Sophie Sellstrom goes to Mansfield, Ontario to compete in two FIS slalom races and comes home with an eleventh and a ninth place finish.

The Kandahar Championships were held at Whiteface this past weekend.  Congratulations to all of our racers.

J5 Girls:  Candice Kasahara (4th), Paige Duffy (8th), Logan Frederickson (14th), Hayly Frederickson (21st)

J4 Girls:  McKenzie Galvin (9th)

J5 Boys:  Phillip Vance (15th), Bode Vance (19th)

Mack Hurley wins the J4 State Championship in GS and is named the number one representative, from New York, to the USSA Eastern J4 Championships in Sunday River, ME.  Congratulations to all of the racers.

GS at Whiteface:

Boys:  Mack Hurley (1st), Tommy Shantler (3rd), Dylan Thomas (17th), Guppy Briselden (23rd), P.J. Walsh (53rd)

Girls:  Anya Elizondo (19th), Bailey Creager (34th), Hanna Halli (48th)

SL at Mt. Pisgah:

Boys: Tommy Shantler (3rd), Guppy Briselden (5th), Mack Hurley (7th), Dylan Thomas (13th), P.J. Walsh (25th)

Girls:  Bailey Creager (13th), Anya Elizondo (15th), Hanna Halli (48th)

Mallory Keener, Sophie Sellstrom, Maddie Brown, Aiden Elizondo and John Okal qualified to represent New York at the J1-J2 USSA Finals in Okemo, VT.  We wish the large contingent the best and as always “tuck the headwall”.

Ethan Hejna and Joseph Mergl qualified to represent New York at the J3 Eastern Regionals (formerly the Junior Olympics) in Sugarloaf, ME.  Kaison Lavicka qualified to represent New York at the J3 Eastern Finals in Killington, VT.  Congratulations and ski fast.

Day one of the Holiday Valley Kandahar Festival comes to an end with a great party and great results.  Day two brought more great results and McKenzie Galvin was named the J4 Girls Ski Meister (top two day racer).

Day 1:

J6 Girls:  Katherine Hurley (8th)

J5 Girls:  Candice Kasahara (2nd), Logan Fredrickson (4th), Hayly Fredrickson (4th), Lauren Thomas (6th), Paige Duffy (7th), Katherine Wojnowski (8th), Hayley Mahoney (20th), Annabella Listati (21st), Julia Michaud (24th), Ellie Kreinheder (26th), Claire Taylor (28th)

J4 Girls:  McKenzie Galvin (1st), Claire Michaud (12th), Addie Mahoney (15th)

J3 Girls:  Tessa Briselden (5th), Casey Wise (6th)

J6 Boys:  Laz Rifkin (1st), Erik Shattenberg (2nd), Will Declerck (13th)

J5 Boys:  Phillip Vance (2nd), Bode Vance (4th), Richard Hurley (11th), Orry Shattenberg (17th), Ben Wise (18th), Chase Declerck (21),

J4 Boys:  Nick Scott (8th), Eric Schafer (9th), Michael Mercer (22nd)

J3 Boys:  Parker Nickerson (15th), Josh Deely (17th)

Day 2:

J6 Girls:  Katherine Hurley (7th)

J5 Girls:  Candice Kasahara (2nd), Katherine Wojnowski (3rd), Logan Fredrickson (4th), Paige Duffy (5th), Hayly Fredrickson (8th), Lauren Thomas (10th), Annabella Listati (19th), Cassidy Creager (20th), Hayley Mahoney (22nd), Julia Michaud (25th), Ellie Kreinheder (27th), Claire Taylor (29th)

J4 Girls:  McKenzie Galvin (1st), Claire Michaud (7th), Addie Mahoney (10th)

J3 Girls:  Tessa Briselden (6th), Casey Wise (8th)

J6 Boys:  Laz Rifkin (1st), Alex Wojnowski (2nd)

J5 Boys:  Bode Vance (3rd), Richard Hurley (7th), Orry Shattenberg (13th), Ben Wise (17th)

J4 Boys:  Michael Mercer (6th), Eric Schafer (8th), Nick Scott (9th)

J3 Boys:  Josh Deely (17th), Parker Nickerson (22nd)

Holiday Valley opens the three day New State Championships at Whiteface, NY, with three top ten finishes in slalom.  The women continue to lead the way with strong finishes in the Giant Slalom and Super-G.

Slalom:

Overall Women:  Sophie Sellstrom (7th), Maddie Brown (8th), Samantha Owens (14th), Lindsay Wright (33rd), Mallory Keener (35th)

Overall Men:  Aiden Elizondo (9th), John Okal (13th), Porter Hunt (21st), Connor Hayes (40th), Cameron Hejna (41st)

J1 Women:  Maddie Brown (5th), Samantha Owens (8th), Lindsay Wright (13th), Mallory Keener (15th)

J2 Women:  Sophie Sellstrom (3rd)

J1 Men:  John Okal (4th)

J2 Men:  Aiden Elizondo (6th), Porter Hunt (15th), Connor Hayes (27th), Cameron Hejna (28th)

Giant Slalom:

Overall Women:  Maddie Brown (8th), Sophie Sellstrom (9th), Mallory Keener (11th), Lindsay Wright (34th)

Overall Men:  Scott Vining (14th), John Okal (20th), Cameron Hejna (27th)

J1 Women:  Maddie Brown (4th), Mallory Keener (6th), Lindsay Wright (15th)

J2 Women:  Sophie Sellstrom (5th)

J1 Men:  John Okal (9th)

J2 Men:  Scott Vining (8th), Cameron Hejna (17th)

Super-G:

Overall Women:  Mallory Keener (6th), Sophie Sellstrom (10th), Maddie Brown (15th), Samantha Owens (36th)

Overall Men:  Aiden Elizondo (19th), Cameron Hejna (40th), Connor Hayes (42nd), Michael Cobler (44th)

J1 Women:  Mallory Keener (4th), Maddie Brown (9th), Samantha Owens (14th)

J2 Women:  Sophie Sellstrom (5th)

J1 Men:  Michael Cobler (18th)

J2 Men:  Aiden Elizondo (8th), Cameron Hejna (23rd), Connor Hayes (25th)

Five girls and six boys have been named to represent the Niagara Frontier Council at the New York State Championships at Whiteface.

Girls:  Anya Elizondo (2), Hannah Halli (5), Bailey Creager (9), McKenzie Galvin (Alt), Claire Michaud (Alt)

Boys:  Tommy Shantler (1), Nathan Briselden (5), Mack Hurley (6), Dylan Thomas (11), P.J. Walsh (14), Nick Scott (Alt)

As the Empire Race Series comes to an end at Bristol Mountain, thirteen athletes are named to compete at the J1-J2 New York State Championships at Whiteface.  As a whole, Holiday Valley placed fourth out of twenty teams in the number of athletes qualified.

Women:  Christine Moloney, Maddie Brown, Mallory Keener, Lindsay Wright, Sophie Sellstrom, Samantha Owens,

Men:  John Okal, Aiden Elizondo, Scott Vining, Porter Hunt, Cameron Hejna, Michael Costanzo, Connor Hayes

J4-J6 team finished the regular season with another strong showing at the Buffalo Ski Club Slalom.

J5 Girls:  Candice Kasahara, 1st; Logan Fredrickson, 2nd; Lauren Thomas, 3rd; Paige Duffy, 4th; Hayly Fredrickson, 6th; Katherine Wojnowski, 8th; Cassidy Creager, 15th; Ellie Kreinheder, 21st

J4 Girls:  Anya Elizondo, 1st; Claire Michaud, 10th; McKenzie Galvin, 12th; Addie Mahoney, 14th; Joran Lyford, 19th

J6 Boys:  Alex Wojnowski, 1st; Laz Rifkin, 2nd

J5 Boys:  Phillip Vance, 2nd; Bode Vance, 3rd; Orry Shattenberg, 8th; Richard Hurley, 11th; Ben Wise, 15th

J4 Boys:  Tommy Shantler, 5th; P.J. Walsh, 12th; Michael Mercer, 19th; Eric Schafer, 23rd

The J1-J2 team opened a three day visit to Bristol Mountain with Super-G and will finish with two days of Giant Slalom.

Super-G:

Women’s J1:  Mallory Keener, 6th; Maddie Brown, 7th; Samantha Owens, 11th; Audrey Parenti, 14th

Women’s J2:  Sophie Sellstrom, 2nd; Kelsey Opiel, 27th; Norella Roche, 28th; Erin Schafer, 29th

Men’s J1:  John Okal, 10th; Michael Cobler, 16th

Men’s J2:  Scott Vining, 11th; Porter Hunt, 20th; Nathan Wise, 31st

Giant Slalom #1:

Women’s J1:  Christine Moloney, 2nd; Mallory Keener, 5th; Maddie Brown, 8th; Lindsay Wright, 14th; Audrey Parenti, 18th; Samantha Owens, 25th

Women’s J2:  Sophie Sellstrom, 7th; Meredith Parenti, 30th; Kelsey Opiel, 37th; Erin Schafer, 43rd; Catherine Navagh, 44th

Men’s J1:  John Okal, 14th; Michael Cobler, 21st

Men’s J2:  Cameron Hejna, 14th; Nathan Wise, 34th

Giant Slalom #2:

Women’s J1:  Maddie Brown, 4th; Mallory Keener, 7th;  Samantha Owens, 13th; Lindsay Wright, 14th; Audrey Parenti, 22nd;

Women’s J2:  Sophie Sellstrom, 8th; Meredith Parenti, 22nd;  Erin Schafer, 40th; Catherine Navagh, 42nd

Men’s J1:  John Okal, 5th; Michael Cobler, 18th

Men’s J2:  Scott Vining, 6th; Aiden Elizondo, 7th; Porter Hunt, 15th; Cameron Hejna, 18th; Connor Hayes, 27th;  Nathan Wise, 36th

The J3 team is off competing at the  state championships.  After four days of racing, the results are as follows:

Super-G #1 at Gore Mt.

Men:  Joseph Mergl, 14th; Ethan Hejna, 19th; Max Scott, 36th; Kaison Lavicka, 40th; Ben Finicle, 52nd; Sean Wright, 64th; Jack Hurley, 65th

Women:  Paige Robinson, 24th; Maddie Evans, 31st; Katie Walsh, 34th; Hannah Kreuzer, 48th; Lauren Bachert, 50th

Super-G #2 at Gore Mt.

Men:  Ethan Hejna, 14th; Joseph Mergl, 15th; Kaison Lavicka, 28th; Max Scott, 34th; Ben Finicle, 41st; Sean Wright, 58th

Women:  Paige Robinson, 23rd; Katie Walsh, 24th; Maddie Evans, 33rd; Hannah Kreuzer, 42nd; Lauren Bachert, 44th

Giant Slalom at Toggenburg Mt.

Men:  Joseph Mergl, 7th; Kaison Lavicka, 17th; Max Scott, 32nd; Jack Hurley, 41st; Ben Finicle, 42nd; Sean Wright, 52nd

Women:  Katie Walsh, 20th; Maddie Evans, 23rd; Lauren Bachert, 43rd; Hanna Kreuzer, 46th

Slalom at Song Mt.

Men:  Ethan Hejna, 5th; Joseph Mergl, 8th; Kaison Lavicka, 15th; Ben Finicle, 31st; Max Scott, 35th

Women:  Lauren Bachert, 24th; Katie Walsh, 28th; Paige Robinson, 37th; Hanna Kreuzer, 42nd

Two of our women spent two days at the National Junior Race Series Slalom at Blackwater, NH.  Christine Moloney had a 95th place finish and Lindsay Wright had a 91st and 106th place finish.

Congratulations to all of the J3 athletes that have been named to various state teams.

Joseph Mergl (2) was selected to represent New York State at the Eastern Race Series Speed Camp in Sugarloaf, ME.

The following thirteen athletes will represent the western half of New York at the New York J3 State Championships at Gore Mountain, Toggenburg and Song Mountain this weekend:

Joseph Mergl (2), Ethan Hejna (7), Kaison Lavicka (17), Max Scott (25), Jack Hurley (29), Ben Finicle (30), Patrick Hylkema (32), Sean Wright (47)

Katie Walsh (12), Paige Robinson (17), Hannah Kreuzer (20), Maddie Evans (21), Lauren Bachert (23)

The race team’s closing banquet will be held Saturday evening, March 24th.  More info to come.

Sean Wright represented Holiday Valley at the annual Horst Derby at Toggenburg.  Sean came home with an 8th place finish in the slalom and a 12th place in the giant slalom.

All most a complete podium sweep at the home hill.  Five of six first places went to Holiday Valley racers at the Holiday Valley Giant Slalom.

J6 Boys:  Laz Rifkin, 1st; Alex Wojnowski, 2nd; Erik Shattenberg, 3rd

J5 Boys:  Phillip Vance, 1st; Bode Vance, 3rd;  Steele Hurley, 10th; Orry Shattenberg, 11th; Chase DeClerck, 15th; Ben Wise, 16th

J4 Boys:  Tommy Shantler, 1st; Guppy Briselden, 5th; Mack Hurley, 6th; Dylan Thomas, 8th; P.J. Walsh, 9th; Eric Schafer, 13th

J6 Girls:  Kate Hurley, 6th

J5 Girls:  Candice Kasahara, 1st; Paige Duffy, 3rd; Logan Fredrickson, 4th; Hayly Fredrickson, 7th; Cassidy Creager, 10th; Annabella Listati, 14th; Hayley Mahoney, 16th; Julia Michaud, 20th

J4 Girls:  Anya Elizondo, 1st; Bailey Creager, 7th; McKenzie Galvin, 9th; Joran Lyford, 12th; Claire Michaud, 21st; Addie Mahoney, 24th

Three Holiday Valley women travel to Mount Sunapee, NH for the National Junior Race Series giant slalom.

Giant Slalom #1:  Christine Maloney, 82nd; Sophie Sellstrom, 113th; Lindsay Wright, 116th

Giant Slalom #2:  Christine Maloney, 74th; Sophie Sellstrom, 107th; Lindsay Wright, 108th

The J3s culminate three long days at Bristol with a Super-G.

Women:  Katherine Walsh, 14th; Paige Robinson, 16th; Maddie Evans, 17th; Tessa Briselden, 40th; Lauren Bachert, 47th; Casey Wise, 54th

Men:  Joseph Mergle, 8th; Kaison Lavicka, 10th; Ethan Hejna, 11th; Ben Finicle, 28th; Jack Hurley, 37th; Sean Wright, 44th; Patrick Hylkema, 45th

The J4-J6s take four out of six first places at the Holimont Kombi.  It was a fun day with a new format for many of the racers,  a slalom 1st run and a giant slalom 2nd run.

J6 Boys:  Laz Rifkin, 1st; Alex Wojnowski, 2nd; Erik Shattenberg, 3rd

J5 Boys:  Phillip Vance, 1st; Bode Vance, 3rd; Orry Shattenberg, 10th; Steele Hurley, 13th; Chase DeClerck, 17th; Ben Wise, 21st

J4 Boys:  Tommy Shantler, 1st; Mack Hurley, 4th; Guppy Briselden, 6th; Nick Scott, 7th; Eric Schafer, 11th; P.J. Walsh, 18th

J6 Girls:  Kate Hurley, 5th

J5 Girls:  Candice Kasahara, 1st; Logan Fredrickson, 2nd; Paige Duffy, 4th; Lauren Thomas, 4th; Hayly Fredrickson, 6th; Cassidy Creager, 9th; Hayley Mahoney, 14th; Julia Michaud, 16th; Katherine Wojnowski, 18th; Ellie Kreinheder

J4 Girls:  Anya Elizondo, 2nd; Hanna Halli, 4th; Bailey Creager, 6th; McKenzie Galvin, 13th; Joran Lyford, 21st; Addie Mahoney, 22nd; Claire Michaud, 26th; Rachel Carley, 28th

The J1-J2 team makes the most of a return trip to Gore Mountain for the rescheduled Super-G, with great top ten finishes.

Women J1:  Christine Moloney, 2nd;  Mallory Keener, 5th; Maddie Brown, 7th; Lindsay Wright, 8th; Audrey Parenti, 14th

Women J2:  Sophie Sellstrom, 15th; Meredith Parenti, 20th

Men J1:  John Okal, 16th; Michael Cobler, 18th

Men J2:  Aiden Elizondo, 10th; Scott Vining, 24th; Cameron Hejna, 26th

The J4-J6s drove north to Kissing Bridge for their first slalom of the year and bring home two wins and other great finishes.

J6 Girls:  Kate Hurley, 6th

J5 Girls: Logan Fredrickson, 2nd; Katherine Wojnowski, 3rd; Paige Duffy, 4th; Hayly Fredrickson, 6th; Cassidy Creager, 9th; Candice Kasahara, 16th; Julia Michaud, 17th; Hayley Mahoney, 19th

J4 Girls: Hanna Halli, 3rd; Bailey Creager, 4th; Anya Elizondo, 6th; Claire Michaud, 8th; Addie Mahoney, 16th; McKenzie Galvin, 17th; Joran Lyford, 22nd;   Rachel Carley, 30th

J6 Boys: Laz Rifkin, 1st; Alex Wojnowski, 2nd

J5 Boys: Steele Hurley, 6th; Orry Shattenberg, 7th; Ben Wise, 13th; Chase DeClerck, 18th

J4 Boys: Tommy Shantler, 1st; Guppy Briselden, 3rd; Dylan Thomas, 11th; Eric Schafer, 12th; Michael Mercer, 15th; Mack Hurley, 17th; Nick Scott, 21st

The J1-J2 team started the race weekend off at Gore Mountain with Friday’s Super-G canceled due to fog.  The team took advantage of Saturday’s slalom, with some strong finishes and finished even stronger on Sunday with a win.

Slalom 1:

Women J1:  Christine Moloney, 2nd; Maddie Brown, 6th; Lindsay Wright, 9th; Sam Owens, 13th; Mallory Keener, 15th; Audrey Parenti, 22nd

Women J2:  Sophie Sellstrom, 8th; Meredith Parenti, 40th; Erin Schafer, 42nd; Ellie Roche, 46th

Men J1:  Michael Cobler, 22nd

Men J2:  Aiden Elizondo, 6th; Porter Hunt, 25th; Scott Vining, 31st; Cameron Hejna, 32nd; Michael Costanzo, 38th; Nathan Wise, 55th

Slalom 2:

Women J1:  Mallory Keener, 1st; Lindsay Wright, 2nd; Sam Owens, 14th; Maddie Brown, 18th

Women J2:  Sophie Sellstrom, 7th; Meredith Parenti, 32nd; Ellie Roche, 37th; Erin Schafer, 42nd; Cahterine Navagh, 43rd

Men J1:  John Okal, 5th;

Men J2:  Scott Vining, 10th; Aiden Elizondo, 11th; Porter Hunt, 19th; Cameron Hejna, 20th; Michael Costanzo, 34th;

The J3 team hit the road with a trip to Greek Peak and Labrador Mountain.  The boys lead the way with a few ten finishes.

Greek Peak – GS:

Men:  Ethan Hejna, 5th; Joseph Mergl, 9th; Jack Hurley, 16th; Ben Finicle, 21st; Nick Costanzo, 46th; Sean Wright, 61st

Women:  Katie Walsh, 17th; Maddie Evans, 19th; Hanna Kreuzer, 27th; Tessa Briselden, 42nd; Casey Wise, 47th

Labrador Mountain – SL:

Men:  Joseph Mergl, 3rd; Patrick Hylkema, 15th; Sean Wright, 18th; Jack Hurley, 21st; Max Scott, 22nd; Ben Finicle, 24th; Nick Costanzo, 26th; Josh Deely, 60th

Women:  Maddie Evans, 14th; Katie Walsh, 15th; Hanna Kreuzer, 16th; Tessa Briselden, 39th; Casey Wise, 42nd

Joseph Mergl had a strong two days of racing at Whiteface, while representing New York.  Joseph placed 38th in the GS and 13th in the SL at the J3 USSA Eastern Race Series, Whiteface, NY.

The J4-J6s start the NFSC season with a GS at Holimont.

J5 Girls: Candice Kasahara, 1st; Paige Duffy, 2nd; Logan Fredrickson, 3rd; Hayly Fredrickson, 5th; Katherine Wojnowski, 7th; Lauren Thomas, 9th; Hayley Mahoney, 19th; Julie Michaud, 21st; Cassidy Creager, 22nd; Claire Taylor, 24th

J4 Girls: Anya Elizondo, 3rd; Hanna Halli, 5th; Bailey Creager, 8th; McKenzie Galvin, 10th; Joran Lyford, 11th; Claire Michaud, 17th; Addie Mahoney, 19th; Rachel Carley, 23rd

J6 Boys: Alex Wojnowski, 1st; Erik Shattenberg, 4th; William DeClerck, 17th

J5 Boys: Phill Vance, 1st; Bode Vance, 2nd; Steele Hurley, 8th; Orry Shattenberg, 9th; Chase DeClerck, 14th; Ben Wise, 18th

J4 Boys: Guppy Briselden, 3rd; Mack Hurley, 4th; Dylan Thomas, 6th; Nick Scott, 12th; Michael Mercer, 16th; Eric Schafer, 20th

Our FIS racers journeyed north to Canada for two days of slalom at Alpine and two days of giant slalom at Georgian Peaks.

Slalom results: Christine Moloney- 29th, 42nd and Aiden Elizondo- 43rd and 53rd.

Giant Slalom results: Sophie Sellstrom- 37th

The J1-J2 team went east for the Toggenburg GS and the Song Mountain SL.  The team skied well with the following results:

Toggenburg GS:

J1 Women: Maddie Brown, 1st; Lindsay Wright, 2nd; Mallory Keener, 3rd; Samantha Owens, 6th; Audrey Parenti, 7th

J2 Women: Kelsey Opiel, 13th; Meredith Parenti, 17th; Erin Schafer, 18th; Ellie Roche, 25th; Sophie Sellstrom, 26th

J1 Men: John Okal, 7th; Mike Cobler, 14th

J2 Men: Porter Hunt, 4th; Cameron Hejna, 7th; Michael Costanzo, 15th; Connor Hayes, 19th; Nathan Wise, 27th; Scott Vining, 29th

Song SL:

J1 Women: Maddie Brown, 3rd; Mallory Keener, 4th; Samantha Owens, 6th; Lindsay Wright, 9th

J2 Women: Sophie Sellstrom, 4th; Meredith Parenti, 14th; Kelsey Opiel, 15th; Ellie Roche, 17th;Erin Schafer, 18th;

J1 Men: John Okal, 9th; Mike Cobler, 13th

J2 Men: Porter Hunt, 6th; Scott Vining, 29th; Cameron Hejna, 10th; Michael Costanzo, 14th

Our racers skied well at the Osler FIS GS in Collingwood, Ontario.  Sophie Sellstrom finished a strong 17th, Lindsay Wright 26th, Aiden Elizondo 30th and John Okal 31st.

Christine Moloney was our sole representative at Snow Ridge’s Sliversmith Slalom.  Christine represented the team well with an eleventh place finish.

The J3 season opens with great skiing at both the Holiday Valley Duel Slalom and the Holimont GS.

Holiday Valley Duel Slalom:

Girls: Hannah Kreuzer, 10th; Paige Robinson, 12th; Maddi Evans, 13th; Lauren Bachert, 14th; Katherine Walsh, 21st; Tessa Briselden, 50th; Casey Wise, 51st

Boys: Joseph Mergl, 2nd; Ethan Hejna, 8th; Kaison Lavicka, 11th; Ben Finicle, 26th; Sean Wright, 31st; Patrick Hylkema, 32nd; Max Scott, 41st;  Nick Costanzo, 60th; Jack Hurley, 72nd; Josh Deely, 78th;

Holimont GS:

Girls: Katherine Walsh, 7th; Colby Lucas, 12th Paige Robinson, 17th; Lauren Bachert, 21st; Maddie Evans, 27th; Hanna Kreuzer, 29th; Casey Wise, 38th; Tessa Briselden, 50th

Boys: Ethan Hejna, 6th; Kaison Lavicka, 11th; Max Scott, 14th; Ben Finicle, 26th; Joseph Mergl, 27th; Sean Wright, 30th; Patrick Hylkema, 37th; Jack Hurley, 41st; Nick Costanzo, 47th;

Holiday Valley’s J1-2 team open the ECS West Race Series with wins.

Holiday Valley SL:

J1 Women: Maddie Brown, 2nd; Samantha Owens, 4th; Lindsay Wright, 5th; Mallory Keener, 8th; Audrey Parenti, 11th; Christine Moloney, 13th

J2 Women: Kelsey Opiel, 8th; Meredith Parenti, 9th; Ellie Roche, 19th; Erin Schafer, 20th

J1 Men: John Okal, 7th; Ben Gordon, 8th; Michael Cobler, 13th

J2 Men: Aiden Elizondo, 5th; Cameron Hejna, 9th; Connor Hayes, 12th; Michael Costanzo, 23rd

Holimont GS:

J1 Women: Christine Moloney, 1st; Lindsay Wright, 3rd; Maddie Brown, 5th; Mallory Keener, 6th; Samantha Owens, 10th; Audrey Parenti, 13th

J2 Women: Sophie Sellstrom, 1st; Erin Schafer, 13th; Kelsey Opiel, 18th; Ellie Roche, 24th; Catherine Navagh, 25th

J1 Men: Ben Gordon, 7th; John Okal, 8th; Michael Cobler, 16th

J2 Men: Aiden Elizondo, 4th; Scott Vining, 8th; Michael Costanzo, 15th; Porter Hunt, 17th; Nathan Wise, 28th

The season starts at the Hovey for the J3s, 4s and 5s.  Holiday Valley steps up with some great skiing at White Face.

J5 Boys: Phillip Vance, 3rd; Bode Vance, 4th

J4 Boys: Guppy Briselden, 6th

J5 Girls: Logan Fredrickson, 5th; Lauren Thomas, 8th; Hayly Fredrickson, 12th

J4 Girls: Anya Elizondo, 12th; Bailey Creager, 20th; Hannah Halli, 29th

J3 Girls: Tessa Briselden, 33rd

Lauren, we all have you in our thoughts and prayers.  Get well soon.

Lauren Pfeifer, Strong Memorial Hospital, 601 Elmwood Avenue, Rochester, NY 14642, (585) 275-2100.  Lauren can have visitors between 8:00 am and 8:00 pm.  Currently no flowers due to lung condition.

The 2011-2012 Christmas Camp concludes with a pro-style slalom.

J6 Girls: Kate Hurley, 1st

J6 Boys: Laz Rifkin, 1st; Alex Wojnowski, 2nd; Eric Shattenberg, 3rd; William DeClerck, 4th

J5 Girls: Candice Kasahara, 1st; Paige Duffy, 2nd; Lauren Thomas, 3rd; Logan Fredrickson, 4th; Katherin Wojnowski, 5th; Hayly Fredrickson, 6th; Annabella Listati, 7th; Julia Michaud, 8th; Ellie Kreinheder, 9th; Claire Taylor, 10th

J5 Boys: Phillip Vance, 1st; Bode Vance, 2nd; Richard Hurley, 3rd; Orry Shattenberg, 4th; Chase DeClerck, 5th; Ben Wise, 6th

J4 Girls: Anya Elizondo, 1st; Hannah Halli, 2nd; McKenzie Galvin, 3rd; Joran Lyford, 4th; Claire Mischaud, 5th; Rachel Carley, 6th

J4 Boys: Mack Hurley, 1st; Nathan Briselden, 2nd; PJ Walsh, 3rd; Dylan Thomas, 4th; Nick Scott, 5th; Michael Mercer, 6th; Tommy Shantler, 7th; Eric Schafer 8th

J3 Girls: Katherine Walsh, 1st; Madeline Evans, 2nd; Hannah Kreuzer, 3rd; Lauren Bachert, 4th; Paige Robinson, 5th; Casey Wise, 6th; Tessa Briselden, 7th

J3 Boys: Joseph Mergl, 1st; Kaison Lavicka, 2nd; Patrick Hylkema, 3rd; Max Scott, 4th; Sean Wright, 5th; Jack Hurley, 6th; Ben Finicle, 7th; Nick Costanzo, 8th; Ethan Hejna, 9th; Josh Deely, 10th;

J1-J2 Girls: Sophie Sellstrom, 1st; Samantha Owens, 2nd; Mallory Keener, 3rd; Maddie Brown, 4th; Audrey Parenti, 5th; Meredith Parenti, 6th; Catherine Navagh, 7th

J1-J2 Boys: Brian Coventry, 1st; Aiden Elizondo, 2nd; Michael Cobler, 3rd; Thomas Wladyka, 4th; Nathan Wise, 5th

Thanks for the great attendance. Click here for the PowerPoint.  Click here for the volunteer’s needed list.

The J1 and J2s start the season at Holiday Valley’s Christmas GS and the Ely and Leene SL at Brantling Ski Slopes.

Holiday Valley Christmas GS:

J1 Women: Mallory Keener 1st, Christine Moloney 2nd, Maddie Brown 3rd, Lindsay Wright 4th, Samantha Owens 5th, Audrey Parenti 7th

J2 Women: Sophie Sellstrom 1st, Meredith Parenti 5th, Erin Schafer 6th, Ellie Roche 9th

J1 Men: John Okal 2nd, Michael Cobler 7th

J2 Men:  Aiden Elizondo 2nd, Scott Vining 7th, Cameron Hejna 7th, Nathan Wise 11th

Ely and Leene SL:

Race #1:

J1 Women: Lindsay Wright 6th, Mallory Keener 7th, Maddie Brown 8th, Christine Maloney 11th, Audrey Parenti 15th

J2 Women: Sophie Sellstrom 1st, Meredith Parenti 9th

J1 Men: John Okal 9th

J2 Men:  Aiden Elizondo 9th, Cameron Hejna 14th

Race #2:

J1 Women: Lindsay Wright 3rd, Mallory Keener 6th, Maddie Brown 7th, Christine Maloney 8th, Audrey Parenti 15th

J2 Women: Sophie Sellstrom 3rd, Meredith Parenti 10th

J1 Men: John Okal 9th

J2 Men:  Aiden Elizondo 7th

We have our first race results and they come from FIS.  The boys faired well in these early races against the top racers in the east.

Sunday River, ME, Dec. 10th, FIS SL – Aiden Elizondo (78th of 122)

Attitash, NH, Dec. 20th, FIS DEVO SL – John Okal (36th of 110) and Aiden Elizondo (37th of 110)

Attitash, NH, Dec. 21st, FIS DEVO SL – John Okal (62nd of 111) and Aiden Elizondo (65th of 111)

Attitash, NH, Dec. 22nd, FIS DEVO GS – Aiden Elizondo (87th of 113) and John Okal (90th of 113)

Joseph Mergl was named to both the USSA Eastern J3 Elite Fundamentals Camp, Burke, VT and the NYSSRA J3 Fundamentals Camp, Lake Placid, NY.

Kaison Lavicka was named to the NYSSRA J3 Fundamentals Camp, Lake Placid, NY.

Tommy Shantler and Mac Hurley were named to both the  USSA Eastern J4 Elite Fundamentals Camp, Sunday River, ME and the NYSSRA J4  Fundamentals Camp, Lake Placid, NY.

Dylan Thomas was named to the NYSSRA J4  Fundamentals Camp, Lake Placid, NY.

The season starts on an exciting note.  This year will mark a major step for Holiday Valley J1-J2 racing, as seven athletes will be racing for international points at FIS (International Skiing Federation) races.  In addition, these same athletes will join the remainder of the J1-J2 team competing in USSA races.  All FIS races are by invite only.  The first five FIS races have announced their fields and have invited the following to race:

Sunday River, ME, FIS SL, Dec. 10-11 – Aiden Elizondo

Alpine, ON, Canada FIS SL, Dec. 28-29 – Christine Maloney, Maddie Brown, Lindsay Wright, Mallory Keener, Sophie Sellstrom, John Okal, Aiden Elizondo

Attitash, NH, Men’s DEVO FIS SL & GS, Dec. 19-22 - John Okal, Aiden Elizondo

Osler, ON, Canada FIS GS, Jan. 3-4 - Christine Maloney, Maddie Brown, Lindsay Wright, Mallory Keener, Sophie Sellstrom, John Okal, Aiden Elizondo

Loch Lomond, ON, Canada FIS GS, Jan. 7-8 - Christine Maloney, Maddie Brown, Lindsay Wright, Mallory Keener, Sophie Sellstrom, John Okal, Aiden Elizondo

The Training Center will be offering ImPACT concussion base-line testing to all Training Center athletes, beginning at Christmas Camp.  Please read the attached ImPact Concussion Management Best Practices chart prior to arriving at Christmas Camp.

ImPACT (Immediate Post-Concussion Assessment and Cognitive Testing) is the first, most-widely used, and most scientifically validated computerized concussion evaluation system.  ImPACT is a 20-minute test that has become a standard tool used in comprehensive clinical management of concussions for athletes of all ages.

We are very lucky to be able to offer our athletes this opportunity.  Please check back for updates.

Check the calendar tab for this seasons race schedules.  FIS races will be listed shortly.  If you have any additions, please click to email them to calendar.

The Training Center will soon be offering ImPACT concussion base-line testing to all Training Center athletes.  Check back for updates on our progress in providing this valuable tool to our athletes.

ImPACT provides computerized neurocognitive assessment tools and services that are used by medical doctors, psychologists, athletic trainers, and other licensed healthcare professionals to assist them in determining an athlete’s ability to return to play after suffering a concussion.

ImPACT (Immediate Post-Concussion Assessment and Cognitive Testing) is the first, most-widely used, and most scientifically validated computerized concussion evaluation system.

Developed in the early 1990′s by Drs. Mark Lovell and Joseph Maroon, ImPACT is a 20-minute test that has become a standard tool used in comprehensive clinical management of concussions for athletes of all ages.

Given the inherent difficulties in concussion management, it is important to manage concussions on an individualized basis and to implement baseline testing and/or post-injury neurocognitive testing. This type of concussion assessment can help to objectively evaluate the concussed athlete’s post-injury condition and track recovery for safe return to play, thus preventing the cumulative effects of concussion. In fact, neurocognitive testing has recently been called the “cornerstone” of proper concussion management by an international panel of sports medicine experts.

ImPACT can be administered by an athletic trainer, school nurse, athletic director, team coach, team doctor, or anyone trained to administer baseline testing. ImPACT is the most widely used computer-based testing program in the world and is implemented effectively across high school, collegiate, and professional levels of sport participation.