BOYS’ NORDIC SKIING

Coaches Series Race

Key players: Concord – Jamie Wilkes (3rd), Nate Nichols (6th), Cam Brochu (17th), Alex Duncan (27th), Antonio Tomas (28th); Gilford – Josh Valtine (7th), Mark Young (13th), Sander Valpey (35th), Seth Valpey (63rd); Inter-Lakes – Ian Daly (11th), Sam Seeley (15th); Kearsarge – Michael Salo (36th), Trevor Pauling (51st); Bow – Sully Blair (29th), Robert Ciotti (62nd), Hopkinton – Simon Doneski (29th), Joseph Spalding (60th)

Highlights/key moments: Wilkes and Nichols led the Tide to a second-place team finish in the 5K skate race at Plymouth High School in the NH Coaches Series Race on Saturday. The team scores combined times from Saturday’s race and a classic race at Gunstock on Feb. 4. Wilkes’s time of 15:14 trailed winner Calvin Bates (14:40) of Dublin, but bested most of the 139 skiers. Kennett (72) topped the Tide (97), Gilford (167), Holderness (206) and Lebanon (265) in the top five. Inter-Lakes, Kearsarge and Bow took eighth, ninth and 10th place, respectively. Hopkinton finished 13th.

Coach’s quote: “This is a fairly big deal. It’s a much bigger accomplishment for the team than winning their division championships and they are super psyched.” – Concord’s Sam Evans-Brown

GIRLS’ NORDIC SKIING

Coaches Series Race

Key players: Concord – Jessica Nelson (5th), Heather Deacon (23rd), Cassie Shea (32nd), Brenna McNamara (38th); Kearsarge – Maggie Lee (26th), Marliese Baer (34th), Jenna Bears (57th), Hayden Keene (63rd); Hopkinton – Emma Rothe (20th), Lily Sabol (39th); Bow – Sohani Demian (36th), Isabella Urbina (47th); Inter-Lakes – Maya Weil-Cooley (33rd), Alison Haight (46th)

Highlights/key moments: Nelson finished fifth out of 141 skiers in the 5K skate race of the NH Coaches Series Race, leading the Tide to a second-place finish. Nelson finished the skate race in 18:02, trailing the winner, Lilly Bates (17:20) of Dublin. Kennett’s two-day score of 62 bested the 15-team field. Concord (118), Kingswood (205), Fall Mountain (237) and Kearsarge (252) rounded out the top five. Hopkinton (seventh), Inter-Lakes (ninth) and Bow (11th) were the other local teams to compete.