High school skiing: New Paltz nordic skiers sweep individual honors in meet

High school skiing: New Paltz nordic skiers sweep individual honors in meet

NEW PALTZ, N.Y. — New Paltz High’s Matei Jirka and Dylan Friedman won the boys and girls individual 5-kilometer nordic ski races, respectively, in a dual meet against Wallkill held at the Minnewaska State Park ski area on Wednesday, Jan. 7. Nathaniel Johnson of New Paltz was runner-up in the boys competition, which the host Huguenots won by a 19-14 count. Wallkill’s Taylor Zavodsky finished second to Friedman in the girls race. Wallkill won the …