Todd Millard / Courtesy
Steamboat’s Connor Bernard skis on his way to winning the slalom event at the Colorado High School State Ski Championships.
Steamboat ski teams take 2nd at state
Friday, February 17, 2012
2012 Sailors Alpine skiing schedule
- Jan. 6: Girls 1st, boys 2nd at Winter Park
- Jan. 13: Home team dominates at Howelsen
- Jan. 20: Girls 1st, boys 3rd at Eldora
- Jan. 27: Steamboat Alpine ski teams finish 2nd at Loveland
- Feb. 3: at Beaver Creek
- Feb. 10: Steamboat Alpine skiers finish 2nd in Aspen
- Feb. 16 and 17: Steamboat ski teams take 2nd at state
2012 Sailors Nordic skiing schedule
- Jan. 7: Steamboat Springs Nordic team begins season
- Jan. 21: Steamboat Nordic team skiers qualify for state
- Jan. 28: Steamboat Nordic skiers see improved results in Eldora
- Feb. 4: Steamboat Nordic teams place in top 3
- Feb. 11: Steamboat girls Nordic team place 4th in classic race; boys finish 5th
- Feb. 16 and 17:: Steamboat ski teams take 2nd at state
Steamboat Springs — The Steamboat Springs High School boys and girls ski teams each finished second at the Colorado High School State Ski Championships in Beaver Creek.
The final tallies both Alpine and Nordic results from the two-day event.
The Steamboat teams each finished behind Aspen in the overall title hunt.
“We’re super excited for them,” Steamboat Alpine coach Anje Worrell said. “To walk away with that on the men’s and women’s sides and all the league awards is super exciting.”
Leading the way Friday was Connor Bernard. The senior Alpine skier kept his impressive slalom streak together, finishing first. Keegan Millard was third, and Tommy Lyon was fifth.
Sarah White led the girls team with a fifth-place finish. Suzanne Lyon was sixth, and Megan Rosa was eighth.
In the Nordic portion of Friday’s race Martha Anderson paced Steamboat with a 10th-place finish.
Sarah White was 22nd, Hannah Barkey was 32nd and Lesley Myller was 33rd. Jake Barker was the top boys finisher in 11th. Peter White was 15th, and Dane Dixson was 29th.
“For the season, I couldn’t have asked for a better effort (Friday) and (Thursday),” Nordic coach Emily Lovett said. “Apparently they were ready to ski.”
Steamboat also came home with a slew of league and state awards.
On the boys side, Alec Schaffer was second in the Skimeister, a combination of Alpine and Nordic finishes. Peter White was third, and Jake Barker was fifth. On the girls side, Sarah White was second in the Skimeister and Martha Anderson was third.
Martha Anderson earned All-state honors in classic. Tommy Lyon was all state in boys giant slalom, while Rosa and Sarah White each were named all-state in girls giant slalom.
Tommy Lyon and Bernard were named all-state in slalom, while Suzanne Lyon and Sarah White were named it on the women’s side.
Steamboat Alpine results
Slalom
Beaver Creek
Boys
Connor Bernard
Keegan Millard
Tommy Lyon
Andreas Foulk
Peter White
Alec Schaffer
Danny Kramer
Willy Gunn
Eric Samuelson
Jake Barker
Dane Dixson
Girls
Sarah White
Suzanne Lyon
Megan Rosa
Martha Anderson
Rachel Grubbs
Mallory Hoots
Marnie Buckley
Steamboat Nordic results
5-kilometer Classic
Minturn
Boys
Jake Barker
Peter White
Dane Dixson
Girls
Martha Anderson
Sarah White
Hannah Barkey
Lesley Myller
To reach Luke Graham, call 970-871-4229 or email lgraham@SteamboatToday.com
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