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Downhill skiers race into the busy season

A very young Cloquet-Esko-Carlton alpine ski team is preparing for a busy portion of their season following the holidays. The Lumberjacks had only two races prior to the holiday break, but that will all change soon.

"We've had only a couple of races so far, but that will change after the first of the year," said CEC coach Ryan Zimney. "We have a young group of kids, so it is giving us a chance to work on some things, and the snow conditions have been very good so far."

The two races the Lumberjacks raced in were a couple of weeks ago at Lutsen and last Friday at Giants Ridge.

The 'Jacks spend...