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.

Schwartz follows his Monday slalom victory with another triumph in giant slalom, Mountain Valley's Lily Boulanger wins the girls' giant slalom, and the Caribou boys and Fort Kent girls' capture team titles.

Camden Hills sophomore Landon Marquis and Marshwood junior Hadley Prewitt win individual slalom state titles at Saddleback Mountain.

Taylor Gordon of Mt. Blue and Jett Lindelof of Islesboro win giant slalom titles at Saddleback Mountain.

Keep an eye on these talented Alpine and Nordic skiers in the postseason.

Falmouth High's search for a Nordic skiing coach yielded Heidi Richards, who is learning the sport as she guides her new team.

These teams should be in the mix for conference and state championships.

Campbell was given six months to live in early 2021. Nearly a year and a half later, his cancer is gone and he is excited to live a full life again.

Just a few years ago, fluoro waxes, which contain "forever chemicals," were used widely in the ski industry, but as evidence of their ill effects grew, the sport made changes.

Our 10 selections for the state's top Alpine and Nordic skiers hail from nine different schools.

The Falmouth senior was the only skier to win state titles in both slalom and giant slalom this winter.

The senior from Farmington led the Cougars to a second straight Nordic title and also performed well on regional and national stages.

Six seniors lead our selections of the top Alpine and Nordic skiers for the winter season.

The Maranacook and Fort Kent girls and Mt. Abram boys also earn state championships Thursday under colder and much faster conditions at Black Mountain.

Emma Charles of Mt. Blue and Joey Rouhana of Falmouth take individual titles in Class A and will lead the field for Thursday's freestyle pursuits.