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SoHi’s Cannava wins Lynx Loppet; Danielson takes Besh sprint

Soldotna’s Ariana Cannava won the Lynx Loppet at Kincaid Park in Anchorage on Friday and Saturday.

The race consisted of a 7.3-kilometer classic race Friday and 8.2-kilometer freestyle race Saturday.

Cannava had a total time of 57 minutes, 37 seconds, to take the victory, while Emily Moss of Kenai was second at 57:54.

For the boys, Kenai’s Jack Laker was second at 46:53, behind the 44:34 of Service’s Skyler Amy. Soldotna’s Andrew Cox was ninth at 50:01, while Kenai’s Chase Laker was 10th at 50:05.

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Service won the girls team title at 4:15:38, while Soldotna was fifth and Kenai was sixth.

Also for the SoHi girls, Leanne Gordon was 18th at 1:07:03, Avery Cuifo was 26th at 1:09:10 and Danika Winslow was 45th at 1:14:08.

Also for the Kenai girls, Madison McDonald was 24th at 1:08:29, Mia Taylor was 34th at 1:10:40, Lynnea Hack was 36th at 1:11:19, Xinlan Tanner was 43rd at 1:14:01 and Audrey McDonald was 53rd at 1:15:41.

For the Seward girls, Katie VanBuskirk was 37th at 1:11:21 and Gracie Russell was 87th at 1:25:05.

Service won the boys team title at 3:13:40, while Kenai was second at 3:20:46 and Soldotna was third at 3:23:35.

Also for the Kenai boys, Ben Boersma was 23rd at 51:41, Zane Tews was 26th at 52:05, Owen Smith was 41st at 54:36, Logan Cartwright was 42nd at 54:42, Robert Carson was 60th at 58:20, Sam Sloan was 84th at 1:03:47, Austin Thompson was 86th at 1:04:16, Joel Moss was 90th at 1:04:44, August Jaeger was 98th at 1:05:54, Oliver Boersma was 99th at 1:06:00 and Levi Strong was 106th at 1:09:18.

Also for the SoHi boys, Nobel Cassidy was 18th at 50:52, Jonathan Gordon was 19th at 51:06, Levi Mickelson was 22nd at 51:36, Bennjamin Abel was 25th at 51:56, Carter Cannava was 37th at 54:11, Michael Davison was 40th at 54:29, Parker Richards was 48th at 55:52, Josiah Abel was 56th at 57:22, Ethan Anding was 59th at 58:20, Ethan Hogue was 63rd at 59:33, Jameson Hall was 69th at 1:00:29, Nels Dahl was 71st at 1:00:43, Andrew Gist was 74th at 1:01:01, Josh Lynner was 79th at 1:01:46, Valentino Rigutto was 83rd in 1:03:41, Johnny Wardas was 88th at 1:04:39, Caleb Wohlers was 92nd at 1:04:53, Isaak Winslow was 94th at 1:05:00, Lance Sego was 97th at 1:05:28, Aaron Fletcher was 131st in 1:15:35, Evan Derzab was 139th in 1:21:29 and Haedyn Horstman was 147th in 1:25:55.

For the Seward boys, Trevor Guernsey was 34th in 53:34, Oliver Trobaugh was 91st in 1:04:47 and Martin Fink was 136th in 1:17:27.

Besh Cup 3 and 4

Besh Cups 3 and 4 were held Saturday and Sunday at Government Peak Recreation Area.

Saturday the format was classic sprints. Karl Danielson, a 2018 graduate of Kenai Central now skiing for Alaska Pacific University Nordic Ski Center, won the men’s classic sprint for Under-16 and over. Andy Liebner, a 2001 graduate of Soldotna High School, was 21st on the day, while Homer’s Jody Goodrich was 50th.

In the women’s race for Under-16 and over, Sammy Legate won. Soldotna’s Tania Boonstra was 33rd.

Sunday, the format was an interval freestyle start.

In the 7.5-kilometer men’s race for Under-16 and over, Danielson finished seventh at 19:48, with Derek Richardson of APU taking the win at 19:06. Liebner was eighth at 19:53, while Homer’s Jody Goodrich was 44th at 22:40.

In the 7.5-kilometer women’s race for Under-16 and over, Soldotna’s Tania Boonstra was 23rd in 25:48, with APU’s Marit Flora winning at 22:52.

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