CCHS skiers bring home seven trophies
The Acton-Carlisle High School alpine ski team brought home seven trophies in the the Mass Bay West All League race on February 14, and combined for second place in team overall.
The Acton-Carlisle High School alpine ski team brought home seven trophies in the the Mass Bay West All League race on February 14, and combined for second place in team overall.
Senior Sam Snell stepped up and earned a medal with a seventh place finish, which contributed to third place in men’s giant slalom. Juniors Theo Remington, Jamie Poole, and Jakab Renyi skied to a first place men’s slalom, and the scores were good enough for a second place men’s combined trophy.
Senior Delaney Remington and sophomore Juniper Flint helped win a second-place women’s slalom trophy, while freshmen Julia Reynolds and Evvy Hickey helped secure the third-place prize. The girls earned a second place women’s combined trophy.
The team wrapped up its regular season last week by winning the boys’ Omega League Title, with an 8-1 record, and earning bronze for the girls, with a 6-3 record. Eight skiers qualified for the state championships.
Racing rundown
February 12 found the No. 2 seeded Patriots facing No. 3 Winchester in a semifinal match. The giant slalom race ended with the Patriot boys winning 47-44 and the girls falling 54-37.
The championships on February 13 switched the discipline to slalom as the CCHS boys defeated Lincoln-Sudbury 52-39 and the girls bested Nashoba Regional 53-33.
The boys were led by junior Theo Remington, who took second in both races to win the individual league title. Senior Henry Flint placed third and first, finishing third in the league; junior Jamie Poole ran fifth in both races, finishing fourth in the league; junior Tucker Kuftinec placed eighth and ninth, earning him fifth overall in the league; and junior Jakab Renyi placed 16th and 10th, finishing 16th in the league on a tie-breaker. All qualified for states.
The girls were led by sophomore Juniper Flint, who took fourth in both races and finished third in the league; senior Delaney Remington placed 11th and second, finishing sixth in the league; and freshman Julia Reynolds placed seventh in giant slalom to finish ninth in the league. All qualified for states.
February 12 was Senior Day, when Kai Biddle, Henry Flint, Andrew Foulds, Henri Legault, Eric Lee, Jack Nugent, Izzy Poole, Delaney Remington, Sam Snell, and Josh Wiener were recognized.
These eight state qualifiers will compete at the MIAA Alpine States hosted by Berkshire East on February 25.
