Colfax boys win snowboarding state championship

Colfax High School's boys snowboarding team took home first place in the California Nevada Interscholastic Ski and Snowboard Federation championship held March 7-8 at Mammoth Mountain. The Falcons edged the second-place team by five points. Colfax also placed fifth in the combined boys and girls results. Colfax was led by Nathan Franscella and Zachary Samuelson, who individually placed sixth and 10th in the competition. "The measure of who we are is what we do with what we have on the hill," Colfax coach Mike Mora said. The title is Colfax's second in the boys competition. Other local snowboarders had impressive showings at Mammoth. Del Oro's Jaxon Sutter won the boys slalom event with an impressive three-second lead over the competition. Sutter was first individually in the giant slalom race as well. Placer's Sophie Nunez placed second in the slalom and giant slalom races, helping Placer's girls to a second-place finish in the competition. Nunez also finished second individually on the all-state team.