The Rice Memorial alpine ski team hosted their annual Slopeside Cup at Cochran's on Monday January 30th. Rice finished second out of six teams. Tela Haskell '23 led the girls team in 5th place followed by Ella McCormack '25 in 8th place. Kevin McNeil '24 led the boys scoring with 6th place followed by a 10th place finish by Tommy Archer '25. We celebrated our seniors and some of our athletes competed in their first ever ski race, which takes a lot of bravery and determination! Congratulations to all racers for a job well done!
On February 6th, The Knights participated in the 2nd race of the Eastern Qualifier at Bromley Mountain. Taylor Moulton '25 qualified as one of the twelve female racers to represent the State of Vermont at the Eastern High School Championships. Two days later, our team braved some incredibly icy conditions to have a great race at Smugglers Notch! Our boys team placed 5th out of 12 teams. The boys team scoring was led by Kevin McNeil '24 in 8th place. Our girls team only had 4 racers this day, so each person needed to finish both runs clean in order to count for the team score. The girls were consistent despite the tough conditions, earning a team score, and coming in 7th place overall!
The Knights competed in the Essex High School Carnival Race at Smuggler's Notch on February 15th, combining two races into one day. The morning started with a single run GS race, led by Taylor Moulton finishing 6th and Tela Haskell placing 8th for the girls, and on the boys' side Kevin McNeil finished 10th.
A slalom race was held in the afternoon, and it combined two runs for scoring. Taylor Moulton finished 9th in the slalom for girls and Kevin McNeil came in 10th on the boys side. Great work to everyone who worked hard through a long exhausting day of skiing in all of the possible weather conditions (wind, sun, rain, clouds, wintery mix), and with a high level of competition from some of the best schools in the state!
Good Luck to both our boys' and girls' teams at the Vermont Alpine State Championships, which will be held at Burke Mountain on March 6th and 7th.