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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 news, having worked in local cable television and radio in the past.

Cuffe wins 3,200 state title; Mosley wins 600

By Ken McMillan | Published: March 6, 2010 | 0 Comments
Aisling Cuffe of Cornwall won the girls’ 3,200-meter run at the New York State indoor track and field championships this morning in Ithaca. Her time of 9:36 was 20 seconds better than Colleen Schmidt of Holy Trinity. In the afternoon session, Middletown’s Mel Mosley won the boys’ 600 in 1:20.87. Lillian Greibesland of Warwick was 9th and [...]
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Warwick’s Greibesland headed to North Carolina State

By Ken McMillan | Published: February 8, 2010 | 0 Comments
Warwick Valley senior Lillian Greibesland has accepted a full scholarship to run cross country and track for North Carolina State University — she will have a signing ceremony at the high school later this week. This has to be a big relief for the distance standout, who has faced a long recovery from a torn [...]
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M-W’s Patrignelli accepts scholarship to Oregon

By Ken McMillan | Published: February 2, 2010 | 0 Comments
Monroe-Woodbury mid-distance standout Megan Patrignelli has accepted a scholarship to attend the University of Oregon, long-considered one of the premier collegiate track and field programs in the nation.
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Cuffe named state’s top girls’ cross country runner

By Ken McMillan | Published: January 14, 2010 | 0 Comments
Cornwall junior Aisling Cuffe was named the Gatorade New York Girls Cross Country Runner of the Year. Cuffe won the state Class A title, the state Federation title and was unbeaten this season until placing fourth at the Footlocker nationals. The award recognizes athletic excellence, high standards of academic achievement and exemplary character. Cuffe maintains an ‘A’ [...]
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Two NFA relays, Monroe boys qualify for Millrose Games

By Ken McMillan | Published: January 13, 2010 | 0 Comments
Congratulations go out to the Newburgh Free Academy 4-by-400 relay teams for boys and girls for qualifying for the Millrose Games. Both Goldback squads won their respective Rockland/Orange trials heat at the New York Armory, and will compete at Madison Square Garden on Jan. 29. Also, the Monroe-Woodbury boys, who led after the first two [...]
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Beacon will not apply for Section 9 membership afterall

By Ken McMillan | Published: January 8, 2010 | 0 Comments
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, [...]
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Section 9 vote on Beacon High School application set for Jan. 12

By Ken McMillan | Published: December 3, 2009 | 0 Comments
Section 9 executive director Bob Thabet said discussion on Beacon High School’s application to join the section went well on Monday. He said a vote will be made at the next sectional meeting on Jan. 12. Beacon athletics director Eric Romanino met with representatives from the Orange County Interscholastic Athletic Association on Nov. 24, and he [...]
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Faldermeyer named All-American, headed to UCLA

By Ken McMillan | Published: December 3, 2009 | 0 Comments
Minisink Valley standout Alec Faldermeyer was named an All-American by Track and Field News magazine. Faldermeyer won hammer throw at the Nike Outdoor Nationals. Faldermeyer has made a commitment to compete for UCLA, Minisink coach Leyla Williams said. Faldermeyer ranked second in the nation in the outdoor hammer throw, with a toss of 232 feet, 7 inches [...]
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OCIAA indoor track and field meet results from Nov. 27

By Ken McMillan | Published: December 3, 2009 | 0 Comments
Team key: Eldred (Eld); James I. O’Neill (JIO); Middletown (Mid); Newburgh Free Academy (NFA); Pine Plains (PP); Port Jervis (PJ); Tri-Valley (TV); Washingtonville (Wash) GIRLS 1,500 walk: 1. Samantha Martin (TV) 10:02; 2. Mary Rose Kelly (PP) 11:23; 3. Alexis Cajaitnao (PJ) 12:37; 55 hurdles: 1. Julia Mizutani (PP) 10.1; 2. Emma Tingley (TV) 10.1; 3. Rebecca Bundick [...]
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Seeding for state girls’ swimming championships

By Ken McMillan | Published: November 20, 2009 | 0 Comments
Newburgh Free Academy freshman Brittany Friese is the third seed in the 200-yard freestyle and 500 freestyle for this weekend’s state championships in Rochester. Monroe-Woodbury freshman Morgan Fairclough is the sixth seed in the 100 backstroke. Washingtonville junior Colleen Larkin is the seventh seed in the 100 butterfly. Washingtonville senior Morganne Klein is the eighth seed [...]
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