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Diamond Peak Ski Team Tahoe League athletes competed in a dual slalom race at Sugar Bowl this past weekend, Feb. 12-13.
Unlike most ski races where the athletes race against the clock, the dual slalom format has them going head to head. Saturday's races brought the 10-and-under crowd to Van Ruiten's run, or the “race arena,” to compete on stubby (short) slalom gates.
The skies were sunny and the course firm, but by the time the second runs started, the winds were gusting. Diamond Peak Ski Team (DPST) 7- and 8-year-olds were rewarded when first-year racer Satchel Hirsch skied into fourth place and Aidan Pretti fifth for the boys. It was Aidan's third top-10 finish this season.
On the girls' side, Julia Holm took eighth and Rachel Delaney 10th. For both girls, it was also their third top-10 finish this season.
Moving up the age bracket to the 9- and 10-year-olds, Timothy Novak came in fifth place for the boys for his second top-10 finish this season. Ava Laurie, in her first race of the season, took home ninth place.
The 11-and-older athletes took to the course on Sunday and also competed in dual slalom format facing the tall gates. DPST's 11- and 12-year-old girls saw Alaina Chen in fifth place and Sophia Holm take 10th place in her first race of the season.
Next up for the Tahoe League athletes is another split race giant slalom at Sierra-at-Tahoe on Saturday, Feb. 26. All DPST finishers are listed in the box scores. For more information about DPST programs, athletes and coaches, go to www. dpsef.org.
— This article was submitted to Sports Editor Sylas Wright at swright@tahoebonanza.com.
Unlike most ski races where the athletes race against the clock, the dual slalom format has them going head to head. Saturday's races brought the 10-and-under crowd to Van Ruiten's run, or the “race arena,” to compete on stubby (short) slalom gates.
The skies were sunny and the course firm, but by the time the second runs started, the winds were gusting. Diamond Peak Ski Team (DPST) 7- and 8-year-olds were rewarded when first-year racer Satchel Hirsch skied into fourth place and Aidan Pretti fifth for the boys. It was Aidan's third top-10 finish this season.
On the girls' side, Julia Holm took eighth and Rachel Delaney 10th. For both girls, it was also their third top-10 finish this season.
Moving up the age bracket to the 9- and 10-year-olds, Timothy Novak came in fifth place for the boys for his second top-10 finish this season. Ava Laurie, in her first race of the season, took home ninth place.
The 11-and-older athletes took to the course on Sunday and also competed in dual slalom format facing the tall gates. DPST's 11- and 12-year-old girls saw Alaina Chen in fifth place and Sophia Holm take 10th place in her first race of the season.
Next up for the Tahoe League athletes is another split race giant slalom at Sierra-at-Tahoe on Saturday, Feb. 26. All DPST finishers are listed in the box scores. For more information about DPST programs, athletes and coaches, go to www. dpsef.org.
— This article was submitted to Sports Editor Sylas Wright at swright@tahoebonanza.com.
RESULTS
Tahoe League Race Series
Sugar Bowl, Dual Slalom — Feb. 12 CLASS : B7/8 Pl Team Name Blue Red Combined 1 NSRT MAX KELLY 40.18 44.77 1:24.95 2 SBST Michael Puchkov 46.97 46.54 1:33.51 3 SBST Bodie Hudson 47.54 48.07 1:35.61 4 DPST Satchel Hirsh 49.89 48.16 1:38.05 5 DPST Aidan Pretti 51.06 49.28 1:40.34 16 DPST Ethan Chen 51.69 56.25 1:47.94 19 DPST Sean Busse 54.99 53.72 1:48.71 55 DPST Cyrus Brubaker 1:03.66 1:20.06 2:23.72 58 DPST Jack Morrison 1:17.53 1:13.82 2:31.35 CLASS : G7/8 1 SBST Georgianna Sullivan 44.82 45.81 1:30.63 2 SBST Shannon Watridge 46.12 45.49 1:31.61 3 SVST Maya Wong 47.46 45.23 1:32.69 8 DPST Julia Holm 48.22 51.08 1:39.30 10 DPST Rachel Delaney 47.63 54.52 1:42.15 17 DPST Mia Rathsack 51.12 57.32 1:48.44 19 DPST Rebecca Waterson 56.09 52.77 1:48.86 24 DPST Lucy Donahue 56.36 57.76 1:54.12 34 DPST Ainsley Hickenbottom 56.88 1:00.54 1:57.42 38 DPST Clara Arcaris-Weiss 1:02.49 58.97 2:01.46 39 DPST Tara Hartman 58.73 1:02.86 2:01.59 CLASS : B9/10 1 SVST Cameron Valios 48.50 47.38 1:35.88 2 SBST Ben Veghte 48.64 47.98 1:36.62 3 AMST NOAH MASUR 47.85 48.85 1:36.70 5 DPST Timothy Novak 48.21 48.98 1:37.19 44 DPST Tommy Ornburg 1:07.76 1:04.66 2:12.42 CLASS : G9/10 1 AMST MAGNOLIA NEU 44.33 45.81 1:30.14 2 NSRT ZAZIE HUML 49.02 46.87 1:35.89 3 AMST SOPHIA MCLEAN 48.70 48.17 1:36.87 9 DPST Ava Laurie 50.51 53.78 1:44.29 27 DPST Kaci Meyer 58.24 58.78 1:57.02 28 DPST Zoe Kirstine 59.84 57.20 1:57.04 33 DPST Sophia Reed 59.28 59.46 1:58.74 35 DPST Kenzie Davidson 59.05 1:00.85 1:59.90 60 DPST Zoe Klenke 1:02.06 1:02.24 2:04.30 Sugar Bowl, Dual Slalom — Feb. 13 CLASS : B11/12 1 AMST CAMERON WOLFE 52.02 49.75 1:41.77 2 AMST TAARIQ SAFFOURI 50.90 51.47 1:42.37 3 AMST SAMUEL PEDLEY 51.47 51.29 1:42.76 25 DPST Carl Moller 58.99 59.36 1:58.35 41 DPST Daniel Luksch 1:02.30 1:06.03 2:08.33 42 DPST Galen Miller 1:04.11 1:04.82 2:08.93 CLASS : G11/12 1 AMST SABRINA HAECHLER 52.23 50.88 1:43.11 2 SBST Grace Hammarskjold 53.45 51.58 1:45.03 3 AMST FRANCESCA CARONNA 51.33 55.43 1:46.76 5 DPST Alaina Chen 54.13 53.11 1:47.24 10 DPST Sophia Holm 57.70 57.53 1:55.23 29 DPST Rachel Meyer 1:02.95 1:04.94 2:07.89 |
