{"id":198628,"date":"2026-01-27T10:25:36","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T18:25:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/?p=198628"},"modified":"2026-01-27T10:25:36","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T18:25:36","slug":"bret-harte-ski-and-snowboard-team-impresses-at-the-start-of-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/?p=198628","title":{"rendered":"Bret Harte Ski and Snowboard Team Impresses at the Start of Season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Angels Camp, CA&#8230;Bret Harte&#8217;s inaugural Ski and Snowboard Team has proven successful this far in their winter season. This small, but mighty team, traveled to Sierra in Tahoe on Monday, January 12 to compete in the season&#8217;s first competition in the California-Nevada Interscholastic Ski &amp; Snowboard Federation\u2019s South 1 Division.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/large_59932bcc-3380-4069-90c4-18a3947fb740.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-198629\" src=\"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/large_59932bcc-3380-4069-90c4-18a3947fb740.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"670\" srcset=\"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/large_59932bcc-3380-4069-90c4-18a3947fb740.jpeg 955w, https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/large_59932bcc-3380-4069-90c4-18a3947fb740-287x300.jpeg 287w, https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/large_59932bcc-3380-4069-90c4-18a3947fb740-768x804.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/large_59932bcc-3380-4069-90c4-18a3947fb740-570x597.jpeg 570w, https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/large_59932bcc-3380-4069-90c4-18a3947fb740-701x734.jpeg 701w, https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/large_59932bcc-3380-4069-90c4-18a3947fb740-30x30.jpeg 30w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Pictured, from left, Dragomanovich, Shawkey, Miles, and Ritchie-Shields. Photo courtesy of the Bret Hate Ski and Snowboard Team.<\/p>\n<p>Women student-athletes competed on a Giant Slalom (GS) course among athletes from 53 high schools, such as Union Mine, Oak Ridge, El Dorado, Ponderosa, Amador and Argonaut. Freshman Kenan Dragomanovich finished third with a combined time of 73.96.\u00a0Behind Dragomanovich, was sophomore Emma Shawkey finishing sixth (75.81), sophomore Lois Miles 11<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0(80.50), and junior Karly Ritchie-Shields 14<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0(83.12).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor a first-time competition in the league, Bret Harte sure made an impact to the first showing on the league and especially since all scrimmages or early season tournaments were slalom races, the team had very little practice on their GS skis,\u201d shared head coach Nikolai Shawkey.<\/p>\n<p>Success continued Wednesday, January 21, again in Tahoe, at the second competition. Once again, freshman Kenan Dragomanovich finished third\u00a0with a combined time of 76.31. Sophomore Emma Shawkey finished seventh (77.30).<\/p>\n<p>Follow the Ski and Snowboard Team\u2019s race results\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/1wYL8XNRyrfIcuDjpgtO2oS_8618-nYWkzKMmaJRiJlQ\/edit?gid=123756136#gid=123756136\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">HERE<\/a>\u00a0and slide right season standings\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/1wYL8XNRyrfIcuDjpgtO2oS_8618-nYWkzKMmaJRiJlQ\/edit?gid=123756136#gid=123756136\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">HERE<\/a>. Find their schedule at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.brethartebullfrogs.org\/o\/bhhs\/documents\/athletics\/game-schedules\/409768\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">https:\/\/www.brethartebullfrogs.org\/o\/bhhs\/documents\/athletics\/game-schedules\/409768<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Angels Camp, CA&#8230;Bret Harte&#8217;s inaugural Ski and Snowboard Team has proven successful this far in their winter season. This small, but mighty team, traveled to Sierra in Tahoe on Monday, January 12 to compete in the season&#8217;s first competition in the California-Nevada Interscholastic Ski &amp; Snowboard Federation\u2019s South 1 Division. 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