Nordic Team Kicks off Season

Waxed and Ready to Go

SEELEY LAKE – The Seeley Lake Nordic Team is setting the pace for a great season. Thirteen skiers participated in Glacier Glide 3K Skate Race in Whitefish Jan. 6. The youngest member of the team, Kimber Hanson from Potomac, participated in the cookie scramble.

The Kovatch siblings Seeley-Swan High School freshman Klaire and Seeley Lake Elementary seventh-grader Klayton led the team in the female and male races. Klaire swept the women's race finishing in 15:27, almost a minute ahead of the second place finisher Maeve Ingelfinger from Whitefish. Klayton finished in 14:30, fourth in his age group and fifth overall.

For the females, Cora Stone finished first in the 12-13 age group and seventh overall with a time of 18:43. Right behind her was teammate Ella Batchelder who took the gold for the 16-17 age group and placed eighth overall with a time of 19:13.

For the males, Seeley Lake earned two more first places. Dakota Wood led the 16-17 age group with a time of 16:42. In the 10-11 age group, Noah Stone finished first with a time of 17:17.

"I was impressed with all of our 14 kids who raced," wrote the Nordic Team's Head Coach Bridget Laird in an email. "The Glacier Glide is very early in the season and we had only had two practices. They skied hard and represented Seeley well."

The Seeley Lake Nordic Team will host their next race, Jan. 20 at their home course. The annual Skiesta Kids' 1K, 5K, 10K and Adult 20K Freestyle Nordic Ski Races will start at 12:30 p.m. at the Seeley Lake Nordic Ski Trails.

3K Skate Seeley Lake Nordic Team Females – Age Group (Age Group Place), Overall Place, Time: Klaire Kovatch, 14-15(1st), 1st, 15:27; Terra Bertsch, 14-15 (2nd), 5th, 17:37; Cora Stone, 12-13 (1st), 7th, 18:43; Ella Batchelder, 16-17 (1st), 8th,19:13; Hattie Batchelder, 10-11 (4th), 14th, 20:16; Bethany Hoag, 14-15 (5th), 16th, 21:00; Kilty Hanson, 8-9 (2nd), 18th, 21:39.

3K Skate Seeley Lake Nordic Team Males – Age Group (Age Group Place), Overall Place, Time: Klayton Kovatch, 12-13 (4th), 5th, 14:30; Owen Hoag, 12-13 (5th), 6th, 14:56; Eric Lorentz, 14-15 (2nd), 7th, 15:02; Will Batchelder, 12-13 (8th), 11th, 16:37; Dakota Wood, 16-17 (1st), 12th, 16:42; Noah Stone, 10-11 (1st), 13th, 17:17.

 

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