SoHi leads area skiers at Government Peak

SoHi leads area skiers at Government Peak

The Soldotna ski team led the area Friday and Saturday at the Government Peak Recreation Invitational on Friday and Saturday.

The SoHi boys were the top team in both the boys classic and skate races. In the boys classic, the Stars combined for 1 hour, 6 minutes, 57 seconds, while Juneau was runner-up at 1:08:52. In boys skate, SoHi won at 1:02:30, while Grace Christian was second at 1:03:25.

Palmer won both the girls classic and skate races, but Soldotna was third in girls classic and second in girls skate.

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Soldotna’s Jeremy Kupferschmid was the only individual winner from the Kenai Peninsula. Kupferschmid won the boys classic race at 15:46.

Government Peak Recreation Area Invitational

Friday-Saturday, Palmer

Team results:

Girls classic:

1. Palmer 1:23:11; 2. Grace Christian 1:25:54; 3. Soldotna 1:26:08; 4. Kenai 1:34:13; 5. Juneau 1:39:47.

Boys classic:

1. Soldotna 1:06:57; 2. Juneau 1:08:52; 3. Grace 1:11:05; 4. Palmer 1:13:00; 5. Kenai 1:21:53.

Girls skate:

1. Palmer 1:18:37; 2. Soldotna 1:21:29; 3. Grace 1:28:26; 4. Kenai 1:29:30; 5. Juenau 1:40:39.

Boys skate:

1. Soldotna 1:02:30; 2. Grace 1:03:25; 3. Juneau 1:03:52; 4. Palmer 1:04:13; 5. Kenai 1:11:51.

Individual results (top 20)

Girls classic:

1. K. Houser, Pal 19:23; 2. R. Whittington-Evans, Pal 20:20; 3. A. Berrigan, Pal 20:34; 4. M. Jackson, Gra 20:38; 5. E. Arthur, Sol 20:55; 6. M. Salzetti, Ken 21:06; 7. L. Ellis, Gra 21:09; 8. H. Delker, Sol 21:32; 9. C. Demienteff, Gra 21:37; 10. K. Delker, Sol 21:40; 11. S. Martin, Sol 22:00; 12. I. Dammeyer, Sol 22:04; 13. G. Annett, Gra 22:28; 14. J. Ruffner, Sol 22:32; 15. Z. Copp, Pal 22:51; 16. B. Werner, Pal 23:42; 17. S. Lindquist, Sew 23:47; 18. A. McLaughlin, Gra 23:55; 19. L. Fallon, Ken 23:56; 20. M. Ticknor, Ken 24:11.

Boys classic:

1. J. Kupferschmid, Sol 15:46; 2. L. Fritzel, Gra 15:49; 3. J. Walling, Pal 15:53; 4. B. Walters, Sol 15:56; 5. C. Taylor-Ruth, Jun 16:08; 6. A. Ellefson, Jun 16:16; 7. K. Taylor, Pal 16:44; 8. J. Harris, Sol 16:55; 9. C. Fritzel, Gra 17:12; 10. F. Morley, Jun 17:25; 11. F. Boze, Sol 18:16; 12. L. Chilton, Sol 18:26; 13. Q. Cox, Sol 18:41; 14. W. Metzger, Gra 18:57; 15. J. Dammeyer, Sol 19:00; 16. A. Blust, Jun 19:02; 17. J. Foster, Ken 19:03; 18. T. Merritt, Pal 19:03; 19. W. Wallace, Gra 19:05; 20. T. Hippchin, Ken 19:33.

Girls skate

1. K. Houser, Pal 17:21; 2. M. Salzetti, Ken 18:29; 3. A. Berrigan, Pal 18:56; 4. E. Arthur, Sol 20:12; 5. K. Delker, Sol 20:13; 6. R. Whittington-Evans, Pal 20”13; 7. I. Danmeyer, Sol 20:30; 8. H. Delker, Sol 20:32; 9. M. Jackson, Gra 20:37; 10. A. McLaughlin, Gra 21:32; 11. S. Lindquist, Sew 21:36; 12. S. Foster, Ken 21:45; 13. J. Ruffner, Sol 22:03; 14. Z. Copp, Pal 22:06; 15. B. Werner, Pal 22:13; 16. S. Martin, Sol 22:16; 17. G. Annett, Gra 22:36; 18. L. Fallon, ken 22:45; 19. S. Mueller, Pal 23:39; 20. C. Demienteff, Gra 23:40.

Boys skate

1. J. Walling, Pal 13:21; 2. A. Ellefson, Ken 14:46; 3. J. Kupferschmid, Sol 14:50; 4. B. Walters, Sol 14:53; 5. L. Fritzel, Gra 14:56; 6. K. Taylor, Pal 15:00; 7. C. Fritzel, Gra 15:17; 8. C. Tylor-Roth, Jun 15:21; 9. J. Harris, Sol 16:00; 10. F. Morley, Jun 16:13; 11. W. Metzger, Gra 16:20; 12. L. Chilton, Sol 16:44; 13. W. Wallace, Gra 16:51; 14. T. Merritt, Pal 16:51; 15. T. Hippchen, Ken 17:11; 17. K. Leach, gra 17:12; 18. A. Blust, Jun 17:30; 19. F. Boze, Sol 17:35; 20. J. Dammeyer, Sol 17:45

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