Myles Silverman stands on the podium in Steamboat, Col. recently, awaiting his gold medal for the NASTAR National Championship in Snowboard Racing for boys 11 to 12. (Photo courtesy Morgan Rice) STEAMBOAT, Col. — Myles Silverman, an 11-yearold who lives in Brunswick and Carrabassett Valley, won the NASTAR National Snowboard Racing Championship for boys ages 11 to 12 recently.

Despite competing with a broken wrist, Silverman's time was also faster than all the 13- and 14-year-olds.

April 5, Silverman placed 10th in the slalom at the USASA National Championships at Copper Mountain for his age group.

In 16 races this season in Colorado, Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont, Silverman placed 10th once, 4th once, 2nd twice and 1st 12 times, and still had one race to go, the USASA National Giant Slalom.

Silverman is also ranked number 1 for boys' tennis 12 and under by the Maine Tennis Association, and was on the Brunswick U-11 Cal Ripken Baseball All-Star team that competed in the state tournament last summer. (His older sister, Maisie, is ranked number 1 in girls' tennis 14 and under by the Maine Tennis Association.)

Myles Silverman expressed his thanks to the Sugarloaf Ski Shop for sponsoring him, to Chris Putnam for tuning his board and to Carrabassett Valley Academy.