The spring rains that have wreaked havoc on college sports schedules continue to do so, prompting a change in format and schedule for the Mid-Hudson Conference/Region XV Div. II tournament. SUNY Orange and SUNY Ulster did not make the tournament. Here is the schedule: Thursday, May 11 Game 1 – No. 4 SUNY Rockland at [...]
Cornwall graduate Mike White was named as one of four team captains at Marist College for the 2017 season. Joining the quarterback are running back Marcellus Calhoun, linebacker Ruben Avalos III and safety Wesley Beans. White will be a red-shirt junior, having started the past two seasons. He has thrown for 5,495 yards and 35 [...]
By Ken McMillan Times Herald-Record Jimmy Allen didn’t get a victory in his debut as Army men’s basketball coach but he discovered a fighting spirit with his young and inexperienced club. The Black Knights gave No. 5 Oregon a bit of a scare late in the second half before dropping a 91-77 decision to the [...]
The SUNY Ulster wrestling program, with first-year head coach Justin Signorelli, opens with a preseason home scrimmage on Saturday, Nov. 5. That should be a good prep for the following weekend when the school hosts the SUNY Ulster Duals. The Senators’ roster Sophomores (0) Freshmen (11) – Patrick Carroll, 157 (Kingston); Javier Cortez, 174 (Ellenville); [...]
The SUNY Ulster men’s basketball season gets underway next Tuesday at SUNY Sullivan. Justin Maxswell starts his second season as coach. There are players from seven Ulster County high schools and one from Orange County. The Senators’ schedule: November Tues. 1 – at SUNY Sullivan*, 7 p.m.; Thur. 3 – at SUNY Dutchess*, 7 p.m.; [...]
Local hammer throwing coach Paddy McGrath said he can’t believe it’s been 16 years since he competed at the 2000 Sydney Olympics for Ireland, and yet it still feels like it was yesterday, he said. “I know what it’s like. I know the pressure,’’ said McGrath, who lives in Ossining and coaches track and field [...]
Warwick graduate Tara Heatley is a junior midfielder for the Fairleigh Dickinson women’s soccer team. The Knights were voted as the preseason favorite to repeat as champion in the Northeast Conference. Heatley has played 17 matches the past two seasons for the Knights. Minisink Valley grad Jenn Peters is a red-shirt junior for LIU Brooklyn, [...]
By Ken McMillan Times Herald-Record WEST POINT – Jimmy Allen will make his debut as Army’s men’s basketball coach against one of the toughest foes the Black Knights have ever faced. Allen and his revamped lineup will open the 2016-17 season on Nov. 11 at the University of Oregon, the defending Pac-12 Conference champion and [...]
College softball is headed into second week of playoff action, with three local programs still playing. Mount Saint Mary follows up its win in the Skyline Conference tourney with its second appearance in the NCAA Division III championships. The Knights are headed to Ithaca for a four-team, double-elimination regional. The Mount opens with host Ithaca [...]
By Ken McMillan Times Herald-Record Army’s Kelsey Minato didn’t travel all the way to Texas just to participate in a college 3-point shooting contest. She wants to win. “I am really competitive,’’ Minato said Wednesday night. “There are a lot of good shooters there for the girls. It will be tough but I think if [...]