Natalie Stokes, RANG, 1:40.56; 9. Aubrey Farnum, MVHS, 1:41.86; 10. Bailee Martin, MVHS, 1:45.23; 11. Brooke Chase, MVHS, 1:45.26; 12. Jaxsyn Haley, RANG, 1:47.18; 13. Emma Eckert, ORO, 1:49.17; 14. June Foyt, MON, 1:54.66; 15. Ruby Spencer, SM, 1:55.22; 16. Brooke Buotte, MVHS, 2:00.56; 17. Emma Diaz, SM, 2:15.88.
Editor’s note: Updated to correct the finishes of Joel Tardiff, Nate Gallant and Will Grant.
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