In The News – North Tahoe youth rowing team punches above weight in promising start to 2nd full season
October 21, 2025 | Member Submitted
Originally Published in the Tahoe Daily Tribune, 10/15/2025, Written by Katelyn Welsh
Tahoe Crew, an up-and-coming youth rowing team, is off to a promising season following its first two races this fall.
Based out of Incline Village, the team is fresh off the Head of Port Regatta, a competition in Sacramento, which took place Sunday, Oct. 5. The team brought home six gold medals in the following categories.
- Boys U19 Single – Sebren Key (Galena)
- Boys U17 Single – Alex Tippett (North Tahoe)
- Boys U16 Single – Kai Copeland (Carson)
- Boys U17 Double – Tippett and Kole Buckley (Galena)
- Boys Novice Double – Copeland and Brecken Key(Galena)
- Girls Novice Double – Katie Illg (Sage Ridge) and Kennedy Kelly (North Tahoe)
In addition to those six golds, U19 racer, Sebren Key, claimed a trophy awarded to the fastest single boat of the entire regatta, regardless of sex or age. The perpetual trophy will remain with Key until next year’s race. It has over two decades worth of names engraved on the side since its origination in 1999. Key, however, is one of just a few youth names to claim it.
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