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The Cross Cross Country Ski Headquarters has a commanding lead going into the final weekend of racing. With 14,771 points, the Headquarters has nearly 2,600 points more than second place Team NordicSkiRacer.
The relays have moved up a weekend to Sunday March 7. Here's registration Info and COVID-19 protocols.
Jordyn Ross and Jordan Wakeley repeated Saturday's victories at Forbush Corner with wins at the Michigan Cup Classic Championships / Meijer State Games of Michigan 14km Classic at Hanson Hills Recreation Area in Grayling, MI.
Jordyn Ross and Jorden Wakeley took no prisoners at Saturday's Meijer State Games / Michigan Cup Freestyle Championships at Forbush Corner.
It's now your best 4 races that will count toward Michigan Cup points in the senior division. The Junior Division has or will have between 9 and 11 races so individual junior rankings will be based on a skiers best 5 races.
The Black Mountain Classic and Black Mountain Freestyle races scheduled for March 6 an 7, 2021 will not be able to receive a DNR permit for the events. This means we have to cancel both races.
Vasa's Arielle Jean and Willam Haapala lead the Vasa Ski Club to win the 2021 Michigan State High School Cross Country Ski Championships
After five races, there was no movement in the order of teams in the Brumbaugh Cup competition. Hanson Hills / Cross Country Ski Shop still leads.
The Cross Country Ski Headquarters has a comfortable lead ahead of all the other teams in the Michigan Cup team competition. Gwenn Stevenson and Yvon Dufour top the individual standings.
Skiers we're masked and hanging out before the race. The start line was well marked. Skiers started in 15 second intervals. I was number 10. What? Tony is number 15. I hate having Tony behind me!
There were big changes in the Brumbaugh Cup competition following the Mike Seaman Memorial Classic Race at Forbush Corner. Hanson Hills / Cross Country Ski Shop took over the lead with 297 points.
So as we drove north through Grayling on our way to the Michael Seaman Memorial Classic Race at Forbush Corner, -4F seemed cold. By the time we arrived, the temperature had risen to a balmy 0F.