Category Archives: High School Sports

New Paltz’s Stern to play soccer at Marist

New Paltz’s Tucker Stern is headed to Marist College to play men’s soccer. The forward and midfielder has been playing for the Premier Hyde Park Lightning team. Stern was a four-year starter for New Paltz, and led the Huguenots to a Section 9 title. He had nine goals as a junior and 14 during his [...]

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Local track athletes headed to Nationals

A host of Section 9 athletes will be participating in the “varsity” races at the New Balance Indoor Nationals this weekend at the New York Armory. Girls 2 mile (Sunday 9:40 a.m.): Gianna Frontera (Newburgh) 1,600 relay (Sunday 11:45 a.m.): Newburgh (Aliyah Matta, D’Yanna McCaskill, Saleen Matta, Kristina Smith, Kayla Phipps) 3,200 relay (Saturday 6:55 [...]

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Seedings for state track and field championships

The seedings for the New York State indoor track and field championships have been released (still subject to change) and a handful of Section Nine athletes are in strong contention for medals. Pole vaulters Todd Uckermark of Warwick and Justin Farrenkopf of Ellenville are seeded first and second. Warwick’s 3,200 relays are seeded second for [...]

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State track and field qualifier notes

Valley Central’s Holly Cavalluzzo wants to end her scholastic career on a high note. The senior established a meet record at 1,500 meters in the Section 9 indoor track and field state qualifier on Friday night, completing the 7 ½-lap race at West Point’s Gillis Fieldhouse in 4 minutes, 40.50 seconds. She was the sixth [...]

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2013 Empire State Games cancelled

The 2013 Empire State Summer Games, planned for July 24-28 in Rochester, have been cancelled. A lack of necessary funding to run the Games have forced a postponement for at least a year.

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OCIAA swimming, tennis to see division changes in 2013-14

There will be some changes in league alignment for girls’ and boys’ swimming in 2013-14, plus a couple other league jumps, according to the league alignments approved by the OCIAA executive committee on Dec. 7. Both swimming leagues will be split in two (they competed as single 14-school entries this school year). The OCIAA Division [...]

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Section 9 boys’ indoor track and field top-10 rankings

(through December 29) 55-meter dash: (12) Anthony Hall (Cornwall, Sr.) 6.64; (12) Jean-Paul Fiallo (Dover, Jr.) 6.64; Anthony Vega (Cornwall, Sr.) 6.74; Daril Turnbul (Dover, Sr.) 6.74; Ashawn Bryan (Middletown, Sr.) 6.75; Seth Wilson (Monroe-Woodbury, So.) 6.74; Akhiel Savage (Newburgh, Jr.) 6.79; Karmone Malcom (Newburgh, Sr.) 6.90; Zach Warden (Marlboro, So.) 6.94; Benito Santiago (Newburgh, [...]

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Section 9 girls’ indoor track and field top-10 rankings

(through December 29) 55-meter dash: (46) Jonel Henry (Middletown, Jr.) 7.64; Genece May (Ellenville, Sr.) 7.64; Courtney Sercandy (Monroe-Woodbury, Sr.) 7.72; Kristina Smith (Newburgh, Jr.) 7.74; Katie Klercker (Onteora, Jr.) 7.74; Jenn Peters (Minisink Valley, Sr.) 7.74; Alsia Vasquez (Washingtonville, Fr.) 7.74; Brittany Roser (Kingston, Sr.) 7.79; Ciarra Holmes (Wallkill, Jr.) 7.84; Shasche Allen (Spackenkill, [...]

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Section 9 field hockey tourney re-scheduled

The Section 9 field hockey tournament will get underway Thursday, with all matches at the Hudson Valley Sports Dome in Milton. The Class C semifinals on Thursday feature Onteora and Spackenkill at 1 p.m., followed by Pine Plains and Webutuck at 3 p.m. On Friday, Kingston and Pine Bush play at 5 p.m. for the [...]

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MHAL tennis results through quarterfinals

MHAL championships (at SUNY New Paltz) Note: Semifinals and finals, Wednesday at New Paltz, play begins at noon) Team key: Ellenville (E); Highland (H); John A. Coleman Catholic (JAC); Marlboro (M); New Paltz (NP); Onteora (O); Red Hook (RH); Roosevelt (R); Saugerties (S); Spackenkill (SP)Wallkill (W) Singles Quarterfinals: Olga Ostrovetsky (W) d. Allison Laubach (M) [...]

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