Racing to the finish | Oxford Leader

Instead of beginning their season on Wednesday, the change in weather last week postponed the Varsity ski teams? first meet by one day.
On Thursday, they were ready for the season to begin and raced against Detroit Country Day and Cranbrook-Kingswood for their first meet.
The girls team won against Country Day 30-10 and Cranbrook 30-10
The boys team also won their competition with Country Day 19-17, but lost to Cranbrook 26-14.
The girls team had four skiers place in the top fifteen.
Captain of the girls team, Hannah Wolf took first place with a total time of :33.54.
Maddy Dunn finished in third place (:34.37). Kelly Peters came next in fourth place (:34.93). Erica Halsey took 6.5 place (:35.72) and Heather Baron took eleventh place (:36.74).
‘The girls did good,? said Coach Mike Foyteck.
For the boys team, only two placed in the top twenty. Chris Bland took eleventh place (:33.89) and Tyler Kenerson finished nineteenth (:34.75).
The boys team is consisted of boys that are pretty young, said Foyteck.
Bland and Kenerson are the only returning Varsity skiers from last year. Nick Kellogg was on the JV team last year.
‘A little bit to work on,? said Foyteck. ‘Hopefully get more training and get out there.?
As long as the weather keeps cooperating and keeps getting colder, the teams will be able to do more training and continue competing.
Tuesday and Wednesday the Varsity teams will compete against Rochester Adams and Notre Dame Prep.
‘The girls team will be fine. The boys hopefully will be, but we’ll see.?
Last week, the girls team for Notre Dame came in second place following Clarkston and Adams came in fifth place.
The boys team for Notre Dame placed in fourth and Adams was in tenth place, while Clarkston placed in the middle of the two schools at seventh place.
Both meets begin at 4:15 p.m.

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After a quick ski race season, both Clarkston’s boys and girls teams advanced to the regional playoffs Thursday at Pine Knob. On Feb. 7, the boys finished in fourth place with 141 points behind Rochester (81), Pontiac Notre Dame Prep (100.5) and Waterford (104) at the divisional races.
The girls finished in first place with 43 points in front of the Fighting Irish (52) and Rochester Adams (158).
The girls tied Notre Dame at 23 points in the slalom, but came back to win the giant slalom 20-29. Hannah Wolf (first), Trishia Peters (fourth), Kelly Peters (seventh) and Erica Halsey (eighth) all finished in the top ten.
Assistant Coach Thom Halsey likes the girls? chances at the regionals.
‘Our girls are certainly prepared,? he said.
‘The girls should do well, they’re so deep. If one falters, there is someone behind her.?
Coach Mike Foyteck agreed on the girls? chances.
‘They’re very competitive and have the drive and desire to do well in competition,? Foyteck said.
‘They’re fired up for the regionals.?
The boys took fourth (66) in the slalom and fifth in the giant slalom (75), only four points behind the Fighting Irish. Eric Weiland (45.82) finished second in the slalom and Tyler Kenerson (45.77) finished in ninth place. Weiland later took second in the giant slalom at 38.64. Chris Bland took 13th at 40.14.
‘The boys skied really well. It was a better race than we’ve seen through the season,? Foyteck said.
‘It’s the best they’ve skied together this season,? he added.
Foyteck hopes the boys finish in one of the top three places, which would qualify them for the state finals.
Foyteck likes the way Weiland has been able to bounce back after a shaky start.
‘He’s been skiing really well the last two weeks. (He had) a couple off-kilter races at the start, (but) he’s really coming back. It’s a good time to peak,? Foyteck said.
Keeping the girls grounded with the season’s success has been on Foyteck’s agenda.
‘I tell them to go gate by gate. If you take care of yourself on the hill, everything else will take care of itself.?
Halsey said the Wolves? biggest competition at the regionals will come from Brother Rice, who finished in third place in the state last season.

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