Veronica Bassett again set the pace for Poudre School District’s first-year ski team at the state championships, finishing 28th in the 5-kilometer cross-country skate-style race Friday.
Bassett covered the course at Purgatory Resort near Durango in 22 minutes, 56.2 seconds. Vail Mountain’s Emma Blakslee was the winner in 19:30.7. Bassett was also PSD’s top finisher Thursday in the 5K classic-style cross-country race.
The PSD girls were 11th out of 14 teams in the race.
PSD’s Maddie Potter finished 59th in 27:50.4 and Claire Potter 62nd in 29:26.0. Each team is limited to a maximum of three racers per event.
The PSD boys were 12th in a 15-team field in the boys 5K cross-country skate-style race, with all three of their skiers finishing close together. Ryan Dowdy was 92nd in 23:57.7, Jack Canonico 93rd in 24:23.3 and Bryce Pfuetze 96th in 25:53.4. There were 100 finishers.
Aspen’s Everett OIson was the winner in 14:43.4.
Fort Collins High School's team, which draws players from throughout the Poudre School District, notched its first playoff win in program history with a 7-1 victory Friday night over Mountain Vista.
The Lambkins (14-4-2) are in their third season as a CHSAA-sanctioned team and took down No. 14 Mountain Vista (9-12) at NoCo Ice Center after a nervous start.
Mountain Vista scored first and it was 1-1 after the first period. Fort Collins then settled in and took off, scoring four second-period goals to take control.
Ethan Nelson had two goals and an assist and Greg Bilek and Nolan Williamson had a goal and two assists each. James Donahue added two assists.
There's no rest for Fort Collins as a fight for a Frozen Four trip awaits Saturday night. The Lambkins will host No. 6 Dakota Ridge at 6:15 p.m. at NoCo Ice Center. The winner will advance to the semifinals March 1 at Pepsi Center. Dakota Ridge beat No. 11 Pine Creek 9-1 on Friday.
The two teams played twice during the regular season — a 2-2 tie in early December and a 7-1 win for Fort Collins on Jan. 14.
Sterling eliminated Resurrection Christian from Class 3A district tournament contention, beating the Cougars 63-53 Friday night at the University of Northern Colorado in Greeley.
The game was tied at 50 in the fourth quarter before the Tigers ended the game with a 13-3 run, according to statistics uploaded to MaxPreps.com.
Individual statistics were not immediately available Friday night.