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Ava Wells-Vidal of Cheshire skates to a gold medal in the Compulsory Moves Level 1 Group B on Sunday in Williamstown.

Local Figure Skaters Compete at Bay State Games

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WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. -- Pittsfield's Sophia Collins Sunday led a sweep of the podium for the Christmas Brook Figure Skating Club in one her events at the Bay State Winter Games.
 
Hundreds of figure skaters from around the commonwealth and around New England participated in the annual event.
 
Collins took a gold medal in the Aspire 1 Girls Free Skate Group D on Sunday morning at Williams College's Lansing Chapman Rink.
 
Teammates Mila Juras of Cheshire and Alyse Wright of Pittsfield took bronze and silver, respectively, in the event.
 
Christmas Brook FSC, which hosted the three-day competition, earned eight gold medals in U.S. Figure Skating-sanctioned competition.
 
Skating for the Pittsfield Figure Skating Club, Sophia Robbins earned a gold medal in the Aspire 2 Girls Free Skate Group B.
 
 
Local medal winners included:
 
Adult Silver Women Free Skate
Michela Juras, Christmas Brook FSC, gold
Excel Preliminary Girls Free Skate Group B
Madalyn Benson, Christmas Brook FSC, bronze
Excel Preliminary Girls Free Skate Group D
Anna Thurston, Christmas Brook FSC, bronze
Level 1 Compulsory Moves Group B
Ava Wells-Vidal, Christmas Brook FSC, gold
Morgan Perry, Christmas Brook FSC, bronze
Level 1 Compulsory Moves Group D
Mila Juras, Christmas Brook FSC, bronze
Level 3 Compulsory Moves Group B
Madalyn Benson, Christmas Brooke FSC, gold
Aspire 1 Girls Free Skate Group B
Ava Wells-Vidal, Christmas Brooke FSC, silver
Morgan Perry, Christmas Brook FSC, bronze
Aspire 1 Girls Free Skate Group D
Sophia Collins, Christmas Brook FSC, gold
Mila Juras, Christmas Brook FSC, silver
Alyse Wright, Christasm Brook FSC, bronze
Aspire 1 Boys Free Skate
Colton Juras, Christmas Brook FSC, gold
Aspire 2 Boys Free Skate
Lukas Benson, Christmas Brook FSC, gold
Aspire 2 Girls Free Skate Group B
Sophia Robbins, Pittsfield FSC, gold
Basic 2 Girls Program
Phoebe Boillat, Christmas Brook FSC, silver
Bailey Jones, Pittsfield FSC, bronze
Basic 3 Girls Program
Marlee Juras, Christmas Brook FSC, gold
Basic 4 Girls Program Group B
Athena Dolle, Christmas Brook FSC, gold
Emma Boillat, Chrismas Brook FSC, silver
Penelope Shapiro-Van Dusen, Christmas Brook FSC, bronze
Basic Girls Program Group C
Sophia Manuel, Pittsfield FSC, bronze
Basic 5 Girls Program
Elliana Cyr, Christmas Brook FSC, bronze
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Williams Student Dies in Skiing Accident

 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — A Williams College student died Tuesday following a skiing accident at Jiminy Peak Ski Resort. 
 
 Alex Kemp, 19, of Lincroft, N.J., was pronounced dead at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, where he was taken after suffering head trauma at the Hancock ski resort on Monday, according to the Berkshire District Attorney's Office. 
 
Kemp had apparently gone over an embankment on the left side of the Cutter Trail when descending the mountain. The call was made to 911 dispatch at about 2:39 p.m. reporting a skier had sustained injuries on the slope. 
 
Jiminy Peak Ski Patrol was immediately dispatched to the scene. Northern Berkshire EMS arrived shortly thereafter to administer life-saving measures. The victim was transported to Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield before being transferred to Baystate for further care.
 
There is no indication that drugs or alcohol were involved in the incident. The victim was wearing a helmet at the time of the accident.
 
The State Police Detective Unit assigned to the DA's Office is overseeing the investigation. Jiminy Peak Mountain Resort has cooperated throughout the investigation, according to authorities.
 
Kemp was a member of the college's cross country team and had graduated from Christian Brothers Academy in New Jersey last spring.
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