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High School Notebook: Ski repeat? Freeport finds a way

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A year ago, Freeport won the Class C girls' skiing state title on the strength of on Alpine team that won consecutive state crowns. Graduation and transfers took a toll on the Falcons this winter, as Freeport slipped to third in Alpine. Senior Taylor Enrico and sophomore Wynne Cushing led the way with top 10 finishes in both slalom and giant slalom.

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Still, the Falcons won their second straight overall title thanks to a much-improved Nordic contingent led by sophomore Lizzy Martin, who placed third in skate and fourth in classic.
"They kind of carried us last year," said junior Bethanie Knighton of Freeport's Alpine team, "so it felt good that we were able to pull through this year and give them a comfortable lead."
Knighton was 10th in skate and 12th in classic. The other Nordic scorers were all freshmen: Nina Moore placed ninth in skate and 10th in classic, Lily Johnston was sixth in classic, and Fiona Ahearne was 12th in skate.
Freeport won the overall title, 195-268, over Alpine champion Fort Kent largely due to the 129-point cushion the Falcons forged in Nordic, whose title was won by their neighbors in New Gloucester, Merriconeag, the Waldorf school with grades 1 through 8 located in Freeport.
"We have a lot of connections," Knighton said. "Some of the girls on our team went to Merriconeag, so we all talk and know each other."
After the Nordic races were complete, kids from both schools returned to the Nordic Heritage Center in Presque Isle for night skiing.
"It was really pretty in Presque Isle," said Knighton, of her first trip to Aroostook County.
Freeport's boys fell four points short of Fort Kent for the overall title, 153-157.