‘He made everyone around him better,’ Leavitt’s Nordic coach said of Varney.

The senior from Cape Elizabeth won six individual Alpine state titles in six attempts over the last three winters.

The sophomore led the Clippers to the Class B Nordic title in her first season as a non-skimeister.

The Lathrop brothers again lead the way, as Devon Lathrop wins the giant slalom.

Cape Elizabeth’s Killian Lathrop wins for the second year in a row, and Abbie Tyler of John Bapst takes the girls’ title.

The Black Bears and Clippers repeat as state champions, and Maranacook’s Gabe Fein and Freeport’s Lily Horne win the freestyle pursuit races.

Mt. Blue ends up as the runner-up for both boys and girls by only two points.

Carter McPhedran of Maranacook and Lily Horne of Freeport take titles on the first day of the Nordic state championships.