SARANAC LAKE — The Saranac Lake Nordic skiers put together another strong performance, this time racing under the lights at Dewey Mountain Recreation Center Tuesday evening. Both the Red Storm boys and girls teams earned convincing wins in a race that used the Classic Technique over a 5K course.

Coming off a strong win at the Queensbury Relays, the Saranac Lake boys were in good form once again, winning the race with a convincing score, earning six points, to Lake Placid’s 22. The Red Storm girls won the three-team meet with a score of 6 points, while Lake Placid had 17 and Keene recorded 50.

Saranac Lake sophomore Liam Stoddard claimed his first varsity win in the boys race, finishing with a time of 17 minutes, 45 seconds. Teammate Emmett VanBuskirk challenged him all the way to the finish line, taking second place one second back in 17:46. Red Storm senior Keaton Daley rounded out the podium in third, with a time of 18:00.

Connor Mannion was Lake Placid’s top finisher, taking fifth place with a time of 18:50. Keene’s Brody Harrell led his team, placing 14th with a time of 22:11.

On the girls side, Saranac Lake sophomore Pepper Laxson also collected her first-ever varsity win with a time of 19:25. Laxson was followed by fellow sophomore teammates Kaylee Holmes (19:41) in second and Cadence Kennedy (19:48) in third. Leila Fey was Lake Placid’s top finisher, taking fourth in a time of 19:54. Marie Bullock led Keene, finishing 14th in 25:30.

Up next, the local Nordic ski teams will be hosting the annual Section VII Invitational at Mount Van Hovenberg on Saturday, with races starting at 10 a.m. More than a dozen teams from around the state are expected to compete.

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Boys

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1. Liam Stoddard (SL), 17:45; 2. Emmett VanBuskirk (SL), 17:46; 3. Keaton Daley (SL), 18:00; 4. Mason Stoddard (SL), 18:05; 5. Connor Mannion (LP),18:50; 6. Ebin Meissner (SL), 18:53; 7. Ben Ziemann (SL), 18:54; 8. Trey Mariano (LP), 19:23; 9. Will Coffrin (LP), 19:37; 10. Tyler Erenstone (LP), 19:51; 11. Will Preece (LP), 19:53; 12. Graham Scull (LP), 21:32; 13. Gregor Weinrick (SL), 21:45; 14. Brody Harrell (K), 22:11; 15. Rory Popp (SL), 22:43; 16. Liam Gotham (LP), 23:24; 17. Everest Wolford (SL), 26:55; 18. Erik Rothamal (LP), 26:56; 19. Seth Schuster (K), 27:17; 20. Miles Aaron (SL), 29:03; 21. Matthew Hunter (SL), 30:25.

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Girls

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1. Pepper Laxson (SL), 19:25; 2. Kaylee Holmes (SL), 19:41; 3. Cadence Kennedy (SL), 19:48; 4. Leila Fey (LP), 19:54; 5. Holly Erenstone (LP), 20:52; 6. Kelsi Burth (SL), 21:12; 7. Tyler Burth (SL), 21:41; 8. Norah Francis (LP), 22:00; 9. Lila Zobel (SL), 22:29; 10. Nora Daley (SL), 24:30; 11. Amelia Evans (SL), 23:46; 12. Lena Holmes (SL), 24:54; 13. Eloise Zobel (SL), 25:00; 14. Marie Bullock (K), 25:30; 15. Rose Wenzler (LP), 26:05; 16. Clementine Guenette (SL), 27:42; 17. Rachel Rozone (SL), 31:55; 18. Julia Pickard (SL), 32:21.