Teams from across the conference race in the classic Nordic race at the 5-kilometer course at Titcomb Mountain in Farmington.

Alpine and Nordic races are set for Black and Titcomb mountains, respectively.

The Yarmouth High senior has a passion for Nordic skiing – and for a new sport he's introduced at the school.

While there won't be any state or regional meets, some conferences plan to wrap up their seasons with championship meets.

It's an unusual season with the pandemic going on, but coaches and skiers are happy with what they have going.

Roy Varney's family, community honor champion skier who died in a farm accident.

Cougars staying sharp with hopes of squeezing in some more races this winter.

Athletes who have tasted postseason success talk about what keeps them focused during a pandemic-altered season.

Practices have resumed at many schools this week, but without snow there's a lot of running, strength training and agility work.

The tight-knit Falcons brought an end to a dominant run from Fort Kent with crowns in 2010 and 2011.

Eagles get season underway at Quarry Road Trails in Waterville.

Individual drills involving players and coaches can start as planned on Monday in "green" counties, but team practices and scrimmages have been moved from Dec. 14 to Jan. 4.

The Maine Principals' Association releases its COVID-19 safety guidelines on each high school winter sport.

Practices were scheduled to start on Nov. 16, but they have been delayed while the Maine Principals' Association meets with state agencies about COVID-19 safety protocols.

MPA says events in northern Maine present challenges during pandemic, including overnight stays for teams across state.

Youth predominates, with only two seniors among our group of the state's best high school skiers in Alpine and Nordic disciplines.

Cape Elizabeth brothers Killian and Tiernan Lathrop are among the state's top high school Alpine and Nordic skiers.

A junior, Noyes swept the slalom and giant slalom state championship races in Class A to lead Falmouth to its fourth consecutive Alpine title.

The sophomore from Farmington dominated Nordic competition in Maine and competed in the U.S. Junior Nationals in California.

Tiernan Lathrop of Cape Elizabeth and Abigail Landry of Telstar take individual crowns on the final day of the state championships.

Killian Lathrop beats his brother, Tiernan, in the boys' race, and Eleanor Donahue takes the girls' title.

Mt. Blue's Emma Charles and Maranacook's Carter McPhedran post the fastest pursuit times in any class as the two-day meet concludes.

Carter McPhedran and Emma Charles post the fastest times on the opening day of the Nordic state championships.

AJ Noyes of Falmouth and Taylor Gordon of Mt. Blue take slalom victories while leading the way to team championships.

AJ Noyes of Falmouth and Sarah Hare of Windham earn giant slalom titles on the opening day of the Class A championships.

Because the high-fluoro product costs so much, some high school coaches say its competitive edge goes only to Maine’s most affluent communities.

Falmouth’s Eva Clement and Maranacook’s Carter McPhedran are victorious in the 5K classical race in Rumford.

The Yarmouth girls in Nordic and the Falmouth boys in Alpine look to extend their state championship reigns.

Many athletes go their entire high school careers without playing on a state title team. For junior Ben Adey, it's habit-forming.

Ten juniors make our list of the top high school skiers in southern Maine.