Onekama's Ski Team 2005-2006

Garrett Samsol

Boy's Overall Standings:

1st Benzie 52 pts.
2nd Manistee 62 pts
3rd Bellaire 70 pts.
4th Glen Lake 129pts
5th Onekama no score short 1 racer.

Manistee's Boy's team won the Giant Slalom event with a team effort of 24 points. Conor Pelton of manistee won the event with :35.26 combined.. OHS/Brethren was missing Jesse Ketchum tonight leaving the boy's team short one racer making them ineligible for a team score. Racing as individuals tonight,Garret Samsal placed 20th with:20.81 and :20.59 for a combined effort of :41.40, BJ Jobbins 26th with :22.44and :22.33 for a combined of :44.77 and Donny Olson 29th with :26.49 and :25.51 for :52.00.

Boy's Team Giant Slalom:

1st Manistee 24 pts.
2nd Benzie 25 pts.
3rd Bellaire 37 pts.
4th MCGL 69 pts.
5th OHS no score

Benzie boy's won the team race in Slalom with 27 points tallied. Manistee's Conor Pelton won the event with a combined effort of :46.68.

Racing again for individual standings were Garret Samsal of Brethren racing with OHS placing 11th with :28.05 and :28.86, BJ 21st with :33.74 and :35.54 and Donny Olson 27th with his effort of 1:41.61 and :41.96

Boy's Team Slalom:

1st Benzie 27pts.
2nd Bellaire 33 pts.
3rd Manistee 38 pts.
4th MCGL 60 pts.
5th OHS no score

Thank you to all the parents that volunteered their time to help the OHS/BL/BHS ski team host tonight's race. From announcing to gate keeping and scoring , every job is important to have a smooth race. Thank you also to Dawn Johnson and Vicki Waligorksi for all of the photos of the ski team!

Gwen Smith, Avid Fan and Reporter

Coach Mathieu

Dani Olson

Girl's Overall Standing:

1st GlenLake 60 pts.
2nd Onekama 87 pts.
3rd Bellaire 106 pts.
4th Benzie 110 pts.
5th Manistee no score short 1 racer

The Maple City/Glen Lake girls team refused to give up their reign of first in the conference, but Onekama/Bearlake/Brethren gave them a run for the money placing 2nd again tonight as a team with 87 points tallied. Manistee's Katie Bramble won the Giant Slalom event with a combined time of :39.92. Senior Dani Olson of OHS led her team to a second place finish with her eighth place and combined time of :43.21.

Dani's first run came in at :21.38 and having a little trouble on her second run she came in with :21.83. Brethren's Emily Harwell racing with OHS finished in 10th place with her combined time of :44.21, :21.99 and :22.22 respectivley. Kelli Waligorski slid in with a combined effort of :45.73 or :23.06 and :22.67 for 14th place while team mate Monika Higley of Bear Lake nailed 16th with runs of :24.27 and :23.53 and a combined of :47.80 giving the girls a score of 48 points to Glen Lake's 31 points in this event.

Girls Team Giant Slalom:

1st MCGL 31 pts.
2nd OHS 48 pts.
3rd Benzie 51 pts.
4th Bellaire 55 pts.
5th Manistee no score

In the Girl's Slalom event, the OHS girls pulled a little closer to Glen Lake making them look twice at the score board as the team posted a score of 39 points to Glen Lake's 29 points. GlenLake's ALi Drake won the event with her combined effort of :54.13. Onekama's Dani olson once again led her team to another second place finish securing second place overall for team standings. Dani finished 4th with her times of :28.79 and :30.98 for a combined time of :59.77. Emily Harwell posted :30.43 and :32.29 for her combined of 1:02.72 for 8th, Kelli Waligorski posted :33.35 and :33.23 for 1:06.58 and13th and Monika Higley right behind her with :32.13 and :34.61 for a combined of 1:06.74 for 14th.

Girls Team Slalom: