Arrowhead Nordic takes on the Midland Loppet

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The Arrowhead Nordic Ski Club traveled to the Midland Loppet on Sunday, January 8 to compete in their second South Ontario Division Classic technique race of the season. The race was hosted by Midland Ski Club at Mountainview Ski Center in Midland. The Arrowhead Nordic team has been training hard for this competition and the results were classic!

Racers and some of the results for each category were as follows:

Pee Wee Girls – Classic technique – 3 km

First – Anna Jaklova
Second – Mya Marshall
Fourth – Roxanna Welsh

Pee Wee Boys – Classic technique – 3 km

Eleventh – Andrew Bugai
Jackson Smith

Midget Girls – Classic technique – 5 km

First – Sophia Marshall
Third – Erin Doble
Kelsey Smith

Midget Boys – Classic technique – 5 km

Second – Riley de Gans
Fifth – Sebastian Horton

Juvenile Girls – Classic technique – 5 km

Third – Fiona Shearing

Juvenile Boys – Classic technique – 5 km

First – Owen Johnstone
Eighth – Colin Welsh

Junior Boys – Classic technique – 9 km

Second – Graham Shearing

Masters Women and Men – Classic technique – 15 km

First – Tracy Marshall
Oleg Bugai
Shelley Doble
Drew Hutchinson
Tom Welsh

Don’t forget that the Muskoka Loppet is just over a week away! Have you registered yet? (Early bird pricing ends January 15!)

Arrowhead Nordic team members at the Midland Loppet (from left) From left Mya Marshall, Owen Johnstone, Erin Doble, Riley de Gans, Anna Jaklova, Tom Welsh, and Roxanna Welsh

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