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J1 & J2 New York State Championships at Whiteface

Giant Slalom - J2 Women: Maddie Brown (3rd), Christine Moloney (6th), Mallory Keener (7th) and Dana Druzbik (24th). J1 Men: Ben Gordon (22nd) and Chris Wadsworth (42nd). Slalom – J2 Women: Maddie Brown (5th), Christine Moloney (15th) and Dana Druzbik (25th). J1 Men: Ben Gordon (3rd).

Six Holiday Valley Racers to Compete at the Kandahar Championships

Erin Schafer, Anya Elizondo, Tommy Schantler, Dylan Thomas, Mack Hurley and P.J. Walsh all advance to the Kandahar State Championships.

NYSSRA Names Various J1-J2 Teams

Maddie Brown was named to the Eastern J2 Championships. Maddie Brown, Christine Moloney and Ben Gordon were named to the J1-2 Eastern Finals. Dana Druzbeck was named to the NYSSRA Alpine Elite Team.

Kandahar Festival at Holiday Valley

Holiday Valley hosted another great Kandahar Festival with great efforts from all of the athletes. Day One GS Results – J6 Girls: Candie Kasahara (1st), Paige Duffy (3rd), Elinor Selinder (8th), Katherine Wojnowski (10th), Lauren Thomas (12th), Logan Fredrickson (13th) and Hayly Fredrickson (14th). J5 Girls: Anya Elizondo (6th), McKenzie Galvin (12th), Joran Lyford (27th) and Christina Randazzo (45th). J3 Women: Erin Schafer (2nd). J6 Boys: Phillip Vance (3rd), Bode Vance (14th) and Alex Wojnowski (16th). J5 Boys: Tommy Shantler (1st), Mack Hurley (2nd), Dylan Thomas (3rd), P.J. Walsh (10th), Nick Scott (23rd), Eric Schafer (43rd), Mark Caponi (50th) and Dan Caponi (66th). J4 Men: Jack Hurley (17th), Michael Auricchio (21st), Ryan Duffy (25th), Michael Randazzo (31st) and Connor Levin (36th). J3 Men: Michael Costanzo (7th).

J1 & J2 Racers Head To Bristol

1st Super-G - J1 Men: Ben Gordon (10th). J2 Men: Jake Sellstrom (42nd). J2 Women: Maddie Brown (12th), Dana Druzbik (13th), Christine Moloney (22nd) and Mallory Keener (25th). 2nd Super-G – J2 Women: Dana Druzbik (8th). Super Combined – J2 Women: Dana Druzbik (10th).

J1 & J2 Winter Carnival Series

Snow Ridge Slalom - J1 Women: Hilary Digel (10th), Alexis Main (11th) and Alex Opiel (14th). J2 Women: Maddie Brown (3rd), Christine Moloney (6th), Mallory Keener (8th), Audrey Parenti (29th) and Dana Druzbik (39th). J1 Men: Ben Gordon (4th) and Zach Vader (12th). J2 Men: John Okal (20th). Labrador Mountain GS – J1 Women: Alex Opiel (11th), Hilary Digel (12th) and Alexis Main (13th). J2 Women: Dana Druzbik (2nd), Maddie Brown (3rd), Christine Moloney (5th), Mallory Keener (9th) and Audrey Parenti (36th). J1 Men: Ben Gordon (2nd). J2 Men: John Okal (34th) and Jake Sellstrom (35th).

J3 State Championships at West Mountain

Sophie Sellstrom (2nd qualifier) will represent New York State at the J3 Eastern Finals at Mount Sunapee, NH, March 4th – 7th. 1st Super-G - Men: Aiden Elizondo (34th), Porter Hunt (38th) and Zach California (42nd). Women: Taylor Heppner (7th), Sophie Sellstrom (10th), Kelly Hayes (21st), Kelsey Opiel (27th), Emily Librock (34th) and Meredith Parenti (38th). 2nd Super-G - Men: Porter Hunt (29th), Aiden Elizondo (33rd), Zach California (44th) and Scott Vining (57th). Women: Taylor Heppner (12th), Sophie Sellstrom (16th), Kelly Hayes (22nd), Meredith Parenti (29th), Emily Librock (36th) and Kelsey Opiel (40th). Giant Slalom - Men: Porter Hunt (28th), Scott Vining (30th) and Aiden Elizondo (31st). Women: Sophie Sellstrom (5th), Kelly Hayes (16th), Taylor Heppner (18th), Meredith Parenti (31st), Kelsey Opiel (32nd) and Emily Librock (41st). Slalom - Men: Porter Hunt (27th) and Aiden Elizondo (36th). Women: Taylor Heppner (20th), Meredith Parenti (30th), Emily Librock (44th) and Sophie Sellstrom (46th).

NFSC Names J4 State Championship Team

Twelve athletes from Holiday Valley have qualified to race at the J4 State Championships at Toggenburg Mountain March 13th and 14th. Women: Emelie Selinder (1st), Maddie Evans (5th), Hanna Kreuzer (7th), Katie Walsh (9th) and Mehvish Khan (11th). Men: Joseph Mergl (5th), Kaison Lavicka (10th), Max Scott (11th), Sean Wright (14th), Ben Finicle (15th), Sage Lyford (16th) and Nicholas Costanzo (17th).

Top Racers NFSC J6, J5 & J4 Racers Named

The Niagara Frontier Ski Council named it top racers for the season. Holiday Valley took four of the six spots. Paige Duffy was named top J6 girl, Anya Elizondo was named top J5 girl, Emelie Selinder was named top J4 girl and Tommy Shantler was named top J5 boy.

J4, J5, & J6 Buffalo Ski Club Slalom

All of the racers had a great finish to the NFSC series of races. J4 Girls – Emelie Selinder (1^st), Maddie Evans (5^th), Hanna Kreuzer (6^th), Mehvish Khan (8^th) and Katherine Walsh (12^th). J5 Girls – Anya Elizondo (1^st), McKenzie Galvin (8^th), Joran Lyford (13^th) and Christina Randazzo (16^th). J6 Girls – Candi Kasahara (1^st), Elinor Selinder (2^nd), Lauren Thomas (3^rd), Logan Fredrickson (4^th) and Hayly Frederickson (7^th). J4 Boys – Joseph Mergl (3^rd), Kaison Lavicka (8^th), Sage Lyford (9^th), Nick Costanzo (10^th), Ben Finicle (11^th), Connor Levin (28^th) and Michael Randazzo (30^th). J5 Boys – Tommy Shantler (1^st), Mack Hurley (2^nd), P.J. Walsh (5^th), Jesse Both (8^th), Nick Scott (15^th), Eric Schafer (20^th) and Mark Caponi (33^rd). J6 Boys – Phillip Vance (1^st) and Bode Vance (4^th).

J3 Horst Derby – Song Mountain

Two more Holiday Valley women qualify for the State Championships; Kelsey Opiel and Emily Librock. Slalom: Women – Kelsey Opiel (2^nd), Emily Librock (12^th) and Erin Schafer (27^th).Giant Slalom: Women – Emily Librock (3^rd), Erin Schafer (13^th) and Kelsey Opiel (17^th). Men – Michael Costanzo (21^st).

J1 & J2 Trophy Series – Bristol Mountain

Slalom: J2 Women – Maddie Brown (6^th), Dana Druzbik (12^th) and Christine Moloney (24^th).Giant Slalom: J1 Men – Ben Gordon (4^th). J2 Women – Maddie Brown (5^th), Mallory Keener (7^th), Dana Druzbik (12^th) and Christine Moloney (16^th).Super-G: J1 Men – Ben Gordon (10^th). J2 Men – Jake Sellstrom (42^nd). J2 Women – Maddie Brown (12^th), Dana Druzbik (13^th), Christine Moloney (22^nd) and Mallory Keener (25^th).

Kissing Bridge SL

J5 Tommy Shantler (1^st) tops all boy racers, regardless of age class. The other J5 finishers were: Dylan Thomas (6^th), P.J. Walsh (7^th), Nick Scott (10^th), Eric Schafer (24^th), Mark Caponi (28^th) and Daniel Caponi (31^st). The J4’s were led by Max Scott (7^th), Nick Costanzo (9^th), Ben Finicle (13^th), Jack Hurley (16^th), Sean Wright (21^st) and Sean Duffy (22^nd). The J6’s were lead by Phillip Vance (3^rd), Bode Vance (4^th) and Alex Wojnowski (6^th).

Emelie Selinder (4^th) lead the J4 girls, with Hanna Kreuzer (13^th), Mehvish Khan (14^th) and Madeline Evans (22^nd). The J5 girls finished with Anya Elizondo (2^nd) and Joran Lyford (19^th). The J6 girls finished with Elinor Selinder (1^st), Candice Kasahara (2^nd), Katherine Wojnowski (3^rd), Paige Duffy (5^th) and Hayly Fredrickson (7^th).

Holiday Valley Team Members Named To The 2009-2010 J3 States Team

LADIES: Sophie Sellstrom, Taylor Heppner, Kelly Hayes, Meredith Parenti (hopefully more to follow)

MEN: Zach California, Aiden Elizondo, Scott Vining, Porter Hunt (hopefully more to follow)

Holiday Valley Team Members Named To The 2009-2010 Trophy Field

LADIES: Maddie Brown, Dana Druzbik, Mallory Keener, Christine Moloney (hopefully more to follow)

MEN: Miguel Azcarate, Ben Gordon, Chris Wadsworth (hopefully more to follow)

Holimont GS For the J4, J5 and J6's

J6 girls continue the run: Paige Duffy (1st), Candi Kasahara (2nd), Katherine Wojnowski (3rd), Elinor Selinder (4th), Lauren Thomas (6th) and Hayley Fredrickson (9th). Anya Elizondo (3rd), McKenzie Galvin (5th), Joran Lyford (18th) and Christina Randazzo (24th) led the J5 girls. The J4 girls try to keep up with the J6's with Emelie Selinder (2nd), Katherine Walsh (5th), Maddie Evans (6th), Hanna Kreuzer (10th) and Mehvish Khan (12th).

The J6 boys were led by Phillip Vance (2nd), Alex Wojnowski (7th) and Bode Vance (8th). The J5 boys finished with Mack Hurley (1st), Tommy Shantler (3rd), Jesse Both (16th), P.J. Walsh (24th), Eric Schafer (28th), Mark Caponi (29th) and Daniel Caponi (30th). Joseph Mergl (6th), Kaison Lavicka (8th), Max Scott (9th), Nicholas Costanzo (13th), Ben Finicle (16th), Sean Duffy (26th), Michael Randazzo (27th), Sage Lyford (28th), Connor Levin (37th). Click for all results.

J3 Greek Peak Giant Slalom

Taylor Heppner (6th) led the J3 women, followed by Sophie Sellstrom (12th), Emily Librock (25th), Mary Kate Motolenich (31st), Erin Schafer (32nd), Kelsey Opiel (47th) and Millie Hurley (53rd). The men were led by Porter Hunt (13th), Zach California (18th) and Aiden Elizondo (47th)Click for all results.

J3 Hunt Hollow Slalom

The men were led by Aiden Elizondo (11th), Scott Vining (13th), Zach California (20th) and Michael Costanzo (30th). The women were led by Meredith Parenti (14th), Erin Schafer (29th), Mary Kate Motolenich (32nd) and Millie Hurley (44th). Click for all results.

Greek Peak GS for the J1's & 2's

Ben Gordon (2nd) for the J1's and Jake Sellstrom (32nd) for the J2's led the men. Maddie Brown (5th), Christine Moloney (6th), Mallory Keener (16th) and Audrey Parenti (38th) led the J2 women. The J1 women finished with Hilary Digel in 12th, Alexis Main in 13th and Alex Opiel in 15th. Click for all results.

J4, 5 & 6's Stay at Home - Holiday Valley GS

The J4 boys were lead by Kaison Lavicka (5th), Max Scott (7th), Sean Wright (9th), Joseph Mergl (10th), Ben Finicle (14th), Sage Lyford (15th), Nick Costanzo (16th), Jack Hurley (22th), Sean Duffy (28th), Michael Randazzo (35th) and Connor Levin (38th). The J5 boys finished Tommy Shantler (2nd), Mack Hurley (3rd), Dylan Thomas (4th), P.J. Walsh (11th), Nick Scott (13th), Mark Caponi (32nd), Eric Schafer (34th)and Daniel Caponi (37th). Alex Wojnowski (5th) and Michael Vance (6th) led the J6 boys.

Emelie Selinder (1st), Madeline Evans (4th), Hanna Kreuzer (8th) and Mehvish Khan (9th) led Holiday Valley in the J4 girls. Anya Elizondo (4th), McKenzie Galvin (5th), Joran Lyford (22nd) and Christina Randazzo (24th) finished for the J5 girls. Paige Duffy (1st), Candi Kasahara (2nd), Katherine Wojnowski (3rd), Elinor Selinder (4th), Lauren Thomas (6th), Logan Fredrickson (10th) and Hayly Fredrickson (12th) continue their domination of the J6 girls division. Click for all results.

J1 & J2 Men and Women Race GS at Toggenburg

Alexis Main (11th), Hilary Digel (13th) and Alex Opiel (15th) placed for the J1 women. Maddie Brown (6th), Christine Maloney (7th), Mallory Keener (9th) and Audrey Parenti (37th) finished for the J2 women. Ben Gordon (4th) and Zach Vader (13th) placed for the J1 men. Jake Sellstrom (27th) led the J2 men. Click for all results.

J6 Girls Sweep The Podium At Opening Peek ‘n Peak Slalom

Page Duffy (1^st), Candi Kasahara (2^nd), Elinor Selinder (3^rd) and Hayly Fredrickson (4^th) start the season off right for the J6 girls. The J5 girls were led by Anya Elizondo (1^st), Joran Lyford (13^th) and Christina Randazzo (23^rd). The J4 girls also finished strong, Emelie Selinder (2^nd), Hanna Kreuzer (5^th), Mehvish Khan (6^th) and Madeline Evans (14^th).

Alex Wojnowski (4^th) led the J6 boys. The J5 boys finished: P.J. Walsh (6^th), Nick Scott (10^th), Jesse Both (22^nd), Eric Schafer (24^th) and Mack Hurley (29^th). Max Scott (7^th) led the J4 boys, with Ryan Duffy (15^th), Ben Finicle (18^th), Kaison Lavicka (20^th) and Sean Wright (28^th).

J1 & J2 Racers Hit The Slopes Of Holiday Valley And Holimont

Ben Gordon led Holiday Valley’s J1 & J2 racers with a 4^th place finish in the J1 Holiday Valley SL on Saturday and a 3^rd place finish in the J1 Holimont SL on Sunday.

Saturday at Holiday Valley Zach Vader was next in 18^th for the J1 men. John Okal (13^th) and Jake Sellstrom (22^nd) placed for the J2 men. The J1 women were placed high with Alexis Main in 6^th and Alexandra Opiel in 10^th. The J2 women, Dana Druzbik (3^rd), Christine Moloney (7^th), Mallory Keener (10^th) and Audrey Parenti (30^th), had an excellent day.

Sunday at Holimont was more of the same for the J1 men and women; Ben Gordon 3^rd and Chris Wadsworth 8^th for the J1 men, and Hilary Digel (7^th), Alexis Main (9^th) and Alexandra Opiel (13^th) for the J1 women. John Okal (18^th) and Jake Sellstrom (22^nd) placed for the J2 men. Mallory Keener (13^th), Dana Druzbik (26^th), Audrey Parenti (29^th) and Christine Moloney (31^st) rounded out the J2 women finishers. Click for all results.

Kissing Bridge J4-J5-J6 Race.

The Kissing Bridge SL will be held on February, 7 2010. Registration will be the same as other races (The NYSSRA website does not currently list this race).

The Holiday Valley J3 Slalom Was A Cold One.

Aiden Elizondo (7th) and Zach California (8th) led the way for the J3 men. Other finishes include: Scott Vining (13th), Porter Hunt (18th), Nathaniel Hughes (25th), and John Owen (60th). Kelly Hayes led the women with a 10th place finish. Other finishes include: Sophie Sellstrom (16th), Mary Kate Motolenich (18th), Taylor Heppner (21st), Erin Schafer (30th), Emily Librock (43rd), and Mille Hurley (45th). Click here for all results.

Holiday Valley's J3 Team Starts Off With A Bang.

Sophie Sellstrom wins the Holimont GS. Other finishes include: Kelly Hayes (12th), Meredith Parenti (16th), Mary Kate Motolenich (17th), Taylor Heppner (19th), Emily Librock (31th), Kelsey Opiel (48th), and Erin Schafer (53rd). Zach California led the J3 men with a 10th place finish. Other finishes include: Aiden Elizondo (22nd), Porter Hunt (25th), Nathaniel Hughes (36th), Michael Costanzo (49th), Scott Vining (55th), Alec Duffy (57th), and John Owen (66th). Click here for all results.

Another successful Christmas Camp is in the books.

Paige Duffy (1^st), Candice Kasahara (2^nd) and Katie Wojnowski (3^rd) led the way for the girls J6 class. Phillip Vance (1^st), Alex Wojnowski (2^nd) and Bode Vance (3^rd) medaled for the J6 boys. Anya Elizondo (1^st) , McKenzie Galvin, (2^nd) and Joran Lyford (3^rd) took honors for the J5 girls. Tommy Shantler (1^st), Mack Hurley (2^nd) and Dylan Thomas (3^rd) placed for the J5 boys. Emelie Selinder (1^st) , Katie Walsh, (2^nd) and Hanna Kreuzer (3^rd) placed for the J4 girls. Max Scott (1^st), Joseph Mergl (2^nd) and Kaison Lavicka (3^rd) place for the J4 boys. Sophie Sellstrom (1^st), Taylor Heppner (2^nd), and Meredith Parenti (3^rd) placed for the J3 girls. Porter Hunt (1^st), Scott Vining (2^nd) and Aiden Elizondo (3^rd) placed for the J3 boys. Click here for a link all results.

Races have begun. The J1 and J2 have kicked of their race seasons.

Swain GS – J1 Women: Alexandra Opiel placed 6^th. J2 Women: Dana Druzbik placed 2^nd and Audrey Parenti placed 15^th. J1 Men: Chris Wadsworth placed 10^th. J2 Men: Jake Sellstrom placed 19^th.
Brantling SL 1 – J1 Women: Alexis Main placed 10^th. J2 Women: Audrey Parenti placed 19^th and Maddie Brown placed 24^th. J1 Men: Chris Wadsworth placed 17^th. J2 Men: Jake Sellstrom placed 29^th.Brantling SL 2 – J1 Women: Alexis Main placed 7^th. J2 Women: Dana Druzbik placed 8^th, Maddie Brown placed 13^th and Audrey Parenti placed 22^nd. J1 Men: Chris Wadsworth placed 15^th. J2 Men: Jake Sellstrom placed 33^rd.

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