CONWAY — The Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea, are heading down the stretch for Center Conway’s Sean Doherty.
Doherty, 22, youngest member of the U.S. Biathlon team, will compete in his third and final event Friday in the men’s 4 x 7.5K relay.
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