Thompsonville, MI — The Scots traveled north Wednesday to compete in the 2nd LMSC Race of the season at Crystal Mountain. The race started at 5:00 pm this week due to Clare High School racing with the conference at this meet. Clare ended up winning the meet and Caledonia ended up 4th, scoring 56 points in each event. "Our girls skied well tonight, we are learning a lot as we compete with some great teams on a much more challenging slope than what used to ski on in south western Michigan. The move to Crystal Mountain has been great but it has provided some new challenges on the slopes that my skiers are adjusting too. The speeds and steepness of the race area are something the kids are doing a great job with and we are extremely proud of their efforts." Coach Petrosky " I want to acknowledge one of the biggest stories of growth that I have seen as a coach. Leah VanHall, a junior who joined the team last year, completed her first GS race of her career tonight--that doesn't sound like much until you know how much she has overcome as a skier. Last year when she joined the team, she worked extremely hard but struggled to make it down the easiest of slopes, she was experiencing a mental block that would cause her to freeze up. Leah was determined to overcome this and took extra lessons all season last year, plus she would drive to Clarkston once a week to practice on a high tech ski simulator from Skytech. Over time her form improved and this season she really made great improvements in her skiing. Tonight, she not only finished both of her runs in GS but her second GS run was 9th in the JV race. We often praise the kids that lead the team in scoring and I want to say that I am extremely proud of Leah and her accomplishment at this race." The girls team was led by Mya Baldwin (5th GS & 11th SL), Kyleigh Thompson (8th SL & 16th GS), Zosia Skryzpek (21st GS & 18th SL), Vicky Brousse (14th SL) and Liz Hilton (19th GS).