The girls varsity team took second place at the Traverse City Invite on Jan. 26.
‘The girls did a great job and fought back after being fourth in the morning to claim runners up,? said Coach Ryan Parrott.
In the morning Analicia Honkanen led the team and tied for second place in the Slalom. Maddy Dunn and Elizabeth Wolf finished the top three racers for Clarkston.
In the Giant Slalom, Dunn led and took second place. Honkanen placed in seventh and Kelly Peter finished right behind her.
The boys placed in tenth for the invitational.
‘The boys also came back after a rough time with Slalom in the morning,? said Parrott. ‘In general it was a great learning experience for a young team that has an amazing amount of potential.?
For the Slalom, Evan Trout, Ian Marchbank, and Grant Huber were the top racers for the team.
Huber led the team during the Giant Slalom, with Brent Ventallie and Nick Kellogg following.
Both teams finished their regular season on Monday against Lake Orion.
The girls won their race, 11-28, and the boys lost, 12-26.
Last week the girls defeated Waterford United (20-No Score) and Lahser (20-59).
The boys lost to both teams.
Both teams finish Divisionals on Thursday and have their OAA meet on Monday.
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The JV teams had a strong finish at the Don Thomas Cup last Friday.
The girls team finished in third place for their overall performance.
Two racers were awarded for placing in the top ten. Natalie Stevenson won the event, finishing with a time :53.57. Amy Wozniak placed in tenth, finishing :56.52.
The boys team took fifth place. The top racer was Nathan Rogers, who took seventh.
‘It was a strong finish for a team that only had four racers and needed everybody to finish in order to score as a team,? said Parrott.