Liles and Donley continue to dominate at Alyeska

Ava Liles and Finnigan Donley have been regulars at the top of the podium this season and at the U12/U14 State championships it was no different. Donley (U12) and Liles (U14) each won two giant slalom races Saturday at Alyeska Resort.

The first race crowned each of them giant slalom state champions in their age divisions.

Ava Schweiger won in the girls U12 division with a pair of double victories of her own and Connor Gries secured the boys U14 state title.

Noah Rygh won the second boys U14 race.

Sunday will conclude the U12/U14 State championships with two slalom races.

Race No. 1

Girls top 5

U12 — 1) Schweiger, Ava, Alyeska Ski Club (ASC), 1:25.37; 2) Kragt, Abigail, ASC, 1:25.88; 3) Gries, Alyssa, ASC, 1:27.01; 4) Langland, Annika, ASC, 1:34.32; 5) Boshell, Lili, Hilltop Alpine Race Team (HART), 1:36.91.

U14 — 1) Liles, Ava, ASC, 1:20.54; 2) Neuberger, Sophie, ASC, 1:21.35; 3) Austerman, Chloe, ASC, 1:23.01; 4) Kragt, Hannah, ASC, 1:23.59; 5) Goldstein, Ella, Juneau Ski Club (JSC), 1:25.00.

Boys top 5

U12 — 1) Donley, Finnigan, ASC, 1:20.04; 2) Ferucci, Daniel, ASC, 1:24.46; 3) Carl, Maxwell S, Hillberg Youth Ski Team (HYST), 1:26.18; 4) Neuberger, Ben, ASC, 1:28.54; 5) von Wichman, George, ASC, 1:29.30.

U14 — 1) Gries, Connor, ASC, 1:20.37; 2) Quigley, Nolan, ASC, 1:21.46; 3) Stahla, Joseph D, ASC, 1:23.83; 4) Horrigan, James D, ASC, 1:24.03; 5) Abts, Tyler, ASC, 1:24.34.

Race No. 2

Girls top 5

U12 — 1) Schweiger, Ava, (ASC), 1:25.30; 2) Kragt, Abigail, ASC,1:27.07; 3) Gries, Alyssa, ASC,1:27.72; 4) Austerman, Ava, ASC, 1:39.30; 5) Pederson, Isabella, (HYST), 1:40.09.

U14 — 1) Liles, Ava, ASC, 1:19.93; 2) Neuberger, Sophie, ASC, 1:22.32; 3) Wilson, Sydney, ASC, 1:22.77; 4) Lantz, Georgia, ASC, 1:23.25; 5) Austerman, Chloe, ASC, 1:24.03.

Boys top 5

U12 — 1) Donley, Finnigan, ASC, 1:19.85; 2) Carl, Maxwell S, HYST, 1:23.17; 3) Ferucci, Daniel, ASC, 1:25.02; 4) Elsberg, Aven, ASC, 1:28.04; 5) Neuberger, Ben, ASC, 1:29.00.

U14 —1) Rygh, Noah, ASC, 1:20.59; 2) Quigley, Nolan, ASC, 1:21.41; 3) Gries, Connor, ASC, 1:21.67; 4) Rand, Evan, ASC, 1:22.51; 5) Harris, John L, ASC, 1:22.71.