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Harbor Springs -- The Traverse City Central boys and Marquette girls raced to victory at the Michigan High School Athletic Association 2008 Division 1 Ski Finals at Nubs Nob on Feb. 25.

Traverse City Central last won the boys Class A title in 1999. Central edged defending state champion Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice and Traverse City Central for the win.


> FEBRUARY 25 MHSAA BOYS BASKETBALL DISTRICT SCOREBOARD 

West led with 46 points after the morning's giant slalom. Central was second with 59 and Brother Rice third with 75. But Central had a strong performance in the afternoon slalom to score 47 points for a winning total of 106. Rice had the best score in the slalom (42) to finish in second with 117. West faltered in the slalom, scoring 89 to earn third with 135.

Waterford United was right on their heels in fourth with 136, with scores of 93 in the giant slalom and 43 in the slalom. Lake Orion was fifth with 154.

The Marquette girls dominated the girls Division 1 race, winning the slalom (17) and taking second in giant slalom (29) to finish with an incredible 46. Marquette was Class A girls champion from 1999 to 2004. Traverse City Central was second with 74, scoring 33 in the slalom and 41 in the giant slalom. Clarkston had a disappointing slalom race, finishing with 56 points, but came back with the top score in the giant slalom (25) to finish in third with 81.

Two-time defending Division 1 girls champion Traverse City West was fourth with 101. Rochester Adams was fifth with 205.5.

Individually, South Lyon's Jeffery Thompson won the boys slalom championship with a combined time of 1:04.79. Brother Rice's Zach Nowak was second in 1:05.18.

White Lake Lakeland's Justin Janssen won the boys giant slalom championship with a combined time of 49.79. Traverse City West's Cody Aiken was second with 50:07.

Traverse City Central's Maddy McLachlan was the girls slalom champion with a combined time of 1:08.09. Marquette's Brittany Barber was second in 1:08.44.

Clarkston's Hannah Wolf won her second individual state championship, taking first in the girls giant slalom with a combined time of 47:83. McLachlan was second in 49.14.

> COMPLETE MHSAA DIVISION 1 BOYS RESULTS

> COMPLETE MHSAA DIVISION 1 GIRLS RESULTS

Petoskey runs away with both Division 2 state titles

Boyne Falls -- Petoskey won both the boys and girls championships at the Michigan High School Athletic Association 2008 Division 2 Ski Finals at Boyne Mountain on Feb. 25.

It was the second straight title for the boys team. Manistee won the morning slalom with 41 points. Petoskey was second in the giant slalom with 47 and Manistee third with 65.

Petoskey was second in the afternoon slalom with 47 points to take the championship with 94 points. Harbor Springs was fourth in the slalom with 66 points to finish second overall with 104. Manistee was first in the slalom with 41 points to earn third overall with 106. Pontiac Notre Dame Prep was fourth with 144. Cadillac was fifth with 162.

On the girls' side, Houghton Hancock grabbed the morning lead winning the giant slalom with 29 points. Petoskey was second with 33 and Pontiac Notre Dame Prep was third with 49. Petoskey came back in the afternoon to win the slalom with 43 points to win the overall title with 76 points. Houghton-Hancock was third in the slalom with 56 to finish second overall with 85 points. Notre Dame Prep was second in the slalom with 47 points to take third overall with 96 points. CH EJ was fourth with 143. Traverse City St. Francis was fifth with 156.

Individually, Ironwood's Ryan Grenberg won the boys giant slalom with a combined time of 55.86. Harbor Springs' Ben Tolzdorf was second in 56.01. Cadillac's Carter Marsh won the boys slalom with a combined time of 1:02.97. Grenberg was second in 1:02.99.

Houghton-Hancock's Samantha Henderson won the girls slalom in 1:06.34. Manistee's Katie Bramble was second in 1:07.54. Katherine Rowley won the girls giant slalom in 56.89. Notre Dame Prep's Natasha Kosik was second in 58.44.


> COMPLETE MHSAA DIVISION 2 BOYS RESULTS

> COMPLETE MHSAA DIVISION 2 GIRLS RESULTS


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2008 MHSAA Class A Girls Champion: Marquette



2008 MHSAA Class A Girls Runner-Up: Traverse City Central



2008 MHSAA Class A Boys Champion: Traverse City Central


2008 MHSAA Class A Boys Runner-Up: Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice


2008 MHSAA Class A Girls Giant Slalom Top 10


2008 MHSAA Class A Girls Slalom Top 10

 
2008 MHSAA Class A Boys Giant Slalom Top 10


2008 MHSAA Class A Boys Slalom Top 10

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