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Winter Cheney wins gold in varsity ski finals

Winter Cheney wins gold in varsity ski finals

Winter Cheney sports three gold medals after a victorious performance in the Berkshire Hills Ski League championships Wednesday, Feb. 18.

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CORNWALL — Housatonic Valley Regional High School skier Winter Cheney won 1st overall in the boys varsity ski championships Wednesday, Feb. 18.

Cheney earned gold in the Berkshire Hills Ski League finals in both the slalom and giant slalom events.

Cheney is a second-generation HVRHS skier, following in the tracks of his father, Ted Cheney. Both skiers learned from HVRHS coach Bill Gold.

In team scores, the Mountaineers took first place in slalom and second in giant slalom.

Other HVRHS skiers performed well, including Danny Lesch’s 3rd place overall finish in the boys rankings. Elden Grace, Ian Thomen, Logan Dolan, Ishaan Tanin, August Olsen, Jonas Johnson and Donald Polk III all contributed to the team’s success.

The championship meet was held at Mohawk Mountain in Cornwall. The league includes HVRHS, Washington Montessori School, Rumsey Hall, Indian Mountain School and Marvelwood School.

Riley Klein

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