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THECCINORDICSKITEAMWASOFFTOAGRE A R BEGINNINGOFTHE 2012/2013SEASON. MANY RETURNING TEAM. MEMBERSTOOKADVANTAGEOFTHENEWFALLTRAININGOPTION OF WORKINGONROLLERSKIS. THIS IS DEFINITELY A TRAINING ELEMENT THATWEHOPETOCONTINUENEXTYEAR.DRY-LANDTRAINING BEGAN INNOVEMBERANDSAWAWHOPPING55STUDENTSIN ATTENDANCE! SKIERSWEREVERYEXCITEDABOUTTHEPROSPECTSOF CCI HOSTING
THE OFSAA CHAMPIONSHIPSONOUROWNHOMETURF AT HIGHLANDSNORDIC IN DUNTROON,ANDWEWEREFEELING OPTIMISTICABOUTOURPOTENTIALOFOWNINGTHEPODIUM - MAYBE EVENMULTIPLE TIMES! UNFORTUNATELY,THEPOLITICALCLIMATETOOKUSALLBYSURPRISE AND EXTRACURRICULARSWEREHALTED IN DECEMBER. WHILE AT FIRST IT SEEMED LIKE THIS MIGHT BE THE END OF THE NORDIC SEASON F O R EVERYONE,THANKSTOTHEINTEGRITY,GENEROSITYANDHARDWORKOF A NUMBEROFAMAZINGINDIVIDUALS,THE CCI NORDICSKIERSWEREABLE
Fastest Junior Girl Nordic Skiers in Ontario lllll
Jasmin Tulikusaari (7411), Nathalie Rowlinson (31'st - brand net • to nordic this year!), Alex Stukator (1'st!!!!), Heidi Ohrling, Allison O'Halloran (30'th - also a rookie!) and Kyla NVills (10'th).
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Highlands Nordic
THECOLLINGWOODNORDICSKITEAMATTHEPROVINCIALCHA S H I P S : WILLGIFFEN,COLESAUNDERSON,BENNMARSHALL,MATTBRYANTRAVIS SAUL, SOPHIEENRIGHT,EVANDESROCHES,ALEXSTUKATOR,DANIELOLIYNYK,KYLA WILLS, GANNONROGERS,SHARONSONG,NATALIEROWLINSON,ALLISONO'HALLORAN, JASON LANGFORD,OWENFRY, HEIDI OHRLING,JASMINETLIHKASAARI,ALUMNITEAMMEMBER (WHOSNUCKIN!) -SHELBYDICKEY
TOCONTINUETOTRAIN! A NUMBEROFPARENTSANDTWOALUMNI TEAM MEMBERSSTEPPEDFORWARDTOCO-ORDINATEDRIVERS, COACHING, COMMUNICATION,RACEENTRIESAND SPIRIT. RESORTSOFFERED EVENING ANDWEEKENDRACESTOSUPPORTGROUPSLIKE THIS WHO STAYED TOGETHERFROMALLACROSSTHEPROVINCE.SPECIALTHANKSTO SENIOR BOYNORDICTEAMMEMBEREVANDESROCHES,ALUMNITEAM MEMBERS LIAM F o x AND MEG SINCLAIR, PARENTS DAVE AND CONNIE O H R L I N G , TAMMYDESROCHESANDTHECOUNTLESSPARENTDRIVERSFORTHEIR TIRELESSEFFORTSTOENSURETHATOURSKIERSHADASEASON! EVENTHOUGH OFSAAWASCANCELED,ANINVITATIONAL PROVINCIAL CHAMPIONSHIPWASSTILLHELDATHIGHLANDSNORDIC IN DUNTROON FORANYINDEPENDENTHIGHSCHOOLGROUPWHOWISHEDTOENTER. IT WASAVERYCOMPETITIVEEVENT,WITHSKIERSFROMALLOFTHEMAJOR COMPETITIVEAREASIN ONTARIO. As EXPECTED,ALLOFTHAT TRAINING PAIDOFFANDTHECOLLINGWOODSKIERSHADSOMEVERY IMPRESSIVE RESULTS.THECOLLINGWOODJUNIORGIRLSTEAMPROVEDTO BE. UNSTOPPABLEASTHEYFINISHEDWITHACOMBINEDSCOREWHICH EARNED THEMFIRSTPLACE IN BOTHTHE INDIVIDUALANDTHERELAY EVENTS!
YUP - THEY ARE THE FASTEST JUNIOR GIRL NORDIC SKIERS IN THE PROVINCE!
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL FOR PERSEVERING DURING THIS MOST UNUSUAL SEASON! N E X T YEAR WILL BE AWESOME!!!!
SPECIAL GOODBYE AND GOOD LUCK WISHES GO TO SENIOR BOYS EVAN DESROCHES AND GANNON ROGERS - YOU WILL BE MISSED!
Principal Stone joins the team and learns how to skate ski! ( H e is a quick learner!)
MISSING:BROOKEWAGNER,BRITTANY WAGNE DARCYSKIPPEN,BEN SCHOLTE
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NNAHBRENNEN,JUSTIN CAMPBELL,
Rollerskiing along the back roads in October