Tahoe Basin Ski League wins Western US High School Championships, Whittell earns All-Academic Team

ZEPHYR COVE, Nev. - George Whittell High School (Whittell) earned accolades this week, once for earning the NIAA Tahoe Basin Ski League All-Academic Team for having the highest GPA of its athletes, and second for Logan Robertson's abilities on the slopes.

Robertson represented Whittell at the Western US High School Championships in Mammoth, California this past week as a member of the Tahoe Basin Ski League team (TBSL). The team took first place in both Slalom and Giant Slalom as they competed against teams from seven different states.

The boys' team wasn't the only one to excel - the girls' team also did well, finishing second overall.

Together, the Tahoe Basin Ski Team brought home the overall Championship Trophy

Besides Whittell, the Tahoe Basin Ski Team is made up of skiers from North Tahoe High School, South Tahoe High School, Incline High School, Sierra Luthern, Carson High School and Truckee High School.