Athlete of the Week: December 14

"Athlete of the Week" is an opportunity to highlight our athletes for demonstrating the core values of the organization. Sportsmanship • Citizenship • Character • Teamwork • Creativity • Passion • Perseverance   ALPINE: LOLA STREET Lola Street, 14, is this week’s alpine athlete of the week. Lola has done an amazing job this fall and early winter on all fronts. She has managed to crush her…

Yuri McClure grabs giant slalom silver at Sugar Bowl, is SVSEF Athlete of the Week

Yuri, in top form. Congratulations to this week’s SVSEF athlete of the week Yuri McClure. Yuri is a graduating senior at Wood River High School. Last week Yuri scored his best FIS giant slalom result of his career at Sugar Bowl, California, as the top junior and second overall to 23 year old Canadian Robert Overing. Yuri’s 33pt FIS giant slalom result lands him in the top five giant slalom skiers…

Hunter Diehl, SVSEF Athlete of the Week, clinches spots at JNs and U.S. Freestyle Championships

On the verge of qualifying for post-season events, Hunter Diehl stepped it up to get the nod to both Junior Nationals and the U.S. Freestyle Championships, making him this week’s SVSEF Athlete of the Week. Hunter get some air Hunter is a U15 who has been skiing with SVSEF for ­­­­­­many years. For the athlete, this season has proven to be one of pushing limits and delivering when it counted.…

Blackwell, Sarchett share in SVSEF Athlete of the Week

Story by Julia Seyferth For the second time in a row, there are two SVSEF Athletes of the Week; this speaks to the high level at which these athletes are performing, and the drive and dynamism they are bringing to their respective sports. Hanna Blackwell is a 15-year-old sophomore at Wood River High School. A member of the Freeskiing A Team, she capitalized this past week at Freestyle and…

SVSEF Athlete of the Week: Carter Ros Comes Through in the Clutch

With years of skiing, playing soccer and basketball, Carter Ros is an athlete who recognizes the value of playing to the whistle.   A member of the SVSEF cross country program since 2005, Carter, posted two of his best finishes ever to book a berth in the Junior National Cross Country Championships, March 6-13 at Cable, Wisconsin. For his all-out effort to get there, Carter is SVSEF’s…

Alex LaFleur bags overall title and SVSEF Athlete of the Week

Going backward propelled freestyle skier Alex LaFleur forward as SVSEF’s Athlete of the Week. LaFleur, an eight-year member of the ski team, won his first overall title Saturday at the USSA Snowbowl Throwdown in Montana. Five days before his 16th birthday, LaFleur executed a back full (a fully extended back flip with a 360 twist) to win the men’s title in single moguls at the Northern Division…

Athletes of the Week

March 21 2021             Octavio Hurtado “It may be Octavio’s first season on the bump team but he has shown true passion and commitment to the sport. Through big crashes, unfavorable conditions and just having a general bad day, Octavio can always be found with a smile on his face. He has set a great example for other new athletes and…

Athletes of the Week

March 14 2021 Jackson Wallace Jackson Wallace has been a positive force this season. While he’s new to the program, he’s been steadily pushing his skills throughout the year. He is one of the hardest working athletes on the team and is always down to send it, and is constantly in a great headspace for himself and the squad. We’re stoked on his progress and look forward to seeing him…

Laura Flood Memorial Cup: a big weekend for U16 Alpine athletes

Laura Flood Memorial Cup: a big weekend for U16 Alpine athletes “Ski racing was one of her greatest passions, and we felt that honoring Laura through a local race would be a way that our family could honor and celebrate Laura’s life, her love of skiing, and our great community.” Heather Flood Daves, sister to Laura Flood, explains. The Flood family lost Laura in 1990, at age 19, when she lost…

Athletes of the Week

March 7 2021 Jed Schmidt If you hear a big WAHOOO while out on the cross-country trails, you may have come across Jed Schmidt. Jed is one of the youngest skiers on our Devo South team- he is full of joy for skiing and shows up every day excited to become a better skier. He is a quiet leader among his teammates, showing by example that by putting effort in, your skiing will improve. With…