Barbara Lawlor, Nederland. Nederland High School Alpine Skiers finished their regular season at Loveland Ski Area last Friday, February 16, 2018, with both boys and girls finishing third in the giant slalom event.

The boys were behind Aspen and Platte Canyon, missing second place by two points. The NHS teams have finished mostly in the first five places with up to seven individual skiers placing in the top 15.

In the boys’ race on Friday, the Panthers claimed slots 13-20 consecutively. Alden Soto was top placer coming in 11th place.

Boys’ Places and Times:

635 8. Jordan, Sean, 1:46.15

620 11. Soto, Alden 1:48.00

607 13. Titus, Reece * 1:49.36

617 14. Irwin, Alex 1:49.65

609 15. Smerdell, Jared 1:50.39

626 16. Luscher, Lars 1:50.49

614 17. Edmondson, Scout * 1:51.93

605 18. Mueller, Adler * 1:52.84

623 19. McDermott, John 1:53.90

602 20. Irvin, Lucas, 1:54.79

628 22. Edmondson, Hatcher

1:55.52

631 25. Newby, Parker, 1:57.34

608 27. Zukosky, Casey 1:57.96

610 33. Icenogle, Reese 2:10.77

612 35. Hayden, Nathan 2:12.86

The Nederland High School girls came in third place behind Aspen and Lake County, also two points from second, placing six skiers in the top 15. Both teams are heading to state competition hoping to stand on the podium at the awards ceremony.

Girls’ places and times:

330 5. Pratt, Delaney 1:45.65

347 7. Ure, Cecily 1:51.57

344 8. McCue, Arianna 1:52.50

336 10. Dawson, Jacey 12

338 12. De Fries, Audrey 1:56.88

348 13. Pearson, Peyton 1:57.24

333 21. Dellinger, Madelein 2:05.34

342 24. Kalil, Leah 2:06.96

341 27. Lilja, Brittany 2:08.27

349 29. Hall, Abigail 2:13.24

339 32. Horton, Carrera 2:16.78

343 39. Weatherly, Caroline 2:25.59

346 41. Rinard, Alexa 2:26.04337

The Colorado High School Ski League Championships will be held at Ski Cooper beginning on Thursday, February 22, with the Giant Slalom on Black Powder. Both boys and girls have a run in the morning and afternoon. The slalom competition will be held on Friday, followed by the Awards dinner at 5 p.m. and the Awards ceremony at 7 p.m. at the Lake County High School in Leadville.

(Originally published in the February 22, 2018, print edition of The Mountain-Ear.)