Duluth East High School Nordic Ski Team: Welcome

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"The five S's of sports training are: stamina, speed, strength, skill, and spirit; but the greatest of these is spirit." - Ken Doherty

Duluth East High School Nordic Ski Team

Welcome to the Duluth East Nordic Ski Team. Our team has a place for every student who wants to learn to cross country ski and race. Of the students who join our team each year, some are experienced racers, some have skied with their families and some have never been on skis before. You are all welcome.

Our goals for all the skiers are:
That you will…
1. Learn to ski technically well
2. Learn to wax your skis for all conditions
3. Learn to develop a training plan
4. Develop the strength and conditioning to enable you to be a fast ski racer
5. Learn to love skiing so it will be a life long sport for you

This year's coaches are:

Head Coach - Bonnie Fuller-Kask      724-2775       e-mail - coachbonnie@dulutheastnordic.org
Coach - Dave Kask                      724-2775       e-mail - coachdave@dulutheastnordic.org
Coach - Dean Grace                                       e-mail - coachdean@dulutheastnordic.org

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Wednesday, October 19
Duluth East Nordic Ski Team





Championships Are Won At Practices


Tuesday, December 11
Results for the 2012 - 2013 Season



Results for the season are posted below:

If the timing was done by Steve, the results can also be found here: Steve's Timing/Results


Handout: Results for the 2012-2013 Season

Tuesday, December 18
Skis and Boots for Sale

1). Good all-around Fischer Carbonlite classic skis (SNS binding) for 130-140 lb skier; Length:  202.  $275

2). Salomon S-lab skate boots size 41-1/3 (8). $100   sold

3). Salomon S-lab skate pro boots size 40-2/3 (7.5).  $100

Call Kim Squillace at:     five two five-9413



Monday, February 11
What's Happening for the Week of 2/11/13



Skiers and Parents,

Here is what is up for this week:

  • JV/JH Championships at Spirit Mt Nordic Center - postponed to Tuesday
    • Bus leaves Ordean East at 10:45 a.m.
    • Bus leaves East HS at 11:00 a.m.
    • Race starts at 1:00 p.m.
    • Check here for race start list: JV/JH Starts
  • Charlie Banks Relay & State HS Meet - Wednesday & Thursday
    • Location - Giants Ridge
    • Wax skis Wednesday after school at Snowflake
    • Dinner at Kemin's house at 6:30 p.m.
    • Bus leaves East at 8:00 a.m. on Wednesday
    • Bring $30 for banquet and food on Thursday
    • Stay at Giants Ridge Sports Dorm
    • Charlie Banks Relay starts at 1:00 p.m. Wednesday
    • State Meet start at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday
    • Return to East HS about 8:00 p.m. on Thursday
  • Team Banquet and Awards - Sunday, February 24 at 6:00 p.m.
    • Lakeview Covenant Church, 1001 Jean Duluth Rd
    • Cost $10/person, $35 max/family
    • RSVP by 2/20/13
    • See handout below

Handout: Banquet Information & Reply

Monday, December 17
The Week Ahead...12/17/12



Duluth East Nordic Ski Team
What’s Happening for the Week of
December 17, 2012 
Monday –
·        Mentor Monday
·        Last day to sign-up for Thursday’s race 
Tuesday –
·        Skate Intervals 
Wednesday –
·        Easy ski
·        Wax skis for Thursday’s race
·        Team Dinner $5 
Thursday –
·        Race at Hidden Valley, Ely, MN – 3 person relay skate
·        Racers excused all day
·        Bus will leave East HS @ 7:00 a.m. 
Friday –
·        Easy ski
·        Sign-up for Two Harbors Invite on Tuesday, January 3 
Saturday –
·         Ski on your own – 1-2 hours 
Sunday –
·         Ski on your own – 1-2 hours 
Note: Special practice days during Winter Recess        
·        Thursday, December 27 – Giants Ridge
·        Saturday, December 29 – Birke Trail – Northend Cabin
·        Monday, December 31 – Giants Ridge  


"It will hurt. It will take time. It will require dedication. It will require willpower. You will need to make healthy decisions. It requires sacrifice. You will need to push your body to its max. There will be temptation. But, I promise you, when you reach your goal, it’s worth it." -Unknown

Saturday, February 11
Arrowhead Cup Final Point Standings



After 10 races the top ten skiers in the Arrowhead Cup point standings listed below.  For the complete point standings click on the handout below.

Girls

Rk. Name Grade Team Total
1 Patterson, Danielle 10 Duluth East 724
2 Harvieux, Annie 12 Duluth East 695
3 Allen, Katie 10 Duluth East 681
4 Youngberg, Chelsey 12 Duluth East 654
5 Goodge, Berit 12 Duluth East 647
6 Herman, Ashley 10 Duluth East 615
7 Bock, Haley 10 Duluth East 613
8 Harvieux, Zoe 9 Duluth East 600
9 Curran, Sarah 10 Duluth East 594
10 Schurke, Berit 12 Ely 578

Boys

Rk. Name Grade Team Total
1 LeSavage, Bauer 12 Duluth East 713
2 Davis, Ryan 12 Duluth East 700
3 Rauzi, Joe 8 Duluth East 682
4 Israel, Luke 11 Duluth East 677
5 Olson, Jesse 11 Ely 647
6 French, Henry 9 Duluth East 641
7 Rauzi, Lino 10 Duluth East 617
8 Jesme, Ben 12 Ely 589
9 Bina, Colton 11 Ely 547
10 Lah, Ian 12 Ely 537


Handout: Arrowhead Cup Point Standings

Working hard becomes a habit, a serious kind of fun. You get self-satisfaction from pushing yourself to the limit, knowing that all the effort is going to pay off. - Mary Lou Retton


Tuesday, December 11
The Week Ahead...12/10/12



Monday -

  • Mentor Monday

Tuesday -

  • Skate Intervals

Wednesday -

  • Easy Classic Ski
  • Race entries due
  • Wax clinic for 1st and 2nd year skiers

Thursday -

  • Classic Intervals

Friday -

  • Early release - practice at 2:00
  • Snowflake bus will run on early schedule
  • Easy ski
  • Wax for race
  • Hard workout for non racers

Saturday -

  • Classic race at Ely or other site
  • Bus leaves East HS at 6:45 a.m.

Sunday -

  • Long ski on your own


Hard work beats talent when talent doesn't work hard


"If you train hard, you'll not only be hard, you'll be hard to beat." - Herschel Walker


"It never gets easier, you just go faster." - Greg LeMond


"You can't win them all - but you can try." - Babe Didrikson Zaharias



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