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Dickinson headed to NCAA Nordic championships

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Kelsey Dickinson, a Methow Valley native and Liberty Bell High School graduate who skis competitively for the College of St. Scholastica (CSS) in Duluth, Minnesota, has qualified for her third NCAA cross-country skiing championships. Dickinson will become the first CSS women’s skier to compete in three NCAA championships. The Nordic portions of the NCAA skiing championships […]

Shooting for the stars

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Biathlon isn’t easy. The sport requires not only world-class Nordic skiing and sharpshooter marksman skills, but also a powerful determination to continue training and competing at an international level.

Liberty Bell High School graduate Kelsey Dickinson has combined those attributes so …

Valley skiers take top spots at national championships

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The podiums at the U. S. National Distance Championships last week at Sun Valley, Idaho, were dominated by Nordic skiers familiar to the Methow Valley. On the women’s side, Caitlin Gregg won the 30-kilometer race with a commanding lead. Sadie Bjornsen, fresh off five months of racing on the World Cup circuit in Europe, was […]

Dickinson wins Junior National Biathlon Championship

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By Mike Maltais

Winthrop’s Kelsey Dickinson, a Methow Valley Nordic Team (MVNT) alumnus, finished first in all three of her races at the U.S. Biathlon National Championships at Jericho, Maine, March 14 – 16 to clinch the national title in the Junior Women’s category.

Dickinson, now competing for …

Maine performer

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Winthrop’s Kelsey Dickinson shot a clean round and placed 22nd among 47 racers in the 7.5-kilometer sprint last Saturday during competition in the Biathlon World Junior Championships held at the Nordic Heritage Center in Presque Isle, Maine. Dickinson, now attending the College of St. Scholastica in Duluth, Minn., finished the course in 23 minutes, 22.5 […]