The Housatonic Valley Regional High School boys cross country team at Saturday's CIAC meet in Manchester, Conn., Left to right, Bailey Williams, Jassim Mohydin, Zach Bezerra, Kyle McCarron, Finn Malone, Byron Bell and Silas Tripp. Photo contributed


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. 

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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

Kathryn Boughton has been editor of the Kent Dispatch since its digital reincarnation in October 2023 as a nonprofit online publication. A native of Canaan, Conn., Kathryn has been a regional journalist...

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