By Cathy Putman Special to The Press Times CABLE – After two days of racing in zero degree temperatures Feb. 12-13, the Ashwaubenon Nordic Ski Team boys edged rival Iola by a point to claim third in the team competition at the State Nordic Championships in Cable. The last interscholastic competition of the season required …
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By Cathy Putman Special to The Press Times RHINELANDER – The fortunes of the Ashwaubenon Nordic Ski Team varsity boys followed the ups and downs of the Cedric A. Vig Outdoor Classroom (CAVOC) trails at the Hodag Challenge in Rhinelander late last month. Despite the variability of the individual efforts, the team took third in …
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By Cathy Putman Special to The Press Times DULUTH, Minnesota – The Duluth SuperTour Dec. 4-5 opened the Nordic Skiing season with star turns by nationally-ranked masters and collegiate skiers and a powerful chorus of Wisconsin, Michigan and Minnesota high school racers gathered for a Junior National Qualifier. They all skied the same European lap-style …
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By Cathy Putman Special to The Press Times CABLE – In a two-day competition for all-state honors, the Ashwaubenon Nordic Ski Team (ANST) boys placed third Sunday, March 7. Skiing a familiar course at the Birkie Trailhead, athletes enjoyed balmy temperatures that soared into the 40s on both days and contended with slushy snow on …
By Cathy Putman Special to The Press Times IOLA – Only partway into her first season as a Nordic skier, Greta Hansen (Green Bay Southwest) is still learning the sport on the Ashwaubenon Nordic Ski Team (ANST). Hansen finished fourth in her first-ever classic race behind a trio of Wausau girls at the Central Conference …
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By Cathy Putman Special to The Press Times IOLA – With COVID-19 swelling the ranks of junior Nordic programs across the state, almost 300 skiers, a 75-percent increase over 2020, came to the hilly trails at the Iola Winter Sports Center for a Jan. 9 skate race. Sophomore Joseph Stumpf (Notre Dame Academy) led the …
By Rich Palzewic Sports Editor SUAMICO – As a freshman, Bay Port’s Ryan Thieme said he thought running might be his future sport in college. Four years later, the senior is heading to UW-Green Bay to Nordic ski this fall. “My parents, Derik and Lisa, Nordic skied when they were younger, so I grew up …
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By Cathy Putman Special to The Press Times BROWN COUNTY – Six area high school boys and one girl recently qualified for the 2020 Cross Country Skiing Junior Nationals. The Ashwaubenon Nordic Ski Team (ANST) will send three skiers – U18 point’s leader Ryan Thieme (Bay Port), Daniel Huhtala (Ashwaubenon) and Kevin Johnson (Ashwaubenon) – …
By Cathy Putman Special to The Press Times CABLE – The Ashwaubenon Nordic Ski Team boys topped the podium at the State Nordic High School Championships Feb. 8-9 in Cable for the second consecutive year. Bay Port’s Ryan Thieme and Ashwaubenon’s Daniel Huhtala and Kevin Johnson posted top-10 times on Saturday in the 6.6-kilometer classic …
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By Cathy Putman Special to The Press Times RHINELANDER – Two days of snowy racing resulted in a win for the Ashwaubenon Nordic Ski Team at the Hodag Challenge in Rhinelander Jan. 18-19. Fourteen teams comprising almost 100 high school boys from Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan competed at the event. Bay Port’s …
