Windham alpine ski team continues strong showing with postseason nearing

Windham senior Sarah Hare rushes down the mountain  in the
alpine ski team slalom race at Shawnee Peak in Bridgton on
Jan. 28 against Chevrus, Gorham, Marshwood, Falmouth and
Kennebunk. Hare finished second overall among girls with
a time of 1:47.05. PHOTO BY MATT PASCARELLA

By Matt Pascarella

The Windham alpine ski team continued to stand out in their meet against Cheverus, Gorham, Marshwood, Falmouth and Kennebunk on Friday, Jan. 28. Windham had five skiers place in the top 15 for the boys and three skiers place in the top 15 for girls during the Slalom race at the Shawnee Peak event.

The Windham boys team finished second with a score of 37.

Windham junior Cody Taylor finished seventh overall for the boys and first for Windham with a final time of 1:55.66 minutes.

The Windham girls team finished fourth with a score of 73.

Windham senior Sarah Hare finished second overall for the girls and first for Windham with a final time of 1:47.05.

“The kids are progressing great,” said Windham alpine ski coach Lucas Hare. “Our girls’ team has won three in a row. The boys are doing a great job, a number of them are pushing that top 10. The kids have done a great job this year so far.”

Boys

Shortly behind Taylor was Windham junior Nolan Dries who placed eighth overall with a combined time of 1:57.02.

Windham junior Sam Plummer placed 10^th with a final time of 1:58.59.

Windham freshman Caleb Lavalle, who finished with a combined time of 3:48.84 has gotten better as the season has progressed. He said he’s noticed his teammates have as well, improving on the basic fundamentals.

“We had some good races tonight,” said Windham sophomore Nathan Jordan who finished with a time of 2:39.96. “The course was a little bit of a challenging course ... conditions were pretty icy. I think we did pretty good, lots of effort.”

Jordan added he and the team have had a big change in effort and are going a lot harder during races.

Girls

Windham sophomore Lilly McLean finished second for her team and ninth overall with a time of 2:10.02.

“All of us have been able to be really consistent, which is super nice,” said McLean. “We’ve been consistently placing first for our team which is fabulous ... and super exciting.”

McLean said the course was hard, but everyone on her team handled things really well. They kept a positive attitude and carved on their edges.

Windham junior Grace Paiement finished 14^th overall and third for her team with a final time of 2:19.41.

Although Windham senior Nela Nemcova did not finish, her first race was fast with a time of 55.36 seconds.

Windham sophomore Annie Jackson also did not finish, but her first run was 1:09.75. <