Berg places 24th at state ski meet
New Prague's Maria Berg placed 24th out of 160 skiers at the Minnesota State High School League’s Nordic Ski meet Thursday, Feb. 11, at Giant’s Ridge in Biwabik.
Berg finished the 5-kilometer freestyle race in exactly 18 minutes, putting her in 28th place. She finished the classic race in 17 minutes, 18.3 seconds, moving up four places to 24th. in a total time of 35:18.3.
Margie Freed of Eastview won the championship in a total time of 32:44.6.
Robbinsdale Armstrong won the team competition.