Fenical headed to Division I Millersville

By Sal Interdonato | Published: July 27, 2010 | 0 Comments

Jake Fenical still feels he’s got something left on the mat.

Fenical, a 2010 Valley Central graduate, wasn’t happy the way his high school career ended with a fourth-place finish at the Section 9 tournament.

Now, Fenical has a second chance, a new life wrestling in college. He’s off to Division I Millersville (Pa.) at the end of August. Fenical just sent in his deposit to the school earlier this month. He took a visit to Millersville in April. Fenical said he will not receive any scholarship money the first year but could receive aid in the future depending how well he wrestles.

“I’ve always been one step behind (in wrestling),” said Fenical, who placed third in the section as a junior and had 98 career wins. “I messed up a little my last year. I’m not worried about it now. I just want to have a good college career.”

Here’s a look at where some other 2010 graduates will wrestle in college:
Cody Ruggirello, Valley Central: Division I Hofstra
Taylor Laraia, Newburgh Free Academy: Nassau Community College
Nic Smith, Valley Central: Hudson Valley CC
Vinny Barber, Highland: Oneonta
Eddie Donohue, Middletown: Division II Southern Maine
Mike McGrath, Kingston: SUNY Brockport
Nick Matthews, Kingston: Division III Springfield (Mass.) College

Please e-mail me at sinterdonato@th-record.com if you know where other members of the Class of 2010 are wrestling.

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Boys golf: Ben DeForest ties for 10th in the state

By Sal Interdonato | Published: June 7, 2010 | 0 Comments

The greens were tough, impossible if a golfer found himself on the wrong side of the pin.

And the conditions during the first round of the state boys’ golf championship Sunday were even tougher at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Course in Ithaca.

“It went from 82 degrees to 48 degrees in a period of 45 minutes,” Section 9 chairman Dick O’Neill said.

Section 9 golfers struggled through two rounds.

Rondout Valley sophomore Ben DeForest led the section, tying for 10th place after a 5-over-par 77 Monday.

The section’s next best finisher was Rondout Valley senior Andrew DeForest, who tied for 35th.

Section 9 took seventh place with 1,166 total strokes. Section V (Rochester) won the team title (1,078), which included Yarik Merkulov of Penfield, who shot a final round, 2-under 70 (2-under 144) and won the tournament by one stroke over Brewster’s Mike Miller.

“I’m not displeased,”  O’Neill said. “I’m a little surprised. I thought we do a little better handling the greens.”

State championships
(at Robert Trent Jones Golf Course, Ithaca, par 72)

T10 Ben DeForest (Rondout Valley) 79-77-156
T35  Andrew DeForest (Rondout Valley) 83-80-163
T38 Ethan DeForest (Rondout Valley) 80-84-164
T48 Tom McHugh (Monroe-Woodbury) 85-82-167
T56 Eric Seitz (Wallkill) 84-84-168
T79 Rob McCutcheon (Wallkill) 89-88-177
86 Conor McKallen (Washingtonville) 91-87-178
T91 Joe Parker (Cornwall) 92-89-181

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Pit stop for Section 9 boys golf team

By Sal Interdonato | Published: June 3, 2010 | 0 Comments

Section 9 golfers will be on the road as early as 6 a.m. Friday morning.

Boys’ golf chairman Dick O’Neill set up a practice round for the nine state qualifiers at En-Joie Golf Club in Endicott on their way up to the state tournament at Cornell University in Ithaca.

En-Joie hosted the PGA Tour’s B.C. Open from 1971-2005.

“I knew someone at En-Joie and I got us five tee times for the guys,” O’Neill said. “It’s somewhat of a bonding thing for the guys.”

The team is set to play a practice round at the Robert Trent Jones Course in Ithaca, site of the state championships, at 8 a.m. Saturday.

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State boys tennis results: Section 9 goes 0-6

By Sal Interdonato | Published: June 3, 2010 | 0 Comments

It was a rough day for Section 9 tennis in the early rounds of the state tournament at the National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows.

All three singles and doubles teams were eliminated from the main bracket in their first matches.

Cornwall eighth-grader Ernesto Dillon came to closest to winning a set. Dillon lost an opening-set tiebreaker to Colin Sardella of Christian Brothers Academy 8-6 in an outbracket match.

Section 9 players move to consolation play Friday.

State championships
(at National Tennis Center, Flushing Meadows)
Singles
Round of 32: Josh Levine (Cold Spring Harbor) d. Paul Hayes (Minisink Valley) 6-3, 6-0; Ben Gilman (Horace Greeley) d. Dennis Sult (Newburgh Free Academy) 6-1, 6-0
Outbracket: Colin Sardella (Christian Brothers Academy) d. Ernesto Dillon (Cornwall) 7-6 (8-6), 6-2.
Doubles
Round of 32: Trevor Haskell-Paul Froass (Oneida) d. Andrew Catalano-Brendan Denvir (Kingston) 6-4, 6-2; Ignacio Casali-Brendan Henry (Farmingdale)  d.Tyler Crill-Justin Levine (Monroe-Woodbury) 6-0, 6-2; Jake Sasonkin-Mikolaj Bodak (Brooklyn Tech) d. Tom Nagel-Brian Hayes (Minisink Valley) 6-1, 6-1.

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Section 9 state boys’ golf teams since 1988

By Sal Interdonato | Published: June 1, 2010 | 0 Comments

Here are the Section 9 boys’ golfers who have participated in the state championships since 1995:
* – Section 9 champion

2010: *Andrew DeForest (Rondout Valley); Eric Seitz (Wallkill); Rich Elliott (Fallsburg); Tom McHugh (Monroe-Woodbury); Rob McCutcheon (Wallkill); Ben DeForest (Rondout Valley); Conor McKallen (Washingtonville);  Ethan DeForest (Rondout Valley); Joe Parker (Cornwall)
2009: *Andrew DeForest (Rondout Valley); Jeff Schaller (Kingston); Nick Johnston (Cornwall); Justin Armstrong (Sullivan West); Colby Lewis (Monroe-Woodbury); Eric Seitz (Walllkill); Ryan Metzger (Warwick); Hans Schulte (Rondout Valley); a-Ben DeForest (Rondout Valley)
a-replaced Wallkill’s Nick DePalma
2008: *Josh Goldstein (Liberty); Andrew DeForest (Rondout Valley); Jeff Schaller (Kingston); Chris Ferraro (Kingston); Justin Armstrong (Sullivan West); Doug Kleeschulte (Kingston); Mike Marotta (Monroe-Woodbury);  Rich Lenihan (Warwick); Ryan Wolff (Onteora).
2007: *Chris DeForest (Rondout Valley); Doug Kleeschulte (Kingston); Chris Ferraro (Kingston); Matt Jaye (James I. O’Neill); Joe Condomitti (Cornwall);  Ben Kleiner (Sullivan West); Jeff Smith (Warwick); Scott Wheeler (Chapel Field); Andrew DeForest (Rondout Valley).
2006: *Doug Kleeschulte (Kingston); Steve Adamshick (Marlboro); Chris Connell (Valley Central); Chris DeForest (Rondout Valley); Chris Ferraro (Kingston); Josh Goldstein (Liberty); Andrew Goyzueta (Goshen); Matt Jaye (James I. O’Neill); Nick Urso (Ellenville).
2005: *Sean Semenetz (Sullivan West); Chris DeForest (Rondout Valley); Nick Urso (Ellenville); Scott Wheeler (Chapel Field); Tim Ferraro (Kingston); Matt Jaye (James I. O’Neill); John Singh (Tri-Valley); Josh Cook (James I. O’Neill); Doug Kleeschulte (Kingston).
2004: *Doug Novogrodsky (Fallsburg); Mike Tulacz (Kingston); Sean Curtin (Monroe-Woodbury); Jasper Clark (New Paltz); Pat Shanley (Pine Plains); Chris DeForest (Rondout Valley); Brian Viola (Spackenkill); Ryan Gabel (Spackenkill); John Singh (Tri-Valley); a – Mike Reeck (Wallkill)
a – replaced Novogrodsky
2003: *Mike Tulacz (Kingston); Doug Novogrodsky (Fallsburg); Justin Bowers (Roscoe); Sean Curtin (Monroe-Woodbury); Chris DeForest (Rondout Valley); Ryan Gabel (Spackenkill); Andrew Goyzueta (Goshen); Sean Semenetz (Sullivan West); Tyler Wright (Valley Central)
2002: *John Stoltz (Minisink Valley); Mike O’Donnell (Goshen); Dan Berger (Ellenville); Dan Gabel (Spackenkill); Matt DeMaro (Valley Central); Ian Orr (Liberty); Mike Padham (Warwick); Jeff Giovannone (Minisink Valley); Mike Tulacz (Kingston).
2001: * Dan Gabel (Spackenkill ); Ryan Gabel (Spackenkill); Matt DeMaro (Valley Central); Erik Grehl (Cornwall); Keith Lazarchik (Rhinebeck); Nick Yaun (Liberty); Dan Berger (Ellenville); Gregg Semenetz (Jeff-Youngsville); Tyler Wright (Valley Central).
2000: *Matt DeMaro (Valley Central); John Semiz (Warwick); Tom Cirucci (Minisink Valley); Dan Gabel (Spackenkill); Nathan deGoede (Goshen); Mike Carpanini (Monroe-Woodbury); John DeForest (Rondout Valley); Mike Padham (Warwick); John Stoltz (Minisink Valley).
1999: *Jared Kubenik (Jeff-Youngsville); Ryan Belliveau (Red Hook); Gregg Semenetz (Jeff-Youngsville);  Ryan Wikel (Valley Central); John DeForest (Rondout Valley); Andy Gill (Kingston); Chris Carr (Pine Bush); Jasen Boyce (John A. Coleman Catholic); Dan Gabel (Spackenkill)
1998: *Taylor Walsh (Ellenville); Ryan Wikel (Valley Central); Johnson Wagner (James I. O’Neill); Terry Maguire (Cornwall); Pat Mainey (Newburgh Free Academy); Pat Bullis (Valley Central); Seth Bernstein (Monroe-Woodbury); Ryan Belliveau (Red Hook); Paul Stock (Roscoe).
1997: *Taylor Walsh (Ellenville); Johnson Wagner (James I. O’Neill); Seth Bernstein (Monroe-Woodbury); Greg Mittelstadt (Monroe-Woodbury); Ryan Wikel (Valley Central); Jim Pittman (Minisink Valley); Todd Mitchell (Kingston); Brad Luty (Delaware Valley); Cory Maxim (Kingston).
1996: *Taylor Walsh (Ellenville); Johnson Wagner (James I. O’Neill); Pete Sarnecky (Monroe-Woodbury); Lloyd Pevey (Pine Bush); Brian Chiswell (Minisink Valley); Sungsoon Choo (Red Hook); Jay Dittus (Kingston); Seth Bernstein (Monroe-Woodbury); Jim Pittman (Minisink Valley).
1995: *Scott Richman (Cornwall); Jim Butler (Red Hook); John Bode (Washingtonville); Brandon Cheely (Rondout Valley); Sande Slutsky (Ellenville); Taylor Walsh (Ellenville); Greg Mittelstadt (Monroe-Woodbury); Johnson Wagner (James I. O’Neill); Jim Pittman (Minisink Valley).
1994: *Matt Cole (Kingston); Jason Peterson (Kingston); Scott Richman (Cornwall); Inoki Suarez (Monticello); Mike Hunter (Goshen); Magnus Reuterwall (Port Jervis); Taylor Walsh (Ellenville); Dan Robinson (Fallsburg); Nathan Sentz (New Paltz).
1993: *Danny Lane (Port Jervis); Nathan Sentz (New Paltz); Walter Herzog (Liberty); Greg Barrette (Onteora); Ingo Beyen (Monticello); Mike Hunter (Goshen); Jason Peterson (Kingston); Mark Burns (Kingston); Matt Cole (Kingston).
1992: *John Marchisi (John S. Burke Catholic); Mark Burns (Kingston); Sebastian Raffa (Ellenville); Matt Cole (Kingston); Walter Herzog (Liberty); John Preusser (James I. O’Neill); Scott Palmer (Valley Central); Chad Kowal (Port Jervis); Mike Hunter (Goshen).
1991: *Derrick Pierce (Middletown); Chad Kowal (Port Jervis); John Preusser (James I. O’Neill); John Marchisi (John S. Burke Catholic); Inoki Suarez (Monticello); Carl Montanye (Valley Central); Dave Avery (Monroe-Woodbury); Rob Pittelman (Kingston); Shane Leone (Red Hook).
1990: *Jarred Collins (Fallsburg)*; Mike Koenig (John A. Coleman Catholic); Rob Pittelman (Kingston); Kort Wheeler (Liberty); John Inaza (James I. O’Neill); Derrick Pierce (Middletown); Kevin Felker (Valley Central); Craig Toth (Valley Central); Steve Lesando (Washingtonville).
1989: * Frank Davide (Monroe-Woodbury); Tom Jefferson (Monroe-Woodbury); Joe Biccum (Port Jervis); Dale Hyun (Valley Central); Mike Smith (Valley Central); Kort Wheeler (Liberty); John Tether (MIddletown); Rich Kowal (Port Jervis); Rob Pittelman (Kingston).
1988: *John Schmoll (Valley Central); Tom Jefferson (Monroe-Woodbury); John Loughlin (Kingston); Frank Davide (Monroe-Woodbury); Jason Pucci (Goshen); Mike Lesando (Washingtonville); Steve Lesando (Washingtonville); Keith Armstrong (Saugerties); Kort Wheeler (Liberty)

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Section 9 boys golf notebook: Young DeForest mature beyond years.

By Sal Interdonato | Published: May 27, 2010 | 0 Comments

Rondout Valley eighth-grader Ethan DeForest could have packed it in after shooting a 8-over-par 44. DeForest turned his day around with back-to-back birdies on the 10th and 11th. And DeForest didn’t blink in a playoff with Cornwall’s Joe Parker and Monroe-Woodbury’s Nick Marotta for the final two qualifying spots. DeForest birdied the first hole, a par-5, to join his brothers Andrew and Ben at the state tournament.

Parker, a senior, earned his first state trip. He made a clutch eight-foot putt to force a third playoff hole against Marotta. Marotta hit his tee shot on the third hole into the water and Parker bogeyed the hole to win the last state spot.

The future of Section 9 golf is bright. Parker and Rondout Valley’s Andrew DeForest are the only seniors among the nine state qualifiers.

Washingtonville junior Conor McKallen shot a even-par 36 on the front nine, second-best of the round.  McKallen’s 4-over 76 was the third-lowest score of the day. McKallen’s two-day score of 13-over 156 which tied for sixth place. McKallen is the first Washingtonville golfer to qualify for the state tournament since John Bode in 1995.

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Section 9 boys golf state qualifiers

By Sal Interdonato | Published: May 27, 2010 | 0 Comments

Here are the Section 9 golfers who qualified for the state championships on June 6-7 at Cornell University:
Andrew DeForest, Rondout Valley senior
Eric Seitz, Wallkill junior
Rich Elliott, Fallsburg sophomore
Tom McHugh, Monroe-Woodbury junior
Rob McCutcheon, Wallkill junior
Ben DeForest, Rondout Valley sophomore
Conor McKallen, Washingtonville junior
Ethan DeForest, Rondout Valley eighth-grader
Joe Parker, Cornwall senior

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Section 9 boys golf final round: DeForest defends title

By Sal Interdonato | Published: May 26, 2010 | 0 Comments

Rondout Valley senior Andrew DeForest flirted with the Casperkill Golf Club course record.

The record is believed to be a7-under-par  65 and DeForest had a 64 in mind when he teed off.

“That was the thought,” said DeForest, who shot a 4-under-par 68 and won his second straight Section 9 title. “The double (bogey) on eight kind of killed that.”

DeForest was 4-under when his tee shot on eight in ground under repair in front of the green. Under local rules, DeForest couldn’t hit his second shot from the newly planted grass. So DeForest had to drop and his ball was barely visible in the higher rough/grass.

“I just dropped it into a hole,” DeForest said.

DeForest’s chip went a few feet. His next chip stopped about 12 feet from the hole and he two-putted for a double bogey.

Does DeForest wish he could have the eighth hole back?

“A little bit,” DeForest said. “But you never know how the rest of the round would have went. It got me a little bit mad so I bounced back with two birdies.”

DeForest thought he could cut the corner on the ninth hole. But his drive landed up right of the fairway an under a tree. Section 9 chairman Dick O’Neill jokingly questioned DeForest’s choice of driver off the tee.  DeForest took a half swing on his second shot under the tree and pushed the ball just outside of the elevated green and he chipped in for birdie.

“That (O’Neill’s ribbing) kind of motivated to chip it in,” DeForest said.

Section 9 championship
Monday, first round at Villa Roma, Callicoon, par 71
Wednesday, final round at Casperkill Golf Club, Poughkeepsie, par 72
The top nine golfers advanced to the state tournament on June 6-7 at Cornell University.

Andrew DeForest (Rondout Valley) 70-68-138; Eric Seitz (Wallkill) 77-72-149; Rich Elliott (Fallsburg) 74-78-152; Tom McHugh (Monroe-Woodbury) 76-77-153; Rob McCutcheon (Wallkill) 76-79-155; Ben DeForest (Rondout Valley) 79-77-156; Conor McKallen (Washingtonville) 80-76-156; a-Ethan DeForest (Rondout Valley) 76-81-157; b-Joe Parker (Cornwall) 79-78-157
Missed the cut: Nick Marotta (Monroe-Woodbury) 78-79-157; Colby Lewis (Monroe-Woodbury) 79-80-159; Nick Hogan (Monroe-Woodbury) 81-79-160; Bo Madeo (Rondout Valley) 75-88-163; Brandon Waaland (Washingtonville) 80-84-164; Chris Dziengiel (Pine Bush) 81-84-165; Nick Hoffstatter (Kingston) 83-82-165; Angelo Niforatos (Monticello) 83-84-167; Leo Giraldo (Monroe-Woodbury) 81-87-168; Kyle Smith New Paltz) 80-89-169;  Brian Caprarola (Monroe-Woodbury) 82-91-173; Scott Abkarian (Minisink Valley) 83-91-174;

a-birdied first playoff hole to advance
b-bogeyed on third playoff hole to advance

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Section 9 boys tennis final and semifinal results

By Sal Interdonato | Published: May 25, 2010 | 0 Comments

Eighth-grader Paul Hayes became the first Minisink Valley player to win a Section 9 singles title since 1991.

Hayes is believed to be the first eighth-grader to win a section singles title. He defeated Newburgh Free Academy’s Dennis Sult 7-5, 5-0, retired after trailed 4-1, 40-15 in the first set.

Sult had tendinitis in his chronic right knee. He said it’s the first time he’s ever withdrew from a tournament due to injury.

Monroe-Woodbury’s Tyler Crill and Justin Levine rolled to their second straight section title, defeating Brian Hayes, Paul’s brother, and Tom Nagel of Minisink Valley 6-1, 6-2.

Section 9 championships
(at SUNY New Paltz)
Singles
Championship: Paul Hayes (Minisink Valley) d. Dennis Sult (Newburgh Free Academy) 7-5, 5-0, retired
Consolation: Ernesto Dillon (Cornwall) d. Doug Finkelstein (Goshen) 6-1, 6-0.
Semifinals: Hayes (Minisink Valley) d. Dillon (Cornwall) 7-5, 6-1; Sult (Newburgh Free Academy) d. Finkelstein (Goshen) 6-2, 7-6 (7-3).
Doubles
Championship: Tyler Crill-Justin Levine (Monroe-Woodbury) d. Brian Hayes-Tom Nagel (Minisink Valley) 6-1, 6-2.
Consolation: Andrew Catalano-Brendan Denvir (Kingston) d. Andrew Stephan-Casey Whitney (Warwick) 7-5, 6-3.
Semifinals: Crill-Levine (Monroe-Woodbury) d. Catalano-Denvir (Kingston) 6-4, 6-1; Hayes-Nagel (Minisink Valley) d. Stephan-Whitney (Warwick) 6-1, 6-3.

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Section 9 golf notebook: Madeo in contention

By Sal Interdonato | Published: May 24, 2010 | 0 Comments

Andrew DeForest knew Bo Madeo, his Rondout Valley teammate, was capable of shooting a low round.

DeForest and Madeo practiced together at Rondout Golf Club.

But DeForest wasn’t sure how Madeo would handle the pressure of making the cut at the Section 9 tournament.

Madeo passed with flying colors, shooting a 4-over 75, good for third place heading into the final round Wednesday at Casperkill Golf Club in Poughkeepsie.

“He hasn’t golf for very long, maybe five or six years,” said DeForest, who leads the tournament after shooting a 1-under 70. “For me, that isn’t very long considering I’ve been golfing forever. He’s really worked hard this spring. He could rarely break 80 last year and he came out this spring and he’s been practicing a lot. He’s got great dedication.”

DeForest made a great 15-foot par save on the 9th hole, his last of the round. “That was a relief to not give one back on the last hole,”  DeForest said. “I’d probably be down right now knowing that I gave one back on the last hole.”

Fallsburg sophomore Rich Elliott, who is in second place, finished birdie-birdie for a 3-over 74. He was one of only two golfers (Kingston’s Kevin Mackey) to birdie the 18th. Elliott missed the cut by one stroke last season.

Can’t remember the last time a Washingtonville golfer has qualified for the state tournament. Washingtonville has two chances as Conor McKallen and Brandon Waaland, each shot 9-over 80s Monday. They are tied for 12th place. The top nine golfers advance to the state tournament on June 6-7 at Cornell University.

If there was an award for bigger stroke differential from this season to last season in the first round, New Paltz’s Kyle Smith would win it. Smith shot an 80 Monday compared to a 109 at Villa Roma in 2009.

OCIAA champion Connor Cook of Newburgh Free Academy shot an 85 and missed the cut by two strokes.

Final-round qualifiers by league: OCIAA – 14; MHAL 7
Final-round qualifiers by team: 6 – Monroe-Woodbury; 4 – Rondout Valley; 2 – Wallkill, Washingtonville; 1- Cornwall, Fallsburg, New Paltz, Pine Bush, Minisink Valley, Kingston, Monticello.

Check out Times Herald-Record photographer Tom Bushey’s gallery of the first round.

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