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Looking Back on Emotions of Chiefs’ Run to BL Boys Hoops Title (PHOTOS)

Lucas Almeida ’24
The Chiefs celebrate victory as they are awarded their Berkshire League tournament championship plaque after defeating Shepaug, 73-69.
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Lucas Almeida '24, Reporter • June 6, 2024

WOODBURY — A winter that started off with uncertainty and brutal defeats turned out to be Nonnewaug’s most successful in almost a decade.

The Chiefs won the Berkshire League regular-season and tournament championships, spurred by a stretch in which they won 15 of their last 16 regular-season contests. Nonnewaug clinched the outright league title for the first time since 2011 after previously earning a share of the crown in 2016.

Led by senior All-State selection Ben Roden and All-BL honoree Matt Shupenis, Nonnewaug reached the Division V state quarterfinals and finished with a 20-4 overall record.

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Lucas Almeida ’24
Lucas Almeida ’24, Reporter
Lucas Almeida is a senior at Nonnewaug from Woodbury and a first-year reporter for the Chief Advocate. If he isn't working, he is probably watching football or cleaning a car. He joined journalism to switch up from normal English classes for his last year of high school. He is also a member of DECA and FBLA.
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