Both the races were decided by a single point as the Blue Bomber boys edged out Saranac Lake 10-11, while the Red Storm girls won by an identical 10-11 score over Lake Placid’s girls.

In a tight boys race, the Blue Bomber’s Aidan Fay skied past Saranac Lake’s Mason Stoddard by less than a second to secure the victory. Fay and Stoddard both clocked in times of 8 minutes, 13 seconds. Fay’s teammate, Colin Francis, placed third in the race in 8:20. Keene did not have a boys finisher.

Tyler Burth was the overall winner in the girls race, finishing in 9:10 to lead Saranac Lake. She was followed by Lake Placid’s Maya Garrison (9:21) in second and teammate Cadence Kennedy (9:30) in third. Zarela Gulli was Keene’s top finisher, placing ninth in 11:08.

“The Section VII Nordic teams are thrilled to be racing in December, thanks to Mother Nature, it’s been a few years since our last December race,” Saranac Lake Nordic coach Keith Kogut said in a statement. “We are grateful to the staff of Mount Van Hovenberg for all their work getting the trails ready for today’s race. It looks like we will have some great competition in Section VII Nordic racing this year.”

Saranac Lake’s Cadence Kennedy leads teammates Kaylee Holmes and Pepper Laxson during Thursday’s Nordic ski race at Mount Van Hoevenberg. (Enterprise photo — Parker O’Brien)

The Nordic ski teams will pack up for the winter break, before returning to a larger race against teams around the state on Saturday, Jan. 4 at the North Creek Ski Bowl. The teams will return to league racing at 4 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 9 at Mount Van Hoevenberg.

Below are the complete varsity results:

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Results

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Lake Placid’s Maya Garrison competes in Thursday’s Nordic ski race at Mount Van Hoevenberg. (Enterprise photo — Parker O’Brien)

Boys

Aidan Fay (LP), 8:13; Mason Stoddard (SL), 8:13; Colin Francis (LP), 8:20; Liam Stoddard (SL), 8:44; Alex Evans (SL), 8:48; Connor Mannion (LP), 8:53; Ebin Meissner (SL), 9:00; Trey Mariano (LP), 9:01; Emmett VanBuskirk (SL), 9:02; Keaton Daley (SL), 9:15; Graham Scull (LP), 9:21; Parker Scanio (LP), 9:22; Jesse Carlson (LP), 9:40; Ben Ziemann (SL), 9:45; Rocket VanCampen (SL), 10:15; Liam Fletcher (SL), 10:22; Porter Dominissey (SL), 10:30; Nick O’Brien (LP), 10:47; Liam Gotham (LP), 11:08; Asher Murray (LP), 12:12; Miles Aaron (SL), 13:41; Robert Bowen (LP), 14:20; Jim Guglielmi (LP), 16:48.

Girls

Tyler Burth (SL), 9:10; Maya Garrison (LP), 9:21; Cadence Kennedy (SL), 9:30; Leila Fey (LP), 9:35; Holly Erenstone (LP), 9:36; Pepper Laxson (SL), 9:48; Kaylee Holmes (SL), 10:02; Kelsi Burth (SL), 11:05; Zarela Gulli (K), 11:08; Rose Wenzler (LP), 11:14; Lila Zobel (SL), 11:20; Amelia Evans (SL), 11:29; Lilly Patnode (SL), 12:34; Lauryn Caldwell (SL), 12:38; Lilah Stringer (K), 13:24; Emily Bartiss (SL), 13:52; Holley McCormick (SL), 15:12; Julia Pickard (SL), 15:40.

Saranac Lake’s Mason Stoddard leads Lake Placid’s Aidan Fay Thursday’s race at Mount Van Hoevenberg. Also pictured is Lake Placid’s Colin Francis. (Enterprise photo — Parker O’Brien)

Saranac Lake’s Kelsi Burth competes in Thursday’s Nordic ski race at Mount Van Hoevenberg. (Enterprise photo — Parker O’Brien)

Lake Placid’s Rose Wenzler leads Keene’s Zarela Gulli and Saranac Lake’s Lila Zobel during Thursday’s race at Mount Van Hoevenberg. (Enterprise photo — Parker O’Brien)