 State competition for boys and girls Nordic ski today at Giants Ridge in Boabic. Garrett Beckrich of Grand Rapids trying to defend his state title, but overtaken in the classic style race to finish in fourth place. In the girls competition Marma Collar takes first place, three local teams competing. Grand Rapids takes 10th, Brainerd in 13th, and the Lumberjacks in 15th. The Little Falls boys team would also finish in 13th, Evan Storbakken and Nick Yusso, the top skiers for Brainerd and the Meji. For the girls, Elsa and Anika Viren leading the way for GR with Kimi Prestigard, your top Lumberjack finisher. If you enjoyed this segment of Lakeland news, please consider making a tax-deductible contribution to Lakeland PBS.