Defending Class A slalom and giant slalom champion Quinn Maguire of Marshwood is among the returning standouts.

Falmouth's boys and girls should again be Alpine contenders, and both Yarmouth Nordic teams are consistently strong.

Southern Maine athletes are again having to prepare for races without being able to actually ski.

Teams from around the state competed Saturday in the Waterville High School Sprint Festival.

The 2024 Maine Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame inductee coached the Cougars to nine state championships in 20 years.

The senior capped a flawless individual season with Class B slalom and giant slalom state championships.

The senior swept the Class B Nordic classical, freestyle and freestyle pursuit disciplines to lead the Falcons to a second straight state championship.

Our squad of the state's top skiers is made up of six seniors, three juniors and a sophomore.

State champions Falmouth (in Alpine) and Mt. Blue (in Nordic) each place two skiers on our team.

The Cougars sweep boys' and girls' honors, the Freeport (boys) and Greely (girls) win in Class B, and Fort Kent sweeps Class C.

Freeport's Teo Steverlynck-Horne, Greely's Sylvia Harvey, Orono's Clara White and Fort Kent's Alder Rearden also earn titles on the opening day of the Nordic state meet at Titcomb Mountain.

Prewitt and Maguire follow their giant slalom victories on Wednesday by winning Thursday's slalom races, and Falmouth's boys and girls hang on to claim team championships.

Boone completes a sweep of the Alpine events, and Fort Kent collects team titles for both boys and girls.

Hadley Prewitt and Quinn Maguire turn in the fastest individual runs, while Falmouth takes the lead in the team competitions for both boys and girls in the two-day Alpine state championships at Pleasant Mountain in Bridgton.

Boone edges Mountain Valley's Jaden Boulanger in the girls' race, and Theriault beats defending champion Logan Schwartz of Cape Elizabeth by .32 seconds.

Conditions have not made matters easy for central Maine skiers, who were able to compete in a scrimmage Wednesday.

These are the top high school performers from across the state in Alpine and Nordic skiing.

These are the top high school performers from across the state in Alpine and Nordic skiing.

The senior from Portland won Class A titles in classical and freestyle pursuit and was Maine's best performer at the Eastern High School Championships in Vermont.

The Cape Elizabeth junior won every high school race he entered in Maine this winter, including Class B slalom and giant slalom titles.

Administrators say the cuts were necessary to help offset rising transportation and athletic training costs.