Wahconah Boys, Lenox Girls Win at Bousquet

PITTSFIELD,  Mass. -- The Wahconah boys ski team continued its run of success in the Berkshire County Alpine standings Monday night at Bousquet Ski Area.

 

Kyle Brogan led four Wahconah skiers in the top seven spots for a convincing team win.

 

"We have Brecken Burke, he's been doing really well, really consistent, Ben [Schmitt] has also been really good," Brogan said. "And then the three freshmen: myself, Tanner Hill and Drew Dunham. And then this week we added MacAllister [Sullivan]. And he did really well tonight."

 

In a sport where teams sometimes struggle to get the four finishers they need to score, Wahconah has a cushion.

 

And it came in handy on Monday night. When Hill -- a second-place finisher in the season opener -- took a spill on Bousquet' Grand Slalom trail, Wahconah had plenty of depth to fill in.

 

Brogan had the night's top run among the boys, covering the course in 29.96 seconds. He was followed closely by Dunham in 30.07. Burke (31.19) and Schmitt (31.34) finished sixth and seventh, respectively.

 

Lenox placed second behind a third-place performance by Andrew King (30.49) and Connor McNinch's fifth-place finish. Devon Atwell and Paul Curtil finished ninth and 10th, respectively, to round out the scoring for the Millionaires.

 

Lenox's girls placed first in their event with Ella King posting a 28.90. She finished more than a half second ahead of runner-up Micaela Bartlett of Monument Mountain, who led the Spartans to a second-place finish.

 

Pittsfield's Ali Williamson was third in 30.24), followed by three of King's Lenox teammates: Taylor Knight, Hani Chung and Alexa Daigle. Abby Caproni added a ninth-place finish for good measure for the Millionaires.

 

Also scoring for Monument were Carly Terranova, Sophia Smith and Emily Martsen.

 

Wahconah's Brittany Quinn cracked the top 10, placing seventh in 31.50 to lead her team to third place.

 

Brogan said the conditions were a challenge on Monday but he benefited from some sound advice at the starting gate.

 

"The snow tonight has been a litte bit rough," he said. "It's kind of soft, so it's been getting a little bit rutty. There's one spot on the crossover that gave one of my friends trouble, and he fell. My friend Tanner Hill, he also crashed a little bit lower.

 

"Our coaches were up there, and there's some great communication. All the coaches are up there and willing to pitch in and tell the kids what's going on on the course. It's nice that other coaches can tell you the condition of the hill. I think that's a key factor."