Our Jr. High girls competed in a 3.5K classic race. They placed third overall behind Alexandria and Moorhead. 7th grader Havilah McConn placed first overall. Evie VerSteeg and Maura Rogness placed in the top 20. This is a rather challenging race for our seventh graders since they don't normally get the chance to practice or race on classic skis. 

In the JV races, the girls placed 3rd overall right behind Moorhead and Alexandria. Violet McConn placed third overall, and Brynn Blondeau had her first top 20 with a 12th place finish. 

For our girls’ varsity team, Estee VerSteeg continues to rise to the occasion. In yesterday's classic, she placed 1st, edging out Alexandria's Jaelyn Miller by less than a second. Sarah Grotberg placed 5th, and Alexis Wellman finished in 9th. The girls finished 3rd overall right behind Moorhead and Alexandria.  

In the boys’ varsity race, David Ronnevik finished third, Jackson Lysne skied a personal best and finished in 10th, Micah Mouser and Oliver Thorson finished in the 11 and 12 spots and Tommy Erickson finished in 14th. To have our four scoring skiers in the top 12 goes to show how tight and difficult the competition is in our section for both the boys and girls team! In any case, Fergus is hanging in there and headed in the right direction. 

Next up, we ski in Bemidji on Saturday and Little Falls next Thursday.  After Little Falls, we head into the post-season with the CLC Championship in Brainerd on February 2 and the Section 8 championship at Maplelag Resort on February 7th and 8th. 

Full results can be found at www.pickleevents.com.