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Parker Tyler and Mike Sinnott Top Record TD Banknorth Eastern Cup Field
 The J2 Girls Podium. (L to R) Hilary Rich, Megan Killigrew, and Kaitlynn Miller. Photo Courtesy of Kris Dobie. The perennially strong Stratton Mountain School team put on a good show in the women's event. Parker Tyler (Londonderry, VT) took solo control of the Tour de Rumford overall standings with the victory. Her co-leader going into the day, teammate Sophie Caldwell (Peru, VT) kept the overall title within 15 seconds and took the third spot. Sabra Davison (Jericho, VT/Middlebury) grabbed 2nd, showing huge improvement over previous years. Dartmouth College teammates Ben True (Cumberland, ME) and Mike Sinnott (Sun Valley, ID) skied together for the almost the entire race to earn first and second place in the men's race. Sylvan Ellefson (Vail, CO/Bates College) took the final podium spot. One had to look a bit further down the men's result to find the battle between the two coaches from Green Mountain Valley School for the Tour de Rumford overall. Head coach Jon Arne Enevoldsen put on a classic technique clinic for the spectators and posted a 45-second lead over assistant coach Justin Beckwith. Enevoldsen is known for strong classic technique, so things could still get interesting in tomorrow's skate technique event.  (L to R) Ben True and Mike Sinnott. Photo Courtesy of Kris Dobie. On November 3, Maine Governor John Baldacci announced the first annual Maine Collegiate Nordic Ski Championships to be held at Black Mountain of Maine in Rumford. The event, hosted as part of the TD Banknorth Tour de Rumford weekend is called the Chummy Broomhall Cup, is named in honor of Rumford native, 10th Mountain Division veteran, two-time Olympian and the head of the Chisholm Ski Club, Wendall "Chummy" Broomhall. Governor Baldacci will be present at the awards ceremony on Sunday to award the Cup to the winning team. After one day of the Chummy Broomhall Cup competition Bates College holds the lead, with Colby andBowdoin standing in 2nd and 3rd. The event is hosted by the New England Nordic Ski Association (NENSA) and Chisholm Ski Club. Chisholm Ski Club is located at Black Mountain of Maine Ski Area in Rumford, Maine. The Club has a rich tradition dating back to the early days of the 20th century at its Spruce Street location and its mid 1900's days at Scottie's Mountain. Over the years the Club has hosted several world class Nordic skiing events, including the 1950 World Championships, 1976 NCAAs, 1991 National Biathlon Championships, 1993 US Nationals, 1993 U.S. Masters Nationals, 1996 National Junior Olympics, 1996 US Nationals, the 1999 NCAAs, and the 2003 and 2004 US Nationals. Black Mountain is also the site of Chisholm Ski Club's annual Winter Carnival, a traditional event that dates back to 1924. Source: NENSA Video submitted by Kris Cheney Seymour, coach at the Maine Winter Sports Center:
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