Story and photos by Steve Harrison
On Saturday morning as the thermometer was reading -1F, several local schools from the area converged in Swain for some boys and girls section V skiing. Schools taking part on the brisk day were Hornell, Arkport-Cansaraga, Wayland-Chohocton/Dansville, Keshequa, York, Haverling, Batavia, Alfred-Almond and Livonia/Geneseo.
Schools took part in the Giant Slalmon and Slalmon in boys and girls modified and varsity divisions.
Top girls varsity finishers in the Giant Slalmon:
1- Maureen Stuckey Arkport-Cansaraga 48.61 sec
2- Kirsten VanDorn Keshequa 50.31 sec
3- Emma Jo Pierce Keshequa 53.73 sec
Top boys varsity finishers in Giant Slalmon:
1- Andrew Slade Livonia 46-77 2-
Nate Morey Arkport Cansaraga 47.39 3-
Joe Bauch Arkport Cansaraga 47.78
Top girls varsity slalmon finishers
1- Maureen Stuckey Arkport-Cansaraga combined time 1:15.71
2- Kirsten Vandorn Keshequa combined time 1:23.89
3- Emma Jo Pierce Keshequa combined time 1:28.87
Top finishers for each school in Girls GS
Kirsten Vandorn Keshequa Maureen Stuckey
Ark-Can Reanna Tierney
Hornell Emma Pribanich
Liv-Gen Callie Little
WayCo-Dans Lily Wagner
Batavia Sophia Becken Haverling
Top Finishers for each school in Boys GS
Andrew Slade Liv-Gen
Nate Morey Ark-Can
Jude Luther Kesh
Ben Teed WayCo-Dans
Andrew Davis Hornell
Ben Stone Batavia
Top finishers in girls Slalmon for each school
Kirsten VanDorn Kesh
Maureen Stuckey Ark-Can
Reanna Tierney Hornell
Alissa Kaufman Liv/Avon
Maryli Nielsen WayCo-Dans
Lily Wagner AA
Top finishers in boys Slalmon for each school
Chas Doerflinger Liv-Gen
Joe Bauch Ark-Can
Ben Byrnes AA
Ben Teed WayCo-Dans
Andrew Davis Hornell
Jude Luther Keshequa
Ben Stone Batavia