By John LaConte
EDWARDS — This season, the U.S. Snowboarding Team will take a page out of alpine skiing’s playbook and use a development squad to grow young athletes. In July, local resident Meghan Tierney learned she was the only female named to that team. Tierney, 17, has seen quite a bit of success in snowboardcross as of late — winning the NorAm title last season — so being named to the team wasn’t a surprise. Moreover, it was a relief. “It has always been my goal to make the U.S. team, whether it was the B team or now the development team, …
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