The Forest Lake Nordic skiing teams had to wait on winter to truly arrive before belatedly starting their season. After three canceled races, the Rangers made their debut on Dec. 20 at Elm Creek Park Preserve. In a field of six squads, the Ranger girls placed second and the boys placed third.
Stillwater won the girls race with 481 points. The Rangers scored 446, followed by Highland (435), Roseville (415), White Bear Lake (396) and Mounds View (327).broadstreet.zone(48036);
Ranger Regan Duffy finished third out of 52 in the 8-kilometer race in 31:21. Jenna Parent (fifth, 32:00), Chloe Foster (13th, 34:42), Madi Anderson (18th, 35:07) and Amelea Hauer (20th, 36:08) rounded out the scoring lineup. Skiers score 100 points for a win, 99 for second, 98 for third, etc.
Mikayla Niederkorn placed 31st (39:09) and Jenna Stockinger finished 37th (41:27).
The Stillwater duo of Siri Bohacek (31:04) and Rana Kraftson (31:20) took the top two