Flathead ski team takes 3rd overall in Northern championships
Over the last two weekends, Flathead Valley Ski Education Foundation athletes competed in two Northern Division Youth Ski League races in Big Sky and Red Lodge.
FVSEF athletes found the podium multiple times, along with several top-10 finishes.
In Big Sky, March 3-4, Nolan Shaw won the U12 boys’ giant slalom, and Riley Ralston-Love took second in the U10 slalom.
The YSL Championships were then held at Red Lodge last weekend.
Kessa Drendel had a very successful weekend with a fourth in the U12 giant slalom, second in slalom, and third in kombi, which added up to her placing second overall for the weekend.
On the boys’ side, Arthur McIntosh raced to second place in the U12 giant slalom on Friday and Nolan Shaw finished third in the U12 slalom on Saturday. Ella Elliott had a great weekend with a pair of third-place finishes in the U14 giant slalom and slalom.
The success of FVSEF athletes earned the team a third-place overall team award within the Northern Division.
Red Lodge YSL Championships March 8-10, 2024
GS Girls
U10
Elaina Lozar 12th
U12
Kessa Drendel 4th
Lucy Love 11th
Cadence Ackerschott 12th
GS Boys
U10
Henryk Hadidi 9th
Miles McIntosh 13th
Coleman Stephens 18th
Finley Lozar 21st
U12
Arthur McIntosh 2nd
Nolan Shaw 7th
Louis Groom 13th
Stephan Hadidi 14th
Laird Averill 15th
Theo Elliott 16th
Slalom girls
U10
Elaina Lozar 11th
U12
Kessa Drendel 2nd
Lucy Love 14th
Cadence Ackerschott 15th
U14
Ella Elliott 3rd
Slalom Boys
U10
Henryk Hadidi 10th
Miles McIntosh 15th
U12
Nolan Shaw 3rd
Louis Groom 8th
Stephan Hadidi 9th
Theo Elliott 12th
Kombi Girls
U10
Elaina Lozar 11th
U12
Kessa Drendel 3rd
Lucy Love 14th
Cadence Ackerschott 16th
U14
Ella Elliott 4th
Kombi Boys
U10
Miles McIntosh 16th
Finley Lozar 20th
U12
Louis Groom 7th
Nolan Shaw 8th
Stephan Hadidi 11th
Theo Elliott 14th
Stephan Hadidi racing slalom for the Flathead Valley Ski Education Foundation team in the Youth Ski League. (Photo provided)