Just the facts:
Coach: Philip Akstin
Results: Individual meet results
Schedule: Season is over!
State Championship: 2/11/19 (Girls) & 2/12/19 (Boys)
Post-season Accolades
At the winter awards night, Jessie Rioux and Turner Brown were awarded the Bulldog Award (MVP) for the girls and boys, respectively. Ella Erwin and Brandon Berntsen took home the Sportsmanship Awards. Also of note, Avery Manni is the D1 Girls Skimeister, meaning she is the top performer in both alpine and nordic.
Meet of Champions
In giant slalom, the top three finishers for the girls were Jessie Rioux (5th), Sydney Berube (12th), and Whitney Fitzgerald (18th). For the boys, Cole Rodman (16th), Cole Berube (21st), and Turner Brown (22nd) placed the highest.
In Slalom, Berube (11th), Rioux (18th), and Maddie Goldstein (21st) had the best times for the Bedford girls. Brown (10th) and Rodman (15th) were the top two finishers for the boys.
State Championships:
The girls took first and the boys took second at each of their state meets! The boys were right behind Bishop Guertin. Jessie Rioux, Sydney Berube, Whitney Fitzgerald, Kaitlyn Laurendeau, and Maddie Goldstein qualified for the meet of champions for the girls team, and Turner Brown, Cole Berube, and Cole Rodman qualified for the boys.
The boys won slalom, and came in fourth for giant slalom. We didn’t have any skiiers in the top three for each, but Cole Berube came the closest with a fourth place in slalom and a fifth place in giant slalom.
The girls won both slalom and giant slalom. Sydney Berube took home second place in slalom, and Jessie Rioux took home a third place and a first place in slalom and giant slalom, respectively.
Regular Season:
Fifth Meet: 2/7 @ Pat’s Peak (results not yet posted)
The girls and the boys came in first over Concord, Timberlane, Pinkerton, Windham, and Nashua South. For the girls, Sydney Berube took 2nd place, and Jessie Rioux took 3rd. For the boys, Turner Brown came in 2nd and Cole Berube came in 3rd.
Results not yet posted on NHIAA. If you’re dying for more detail, you can download them here.
Fourth Meet: 2/5 @ Sunapee
The girls won first place in both slalom (SL) and giant slalom (GS), while the boys won SL and took second in GS. Jessie Rioux and Cole Berube both won GS for their teams, and Sydney Berube and Turner Brown both won SL for their teams.
Results not yet posted on NHIAA. If you’re dying for more detail, you can download them here.
Third Meet: 1/18 @ Gunstock
The girls team took first, beating Exeter, BG, Goffstown, Keene, Memorial, Spaulding, and South. Jessie Rioux was the only medalist, taking first. Other top finishers were Kaitlyn Laurendeau (4th), Whitney Fitzgerald (6th), and Riley Wolfinger (7th).
The boys team also took first. Top scorers were Cole Berube (2nd), CJ Ladue (3rd), Turner Brown (5th), and Brandon Bernston (9th).
Results not yet posted on NHIAA. If you’re dying for more detail, you can download them here.
Second Meet: 1/10 @ Pat’s Peak
Yep, we did it again! Boys and Girls teams both won the day. Actually, the night. On the girls’ side, Sydney Berube, Mykenzie Kyle, Madison Goldstein, and Whitney Fitzgerald took second through fifth. For the boys, CJ Ladue, Cole Berube, Nick Purnell, and Aiden Wolfinger took first through fourth. Looking good, Bulldogs!
Note, if you want to see actual times and results from other skiers, click on the Results link above, and scroll down to the list of meets. This is the 1/10 Pat’s Peak Race. Boys results are followed by the girls.
First Meet: 1/3 @ Pat’s Peak
Both boys and girls teams were victorious. CJ Ladoue, Turner Brown and Cole Rodman won first through third, respectively, in the boys race. For the girls, Jessie Rioux finished first and Sydney Berube placed third.
Note, if you want to see actual times and results from other skiers, click on the Results link above, and scroll down to the list of meets. This is the 1/4 Pat’s Peak Race. Boys results are followed by the girls.
Preview:
Alpine skiing is going to be good this year, because, you know, they’re always good (it’s Bedford, hello?). The girls are returning state champs, and the boys are hoping to take back the state title, since they lost their five year winning streak last year. After finding out about Nordic’s secret plans for snow dominance, we feel like the pressure is on for Alpine to have an above-“meh” season. The girls team will be led (hopefully to victory again) by seniors Whitney Fitzgerald and Kaitlyn Laurendeau, and juniors Sydney Berube, Jessie Rioux, Mykenzie Kyle, and Lauren Byrnes. The top skiiers for the boys are senior Turner Brown and juniors CJ Ladue, and Aidan Wolfinger. And, surprise! Pinkerton and BG are the big competitors for Alpine! Along with Portsmouth and Exeter. The real question is how the heck Portsmouth is good at skiing; we’d expect them to be better at swimming, but that’s just us. In case you were curious (because we were), the skiiers NEVER get sick of the cowbells — so bring them on. Cowbell it up! Also, there’s just little bit of a family feud between them and Nordic…