Bartlett comes in first in pair of alpine meets
FORT KENT, Maine — After a late start, the alpine ski season finally got underway Saturday with a meet held at Lonesome Pine Trails.
The host Warriors swept all four races, with Presque Isle following in each one. Caribou, Central Aroostook, Forest Hills, Madawaska and Greenville were other schools taking part.
Individual top-10 results were as follows:
Morning giant slalom girls’ race: 1. Shelby Cowin (Greenville) 1:47.62; 2.Olivia Martin (Fort Kent) 1:53.32; 3. Nicole Gebhart (Central Aroostook) 1:54.64; 4. Alisha Guimiond (Fort Kent) 1:57.33; 5. Julia Richards (Madawaska) 1:58.64; 6. Sylvie Guimond (Fort Kent) 2:00.73; 7. Jordan Tanguay (Fort Kent) 2:01.19; 8. Allysa Sweeney (Presque Isle) 2:02.44; 9. Brianna Cobb (Greenville) 2:06.49; and 10. Natalie Bates (Presque Isle) 2:09.25.
Camryn Langille of Caribou was 13th in 2:12.86 to lead her team.
Morning giant slalom boys’ race: 1. Nick Bartlett (Presque Isle) 1:45.44; 2. Bryce Smith (Presque Isle) 1:46.06; 3. Joey Guimond (Fort Kent) 1:49.16; 4. Drew Madore (Fort Kent) 1:49.87; 5. Bryant Grass (Central Aroostook) 1:50.47; 6 .Ian Levesque (Fort Kent) 1:51.01; 7. Jon Haley (Fort Kent) 1:51.20; 8. Bryce Madore (Fort Kent) 1:51.54; 9. David Roy (Fort Kent) 1:53.75; and 10. Kris Theriault (Fort Kent) 1:55.71.
Scott Bray of Caribou was 24th in 2:06.03.
Afternoon giant slalom girls’ race: 1. Shelby Cowin (Greenville) 1:44:04; 2. Olivia Martin (Fort Kent) 1:51.55; 3. Nicole Gebhart (Central Aroostook) 1:54.95; 4. Alisha Guimond (Fort Kent) 1:56.40; 5. Julia Richards (Madawaska) 1:56.42; 6. Jordan Tanguay (Fort Kent) 1:56.99; 7. Sylvie Guimond (Fort Kent) 1:57.91; 8. Allysa Sweeney (Presque Isle) 1:59.70; 9. Brianna Cobb (Greenville) 2:05.13; and 10. Eleanor St. Peter (Presque Isle) 2:08.14.
Langille was 14th in 2:13.34.
Afternoon giant slalom boys race: 1. Nick Bartlett (Presque Isle) 1:42.92; 2. Bryce Smith (Presque Isle) 1:43.12; 3. Ian MacKendry (Forest Hills) 1:46.20; 4. Joey Guimond (Fort Kent) 1:46.72; 5. Drew Madore (Fort Kent) 1:48.09; 6. Lane Grass (Central Aroostook) 1:48.21; 7. Jon Haley (Fort Kent) 1:49.15; 8. Daniel Rioux (Fort Kent) 1:49.46; 9. David Roy (Fort Kent) 1:50.40; and 10. John Saucier (Presque Isle) 1:50.42.
Placing 29th was Bray in 2:05.31.
A Nordic competition was scheduled Tuesday at the Nordic Heritage Center in Presque Isle and the next one is Tuesday, Jan. 12 in Madawaska beginning at 3 p.m. On Saturday, Bigrock Ski Area in Mars Hill will be the host site of the next alpine meet, which begins at 9 a.m.
