MIDDLEFIELD—Berkshire claimed its second straight Valley Division championship at the Chagrin Valley Conference cross country championships at Cardinal High School on Saturday.
The Badgers finished with 33 points while Beachwood was second with 43 and Cuyahoga Heights placed third with 79 points.
“We worked hard this week,” said Berkshire coach David Kindall. “One of our goals all year this year was to come out and win the conference, so being able to do it is a lot of fun. We got to do it last year and we did it again this year. The boys put in a lot of work and I’m really proud of them. We’re looking to get on to the next one now.”
Josiah Cheung paced the Badgers with a time of 18:06, good for second place in the Valley Division.
Sam Adams also earned first team All-CVC honors with his fourth-place finish in 18:14. Robert O’Conke, Ethan Bennington and Lucas Leggett all claimed second team all-league honors.
O’Conke finished ninth in 18:44, Bennington was 11th in 18:55 and Leggett placed 15th with a time of 19:23.
Kindall hopes the conference win lifts the Badgers to a better performance at next week’s district meet.
“I think the boys feel really good,” he said. “We’re a bubble team for the district in getting out to the (regionals). I’m hoping with the win and running a lot of PRs in terrible conditions today is a lot of motivation to get out and work hard next week and work hard during this week and give us an extra week this year.”
