Mirror Lake sixth-grader Sara Hartke negotiates a steep turn and drop during the classic-ski race hosted at the school Jan. 27. Ten middle schools participated in the event Photo by Andy Hall

Mirror Lake and Gruening middle schools hosted a classical ski race at Mirror Lake's trails Jan. 27, with sixth-, seventh- and eighth-graders from throughout the Anchorage School District vying for top honors. It was the second race of the season for middle-schoolers and the last of the classic-ski events until the championships in mid-February.

Because the trails are not as wide as those at Kincaid Park, students were introduced to the time-trial method of skiing, starting at 10-second intervals and racing the clock, unlike the mass starts of Kincaid racers in which the first to cross the finish line is the winner.

The middle-schoolers competed in their first skate-ski race Wednesday at Bartlett and will race again next week at Chugiak High, in a skate-ski race hosted by Hanshew and Central middle schools.

Middle School classic-ski

Jan. 27, at Mirror Lake

Boys

Grade 6-7 Team:

1) Goldenview, 2) Mears; 3) Mirror Lake; 4) Gruening; 5) Romig; 6) Begich; 7) Central; 8) Girdwood; 9) Hanshew; 10) Wendler

Grade 6-7 Individual:

10:06.2, Bassett, Jacob, Goldv; 2) 11:45.5, Truskowski, Conner, Goldv; 3) 12:15.0, SzwedaMittelstadt, G, Hansh; 10) 13:36.9, Hall, Ben, Gruen; 12) 13:47.5, Spencer, Connor, MLMS; 16) 14:27.3, Sanders, Dawson, MLMS; 17) 14:37.7, Hall, Roan, MLMS; 21) 14:48.6, Smith, Alec, Gruen; 24) 15:00.5, Hail, William, Gruen; 27) 15:19.5, Mercer, Gage, MLMS; 28) 15:28.6, Lorentz, Jeremiah, MLMS; 32) 16:05.0, Whiteman, Liam, Gruen; 34) 16:09.1, Frankl, Gus, MLMS; 35) 16:13.0, Patin, Justin, Gruen; 37) 16:51.2, Jerome, Jace, Gruen; 43) 17:38.6, Tsang, Aj, Gruen; 49) 18:14.5, Bear, Chase, MLMS; 50, 18:21.6, Crow, Keegan, Gruen; 58) 19:13.1, Moore, Gabriel, MLMS; 60) 19:25.8, Bohrer, Zachary, MLMS; 65) 19:51.0, Vrolyk, Tony, MLMS; 78) 22:17.6, Weber, Nathan, MLMS; 87) 29:09.6, Terminel, Colton, Gruen.

Grade 8 Team:

1) Wendler; 2) Mirror Lake; 3) Goldenview; 4) Hanshew; 5) Romig; 6) Mears; 7) Gruening; 8) Central; 9) Begich

Grade 8 Individual:

1) 08:58.4, O'Hara, Thomas, Wendl; 2) 09:20.4, McPhetres, David, MLMS; 3) 09:51.9, Shayer, Eli, Romig; 6) 10:39.0, Abarr, Cole, MLMS; 10) 11:57.3, Sorensen, Timothy, MLMS; 11) 12:17.5; Gamble, Marcus, MLMS; 21) 13:32.9, Hamilton, Jonathan, MLMS; 25) 14:11.6, Fairbanks, Jacob, Gruen; 26) 14:11.8, Hargis, Chris, MLMS; 28) 14:23.5, Landon, Mark, MLMS; ) 29) 14:28.7, Warner, David, MLMS; 31) 14:46.0, Bohrer, Christian, MLMS; 33) 14:53.6, Herrick, Jack, Gruen; 41) 15:25.9, Thorp, Shilo, MLMS; 44), 15:34.3, Martin, Austin, MLMS; 48) 15:50.4, Erickson, Samuel, Gruen; 61) 17:56.5, Breitung, Dane, MLMS; 63) 19:04.3, Elkins, Alexander, MLMS.

Girls

Grades 6-7 Team:

1) Mirror Lake; 2) Romig; 3) Goldenview; 4) Central; 5) Begich; 6) Wendler; 7) Gruening; 8) Mears; 9) Hanshew; 10) Girdwood

Grades 6-7 Individual:

1) 10:33.4, Blanchet, Lydia, Romig; 2) 10:52.2, Hunt-Smith, Taryn, Goldv; 3) 11:27.9, Jager, Ana, Begich; 4) 12:49.5, Parsons, Victoria, MLMS; 6) 13:33.9, Arthen, Katrina, MLMS; 7) 13:55.7, Russell, Hannah, MLMS; 9) 14:00.3, Chapman, Cara, MLMS; 10) 14:12.9, Weller, Ashlee, MLMS; 12) 14:34.6, Eliassen, Madeline, MLMS; 14) 14:45.6, Collins, Kailey, MLMS; 16) 15:09.0, Krueger, Chelsea, MLMS; 17) 15:10.4, Veech, Ashley, MLMS; 23) 15:58.3, Voge, Bethany, MLMS; 25) 16:03.2, Morton, Leah, Gruen; 27) 16:15.1, Larue, Isabel, MLMS; 28) 16:27.9, Corbett, Madeline, Gruen; 30) 16:36.5, Rachow, Lauren, Gruen; 31) 16:43.8, Eliassen, Michelle, MLMS; 34) 16:48.6, Craig, Kortney, MLMS; 35) 16:50.3, Anderson, Carisa, Gruen; 39) 16:59.8, Casper, Kelly, MLMS; 40) 17:03.3, Stone, Carley, MLMS; 41) 17:08.5, Arnold, Alise, MLMS; 45) 17:30.6, Tucker, Bailey, MLMS; 49) 17:36.8, Hartke, Sara, MLMS; 52) 17:41.9, Campnell, Ripleigh, MLMS; 54) 17:44.4, Mueller, Emily, MLMS; 55) 17:45.1, George, Addie, MLMS; 56) 17:48.0, Froehle, Kamryn, Gruen; 57) 17:57.0, Rodell, Haley, Gruen; 64) 18:31.4, Ash, Paige, MLMS; 66) 18:36.4, Gray, Elle, Gruen; 73) 19:01.3, Papasadora, Catheryn, Gruen; 77) 19:33.2, Quilinderino, Sarah, MLMS; 81) 20:16.5, Gamble, Emma, MLMS; 82) 20:22.5, Bradford, Emily, MLMS; 85) 20:27.3, Connelly, Fiona, MLMS; 86) 20:28.9, Erb, Laura Joy, MLMS; 87) 20:31.0, Nielson, Kenna, Gruen; 90) 20:57.1, Haasl, Miranda, MLMS; 93) 21:13.6, Demander, Emma, Gruen; 95) 21:31.3, Berndt, Destiny, MLMS; 97) 21:43.8, Shafran, Taylor, MLMS; 98) 21:51.1, Bottorf, Stephanie, MLMS; 106) 28:23.7, Gaskill, Anna, Gruen.

Grade 8 Team:

1) Goldenview; 2) Mirror Lake; 3) Romig; 4) Wendler; 5) Central; 6) Hanshew; 7) Mears; 8) Begich; 9) Gruening; 10) Girdwood

Grade 8 Individual:

1) 09:49.5, Hoefler, Janey, Goldv; 2) 09:57.4, Flynn, Mackenzie, Wendl; 3) 10:03.2, McMullen, Mykaela, Goldv; 4) 10:23.7, Lammers, Sarissa, MLMS; 14) 14:44.0, Hakala, Marie, MLMS; 16) 14:46.9, Weinzirl, Gretchen, MLMS; 23) 15:35.5, Sitz, Ashleigh, MLMS; 24) 15:59.0, Taylor, Susan, Gruen; 25) 16:01.0, Garner, Amanda, MLMS; 30) 16:14.1, Bear, Megan, MLMS; 42) 17:24.2, Shaw, Haley, Gruen; 44) 17:55.3, Gioffre, Kayla, Gruen; 45) 17:58.1, Peterson, Olivia, Gruen; 52) 18:48.6, Mason, Alexis, Gruen; 55) 19:23.4, Brehmer, Holly, Gruen; 62) 20:11.9, Hawkins, Delaney, MLMS; 64) 20:37.0, Burgoyne, Kara, MLMS; 66) 20:43.2, Miranda, Anel, Gruen; 69) 21:10.5, Swan, Elizabeth, MLMS; 74) 22:13.9, Magnuson, Aspen, Gruen; 78) 24:14.9, Guiterrez, Ariel, Gruen; 79) 35:03.1, Johnson, Kayla, Gruen.

This article published in The Alaska Star on Thursday, February 4, 2010.