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.

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Roy Varney, who recently graduated from Leavitt Area High School, ‘lived his life to the fullest,’ the farm's Facebook page said Tuesday.

Athletes will now be allowed up to two waivers per season and to have coaches attend out-of-schedule events with them.

A freshman and two sophomores join a senior-laden group of the best high school skiers across the state.

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

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

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.

Annesley Black of Cheverus and Sean Maguire of Marshwood win individual slalom championships.

Annesley Black wins the Class A girls' giant slalom and is 5 of 5 in state championship events over three years.

The Lathrop brothers – Devon, Killian and Tiernan – lead the Capers in defense of their Class B title.

Roy Varney and Emma Charles pace big fields in the 5-kilometer classical event.

From now on, 200 points go to the winner, 199 to second and on down. High score wins. No more ghost skiers.

Seven sophomores make our list of the top high school skiers in southern Maine.

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After years of barely mustering four skiers to score, the city's high schools will now race as one.

The list includes an All-American and several skiers who qualified for the Eastern High School Championships.

Two freshmen are among the best in the state.