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It gives the Elks a shot of confidence as they prepare for the regional. "We feel real good about that," Elks coach Doug White said. "They (the Elks) did a real nice job over there. The girls did all right themselves.

"For the boys, they're coming back. Hopefully this carries them into the regionals doing well."

After opening the season with a third place in the first Lake Michigan Conference competition, the Elks have struggled to reach that spot again.

They fell all the way down to sixth a couple of weeks ago, but bounced back with a fourth place in the final meet before the league championships.

With their second place finish at the Bellaire meet, the Elks hope to build some momentum heading into the regional where they need to finish at least third to qualify for state. The top 10 individuals will go to the finals. Connor Dittrich led off in giant slalom for the Elks, coming in fifth overall. He was 30th in the slalom run.

Enjoying an even better day was Cam Schaefer, who finished eighth in the giant slalom and ninth in slalom. Chris Craig was 11th in giant slalom and 15th in slalom.

Gabe Leaf finished 12th in giant slalom, and took 11th in slalom. Andrew Coates was 18th in giant slalom and 14th in slalom.

The boys were fifth at another invitational last week, with Cam Schaefer pacing the Elks with a 13th in slalom and 19th in giant slalom.

Coates finished 15th in the slalom and 10th in giant slalom. Leaf was 25th in slalom and 31st in giant slalom.

Dittrich was 26th in slalom and 37th in giant slalom. Craig placed 27th in slalom and 19th in giant slalom. David Schaefer was 32nd in slalom and 34th in giant slalom.

The girls were fifth at the Bellaire Invitational.

Kelly O'Shaughnessey was ninth in slalom and 22nd in giant slalom for the Elks. Mary Stroh took 11th in slalom and finished ninth in giant slalom.

Kaylee Martinek finished 14th in slalom and sixth in giant slalom. Amber Lewis was 23rd in slalom and finished 27th in giant slalom. Jena Bradley took 27th in slalom and 27th in giant slalom. Last Monday, the girls were fourth.

O'Shaughnessey was 24th in giant slalom and 23rd in slalom. Jamie Bowen was 25th in giant slalom and finished 24th in slalom. Bradley finished 36th in giant slalom and 40th in slalom. Lewis was 37th in giant slalom and 43rd in slalom.

Stroh placed 40th in giant slalom and 28th in slalom. Martinek took 20.5 in giant slalom and fifth in slalom.