Connect with us

Hi, what are you looking for?

Archive

HVRHS sends 13 cross country runners to states

Advertisement


FALLS VILLAGE—Housatonic Valley Regional High School was well represented at the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference Class S cross country meet in Manchester Saturday, Oct. 26. 

Above is the Housatonic Valley Regional High School boys cross country team at the Oct. 26 CIAC meet in Manchester, Conn. Kyle McCarron placed fourth and will return to the State Open Meet Thursday, Oct. 31. The team is shown above, from left to right, Bailey Williams, Jassim Mohydin, Zach Bezerra, Kyle McCarron, Finn Malone, Byron Bell and Silas Tripp. Photo contributed

Individual and team titles were determined over the 3.1-mile course in five classes (L, MM, M, SS and S). The top runners and teams will return to Wickham Park Thursday, Oct. 31, for the State Open.

Lyme-Old Lyme junior Chase Gilbert was dominant in the girl’s division, claiming a state championship three-peat.

After finishing third overall last year, Bolton senior Shepard Livingston returned to claim the Class S individual title in 16:26. 

The Mountaineers had seven boys and six girls attend.

HVRHS seniors Kyle McCarron, placed fourth for the boys with a time of 18.58, and Gabi Titone, who place 11th for the girls with 21:27, both earned all-state status and qualified for the State Open Meet.

Above is the Housatonic Valley Regional High School girls cross country team at the CIAC meet in Manchester on Saturday, Oct. 26. Gabi Titone placed 11th and will return to the State Open Meet Thursday, Oct. 31. Above, from left to right, are Rose Fitch, Olivia Brooks, Hannah Johnson, Gabi Titone, Ellie Wolgemuth and Kip Galvin. Photo contributed
Advertisement
Kathryn Boughton
Written By

Kathryn Boughton, a native of Canaan, Conn., has been a regional journalist for more than 50 years, having been employed by both the Lakeville Journal and Litchfield County Times as managing editor. While with the LCT, she was also editor of the former Kent Good Times Dispatch from 2005 until 2009. She has been editor of the Kent Dispatch since its digital reincarnation in October 2023 as a nonprofit online publication.

Click to comment

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Subscribe

Sign up to receive email updates including a “Dispatch Digest” each week.

*

Upcoming Events

Dismissal

You May Also Like

Local

KENT—The Gingerbread Festival is back, bringing holiday cheer and the irresistible scent of gingerbread to town. Participating businesses are displaying 13 imaginative gingerbread creations...

Opinions

Finding the right tree for the Christmas holidays takes patience, persistence and many more than 10,000 steps. A recent Sunday journey to do just...

Featured

KENT – The Kent Quilters, a local community quilting group, met Friday evening, Dec. 13, for their holiday potluck, and to celebrate their year-long...

Schools

KENT—South Kent School is transforming its north campus into a hub for hands-on learning in culinary arts and sustainable agriculture.  The initiative, designed to deepen...

Local

KENT—St. Andrew’s Church has announced its holiday services. There will be Holy Communion with music at 8 p.m. on Christmas Eve followed by Christmas...

News From Nearby Towns

NEW PRESTON—Writer Dani Shapiro and painter Laura Karetzky will discuss the creative process, approaches to storytelling, and the themes that drive their work Saturday,...

Local

KENT—The Kent Memorial Library will help families fill the free hours that youngsters will have during the winter school recess with a variety of...

News From Nearby Towns

SHARON—Author Betsy Lerner will delve into her debut novel, “Shred Sisters,” online on Thursday, Jan. 16, at 6:30 p.m.  “Shred Sisters” is a bittersweet...