High School Alpine Season Gets Underway

PITTSFIELD, Mass. – Three Lenox boys swept the podium to lead their team to victory in a giant slalom race as the Berkshire County high school Alpine ski season got underway on Thursday at Bousquet.

 

Oliver Kirby, Kody Lesser and Owen Tanner went 1-2-3 for the Millionaires, who edged Pittsfield, with the next three fastest finishers, by just more than four seconds in the team standings.

 

On the girls side, Pittsfield raced to a team victory behind Reese Albano, who finished second.

 

All the girls were chasing Lenox’s Mackenzie Valenzuela, who crossed the finish line in 34.74 seconds – more than two seconds ahead of the girls’ field and with a time that would have placed second in the boys race.

 

The league will be back at Bousquet next Thursday.

 

Girls Team Scores

1. Pittsfield 159.74 seconds; 2. Monument Mountain, 166.71; 3. Lenox, 175.33; 4. Wahconah, 193.21; 5. Miss Hall’s, 275.21.

 

Girls Top 10

1. Mackenzie Valenzuela, L, 34.74 seconds; 2. Reese Albano, PHS, 36.96; 3. Aryanna Bouchard, W, 37.75; 4. Isabella Salise, PHS, 39.53; 5. Madeline Harrington, PHS, 39.57; 6. Lucy Dohoney, MM, 39.66; 7. Kathryn Barquinero, MM, 41.97; 8. Ana Mollomo, MM, 42.23; 9. Annika Phillippi, MH, 42.77; 10. Juniper Raczkowski, MM, 42.85.

 

Boys Team Scores

1. Lenox, 142.36 seconds; 2. Pittsfield, 146.52; 3. Monument Mountain, 172.40; 4. Wahconah, 188.17.

 

Boys top 10

1. Oliver Kirby, L, 33.10; 2. Kody Lesser, L, 35.42; 3. Owen Tanner, L, 35.68; 4. Reese Cook-Dubin, PHS, 35.87; 5. Ruben Fried, PHS, 35.96; 6. Sam Glockner, PHS, 36.26; 7. Craig Neubert, L, 38.29; 8. Adam Tanner, L, 39.29; 9. Colin Behnke, PHS, 38.43; 10. Peter Stoepker, MM, 38.75.