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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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Kingston’s Flores chooses Buffalo

Premier sprinter Sara Flores of Kingston has told her coaches she plans on attending the University at Buffalo to compete in indoor and outdoor track and field. Currently, Flores is one of the state’s top-10 runners at 300 meters.

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Varsity845 boys’ soccer all-stars: favorite moment of 2012 season

The Varsity845 boys’ soccer all-star team was published today, Dec. 9, 2012. You can check it out in the Times Herald-Record or on www.recordonline.com   Update: Here is the player of the year story on Washingtonville’s John LaTouche.   Here is the coach of the year story on New Paltz’s Stuart Robinson.   Here are [...]

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Catania, Henry and LaTouche named to NSCAA All-Region team

The National Soccer Coaches Association of America announced its annual all-region team today. For the full all-region II team, which includes New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Delaware, click here. Here are the local players that made the team: Nick Catania, Sr., defense, Newburgh Free Academy Christian Henry, Sr., forward, Delaware Valley (Pa.) John LaTouche, [...]

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Why they play: boys state soccer finals video

MIDDLETOWN – With five championship games being played right in our backyard on Sunday, I thought I would shoot video of all five celebrations. The elation. The heartbreak. This is why they play the game. There is a bit of both of those emotions in the video above. I also caught a bunch of shirtless [...]

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Boys soccer state finals, live blog: Nov. 18, 2012

MIDDLETOWN — By the end of the day, five teams will be crowned New York State champions in boys’ soccer here at Faller Field at Middletown High School. I’ll be bringing you some scores and updates throughout today’s games. I will be sharing information on Twitter as well: @THR_Montgomery. 2012 New York State Public High [...]

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State girls’ soccer tourney results

New York State girls’ soccer tournament results Class AA Washingtonville (9) 1, Northport (11) 0 Webster Thomas (5) 1, Guilderland (2) 0 (shootout 4-1) Final: Sunday, 2 p.m., SUNY Cortland White Class A South Side (8) 1, Cornwall (9) 0 Jamesville-DeWitt (3) 1, Brighton (5) 0 Final: Sunday, 4 p.m., SUNY Cortland Red Class B [...]

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Boys soccer state semifinals: live blog, Nov. 17, 2012

MIDDLETOWN – Will Montgomery here in the press box at Faller Field. We don’t have any local teams here at the boys’ soccer state semifinals, but I’ll try to provide you with as many score updates as possible. Check back throughout the day for the latest. I’ll also be posting updates on Twitter: @THR_Montgomery. Sunday [...]

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A history of Section 9 girls’ soccer teams in state Final Fours

A total of 30 high school girls’ soccer teams from Section 9 have previously played in the New York State tournament semifinal round. You can add two more this year as Washingtonville (Class AA) and Cornwall (Class A) have advanced to the Final Four in the Cortland area this weekend. Only 10 teams have won [...]

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Peters is a Blackbird

Minisink Valley soccer standout Jenn Peters has signed a national letter of intent to play for Long Island University of the Northeast Conference Peters has been a multiple Varsity 845 all-star, and has been one of the top scorers in Section 9 for the past three seasons.

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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

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    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