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Will Montgomery

Will Montgomery covers boys’ soccer, girls’ basketball, boys’ and girls’ swimming and diving, ice hockey, boys’ lacrosse and baseball (including the Hudson Valley Renegades) for Varsity845.com and the Times Herald-Record. Prior to joining the TH-R in November 2010, he wrote for The Record (Troy, N.Y.) for three years. He tweets things: @THR_Montgomery

MHAL baseball tournament preview

The MHAL baseball tournament will be played Saturday at Pine Plains. Here’s a brief preview of the games. The championship game is set for 1 p.m. and will feature the semifinal winners. MHAL semifinals at Pine Plains, Sat. May 18, 10 a.m. Roosevelt (Div. I, 12-5) vs. Highland (Div. II, 10-6) Season history: These teams [...]

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Latest baseball and boys lacrosse state polls

For the first time this season, Kingston is not at No. 1 in the Class AA state baseball poll. The Tigers have dropped to No. 10. Here are the rest of the local teams to make the cut. For the full list, click here. Class AA 10. Kingston 20. Warwick Class A 14. Wallkill 16. [...]

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Latest baseball and boys lacrosse state polls

The New York State Sportswriters Association baseball and boys’ lacrosse rankings were released this week. Click here to see the full lists. I’ll start with baseball. In all, 10 teams from Section 9 were ranked, including Kingston at No. 1 in Class AA. Class AA 1. Kingston 12. Warwick Class A 7. Wallkill 12. Goshen [...]

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Minisink Valley 10, Warwick 3: boys lacrosse VIDEO

SLATE HILL — It’s always a battle when Warwick and Minisink Valley get together on the lacrosse field and Thursday’s game was no different. Warwick’s Connor Leavell scored two goals in the first 2:29 of the game, but Minisink Valley responded with eight straight goals in a 10-3 win. The win sets up a big [...]

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A few minutes with the Delaware Valley lacrosse team: video; lax news and notes

MILFORD, Pa. — It’s almost hard to believe that the Delaware Valley boys’ lacrosse team – 9-0 early in the 2013 season – was once struggling just to score goals and not get embarrassed. Yet six years ago, when DV first fielded a varsity team that finished 0-18, that’s exactly what was going through the player’s [...]

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Triple Threat AAU excels at Zero Gravity Tournament

Earlier this month, the Triple Threat Elite AAU prep team competed in the Zero Gravity Tournament in Poughkeepsie, winning all four games it played. The team beat the Brooklyn Saints, 46-38, to win the title in the 10th grade division. The team is pictured above. Triple Threat’s 11th grade team also won all four games [...]

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Kingston at No. 1 in first state baseball poll of the season

The first state baseball poll of the season was released Wednesday, with Kingston slotted at No. 1 in Class AA and John A. Coleman Catholic at No. 1 in Class D. For the full list, click here. Here are the Section 9 teams that made the cut.   Class AA 1. Kingston 12. Monroe-Woodbury   Class [...]

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Boys lacrosse state rankings: April 15

The New York State Sportswriters Association released its second weekly state rankings. No teams from Section 9 made the cut. For the full list, click here.   Section 9, however, did have a few representatives on the honorable mention lists. Class A Kingston Warwick Class B Cornwall Highland Class C Rondout Valley – Games to [...]

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HS baseball news and notes, April 12

It’s hard to believe, but we’re already about a quarter through the 2013 Section 9 baseball regular season. The playoffs start in about five weeks, give or take. It’s a crazy, compact season, but that’s also what makes high school baseball so much fun. Our weekly baseball page kicks off this Sunday with a feature [...]

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Boys lacrosse state rankings released

The first boys’ lacrosse state rankings of the 2013 season were released today. For the full list, click here. Section 9 did not have any teams listed in the initial poll, but a few teams were honorable mention picks. Class A Kingston Middletown Warwick Class B Cornwall Highland Class C Rondout Valley – I know [...]

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    Ken McMillan

    Ken McMillan has been covering sports since he got his first writing job in 1979. He has covered Section 9 athletics for most of the past 28 years. He reports on college sports, including Army and Marist College. He also writes on TV/radio sports ... Read Full

    Sal Interdonato

    Award-winning writer Sal Interdonato has been on the Army football beat since 2007. He'll take you inside the huddle and into the lives of the Black Knights. Read Full

    Kevin Gleason

    Award-winning columnist Kevin Gleason brings you his unique views on the world of sports. Read Full

    Justin Rodriguez

    Justin Rodriguez has covered high school sports in the 845 for over a decade. He offers interesting insight, opinions and features on his blog. Read Full

    Will Montgomery

    Will Montgomery covers boys' soccer, girls' basketball, boys' and girls' swimming and diving, ice hockey, boys' lacrosse and baseball (including the Hudson Valley Renegades) for Varsity845.com and the Times Herald-Record. Prior to joining the TH-R ... Read Full