STAPLES SKI TEAM

SAVE THE DATES:

Racer Meeting November 6th at 3 pm, Room 188

MANDATORY Informational Meeting November 10th at 7 pm in the Library. Racers must attend with a parent/guardian.

Thursday evening was a wonderful celebration of the fantastic 2025 season at The Patterson Club. We were reminded by our senior captains that the Staples Ski team is a real family, and that the laughs that are shared and friendships that are formed are remembered far longer than the race results. THANKS TO THE COACHES & PARENTS FOR THEIR SUPPORT AND CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF THE AWARD WINNERS:

SCHOLAR ATHLETE AWARD WINNERS:  Alexis Krenzer & Ben Zwick

BLOCK S COACH AWARD WINNERS: Charlotte Berner & Max Manchester

BLOCK S MVP AWARD WINNERS: Abby Kane & Ean Frankel

4TH ANNUAL COREY HAUSMANN AWARD: Maddie Tucker – This award is presented annually to the senior alpine racer who best epitomizes Corey’s special spirit with a love for skiing, the desire to improve, a willingness to work and the ability to inspire others.

AND THE 2026 CAPTAINS ARE: Piper Grove, Abby Kane, Ella Manchester, Alexis Robinson, Chase Cammeyer, Rian Connolly, Charlie Feldman and Ean Frankel

CONGRATULATION AND BEST OF LUCK TO THE 2025 SENIOR CLASS!   Charlotte Berner, Isla Goldberg, Alexis Krenzer, Bennett Lindau, Mikey Linn, Max Manchester, Rachel Olefson, Maddie Tucker and Ben Zwick. Rumor has it that many of you will be seeking out snow in the next chapter as well!

Thank you to Coach Becca, Coach Jon & Coach Jenn & Coach Andy for your time, dedication and care for this team!

COUNTING DOWN THE DAYS UNTIL NEXT SEASON!

We are looking forward to celebrate our racers, and their great season NEXT WEEK!

Thursday, March 20 from 6.30-9.00pm at The Patterson Club

Please RSVP to the evite sent to your inbox on Friday and send Venmo ASAP. Contact Megan Zwick, meganzwick@gmail.com or 646.391.4865 with questions.

The warm weather was great for spectators, but not ideal for ski racing! In spite of the challenging conditions, the Wreckers finished the night with some hardware.

Congratulations to Girls for their 3rd place finish and the Boys for coming in 4th!

PRACTICE this week will take place on TUESDAY, 2/25.

REGULAR SEASON RESULTS ARE IN! CONGRATULATIONS to the Boys for finishing in 1st place for Class L and to the Girls for securing 3rd place! Links: Boys and Girls

THE STATE OPEN RACE IS SET FOR WEDNESDAY 2/26 at 4.00pm. Staples Varsity Teams will be competing alongside the following schools to become State Champions. Look out for a sign up to donate snacks for the race and come to Southington to cheer for our Wreckers!

Class L Boys – Staples, Prep, Greenwich, Fairfield, Ridgefield, Glastonbury

Class L Girls – Ridgefield, Fairfield, Staples, Hopkins, Glastonbury

Class S Boys – Weston, Wilton, Cheshire

Class S Girls – Hand, Wilton, Weston, Amity

COMING SOON! Be on the lookout for an Evite to your email and RSVP to the banquet! The celebration will be on 3/20 at The Patterson Club!

Due to the storm on Thursday and the forecast for the upcoming week, CISL has moved the Class S race to Monday 2/10 which means we will not have access to the race hill.

Given the multiple weather systems at play from Tuesday-Thursday, we will be unable to plan practice at the hill this week.

Our next on snow practice will be when we come back from break, Tuesday, February 25th.

It is hard to believe that this week is the last race of the regular season. That also means that it is time to CELEBRATE OUR SENIORS! On Wednesday, 2/5, we will have a celebration of our seniors with snacks, cake and fun. PLEASE COME TO CHEER THEM ON AT SOUTHINGTON – Charlotte Berner, Isla Goldberg, Alexis Krenzer, Bennett Lindau, Mike Linn, Max Manchester, Rachel Olefson, Madeline Tucker & Ben Zwick

SCHEDULE AHEAD:

Monday 2/3 – Practice

Tuesday 2/4 – PASTA DINNER #2, 5:30-6:30pm

BOYS @ Zwick Home, 3 Manor Drive

GIRLS @ Robinson Home, 40 Richmondville Avenue

Wednesday 2/5 – SENIOR NIGHT & RACE #5

Monday 2/10 – Practice

Wednesday 2/12 – Practice (if Monday is postponed due to weather)

2/17-2/24 – FEBRUARY BREAK

Tuesday 2/25- Practice (required for anyone racing in the State Open)

Wednesday 2/26 – STATE OPEN RACE

Thursday 3/20 – END OF SEASON BANQUET AT PATTERSON CLUB (INVITE TO FOLLOW)

GO WRECKERS!!

It was the busiest week so far in the 2025 season!

Monday was the Slalom Shootouts, with seven Staples racers competing. BIG CONGRATS to freshman Hannah El-Gamal for finishing 8th and qualifying for TEAM CT. She will compete in the Eastern Championships March 6-9 in New Hampshire. Ben Zwick had the best outcome for the boys, finishing 12th, so in an alternate position for TEAM CT. Below are some photos:

Pasta dinners for both teams were held on Tuesday night. Thank you to the Frankel and Berner families for hosting!

Finally, Race #4 was held on Wednesday night as a crossover event, racing against both Class L (Greenwich, Fairfield, Prep, Ridgefield and Hopkins) and Class S Schools (Amity, New Canaan, Brunswick/Greenwich Academy, Guilford, St. Luke’s, Brookfield, Lakeview and Woodstock). The Girls Teams finished strong with Varsity in 3rd and JV in second. Boys Varsity were met with some tough runs, but showed some grit , finishing 5th while JV continued their consistent performance with a 2nd place finish.

In last week’s Race #3, the Boys Varsity and JV skied their way into 1st and 2nd place and the Girls Varsity and JV finished 4th and 2nd. We are now already more than halfway through the regular season!

GS Shootouts were also held last week, and Staples had EIGHT racers qualify for the next round! Congratulations to Hannah El-Gamal, Abby Kane, Ella Manchester, Chase Cammeyer, Ean Frankel, Max Manchester, Ben Zwick and Ian Zwick, who will all compete on Monday, 1/27, in the SLALOM SHOOTOUTS for a chance to represent Team CT in March!

Also this week, the season’s first PASTA DINNERS will be held. Schedule ahead:

SLALOM SHOOTOUTS – MONDAY 1/27 at 4.30pm (Practice for rest of team)

PASTA DINNERS – TUESDAY 1/28

BOYS: 5-6pm at the Frankel Home

GIRLS: 5.30-6.30pm at the Berner Home

RACE #4 – WEDNESDAY, 1/29 at 4.30pm

PASTA DINNERS – TUESDAY 2/4

BOYS: 5.30-6.30 pm at the Zwick Home

GIRLS: 5.30-6.30pm at the Robinson Home

RACE #5 – SENIOR NIGHT! WEDNESDAY, 2/4 at 4.30pm (look for a sign-up coming soon to celebrate our seniors at the hill!)

Also, save the date for the Team Banquet on THURSDAY, MARCH 20, invite and details to follow.

Below are some photos from the Wreckers strong performance at the GS Shootouts:

Last week at the second race of the season, Staples had another strong showing. The Varsity Boys and Girls finished 2nd and 3rd, respectively. JV Boys finished 1st and JV Girls came in 3rd.

TONIGHT is the first round of qualifiers for TEAM CT, the GS Shootouts. GOOD LUCK TO THE FOLLOWING RACERS:

BOYS: Chase Cammeyer, Ean Frankel, Max Manchester, Ben Zwick & Ian Zwick

GIRLS: Stella DiGeronimo, Hannah El-Gamal, Abigail Kane, Ella Manchester & Alexis Robinson

GO WRECKERS!