Staff Writer
MARS HILL – Presque Isle’s Lucas Mathers proved his speed down the slopes, winning both the slalom and giant slalom in Saturday’s ski meet at Big Rock including John Bapst, Bangor, Ellsworth, Mattanawcook, Lee Academy, Greenville, Central Aroostook, Caribou, Fort Kent and Madawaska. Mathers crossed the end of the slope in 1:27.39 in the slalom and in 1:17.12 in the giant slalom.
Local boys’ slalom results follow: 3, Ethan Garrison (CA) 1:31.79; 4, Joel Whitaker (PI) 1:32.24; 6, Shane Miller (CA) 1:33.66; 7, Layne Waddell (PI) 1:34.09; 9, Franz Zerhentner (C) 1:34.67; 10, Travis McDonald (CA) 1:34.74; 12, Eric Morris (PI) 1:36.83; 14, Jon Noyes (C) 1:42.38; 16, Ethan Stiles (CA) 1:42.47; 17, Kurtis Perkins (PI) 1:42.75; 22, Nick Shaw (PI) 1:46.45; 23, Matt Graves (CA) 1:47.06; and 24, Justin McLaughlin (C) 1:48.07.
Local boys’ giant slalom results follow: 2, Garrison (CA) 1:20.03; 4, Graves (CA 1:20.47; 6, Franz Zerhentner (C) 1:21.51; 7, Waddell (PI) 1:22.13; 8, Jewett (CA) 1:22.57; 9, McDonald (CA) 1:22.95; 11, Morris (PI) 1:23.99; 12, McLaughlin (C) 1:24.28; 14, Shaw (PI) 1:24.57; 15, Chris Stairs (C) 1:25.34; 17, Whitaker (PI) 1:25.57; 23, Noyes (C) 1:26.62; 24, Miller (CA) 1:27.43; 26, Perkins (PI) 1:27.89; and 29, Logan Brewer (CA) 1:29.24.
In the girls’ slalom, Central Aroostook’s Paige Findlen sailed to the finish first for the County in seventh place in 1:47.99. Remaining results follow: 9, Jen Steeves (PI) 1:50.85; 12, Laura Collins (C) 1:53.96; 14, Lydia Kieffer (C) 1:54.83; 15, Tara Clark (PI) 1:54.88; and 19, Hallie Bartlett (PI) 2:00.81.
Presque Isle’s Steeves careened into first-place in the giant slalom in 1:22.59. Central Aroostook’s Brooke Smith crossed into second in 1:24.52.
Remaining results follow: 6, Findlen (CA) 1:30.02; 10, Kristena McKenney (PI) 1:34.37; 12, Clark (PI) 1:36.78; 13, Collins (C) 1:36.79; 15, Kieffer (C) 1:36.86; 19, Octavia Panzeri (C) 1:39.11; and 20, Cat Pul Just (C) 1:39.67.
