Larch Hills Nordics outdid themselves at the Teck BC Midget Championships, held March 2 in Revelstoke.
Not only did the team earn top finishes in the two-day event held at Mt. Macpherson, they also earned the most club points overall and won the Team Aggregate Trophy.
“It may be the first time for Larch Hills,” coach Phil Wallensteen points out. “The first time that I know of.”
The rain Saturday stopped just in time for the 2.5-kilometre Classic races to begin. The 2003 Girls category was won by Sophia Van Varseveld, with Claire Van Bergeyk taking second place. For the 2003 Boys, it was Trond May who earned the first-place position. Maggie Beckner earned a second-place finish for the 2002 Girls category, while Stephen Moore took first place for the 2002 Boys category.
Julia Brown took fourth place for the 2001 Girls Category, and Ben Van Bergeyk took sixth in the 2001 Boys category. Annah Bucher took ninth place in the 2000 Girls category and Konrad Van Varseveld earned third for the 2000 Boys category.
The next event was the four-person relay event, which saw the Moo-licious team of Megan Hart, Leah Nash, Annah Bucher and Aria Izik-Dzurko taking fifth place.
Sunday was an exciting 300-metre sprint race that was fast-paced and action-packed. All participants raced three rounds. The top skiers in each heat moved up within their category, while the bottom skiers moved down to ski against other top or bottom skiers in other heats. Heats were comprised of up to six skiers.
When the final results were tabulated, Stephen Moore earned a first-place finish overall for the 2002 Boys category, Maggie Beckner earned first place in the 2002 Girls, Trond May earned top place in the 2003 Boys, and Sophia Van Varseveld took third place in the 2003 Girls.
Complete race results can be viewed at www.zone4.ca.