Ski Teams Take New England

The boys’ and girls’ varsity ski teams both took the New England titles at Pat’s Peak in New Hampshire on Wednesday the 16^th. In the girls’ events, Lauren Stobierski ’14 was crowned the New England champion in slalom, as Annika Trapness ’13 took 3^rd place and Marly Morgus ’12 finished in 14^th. Beth Lawless ’12 powered into 2^nd place in the giant slalom, with Stobierski in 7^th and Trapness hot on her heels in 8^th. Jack Stobierski ’12 dominated both boys’ events, winning the slalom by 2 seconds and the G.S. by 4. In the G.S, Captain Keo Brown ’11 cruised into 4^th, while Oliver Hopkinson ’12 rounded out the scoring in 15^th. Finally in the slalom, Hopkinson raced to 8^th and Peter Stobierski ’14 grabbed 10^th. Both the boys and girls won their slalom and giant slalom races, the boys beating out 16 teams and the girls crushing 11 other schools to become New England champions.