Ridge Girls Win, Boys JV Ski Team Take Second Place at JV Champs

Ridge girls and boys ski team raced at the JV Championships this past Wednesday at Mountain Creek, NJ. Ridge competes in the New Jersey Interscholastic Ski Racing Association league and raced one GS run and one slalom run at the championship race. There were seven girl’s teams and 11 boys’ teams competing with both public and private schools being represented across the state.

The Ridge JV teams have had a great season consistently placing in the top two all season with many first-place finishes.

The JV girls had four in the top 10, led by newcomer MJ Pinto who placed first individually with a combined time of 1:36.20. Kylee Horner placed fourth, Makayla Perrotti, eighth, Yui Kostsuma, 10th and Petra Deffenbaugh 13th. Pinto shared “The team is a fun; hard working group and I’ve learned so much from our coaches.”

The JV boys had four in the top 16 with Sean Caricich placing third with a combined time of 1:26.55, Brian Green, 10th, David Hilferty, 13th, Ethan Lipset, 15th and Griffin Wiehe, 17th.

Head Coach Fico was pleased with the team’s accomplishments, saying “Young skiers have worked so hard and improved tremendously.”