Beacon will not apply for Section 9 membership afterall

Beacon High School, and its other district schools, will not be formally applying for membership in Section 9, citing the increased travel costs that it would require to play in a league with Port Jervis, Cornwall, Monticello and Goshen. Beacon currently plays in a league with Dutchess County schools John Jay, Roy C. Ketcham, Arlington, Poughkeepsie and Our Lady of Lourdes (in the Town of Poughkeepsie), so the travel expenses would be much lower.
However, Beacon athletics director Eric Romanino said last month that there are still concerns about his teams playing against squads from much-larger schools such as Class AA’s Arlington, John Jay, Ketcham and Poughkeepsie.
The Beacon district submitted an application to Section 9 in November, and Romanino met with both the Orange County Interscholastic Athletic Association and Mid-Hudson Athletic League — both leagues appeared to be open to Beacon joining their circuits.

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