And just like that, our season is coming to a close. Tomorrow at 4 pm, Staples will take on the best in the CISL. Both teams have had FANTASTIC seasons in Class L. Representing Staples and eyeing the State Championship title will be:
BOYS: Chase Cammeyer, Rian Connolly, Ean Frankel, Luka Leonidov, Tyler Little, Tyler Lopatin, Julian Michel, Cillian Morris, James Tansley, Ian Zwick Alternates: Charlie Feldman, Graham Lewis, Stone Redniss
GIRLS: Stella DiGeronimo, Hannah El-Gamal, Charlotte Hamilton, Abby Kane, Quinn Lopatin, Ella Manchester, Alexis Robinson, Olivia Schiavone, Sammy Stevenson, and Nyala Wilcox. Alternates: Emme Dorfman, Daphne Eisenberger, and Alex Floto.
It’s hard to believe the end of the season is here. It was a busy past week with Shootouts and Race #5 .
Staples was proud to be represented in Shootouts by Chase Cammeyer, Cillian Morris, Ean Frankel, Ian Zwick, Hannah El-Gammal, Stella DiGeronimo, Abby Kane, Quinn Lopatin, Ella Manchester and Alexis Robinson.
Congratulations to Ean and Ian for finishing in the top 10 and qualifying for TEAM CT. They will race in the Eastern Championship March 5-8 in New Hampshire.
This past Wednesday was the last regular season race, as well as SENIOR DAY! It was great to celebrate our seniors, Alexis Robinson, Piper Grove, Abby Kane, Ella Manchester, Chase Cammeyer, Cillian Morris, Charlie Feldman, Rian Connolly & Zachary Newshel. You will all be missed next year!
Both our girls and boys teams finished strong. The Boys Varsity and JV both finished in 1st place and the Girls Varsity and JV finished in 2nd and 1st place.
Thank you to everyone who helped make it a great night!
Next up is THE STATE OPEN RACE which is scheduled to be held Tuesday, February 24th at 4:00 PM at Mt. Southington
Thank you to the Connolly & Grove families for hosting the last pasta dinners.
Schedule Ahead:
Wednesday 2/10: Practice for State Race TBD ?
2/13-2/20: FEBRUARY BREAK
Tueday 2/24: STATE OPEN RACE (COME CHEER OUR SKIERS ON)
Thursday 3/26: END OF SEASON BANQUETAT THE PATTERSON CLUB(INVITE TO FOLLOW)
Great job to all the racers these past 3 weeks! Amazing results both as a team and individually.
Race #1: Excellent start to the season with the Boys Varsity and JV taking 1st and 2nd place and the Girls Varsity and JV finishing 2nd & 1st.
Race #2: Staples does it again, Boys Varsity and JV finishing 1st and 2nd and the girls skied their way into 2nd & 1st.
Race #3: Another strong race for the Boys Varsity & JV teams both finishing this week in 2nd place (Varsity missing the top spot by .25 seconds) while the Girls Varsity and JV continue to be consistent in the 2nd & 1st spots.
It is hard to believe we are now more than halfway through the regular season!
Due to the upcoming storm, ROUND #1 of TEAM CT Qualifiers (GS) are now scheduled to be held Tuesday 1/27. Racers who are skiing for Staples will be announced by the end of the weekend. ROUND #2 (Slalom) will follow on Monday 2/2.
This schedule is weather permitting and the QUALIFIERS may be moved to 2/2 (GS) and 2/3 (Slalom) if schools are cancelled on Tuesday. Stay tuned
THIS WEEKS SCHEDULE
ROUND #1 QUALIFERS (GS)– TUESDAY 1/27 at 4:30pm
PASTA DINNERS – Tuesday 1/27 (TO BE RESCHEDULED)
BOYS: 5:00-6:00pm at the Michel Home
GIRLS: 5.00-6.00pm at the Robinson Home
RACE #4 – WEDNESDAY, 1/28 at 4:30pm
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
PASTA DINNERS – TUESDAY 2/3
BOYS: 5.30-6.30pm at the Connolly Home
GIRLS: 5.30-6.30pm at the Grove Home
RACE #5 – SENIOR NIGHT! WEDNESDAY, 2/4 at 4:40pm (Thank you to everyone who has signed up to help out)
SAVE THE DATE for the Team Banquet on THURSDAY, MARCH 26 at the Patterson Club. Invite and details to follow.
Happy New Year to all! The snow is on the ground, and our official race season will kick off on MONDAY, January 5th, with our 1st in-season practice night.
RACE #1 is ON for WEDNESDAY, January 7th at 4:30 pm at Mt. Southington. We hope to see some familiar faces in the finish corral to cheer on our Wreckers!
After 2 weeks of dryland practices, the arrival of snow, and gate practice on Monday night, we held a very successful Time Trial this evening. The roster for both the boys and girls teams can be found under the Roster tab. GS suits will be handed out tomorrow at 3 pm. Racers, please check Google Classroom for more information. Thank you to all who tried out, and congratulations to those racers who made the team.
Captain’s practices are set to start on Monday, November 17th. Please meet in the pool lobby at 3 pm. Come dressed to be outside and work out (sneakers, exercise gear, jackets, etc).
DRYLAND will start on December 1st. Please meet in the pool lobby at 3 pm. We will be holding a classroom session that day. However, for all other practices, please come dressed to work out and be outside!
We are currently awaiting the season schedule. Our season runs from January until the end of February/early March. We traditionally do not have races during vacation dates or on the weekend. The season is made up of 5 regular-season races and the State Championship for teams that qualify.
We are at the hill twice a week, one night for practice and one night to race.
Once we receive the schedule, we will post the information.
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