We next spotlight Alden Readon of Fort Kent. He was the 2025 Class C state champion in classical, freestyle, and the pursuit. He also was
the Aroostook League champion. We asked him about his successes and what he was thinking about at the start line.
1. What were your preparations leading up to the state meet? Leading up to the state race we were skiing and making sure not to get sick.
We next interview in our State Champion Spotlight series junior Tait Harvey of Greely. He was the 2025 Class B Classical, Freestyle, and
Pursuit state champion. We asked him about his favorite moment of the season and what surprised him the most.
1) What were your preparations leading up to the state meet?
Nearing into state meet I cut back on my training and peaked for the championship.
2) How did you deal with the pressure and emotions that come along with competing in a state meet?
We are now starting our annual end of season posts where we interview the state champions from Nordic and Alpine for each class and
for each discipline. We start with senior Beckett Cote of Messalonskee who was the 2025 Class A Classical, Freestyle, and Pursuit state champion. We asked him about his thoughts at the start and his plans for next year.
What were your preparations leading up to the state meet?
I focused on staying healthy and consistent with my training while making sure I was recovering properly from the Eastern Cup races just a few days before States.
How did you deal with the pressure and emotions that come along with competing in a state meet?
I was definitely feeling the fatigue from racing over the weekend, but I reminded myself that if I skied my own race and pushed as hard as I could, I wouldn’t have any regrets about the result—no matter what it was.
What was going through your mind at the start?
The 2025 Leavitt Duathlon was held on Tuesday, March 4th at the Maine Outdoor Wellness Center in Turner. It is an annual end of season fun event with skiers doing one lap classical, then changing skis and doing one lap freestyle. The tradition is to dress up in costumes and this year did not disappoint. There were chickens, beach goers, monsters, Mario, great hats, Hawaiian theme, and much more! You can see all of the photos from the fun event at these links: PHOTO GALLERY | SHOTS MY MILLIKEN PHOTOS
The 2025 MPA Class A Alpine State Championships concluded today at Sugarloaf Mtn with the giant slalom competition. In the boys giant slalom, Landon Marquis of Camden Hills is the 2025 Class A giant slalom state champion. His winning combined time was 1:09.58. In second place was Ian Christie of Falmouth with a combined time of 1:11.65. In third place was Merrik Icozilli of Fryeburg with a combined time of 1:11.71. In the girls giant slalom, Margo Hesson of Falmouth is the 2025 Class A giant slalom state champion. Her winning combined time was 1:11.27. In second place was Clara Ferrie of Scarborough with a combined time of 1:13.00. In third place was Gianna Divivo of Oxford Hills with a combined time of 1:13.12. The Falmouth girls and boys are the 2025 Class A Alpine state champions. RESULTS | ALEC SALISBURY PHOTO GALLERY
The MPA Class B Alpine state championships concluded today at Saddleback Mtn in Rangeley with the slalom competition. In the boys slalom, Cooper Dodge of York is the 2025 Class B slalom state champion. His winning combined time was 1:17.69. In second place was Thatcher Riley of Maranacook with a combined time of 1:18.31. In third place was Edsion Sleeper of Cariboy with a combined time of 1:20.32. In the girls slalom, Logan MacLeod of Yarmouth is the 2025 Class B slalom state champion. Her winning combined time was 1:24.69. In second place was Phoebe Bell of Maranacook with a combined time of 1:26.31. In third place was Liy Boulanger of Mtn Valley with a combined time of 1:26.87. The Maranacook boys and the Yarmouth girls are the 2025 Class B Alpine state champions. Also congratulations to Yarmouth for receiving the MPA Class B Sportsmanship Award. RESULTS | ALEC SALISBURY PHOTO GALLERY
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