STAPLES SKI TEAM

It is midterm week – good luck to all racers on their exams! It is also RACE DAY!

Race #2 is today at 4.30pm. Come out and cheer on our Wreckers! BUS LEAVES AT 2PM, please arrive back at Staples l by 1.45pm to load the bus.

Here is a look at the upcoming schedule (weather permitting, of course!):

1/21 Tuesday   – SHOOT-OUT #1 – GS  (by invitation). This will be a Practice Day for racers not participating in Shoot-outs

1/22 Wednesday – RACE #3

1/27  Monday   – SHOOT-OUT #2 – Slalom (qualifiers from Shoot-out #1). This will be a Practice Day for racers not participating in Shoot-outs

1/28  Tuesday –Team Pasta Dinners – BOYS: Home, 5-6pm; GIRLS: Berner Home, 5.30-6.30pm

1/29  Wednesday – RACE #4

2/3  Monday –Practice 

2/4  Tuesday –Team Pasta Dinners – BOYS: Zwick Home, 5.30-6.30pm; GIRLS: Robinson Home, 5.30-6.30pm

2/5  Wednesday – RACE #5 – SENIOR NIGHT!

Staples started of the season strong and FAST with the Boys Varsity Team finishing 1st and the Girls Varsity Team finishing 4th. Each team had FIVE racers finish in the top 25 and some personal bests! Boys: Ean Frankel (2nd), Ben Zwick (4th), Chase Cammeyer (14th), Max Manchester (15th) and Ian Zwick (17th). Girls: Hannah El-Gamal (13th), Abigail Kane (17th), Stella DiGeronimo (18th), Ella Manchester (21st) and Alexis Robinson (22nd). The Boys and Girls JV teams finished 2nd and 1st, respectively. CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL!

Next week, the top 6 teams from Class L will race against the top 6 teams from Class S, including Weston and Wilton (based on 2024 rankings) on Wednesday, 1/15 at 4:40pm. Come show your support!

If you have some photos from the race, email to meganzwick@gmail.com and they can be included in the gallery.

Good luck to all racers today! Reminder that the races begin at 4:40pm, and parents are welcome and encouraged to come to Mount Southington to cheer on the team. Girls race the red & green courses, Boys the blue and yellow.

If you cannot make it to today’s race, you can follow along on Live-Timing, where the links to the girls and boys races will be posted closer to race time. You can find your racer’s bib # under the Race Bib # tab on the website

As always, the schedule for the season is highly dependent on the weather, but as of now, CISL has posted the race schedule here. Practices will generally be held on Mondays after school and races will be on Wednesdays: January 8, 15, 22, 28 and Feb 5. Shootouts for GS and Slalom are invitation only qualifying events, and are currently scheduled for Tuesday, January 21 and Monday, January 27.

THE ASF LOGO STORE HAS BEEN REOPENED, but closes at end of day, Thursday, January 9. Place your orders ASAP. They will be distributed the week of January 20.

PHOTOGRAPHERS! We are looking for volunteer photographers – one for the boys team and one for the girls team – to take action photos of the skiers on the hill, as well as candid shots. Please reach out to Megan Zwick (meganzwick@gmail.com) if you are able to help with this effort. They will be used for posts on this website, as well as for the yearbook. Thank you in advance!

Updates will be posted when pasta dinners are scheduled for each team.

GO WRECKERS!

We want to thank all the amazing racers for their patience and efforts over the past 5 weeks. Yesterday’s time trial certainly did not go as smoothly as expected.

We have looked at all of the data we have collected from this season- from captain practices to dryland attendance and finally last night’s time trials and used it to name this year’s teams. CISL has limited us to rosters of 26 racers this season. If you have any questions, please reach out to Becca or Jon.

Those that have been named, please see the posting in our Google Classroom for GS Suits and Race Night Sandwiches. GS Suits will be handed out during tomorrow’s lunch waves in room 3061 based upon completion of the form. Locker load in will take place from 7:35-7:50 tomorrow morning.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

We hope everyone had a wonderful break and wanted to send along the reminder that we will be holding Time Trials on Monday, January 6th. Racers trying out for the team will have access to the Ski Locker from 7:35-7:55 on Monday morning in the Field House. Please bring your skis (IN SKI BAGS) and your ski gear bag during this time. Racers will need to submit a $45 check to cover the cost of try outs. Checks should be made out to Staples High School with racer’s last name and Ski Try Out 25 noted in the memo. Checks should be turn into the envelope outside of room 3061 (across from the math department on the 3rd floor).

Racers will have an early dismissal on Monday at 2 pm.

Racers trying out for the ski team will have the opportunity to have some practice time on the hill on Wednesday 12/18. Time trials have been set for Monday 1/6 after we return from break.

Those participating in Wednesday’s gate training will need to bring in a $45 check made out to Staples High School with the following note in the memo: Racer last name Practice 12/18.

Ski locker will be open tomorrow morning from 7:40 to 7:55, racers can enter through the pool lobby. ALL skis should be in ski bags.

Mt. Southington announced today that they will be open for training and time trials this week. Assuming that the school is able to arrange transportation to/from the mountain, we intend to have a training session on Wednesday 12/18 and time trials on Thursday 12/19. We will know the final schedule by tomorrow afternoon.

Please RSVP in Student Square as soon as possible if you plan to attend practice and time trials.  

In the meantime, please make sure that you have completed the Southington forms (posted on Google classroom) so that you are allowed on the mountain.

Remember that all racers must wear FIS-Approved, hard-ear helmet for time trials and all races. There are a few to borrow for time trials, if any racer does not have one. Please reach out to the coaches or the captains if you have any questions about equipment. On practice and race days, ski equipment can be brought to the ski locker in the pool lobby before school for storage.

There will be NO DRYLAND PRACTICE on Monday, 12/16.

We are waiting to see if Southington will be able to set gates this week. It does not look promising given the predicted rain and temperatures on Monday and Tuesday. Check back for updates.

The temps are starting to dip and ski season is almost here!  

The Staples Ski Team will hold our Informational Meeting on Thursday, December 5th at 7:30 pm in the school library.   

Join us and find out why our team is so special. Our captains will let you know what our season is like and answer any questions you may have.  Winter Registration is still open so if you are interested and have not registered you still have time!

LET IT SNOW!!!

TODAY IS THE DAY- the official start to Staples Ski Team 2025 season. We will meet in the pool lobby at 3:15. Dryland practices run Monday -Thursday from 3:15-4:30 (Dec 2- Dec 19) Mt. Southington is already BLOWING SNOW- so there is the chance we will be on snow before the December break! We will update you regarding that as we know more this week.

Can’t wait to see everyone!

Becca, Jen and Jon