NYSEF XC posts top 20 results at J2 festival and EHSC

NYSEF XC finished out the season with athletes racing at the Eastern J2 Festival in Plymouth, NH and at Eastern High School Championships in Rangeley, Maine.

J2 festival results
Boys 5 km freestyle
8. Joey Izzo (Lake Placid)
10. Nate Capone (Vermontville)

Boys 1 km freestyle sprint result
10. Nate Capone
12. Joey Izzo

EHSC results
Girls 5 km freestyle
13. Elizabeth Izzo (Lake Placid)

Boys 1.3 km classic sprint
17. Dan Stevens (Scotia)

Girls 1.3 km classic sprint
14. Elizabeth Izzo

Relay
8. NY team of Charlie Bencze (Tupper Lake), Elizabeth Izzo, Kevin Sprague (Queensbury), Danielle Winslow (Queensbury)

Boys 7.8 km classic mass start
12. Charlie Bencze

Girls 7.8 km classic mass start
18. Elizabeth Izzo

Mid-Atlantic BKL festival a success! with results!

It was a huge weekend at the Mackenzie Intervale Ski Jumps with over 110 skiers participating in the BKL Fest. The Ski Jumps also played host to Lion's Club Ski Jumping and Nordic Combined Event on Sunday...

check out http://www.skijumpeast.com/ for Lion's Club results.

2009 Mid-Atlantic BKL festival results
Saturday sprint qualifier results BKL festival Saturday
Saturday sprint heat results BKL sprint heats
Saturday paintball biathlon results BKL festival paintball biathlon
Sunday skate results reposted 3/31 with updated J4 boys times
revised BKL festival Sunday
Sunday ski-orienteering results BKL festival ski-orienteering
Secretary's cup standings secretary's cup

UPDATED WED 3/18 BKL Festival Schedule

UPDATED WEDNESDAY MARCH 18

Lots of fun planned for the 2009 Mid-Atlantic BKL Festival including skate sprints with heats, K6 and K18 ski jumping, paintball biathlon and a skate individual race!

UPDATED 3/18, download BKL event schedule here
the awards and dessert will be Saturday evening at 7 PM at the Ski Jumps baselodge

We are looking for volunteers as well, volunteer meeting Saturday morning at 8 am at the ski jumps baselodge.

There will be a Coaches Meeting Friday evening from 6-7 pm and Saturday morning from 8-8:30 am (same info at both meetings). Both at the ski jumps base lodge (2nd floor).

Bring your own lunch, the ORDA concession stand will also be open at the Ski Jumps.

Dr. Dave Memorial Race on Sunday has been canceled.

Questions?
email Matt at mattc@nysef.org

Charlie Bencze races into 8th place at USSA Junior Olympics!

Charlie Bencze (Tupper Lake, NY) just kept getting faster as the week of racing unfolded at the USSA Junior Olympic in Truckee, California. He started off with a 16th place in the freestyle sprint on Monday, 13th in the mass start freestyle race on Wednesday, 8th place in the classic race on Friday and finished the week out with the 3rd fastest scramble leg in the J2 boys relay! Charlie earned All-America status with his 8th place finish. The Mid-Atlantic team had a fine week of racing.


Charlie (middle, bottom row) with the top 10 J2 boys in the country!

Link to Junior Olympic website with results and photos:
http://www.xcjuniorolympics2009.org/index.html

NYSEF on top of NYSSRA Nordic club series!

NYSEF Nordic finished out the NYSSRA Nordic club standings with 3,733 points from 165 athlete races this winter! Peru Nordic Masters finished in second with 2,984 points and Shenendehowa in third with 2,760 points.

Congrats to all athletes, link to final point standings:
http://www.nyssranordic.com/2008_09_Club_Series.htm

NYSEF's Demong takes Norway Cup with final World Cup Gold!

Iron-Bill Demong wrapped up his amazing World Cup season with a win in Vickersund, Norway.

For complete results check out www.usnoco.com

Congratulations Beru!

BKL festival Nordic Monsters theme!

The 2009 Mid-Atlantic BKL festival will have a theme of "Nordic monsters". All kids are encouraged to dress-up in a costume! be creative!

Eastern athletes medal at the SJ/ NC Junior Olympics in Anchorage, Alaska

Nina Lussi, Luke Daniels, Matt Cook, Miles Lussi and Zach Daniels on the COOK Inlet!

Pictured above, Zach Daniels of New Hampshire and the Eastern program flies through the Alaskan air in the Junior Olympic Team Event.

For complete results go to http://www.anchoragenordicski.com/

Billy Demong follows up his World Championships Gold with another Gold medal in Lahti, Finland as the World Cup Season wraps up!