Hampshire brothers rank seventh in national snowboard tournament

If you think we had a rather extended winter, a couple of young brothers from neighboring Hampshire made sure their winter lasted a little longer.

Hayes, 13, and Clint Herman, 9, qualified for and competed in the United States of America Snowboard Association National Tournament last month at Copper Mountain, Colo.

"My older boy started competing about five years ago, and the younger one about three years ago at Raging Buffalo Hill in Algonquin," said the boys' father, Scott Herman, who has been a dentist in Hampshire for the past 16 years.

Both boys finished seventh in their age brackets after competing in about six events each.

"Clint earned a medal by finishing third about two years ago, and that was awesome for him to be third in the nation," Scott said. "My older son is in a tough group, as those kids are really good, so ending up in the middle of the pack is pretty good."

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