Believe you can and you will (quote contributed by resident inspirational speaker/BatesCollege senior Kelsey Dion). This was the theme of our five days in Rangeley, filled with epic mountain summits, gorgeous lake-side skis, uphill time trials,and PRs. Workouts were augmented by extracurricular events such as the fiercely competitive pie baking competition, where we all learned that love only gets you so far in life...I suppose the tacit understanding is hard-work gets you the rest of the way?
Of course the annual Rangeley Bowl met and, in the opinion of this commentator, exceeded expectations. The game started with Nickel Back-esque rendition of the National Anthem from first year Nick Michaud. As the light waned, the warriors battled through the white knuckle suspense of game that can only be described as coup-anti coup, with every touch-down matched with equally impressive skill; possession turning over only with points on the board. A late substitution put celebrity Broadhead in for coach Mogk. A controversial move combined with questionable time keeping placed team Milliken, Michaud, Burnham and Broadhead up as time elapsed.
Though we were on break, every day was and remains school day in Rangeley; those who weren't learning about the role of women in Nazi Germany were learning football strategy from Coach Mogk. (Expect a serious upset in the Acadia Bowl this year, folks.) Back on campus now, everyone's getting studious, getting swoll (translation: sore), and getting stoked for Sunday's ski
and shoot. Shout-out to Moogs, Ing, Natalus, Kir, Martin, and Fuller -- we missed
you guys last week. Don't worry though...Country Strong got us through.
