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Indoor track season opens Nov. 30
West Point’s Gillis Fieldhouse is available for more high school track and field dates this winter, says Section 9 coordinator George St. Lawrence.
The season opens next week with a pair of non-scoring meets on Nov. 30 and Dec. 1.
The divisional format will be used for the second season in a row.
Division I — Middletown, Newburgh Free Academy, Kingston, Monroe-Woodbury, Pine Bush
Division II — Port Jervis, Valley Central, Washingtonville, Warwick, Minisink Valley
Division III — Burke Catholic, Monticello, Cornwall, Goshen, O’Neill
Division IV — Eldred, Liberty, Sullivan West, Tri-Valley, Chester
Division V — Ellenville, Roosevelt, Marlboro, Wallkill, Millbrook, Onteora, Spackenkill, Pine Plains
November
Fri. 30 – Non-scoring meet, 5-9 p..m.
December
Sat. 1 – Non-scoring meet, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.; Fri. 7 – Meet A, 5-9 p.m.; Sat. 8 – Meet A, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.; Sat. 15 – OCIAA Relays (non-scoring), 9 a.m.-1 p.m.; Fri. 21 – Meet B, 5-9 p.m.; Sat. 22 – Meet B, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
January
Fri. 4 – Meet A, 5-9 p.m.; Sat. 5 – Meet A, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.; Sun. 13 – Developmental meet (non-scoring), 1-5 p.m.; Fri. 18 – Meet B, 5-9 p.m.; Sat. 19 – Meet B, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.; Possible snow date for Dec. 8-Jan. 18, 2-6 p.m.; Sun. 27 – Crossover meet (non-scoring) or snow date, 1-5 p.m.
February
Fri. 1 – Girls’ invitational (non-scoring), 5-9 p.m.; Sat. 2 – OCIAA boys’ championships, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.; Sat. 9 – OCIAA girls’ championships, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.; Fri. 15 – Section 9-A championships, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.; Sat. 16 – Section 9-B championships, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.; Sat. 23 – Section 9 state qualifier (non-scoring), 9 a.m.-3 p.m.; Fri. 29 – Section 9 Carnival (non-scoring), 5-9 p.m.
March
Sun. 2 – State qualfiier (snow date), 1-5 p.m.; Sat. 8 – State championships, at Cornell
Schedule subject to change