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Monthly Archives: February 2008
ESWG: Stegen says it’s all worth the effort
Art Stegen of New Paltz may be the busiest local competitor at the 2008 Empire State Winter Games. He is entered in two cross-country ski races and two biathlon races.
In Friday’s biathlon sprint race, Stegen said he didn’t shoot well enough — which is usually his strength — and ended up finishing fourth in the [...]
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ESGW: Kavanagh is golden on ice
Brogan Kavanagh of Newburgh brought home the first gold medal from the tri-county region at the Empire State Winter Games in Lake Placid.
Kavanagh won the junior ladies figure skating program held in the Olympic Center.
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Skeletons in her closet — and a bronze medal, too
Amanda Jenkins of Wallkill earned an Empire State Winter Games bronze medal in the junior women’s division of skeleton.
Skeleton is a sport where a competitor drives a one-person sled in a prone, head-first position down a track also used by bobsled and luge competitors. The Empire athletes compete on the Lake Placid Olympic run at Mount Van [...]
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ESWG: Friday-Saturday results
Empire State Winter Games — Results from Orange, Ulster, Sullivan counties
Alpine skiing, slalom
Men: 3. Tyler Bailey (Hurley) 1:26.56; 4. Brian Perez (Onteora grad) 1:28.02; 26. Bjorn Egenes (Mountaindale) 1:34.08; 29. Tyler Bell (Cornwall) 1:35.57; 39. Bradley Clark (Big Indian) 1:39.15; 43. Christopher Egenes (Mountaindale) 1:40.00; 52. Bradley Merrill (Hurley) 1:41.60; 55. Charlie Agro (Monroe) 1:43.92; [...]
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Tri-county sends 34 to Winter Games
Orange, Sullivan and Ulster counties will be sending 34 athletes to compete in the annual Empire State Winter Games this weekend in Lake Placid.
Alpine skiing
Giant slalom and slalom (men) – Charlie Agro (Monroe); Tyler Bailey (Hurley); Bradley Clark (Big Indian); Trevor Davenport (Kingston); William Dutcher (Monroe); Bjorn Egenes (Mountaindale); Christopher Egenes (Mountaindale); Bradley Merrill (Hurley); [...]
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ESWG: Hawes to compete in Ski-O again
Betsy Hawes of Blooming Grove has qualified for the Empire State Winter Games and has stated her intention to compete in the Ski-Orienteering event on Feb. 23 at the Olympic Sports Complex in Lake Placid.
Ski-orienteering is a sport whereby cross-country skiers must traverse a course as quick as possible using a map and a compass [...]
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Six local skaters to compete at ESG Winter Games
The annual Empire State Winter Games will be held in Lake Placid from Feb. 22-24.
ESG officials say the rosters will be posted online by Feb. 15.
One sport which has released a tentative roster is figure skating.
Local participants include:
Novice Ladies A — Kaitlyn Burns, Cornwall-on-Hudson
Novice Ladies B — Danielle Elizabeth Stewart, Newburgh
Novice Ladies C — Kyrie [...]
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ESWG: Skaters bring home two more medals