CARIBOU – Three Maine Winter Sports Center staff members will assume new roles as the center is undergoing a reorganization following the departure of two other staffers in the last year. Eileen Carey has been named the MWSC program coordinator. Will Sweetser is now the… Read More
FORT KENT – Among the plaques and honors hanging in a trophy case inside the 10th Mountain Center is a certificate critical to both 10th Mountain and the Maine Winter Sports Center. That certificate states the ski center is licensed by the International Biathlon Union… Read More
CARIBOU – Maine Winter Sports Center vice president John Farra has been named the Nordic director for the United States Ski Team in Park City, Utah. Farra, a 1992 Olympian, has been with the MWSC since 2002 and a vice president since 2005. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
Jon Farra was kicking himself a bit Thursday afternoon as he watched the heavy snowfall outside the Maine Winter Sports Center office in Caribou. Almost a month ago, MWSC vice president Farra traveled to Rumford to bring back a snow gun that would be able… Read More
MWSC biathletes shine in sprints Fort Kent facility has played important role in skiers’ development
FORT KENT – Maine Winter Sports Center athletes cleaned up in Saturday’s sprint races. The U.S. titles in all three men’s sprint races were claimed by competitors with a connection to the MWSC, while the top two overall senior women have skied for the MWSC… Read More
As the Maine Winter Sports Center bids farewell this winter to two coaches and welcomes a new one to the staff, officials are looking at changes that will allow coaches to share responsibilities instead of serving as the “lone ranger” for a skiing program. John… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE – They hosted approximately 250 athletes from 30 countries, rallied hundreds of volunteers to help pull off the 2006 Biathlon Junior World Championships and helped pump millions of dollars into the local economy. And that was just since January. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
FORT KENT – Lowell Bailey attracts a lot of attention, especially on the shooting range. After all, it’s not often you see a lefthanded athlete at the highest level of biathlon competitions in the world. It’s believed he’s one of only three lefties on the World Cup circuit. Read More
FORT KENT – Hilary McNamee of Fort Fairfield was a bit of a surprise to make the team for the world junior and youth championships. But not to herself. McNamee, who is in only her second year competing in biathlon, is one of four women… Read More
CARIBOU – The Maine Winter Sports Center has moved its headquarters from rented facilities at the Loring Commerce Centre in Limestone to a fully owned building in Caribou. The facility at 552 Main St., near the Caribou School Department superintendent’s office, will house staff and… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE – When there’s no snow on the ground, life gets pretty quiet at the Nordic Heritage Center. Just the whoosh of roller skis on pavement, the subdued chatter of a few athletes and their coach, and birds chirping in trees. These athletes, who… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE – Maine Winter Sports Center athletes clinched four of the 16 spots on the U.S. World Junior Biathlon team Sunday after three days of race trials. Newt Rogers, Russell Currier, Annelies Cook and Bjorn Bakken garnered top overall finishes in their respective divisions… Read More
FORT KENT – The Maine Winter Sports Center has built world-class cross-country and biathlon venues at sites in Fort Kent and Presque Isle, and local people have stepped up to the plate to make them work. The future of the endeavor now rests with entrepreneurs,… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE – The Maine Winter Sports Center is strengthening its winter programs by making room for a summer sport – mountain biking. Officials are investing about $10,000 and hundreds of hours of volunteer work into developing about 10 miles of trails and a terrain… Read More
When World Cup Biathlon comes to Fort Kent next March, Maine Winter Sports Center will be hosting more than the sport’s best athletes and coaches – it will be hosting the world. “Nordic Biathlon is the No. 1-rated winter sport on television in Europe,” MWSC… Read More
The Maine Winter Sports Center started a new event last weekend that was tailor-made for people who eat, sleep and breathe Nordic skiing. The first annual “Arooski,” billed as a “24-hour ski adventure,” was held at cross country ski areas throughout Aroostook County. The event… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE – “There’s always next season.” It’s safe to say almost every athlete in any sport has thought or uttered these words after a season of competition reveals there just might be room for improvement. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes =… Read More