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Steamboat U-14 girls head to state

Steamboat Springs — Steamboat Springs girls U-14 hockey coach Herald Stout is not shy about his expectations for his team at the state championships this weekend in Colorado Springs.

Stout's team hasn't lost a game all season and enters the tournament as a confident No. 1 seed.

"Our goal is to come home with state," he said. "We're going to win it. That's our goal."

It's hard to argue with Stout.

Despite a couple of ties on the team's record, Steamboat has been about as consistent as it gets this season.

While success during the regular season prepped Steamboat for the playoffs, Stout said the team still needs contributions all around - from its goalie, defense and forwards - to win.

He said the keys will be to stay disciplined in the offensive and defensive zones, as well as getting to loose pucks first.

"If we win the race to the puck, everything in the team starts to work," he said. "We control the puck."

Steamboat opens the double-elimination tournament Friday against Crested Butte. If Steamboat wins two games, it will be in the championship game Sunday.

Cross-country skiing Junior Olympics off and running

Michaela Frias led the way for Steamboat at the cross-country Junior Olympics in Truckee, Calif., finishing second in Wednesday's freestyle mass start.

All results from Wednesday's event were unofficial.

Racing in the J2 category, Frias finished just four seconds behind overall winner Hannah Smith.

Betsy Neal finished 17th and Haley Piske finished 19th.

Mary Rose led the way in the girls J1 division, finishing 37th. Katherine Ingalls finished 47th, Lexie Ruppel finished 52nd and Molly Newman finished 59th.

Max Scrimgeour led the Steamboat boys, finishing 10th in the J2 boys division. Peter Daley also had a strong day, finishing 10th in the JO boys. Teammate Ian Mallams finished 13th.

Frias also placed 15th in Monday's sprints. Piske finished in 21st.

In the J2 boys, Scrimgeour finished 15th while in the J1 girls, Ingalls in 36th, Newman in 42nd and Rose in 57th rounded out the finishes for Steamboat.

J3 athletes compete in giant slalom in Vail

Murphy Roberts and Alex Barounos led the way for the Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club on Tuesday during the J3 Junior Olympic giant slalom at Vail.

Roberts finished 32nd while Barounos came in 43rd.