Emma Charles of Mt. Blue High School lays in the snow to cool off Wednesday after winning the Class A girls classical race during the Nordic state championships at Black Mountain in Rumford.
Leavitt Area High School Nordic ski coach Dustin Williamson sends Logan Ouellette up to the start line for the Class B boys classical race Wednesday during the Nordic state championships at Black Mountain in Rumford.
Emma Charles of Mt. Blue High School leaves the start line of the Class A girls classical race Wednesday during the Nordic state championships at Black Mountain in Rumford.
A coach with the Yarmouth High School Nordic ski team hands out sunglasses to his team Wednesday during the Nordic state championships at Black Mountain in Rumford. The temperature reached 60 degrees Wednesday.
Luke Streinz of Southern Aroostook Community School and Silas Bartol of Maranacook Community High School tuck Wednesday during the Nordic state championships at Black Mountain in Rumford.
Nora McCourt of Mt. Blue High School competes Wednesday during the girls Class A classical race at the Nordic state championships at Black Mountain in Rumford.
Katherine Garcia, left, and her Edward Little High School teammate, Nora Condit, sit in the snow to cool off Wednesday during the Nordic state championships at Black Mountain in Rumford.
Olympia Farrell (38) of Maranacook Community High School approaches the finish line of the Class B girls classical race Wednesday during the Nordic state championships at Black Mountain in Rumford.
Jenna Badeau of Maranacook Community High School puts snow on her forehead after finishing the Class B classical race Wednesday during the girls Class A classical race at the Nordic state championships at Black Mountain in Rumford.
Brynne Robbins of Mt. Blue High School leaves the start line of the girls Class A classical race Wednesday during the Nordic state championships at Black Mountain in Rumford.
A competitor skis through the melted snow Wednesday during the Nordic state championships at Black Mountain in Rumford. Skiers contended with soft conditions Wednesday because of the warm temperatures.
Race volunteer Steve Hardy of Rumford hands an exhausted Logan Ouellette a cup of water Wednesday after the Leavitt Area High School student won the boys Class B classical race at the Nordic state championships at Black Mountain in Rumford. Hardy is a member of the Black Mountain-based Chisholm Ski Club.
Joey Rouhana of Falmouth High School approaches the finish line Wednesday during the Nordic state championships at Black Mountain in Rumford. Rouhana won the boys Class A classical race.
Abrahm Geissinger of Spruce Mountain High School competes Wednesday during the Nordic state championships at Black Mountain in Rumford. Geissinger placed second in the boys Class C classical race.
Luke Streinz, foreground, of Southern Aroostook Community School congratulates Joey Rouhana of Falmouth High School after Rouhana won the boys Class A classical race at the Nordic state championships at Black Mountain in Rumford. Abrahm Geissinger of Spruce Mountain High School is in the background.
Simon Hall of Edward Little High School competes in the Class A boys classical race during the Nordic state championship classical ski meet Wednesday at Black Mountain in Rumford.
Ava Dries of Falmouth High School reacts after crossing the finish line Wednesday during the Nordic state championships at Black Mountain in Rumford. Dries placed ninth in the girls Class A classical race.
Sarah Morgan of Auburn gets ready to start her race Wednesday during the Nordic state championships at Black Mountain in Rumford. Morgan, who skis for Waynflete, placed fourth in the Class C girls classical race.
Camden Hills Regional High School bus driver Jarvis Johnson and his wife, Daisy, walk through the parking lot Wednesday during the Nordic state championships at Black Mountain in Rumford. Daisy Johnson said she will often tag along on his husband's bus trips. "I come along for the ride," she said. Wednesday's warm weather helped create a lot of mud.
Dirigo High School Nordic ski coach David Buck works on his team's skis Wednesday during the Nordic state championship classical ski meet at Black Mountain in Rumford.
Ruth White, right, of Orono High School gives Katherine Garcia of Edward Little High School a fist bump at the finish line Wednesday during the Nordic state championship classical ski meet at Black Mountain in Rumford. White finished first in the girls Class C race.
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