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Boys’ Alpine SkiingMeet of ChampionsKey players: Hopkinton – Merrick Chapin (1st slalom in 1:17.66), Harrison Wilson (5th giant slalom in 1:21, 6th slalom in 1:20.49), Conrad Mollano (17th GS), Cameron Bassett (29th GS, 46th slalom), Coley Wells (36th...

By DAN ATTORRI

Lucas Golden was hoping to be on the podium. He ended up standing on top of it. Twice.Golden, a freshman, won both the giant slalom and the slalom titles at the NHIAA Division I boys’ Alpine skiing championships on Friday at Crotched Mountain, leading...

By DAN ATTORRI

Their best skier fell on his first run of the day. One lost a pole. Two more missed a gate. But those circumstances didn’t define them.Senior Harrison Wilson won the giant slalom in the morning, junior Merrick Chapin won the slalom in the afternoon...

By DAN ATTORRI

On Dec. 21 Mika Taylor finished third in the slalom in the first Alpine race of the season. She never lost again.The Concord High sophomore defended her title in the slalom and finished runner-up in the giant slalom to lead the Crimson Tide to third...

By DAN ATTORRI

Scott Zipke likes that the Capital Cup has a “competitive midseason feel” to it. For the second year in a row, that competition has gone Hopkinton’s way.Junior Merrick Chapin led the Hopkinton boys to a 1-2-4 finish in the boys’ slalom to lead the...

By DAN ATTORRI

The best Alpine skiers from all four NHIAA divisions converged at Mittersill Ski Area at Cannon Mountain on Wednesday for the Meet of Champions, and, just like the division championships, Capital Area competitors dotted the top of the standings.Bow...

By DAN ATTORRI

Winning a state title at any age is impressive. Doing it as a freshman is even more so. That’s exactly what Concord High School freshman Mika Taylor did, posting the two fastest slalom runs of the day to win the individual title in that discipline,...

By DAN ATTORRI

Read Merrill has been a leader for Concord High Alpine skiing for four years, so it’s only fitting that he led the Tide down the slopes one more time.Merrill, a senior captain for the Crimson Tide, qualified for the Meet of Champions in both the giant...

By DAN ATTORRI

Senior Will Chapin, sophomore Merrick Chapin and junior Harrison Wilson all qualified for the Meet of Champions in both the slalom and giant slalom, but it wasn’t enough to lift the Hopkinton boys’ Alpine ski team back to the top of the Division III...

By DAN ATTORRI

Bow didn’t have the same depth this season as in years past, but the Falcons had a respectable showing at the Division II Alpine championships. Senior Patrick Wachsmuth defended his D-II slalom title and matched his 2022 runner-up finish in the giant...

By DAN ATTORRI

If you look at the top of the standings of almost any Division I, II or III Alpine ski race you’ll see a Capital Area team at the top. If you look at the top of the Capital Area standings, you’ll see Hopkinton – at least for now.Hopkinton won the 15th...

By RAY DUCKLER

Penny Pitou, famous for winning two Olympic silver medals and booking European ski tours, says it’s okay to call her attractive.In fact, she likes it, as long as you include the part about skiing, too.Both defined her in 1960, when the woman behind...