MSC Racing Results

Recent Muskoka Ski Club Race Results -

Madison Eggert places 16th at the K2 Provincial Championships!

Under the as usual awesome direction of Coach Warren, and under some very heavy snow/icy rut conditions, the K2 racers did an admirable job.

Here are the results from February 25th's Tier 2 K2 finals race at Alpine Ski Club

Overall team results:

-Craigleith-216 points

-Devils Elbow-205 points

-Alpine-175 points

-Horseshoe-140 points

-Muskoka Ski Club-135 points

-Glacier-117 points. 

Keep in mind that we were not even supposed to be at the finals, we were in essence 6th going into the race today and moved up to 5th!

The MSC Freestyle Team traveled to Mount St. Louis Moonstone for the Provincial Slopestyle Championships last Friday February 24th - Kyle Mattice came 4th and Ethan Murdy came 7th in their respective age categories.  Overall Ethan came 28th and Kyle came 54th!

This year was a great year for the Muskoka Ski Club's Nancy Greene No Fear team coached by Rod Adamson. 

The young team got off to a bit of a rough start with a loss to a much older Horseshoe Valley team.  With the first race under their belts they proceeded to ring off 3 consecutive wins against Snow Valley, Heights of Horseshoe and finished the year off with one of the most dominating victories of the season against Milton Heights with a 255 to 134 score.  Dwight's Ashley Campbell lead all girls on the team, followed closely by Emma Magee from Dwight as well.

Cottagers Sam Crowder and Marshall Leishman were the top boys respectively. The rest of the team consisted of local skiers female Rylan Oliver, Julia Caswell, and boys Andy Bulloch, William Caswell, Chris Miller, and Cole Stevens.  As well as cottagers Annie Leishman, Ella Magee, and Jack Fejer.  A big thanks to all who helped out this year, and we look forward to next year.

The Muskoka Ski Club K1 Blurr team hosted semi-finals at Hidden Valley Highlands Ski area on February 19th. Competing against five other teams from the Heights of Horseshoe, Horseshoe, Glacier, Skyloft and Chedoke, for a berth in the finals, the slalom course was set on the Flying Dutchman.  

The K1 Blurr team, coached by Jason Sullivan, won the semi finals, and earned a berth in the southern Ontario Tier 2 division Finals.  Gage Magee won first overall for the boys, with a time of 34.69 followed by Addie Howell in second place for the girls, with a time of 34.01 and Matthew Grant placed third for the boys, with a time of 35.78.

The K1 Blurr team travelled to Osler Bluff Ski Club in Collingwood for the Finals on February 26th, and competed against five other teams, two from Osler Bluff, Devil's Glen, Milton Heights and Glacier, placing fifth overall.  Addie Howell and Kathryn Lihou earned top ten finishes for the girls, Addie eighth with a time of 57.08 and Kathryn tenth with a time of 57.92.  Gage Magee and Jacob Barnes earned top ten finishes for the boys, Gage sixth with a time of 55.86 and Jacob ninth with a time of 56.76.

Congratulations to the MSC K1 Blurr team and coach Jason Sullivan for an awesome season.  

Pictured at their semifinal victory at Hidden Valley: Back row from left to right:  Jakob Heinz, Addie Howell, Kate Gogan, Nathalie Grant, Amanda Gryniewski, Gage Magee, Finn Magee, Matthew Grant, Evan Stothers.  Seated, left to right: Jacob Barnes, Sydney Stevens, Kathryn Lihou, Jack Long, Matthew Stevens, Emilio Ortelli.  Kneeling Coach Jason Sullivan. Missing from the picture, Nick Valentine.  

 

Our MSC K2 Heat was awesome at the K2 Semi-Finals today at Devils Elbow.

Under the as usual awesome direction of Coach Warren, and under some very heavy snow conditions, The MSC K2 racers were Awesome at the K2 Semi-Finals.

We came Second with a Team score of 208, 

Host club Devils Elbow won with a score of 271

Snow Valley 167

Glacier "B" 131 

and Milton 126

Thank-you to all the parents that helped out today, the coat runners, the score keeper, the top of the hill support, and the bottom of the hill support, Once again it takes a Village to raise a Semi-Finalist Racer, and you all did an amazing job today.

The Woman: (ranking against all the other racers today

4th place: Rachel May (43.17 44.51 total 87.68)

(Managers Note: Rachel missed the podium by 0.61 seconds)

8th place: Lise Grant(44.76 47.66 total 92.42)

19th place: Annabelle Ros (41.20 71.04 total 112.24) 

(Managers Note: Annabelle's 41.20 was the 2nd fastest overall female finish today)

21st place: Samantha Allison (85.18 44.59 total 129.77)

For the Men: 

2nd place: (Silver Medalist) Benjamin Barnes (39.22 39.22 total 78.44)

(Managers Note: consistency!!! exact same time for first and second race) 

5th place: Graydon Grant (40.37 44.26 total 84.63)

7th place: Chris Loma (42.12 44.77 total 86.89)

9th place: Patrick Gogan (44.62 44.25 total 88.87)

14th place: Ryan Lihou (49.01 51.36 total 100.37)

DSQ: Madison Eggert (DSQ 34.44)

(Managers Note: Madison's 34.44 was the fastest overall male finish today)

 

Kelsi Murdy was missed today, but we all hope she did well in the Pool instead. 

There is one person not thanked in Mike's list who deserves recognition and tremendous thanks for his tireless effort, tremendous enthusiasm and unflagging team spirit. That's Mike himself - simply great job.

Muskoka Ski Club's K1 Blurr team was in action again Sunday February 12th, hosting Georgian Peaks, Alpine Ski Club, Chicopee, Batawa and the Heights of Horseshoe at Hidden Valley Highlands Ski Area on Sunday February 12th, 2012

Competing against the Batawa Tigers, Muskoka Ski Club won, with a score of 306 to 216, achieved their second podium sweep of the season and won both the fastest boy and fastest girl combined times.

On the podium for the girls, Addie Howell, gold, Kate Gogan, silver and Kathryn Lihou, bronze with times of 30.45, 33.64 and 34.92 respectively.

On the podium for the boys, Gage Magee, gold, Matthew Grant, silver and Jacob Barnes, bronze with times of 32.29, 32.91 and 33.59 respectively.

The K1 Blurr team is sanctioned by Alpine Ontario and is comprised of 11 and 12 year old boys and girls.  Huntsville locals Addie Howell, Gage Magee, Sydney Stevens and Matthew Stevens are supported by cottagers Nick Valentine, Jacob Barnes, Finn Magee, twins Matthew and Nathalie Grant, Amanda Gryniewski, Jakob Heinz, Kathryn Lihou, Emilio Ortelli, Kate Gogan, Jack Long and Evan Stothers.  This win is the MSC Blurr's fourth win and final race of the regular season, the semi finals begin next weekend.

Our MSC K2 Heat Owned the Podium at Skyloft on Sunday February 12th!

Under the awesome direction of Coach Warren The MSC K2 racers took home all the available Hardware

Thank-you to all the parents that helped out today, the coat runners, the score keeper, the top of the hill support, and the bottom of the hill support, It takes a Village to raise a Racer, and you all did an amazing job today.

 

In our Slalom race against Chedoke we won 306 vs 90.

The Woman: 

1st place: Rachel May (23.84 23.85 total 47.69)

2nd place: Samantha Allison (23.84 23.97 total 47.81)

3rd place: Kelsi Murdy (25.11 25.28 total 50.39)

4th place: Annabelle Ros (24.46 26.49 total 50.95)

5th place: Lise Grant(30.29 26.12 total 56.41)

 

For the Men: 

1st place: Benjamin Barnes (21.25 21.04 total 42.29)

2nd place: Graydon Grant (21.48 21.51 total 42.99)

3rd place: Chris Loma (22.96 23.74 total 46.70)

5th place: Patrick Gogan (25.38 24.63 total 50.01)

6th place: Ryan Lihou (26.40 27.91 total 54.31)

Fastest Boy overall of the 6 clubs:  Benjamin Barnes  (MSC)

 

Madison Eggert was missed today, but his spirit lived on in all our Racers, after his impressive success at this years All Stars, and qualifying for the Provincials.

The J-Alpine Individual racers competed in two events over the weekend.

 February 11th, 2012, Gasparini/Kurtin Cup at Beaver Valley -  Slalom

Seanna Payne       19th

Aria Alizadeh      32nd

John Sinclair      29th

Greg Miller        34th

 

February 12th. 2012, Safrata Cup at Craigleith - GS

Aria Alizadeh      27th

Seanna Payne       45th

Nick Farnsworth    55th

           

Aria Alizadeh                                                       Greg Miller

                       

John Sinclair                                                       Nick Farnsworth                                                 Seanna Payne

 

MSC K2 Heat double header GS races, Sunday January 29th, at Glacier Ski Club and Moonstone:

Under the excellent direction of Coach Warren Wilkinson, with the support of Team Manager Mike Loma, our K2 Heat had an awesome day on the slopes with 2 races; one in the AM and another in the PM at Moonstone, hosted by Glacier Ski club.

In our first race against Glacier "A" we won 274 vs 246.

Girls: 2nd place Samantha Allison (MSC)

Boys: 3rd place: Graydon Grant (MSC)

Boys: 2nd place: Benjamin Barnes (MSC)

Boys: 1st place: Madison Eggert. (MSC)

Fastest Boy overall of the 6 clubs: Madison Eggert (MSC)

In our second race against Skyloft we won 284 vs 204.

Girls 3rd place: Samantha Allison (MSC)

Girls: 2nd place Rachel May (MSC)

Boys: 3rd place: Graydon Grant (MSC)

Boys: 2nd place: Benjamin Barnes (MSC)

Boys: 1st place: Madison Eggert. (MSC)

Fastest Boy overall of the 6 clubs: Madison Eggert (MSC)

 

With our Home win 2 weeks ago against Glacier "B" the MSC K2 Heat is undefeated so far this year.

 

MSC K1 Blurr Slalom Race, Saturday January 28th at Alpine Ski Club:

 

The MSC K1 Blurr team was in action again this weekend, competing in a panel slalom against Alpine Blue, at Alpine Ski Club.  

The final score was Muskoka Ski Club 291, Alpine Blue 231.  

For the girls, Addie Howell won gold, Nathalie Grant won silver and Kate Gogan won bronze, with times of 40.65, 42.30 and 42.39 respectively.

For the boys, Jacob Barnes won gold, and Gage Magee won bronze, with times of 38.13 and 40.72 respectively.  

Congratulations to Jacob Barnes, who also won fastest boy of the day, competing against five other teams. 

Back row: Kate Gogan, Nathalie Grant, Addie Howell, Coach Jason Sullivan, Jacob Barnes, Gage Magee, Chris Valentine, Evan Stothers, Jakob Heinz
Front row: Kathryn Lihou, Sydney Stevens, Amanda Gryniewski, Finn Magee, Matthew Stevens, Matthew Grant

Medal Winners with Coach Jason Sullivan!
Kate Gogan, Nathalie Grant, Addie Howell, Jason Sullivan, Jacob Barnes, Gage Magee

 

MSC Nancy Greene No Fear Race, Saturday January 28th at Muskoka Ski Club:

The MSC Nancy Greene No Fear team beat Heights of Horseshoe 237 points to 194!
The top for times all belong to MSC racers:  Ashley Campbell 36.54, Sam Crowder 38.56, Marshall Leischman 40.83 and Chris Miller 44.92.

MSC K1 Blurr Stubbie Slalom, Saturday January 21st, at Georgian Peaks:

 

MSC Racers win in Collingwood!

The MSC K1 Blurr Team had an afternoon stubbie slalom race against the Heights of Horseshoe Blue.  Also competing in our group, Georgian Peaks Plutonium, Alpine Ski Club, Chicopee Grizzly Bears, and the Batawa Tigers.

We won our match 306 pts to 216 pts, and Muskoka Ski Club racers swept the podium!!

For the boys, Gage Magee, Gold; Jacob Barnes, Silver and Matthew Grant, Bronze, with times of 34.74, 36.17 and 36.45 respectively.  

For the girls, Addie Howell, Gold; Nathalie Grant, Silver and Kathryn Lihou, Bronze, with times of 35.38, 39.73 and 40.33 respectively.

A great big congratulations to Addie Howell, who also won fastest girl of the day (from all six teams!!)

Medal Winners with Coach Jason Sullivan!
Kathryn Lihou, Nathalie Grant, Addie Howell, Jason Sullivan, Gage Magee, Jacob Barnes, Matthew Grant