Day 2 of the 2026 KVAC Nordic Championships were held today at Titcomb Mtn with the 5K Classical pursuit. In the girls classical race, Haley Marston of Leavitt is the 2026 KVAC Classical champion. Her winning time was 20:40. In second place was Cora Gates of Camden Hills with a time of 21:25. Rounding out the podium in third place was Andrea Gunter of Waterville with a time of 21:32. In the boys classical race, Daire Woodruff of Brunswick is the 2026 KVAC Classical champion. His winning time was 16:50.8. In second place was Owen Tate Beal of Waterville with at time of 17:05.5. Rounding out the podium in third place was Damon Rucci of Leavitt with a time of 17:22.3. Haley Marston of Leavitt and Daire Woodruff of Brunswick are also the 2026 KVAC Pursuit champion. In the team results, the Camden Hills Girls and the Mt. Blue Boys are the 2026 KVAC Nordic team champions. RESULTS
The 2026 WMC Nordic Championships concluded today with the 5K freestyle pursuit competition at Stark's Hill in Fryeburg. In the girls freestyle, Lucy Huggett of Freeport is the 2026 WMC Freestyle champion. Her winning time was 17:24.3 In second place was Rowan Barry of Greely with a time of 17:33.3. Rounding out the podium in third place was Evelyn LaCasse of Greely with a time of 17:33.4. In the boys freestyle, Xander Gordon of Yarmouth is the 2026 WMC Freestyle champion. His winning time was 14:39.6. In second place was Leif Hellstedt of Yarmouth with a time of 14:41.6. Rounding out the podium in third place was Eli Chalmers also of Yarmouth with a time of 14:41.9. Ida Waterman of GNG and Xander Gordon of Yarmouth are the 2026 WMC Nordic Pursuit champions. For the team title, the Freeport girls and the Yarmouth boys are the 2026 WMC Nordic team champions. RESULTS
The Aroostook Nordic Championships concluded today with the 5K Freestyle pursuit competition at Four Seasons Trails in Madawaska. In the girls race, Isabella Albert of Caribou is the 2026 Aroostook Freestyle champion. Her winning time was 18:03.9. In second place was Emma Graves of Caribou with a time of 18:05.1. In third place was Taylor York of Presque Isle with a time of 18:40.6. In the boys race, Alden Reardon of Fort Kent is the 2026 Aroostook Freestyle champion. His winning time was 13:38.7. Alden has won every Nordic ski race in the state this season including the Sassi Memorial at Black Mtn last weekend. In second place was Silas Baser of Presque Isle with a time of 14:48.4. In third place was Ben Chartier of Fort Fairfield with a time of 15:17.0. The Caribou girls and the Fort Kent boys win the 2026 Aroostook Nordic team title. RESULTS | PHOTO GALLERY
The MVC Nordic Championships kicked off today at Black Mtn with the 5K Freestyle mass start. In the girls race, Clara White of Orono is
the 2026 MVC Freestyle champion. Her winning time was 14:52.6. In second place was Harper Olmstead of Maranacook with a time of 17:01.5. In third place was Ellie Arsenault of Orono with a time of 18:20.7. In the boys race, Sam Geissinger of Spruce Mtn is the 2026 MVC Freestyle champion. His winning time was 14:14.7. In second place was Sam St. Germain of Winthrop with a time of 14:27.3. In third place was Reid Quirk of Orono with a time of 14:57.7. The MVC Nordic Championships conclude on Saturday with the 5K Classical pursuit at Titcomb Mtn RESULTS | RVG PHOTO GALLERY
The KVAC Nordic Championships kicked off today at Black Mtn with the 5K Freestyle mass start. In the girls race, Haley Marston of Leavitt is the 2026 KVAC Freestyle champion. Her winning time was 17:27.9. In second place was Amalie Van Der Meer of Waterville with a time of 17:45.8. In third place was Andrea Gunter of Waterville with a time of 17:53.0. In the boys race, Daire Woodruff of Brunswick is the 2026 KVAC Freestyle champion. His winning time was 13:35.9. In second place was Damon Rucci of Leavitt with a time of 14:10.6. In third place was Damian Wynn of Mt. Blue with a time of 14:44.3. The KVAC Nordic Championships conclude on Saturday with the 5K Classical pursuit at Titcomb Mtn RESULTS | RVG PHOTO GALLERY
Day 1 of the 2026 WMC Nordic Championships kicked off today with the individual 6K Classical race at Libby Hill in Gray. In the girls race, sophomore Ida Waterman of Gray New Gloucester is the 2026 WMC Classical champion. Her winning time was 22:21.5. The WMC Classical runner-up was Evelyn LaCasse of Greely with a time of 23:10.1. In third place was Amelia Prince of Freeport with a time of 23:38.0. In the boys race, junior Leif Hellstedt of Yarmouth is the 2026 WMC Classical champion. His winning time was 19:32.3. The WMC Classical runner-up was Xander Gordon of Yarmouth with a time of 19:32.8. In third place was Jackson Chalmers also of Yarmouth with a time of 19:44.9. The Freeport girls and the Yarmouth boys take the lead after day 1. Day 2 of the WMC Nordic Championships is on Saturday with the 5K freestyle pursuit. RESULTS
Day 1 of the 2026 Aroostook Nordic Championships was held today at Caribou High School with the 5K classical individual start race. For the girls, Emma Graves of Caribou is the 2026 Aroostook Classical champion. Her winning time was 17.50.8. Marie Johnston of Presque Isle was the runner-up with a time of 18:24.9. In third place was Taylor York of Presque Isle with a time of 18:58.4. For the boys, Alden Reardon of Fort Kent is the 2026 Aroostook Classical champion. His winning time was 13:55.6. Silas Baser of Presque Isle was second with a time of 15:39.8. In third place was Ben Chartier of Fort Kent with a time of 15:55.0. The Fort Kent girls and the Fort Kent boys take the lead in the team scores after day 1. The Aroostook Nordic Championships conclude on Thursday with the freestyle pursuit race at Four Seasons Trails in Madawaska. COMPLETE RESULTS | PHOTO GALLERY
The 2026 Sassi Memorial 5K Classical race was held on Saturday at Black Mtn under blue skies and cold temperatures. In the girls race, Clara White of Orono was the race winner with a blistering time of 15:26.1. Mallory Raymond of Gould Academy was second with a time of 16:43.2. Rounding out the podium in third place was Grace Scott of Gould Academy with a time of 17:58.0. In the boys race, Alden Reardon of Fort Kent was the race winner with a great fast time of 14:08.1. Leif Hellstedt of Yarmouth was second with a time of 14:49.5. Rounding out the podium was Xander Gordon of Yarmouth with a time of 15:02.3.
COMPLETE RESULTS | SASSI PHOTO GALLERY | QUALIFIER PUTSUIT PHOTO GALLERY | RVG PHOTO GALLERY
The Maine Nordic team qualifier pursuit was held in the afternoon with the 2.7K freestyle. Skiers who qualified will recieve an email from the trip leader that requires immediate response. Qualifiers must respond by Wednesday, February 4th or their spot will be forfeited.
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