Monumental Montie Milestones
Boys Clinch Third Consecutive Division III Title While Girls Break 28-Year Drought Garnering First Title Since 1984; A Plethora Of Personal Bests Evinced By Kids As Liberty Gives Its Best Vying In Tougher Division; Burke On The Scene As A Non-League Entry
Boys: OCIAA Division III: Monticello 94, Liberty 47; Liberty 119, Burke 15; Monticello 134, Burke 1
Girls: OCIAA Division III: Monticello 95, Liberty 46; Liberty 92, Burke 47; Monticello 108, Burke 33
By RICHARD A. ROSS
Photos at: www.sportsinsights.smugmug.com
Scenes from the historic meet in which Monticello's boys clinched their 3rd straight Div. III title and the girls got their first crown in 28 years (clockwise). Monticello's boys and girls track teams pose with their coaches following the epic wins by both squads. Monticello twins Camryn and Sydney Johnson lead the way in the 1500. They also went one-two in the 800 and ran in the victorious 3200 relay. Monticello Coach Joe Seidl undergoes his annual dousing after the title victory. Liberty senior Rebeccah Harman wins the 100 high hurdles. She also won the 400 hurdles and ran a leg in the winning 400 relay. Monticello's Joe Klein won the 1600 and 3200. Liberty's Andy Hazelnis turned in a personal best 41-2 in the triple jump. Liberty's Vinny Webbe clears 11-0 in the pole vault, Liberty's Nikole Snyder jumps a personal best 15-6 to win the long jump. Liberty's Kane Sauchuk swept the 110 and 400 hurdles and ran a leg in the winning 3200 relay despite being afflicted with the stomach flu, Monticello senior Tania Walker wins the 200. She also won the 400. Monticello senior Onique (Tino) Taylor wins the 200 just one tenth of a second shy of the school record. Monticello's boys and girls team pictures are at the bottom of the panel.
MONTICELLO,NY—Simply historic. Nothing less than one for the ages.
That’s what Monticello’s boys and girls Division III clinching track victories over Liberty translated to as the boys team marshaled its third consecutive division title ,while the Lady Panthers captured their first title in 28 years. Not since the spring of 1984 has a Monticello girls team claimed such bragging rights. That year they won Section Nine titles in the Winter of ’83 and the spring of ’84. So this honor was a long time coming.
For the Monticello boys and girls to emerge victorious they had to stave off the noble Indian Tribe which came with its best effort, evincing personal bests here, there and everywhere countering the sea of blue with their vibrant red as the two flagship schools of Sullivan County went at it.
Not surprisingly, Liberty which by all rights should not have been bumped up to Division III could not keep up with the Monties’ arsenal of weaponry. But to be sure, in some of the events at least, the story was quite compelling.
But most captivating was the unfoliding of the Monticello girls capture of the Division III crown. More on that momentous accomplishment momentarily, the latest volley in Monticello’s rising tide of track feats.
Three years ago when the Montie boys bested Cornwall a new era of Monticello track grandeur was ushered in. Last year’s repeat win over the Dragons was if anything, even more impressive. Doing it a third time suggests the hint of a dynasty. Given the outstanding work of the modified team legions under the careful watch of Coach J. Daniel Granville, there are apt to me more standout runners, jumpers and throwers coming up the pipeline in years to come.
Needless to say this year’s unbeaten Division records by both the boys and girls varsity squads were an outstanding achievement, a product of hard work, great coaching and meet strategy and most of all, the will and determination of a group of special kids. Add to the allure the fact that the girls team is replete with scholar athletes demonstrating the mantra of ancient Greece: “Sound body; sound mind.”
Bright smiles abounded as the girls took their victory lap with their fists raised in the air while the boys were busily plotting to douse Coach Joe Seidl (again) in what has become a traditional rite of spring over the past three years. Lacking a Gatorade bucket, they accomplished the task with bottles of water which dripped down off Seidl’s famous and ever-present red baseball cap onto his bemused face.
Each year brings its own special circumstances and this year was no exception. With nemesis Cornwall bumped up to Division II, the boys would now have to turn their attention to Port Jervis and Liberty.
“We felt in March that Liberty and Port would be tough. As usual, my focus is on the quarter milers and of course team unity/effort,” said Seidl. With a number of key athletes lost to graduation, Seidl and his assistant Matt Buddenhagen had to rework the puzzle, taking into account the team’s strengths and thin spots.
In bygone years Monticello had its share of distance standouts like Brendan Devine, Dave Wilbur and Tom Gonzalez, just to mention a few. With the likes of those tireless warrriors, Monticello could always count on points in the distance events. They’ve been gone awhile now and no such guarantees exist at present.
These days the Monties rely on up-and-coming Joe Klein as the leader of the pack. Despite his youth, he seems prepared to assume the mantle and on this day, his victories in the 1600 (5:08) and the 3200 (11:20) gave Monticello points it hadn’t figured on garnering.
Monticello would have more highlight moments and as Coach Seidl saw it, they also included the following:
Tino Taylor-100 11.0 (PR) 200 22.1 (PR .10 off school record)
Talon Watson-TJ-41’2.5″ (PR) 200-23.1 (PR)
Mike Rogers-PV-10′ (PR)
4 x 100-Terry Duncan/Mistah Alli/Austin Colon/Rahjel Smith 44.2 (.10 off school record)
Track and field athletes are known for their resiliency and mettle as they often compete despite ills and even minor injuries. Liberty’s Kane Sauchuk was fighting off a stomach virus which has kept him out of kilter all week. But in between heaving episodes, Sauchuk still managed to run a winning leg in the Indians’ 3200 relay and win the 110 high hurdles (16.3) and the 400 intermediate hurdles (60.2). By the time this narrative ends I’ll be sure to celebrate more great Indian feats.
For Monticello seniors this day would be special indeed. Montie elder statesmen include Earl Allen, Connor Alvarez, Dan Braunstein, José Cruz, Ian Kolaitis, Garrett LaPolt, Gabriel Ramos, Shatei Reynolds, Onique Taylor, Brendan Thomas and Talon Watson.
Monticello girl seniors include Bryana Sewell, Erica Concors, Katie Fisher, Tania Walker and Alexis Watkins. Prior to the meet the seniors posed for a group shot in anticipation of what they expected would be a memorable day.
Monticello’s sweep of the boys 200 with Taylor missing the school record by .1 of a second, Talon Watson’s 23.1 and Terry Duncan’s 23.3 pointed to the blinding speed the Panthers possess. Figure in the 400 relay which also came in one tenth of a second off the school record at 44.2 and that done w/out Tino Taylor That record is destined to be broken before this season is over.
Liberty’s Andy Hazelnis set PR’s in the long and triple jump. The latter at 41-2 was just a half inch shy of Watson’s winning jump of 41-2 ½. Liberty’s Nikole Snyder broke PR’s with her winning long jump of 15-6 and hear winning 100 time of 13.1. Liberty’s Vinny Webbe hit the stratosphere with his pole vault of 11-0, but Monticello’s Mike Rogers, a newcomer to the event was impressive in his clearing of 10-0. Pictures show just how close he was at 10-6 too. Liberty got its usual standout performance from Rebeccah Harman who captured the 100 hurdles (17.3) and the 400 intermediate hurdles (69.7). She also ran a leg in the victorious 400 relay.
Liberty Coach Deb Simpson listed a bunch of personal bests evinced by the Lady Indians. Some of these did not score but they are personal milestones nevertheless. They included:
Montie twins Camryn and Sydney Johnson were unbeatable.They are the grandaughters of assistant Coach Charlie Delmonico whose 35-year track coaching career at Washingtonville makes him a Hall of Famer.
Much can be said about the girls and their grandpa. First the twins: Camryn won the 1500 (5:38.7) with Sydney in second. The duo was also key in the victorious 3200 relay which they shared with Brittany Rupp and Erica Concors. They added a one-two finish in the 800 as well with Camryn turning in a 2:37.3 and Sydney right behind at 2:41.8.
Delmonico came on to assist Matt Daly with the girls team this year. He was delighted to be on hand for the storied win. “They deserve it,” he noted as he reflected back on his trips to Monticello back in the day. “I remember coming here with Washingtonville’s team and our running on the old cinder track. We had some great meets here. It’s been fun this year working with the distance runners, jumpers and hurdlers and anyone else who needed help. These girls are smart too! Some of them have 99% averages,” he added.
Coach Seidl talked about garnering the three-peat and what it took to bring it off this year. “In track kids graduate and we had to replace them. The expectation is that the younger kids will step up. It was interesting because of the changes in the division. Cornwall left band we had Port Jervis come in as well as Liberty. We lost Burke.
It’s a more even division now. I thought we had the kids to win it, but I knew it would be tough this year. Track is like a puzzle. It’s unique from other sports. You have to match up differently against other teams. We had to shift people around in some meets to see how we’d go against Liberty and Port Jervis. We knew our distance runners would have to pick it up today and they did as we swept the mile,” he noted.
Seidl went on to reference Tino Taylor’s impressive showing as well as the 400 relay. “We’ve got a one-two punch in the triple jump (although on this day Liberty’s Andy Hazelnis broke that up with his second place storied leap).
“Coach Buddenhagen and I are on the same page and we have big expectations for our kids. But frankly, the girls are an even bigger story today,” he noted. “Coach Daly came in and did a phenomenal job, as did assistant Coach Delmonico.”
With that I shifted over to talk to Matt Daly to get his take on the Ladies’ momentous accomplishment.
“We were excited at the beginning of the year even though we had a little turbulence. We came to our first meeting to find a great group of girls. Our numbers were strong and we had the right people in all the right places. We felt we could compete and our goal was to win the division championship,” he averred.
“It was great for the seniors to out like this. Leadership is contagious and it went from our seniors right on down to our eighth graders.” Daly gave props to seniors Erica Concors and Katie Fisher for “trying to get these girls to be even better.”
Here are the results
Boys: OCIAA Division III: Monticello 94, Liberty 47; Liberty 119, Burke 15; Monticello 134, Burke 1
100 meters: 1. Tino Taylor (M) 11.0; 2. Mistah Alli (M) 11.1; 3. Kenny Jaycox (L) 11.4[ 200: 1. Tino Taylor (M) 22.2; 2. Talon Watson (M) 23.1; 3. Terry Duncan (M) 23.3; 400: 1. Tino Taylor (M) 52.5;2. Watson (M) 53.2; 3. Raquon Malloy (L) 56.4; 800: 1.Nery Campos (L) 2: 23.2; C.J Forrest (M);2: 24.1; 3. Ryan Schauer (M) 2;26.5 1,600: 1. Joe Klein (M) 5:08.0; 2.Bryan Gil (M) 5:14.4; 3. Chris Maroldi (M) 5:15.5; 3,200: 1. Klein (M) 11:20.3; 2. Campos (L) 11;26.5; 3. Gil (M) 11:30.5; 110 hurdles: 1. Kane Sauchuck (L) 16.3; 2, Steve Padin (M) 16.8; 3. Michael Rogers (M) 17.2; 400 hurdles: 1. Sauchuk (L) 60.2; 2. Padin (M) 61.2; 3. Erick Cuellar (L) 61.5; 400 relay: 1. Monticello ( Mistah Alli, Terry Duncan, Austin Colon, Rahjel Smith) 44.2; 1,600 relay: 1. Monticello (Talon Watson, Terry Duncan, Austin Colon, TinoTaylor) 3:36.2; 3,200 relay: 1. Liberty (Sauchuk, Campos, Campos, Malloy) 9:08.2; high jump: 1. Colon (M) 5-2; 2. Kyle Hanes (M) 5-0; 3. Otha Smith (M) 5-0; long jump: 1. Mistah Alli (M) no distance; 2. Andy Hazelnis (L) distance not submitted; 3. Jaycox (L) distance not submitted); triple jump: 1.Talon Watson (M) 41-2.5; 2. Hazelnis (L ) 41-2; 3. Alli (M) 40-9; shot put: 1. Garrett LaPolt (M) 43-6.5; 2. Mike Hinton (L) 39-10; 3. Earl Allen (M) 36-9; discus: 1. Hinton (L) 106-8; 2. LaPolt (M) 105-10; 3. G. Klein (L) 102-2; pole vault: 1. Vinny Webbe (L) 11-7; 2. Rogers (M) 10-0; 3. Jose Cruz (M) 9-6.
Note: Burke meets are non-league.
Girls: OCIAA Division III: Monticello 95, Liberty 46; Liberty 92, Burke 47; Monticello 108, Burke 33
100 meters: 1. Nikole Snyder (L) 13.1; 2. Tania Walker (M) 13.3; 3. McDonnell (B) 14.0; 200: 1. Walker (M) 27.3; 2. McDonnell (B) 28.0 3. Snyder (L) 28.3; 400: Walker (M) 64.2; 2. Jaclyn Bellamy (M) 66.2; 3. Bianca Rey (M) 68.4; 800: 1. Camryn Johnson (M) 2:37.3; 2. Sydney Johnson (M) 2:41.8; 3. Julianna Kane (M) 2:47.6; 1,500: 1. Camryn Johnson (M) 5:38.7; 2. Sydney Johnson (M) 5:39.0; 3. Brittany Rupp (M) 5:48.7; 3,000: 1.Brittany Rupp (M) 11:58.3; 2. Camryn Johnson (M) 11:59.2; 3. Sydney Johnson (M) 11:59.3; 100 hurdles: 1. Rebeccah Harman (L) 17.3; 2. D. Saravia (B) no time submitted; 3. Kristen McEnerny (M) no time submitted; 400 hurdles: 1. Harman (L) 69.7; 2. L. Doherty (M) 1:14.4; 3. Erica Concors (M) 1:17.2 400 relay: 1. Liberty (Harman, Snyder, Bertholf, Brickhouse) 54.0; 1,600 relay: 1. Monticello (Walker, Julianna Kane, Jaclyn Bellamy, Erica Concors) 4:34.2; 3,200 relay: 1. Monticello ( Camryn Johnson, Sydney Johnson, Rupp, Concors) 11:11.7; high jump: 1. Doherty (M) 4-8; 2.Walker (B) 4-4; 3. Katie Fishher (M) 4-4; long jump: 1. Snyder (L) 15-6; 2. Doherty (M) 14.6; 3. Yami Reyes (M) 14.5; triple jump: 1. Concors (M) 31-2.5; 2. Harman (L) 30-9; 3. Doherty (M) 29-2; shot put: 1. Alexis Watkins (M) 24-6; 2. Herring (B) 23-1; 3. E. Cano (L) 22-7.75; discus: 1. D. Kisane (B) 57-6; 2. pole vault: 1. Amanda Bertholf (L) 8-6; 2. McEnerny (M) 6-6; Lauren Katz (M) no height submitted.
Note: Burke meets are non-league.
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Games Of Fame (24th Edition)
Tri-Valley Girls Capture First Place In 24th Enactment Of Storied Meet; Monticello Boys Are Third Overall; T-V’s Darby Is Outstanding Female Field Athlete; Ellenvilles’ Borriello Is Outstanding Male Field Athlete; Monticello’s Taylor Shares Outstanding Male Track Honors With Valley Central’s Biunno; V.C’s Cavalluzzo Is Top Female Track Athlete
Boys Team Scores: and key: 1. Arlington (A) 120.5 points; 2. Valley Central (VC) 90; 3. Monticello (Mon) 72; 4. Tri-Valley (TV) 64; 5. Hauppauge (H) 57.5; 6. Ellenville (Ell) 57; 7. Port Jervis (PJ) 48; 8. Middletown (Mid) 47; 9. Goshen (G) 42; 10. Liberty (L) 40; 11. Fallsburg (F) 18; 12. Sullivan West (SW) 17; 13. Livingston Manor (LM) 8; 14. Eldred (Eld) 7.
Girls Team scores and key: 1. Tri-Valley (TV) 120 points; 2. Arlington (A) 108; 3. Valley Central (VC) 79; 4. Liberty (L) 62; 5. Monticello (Mon) 57; 6. Hauppauge (H) 51.5; 7. Port Jervis (PJ) 51; 8. Eldred (Eld) 50.5; 9. Ellenville (Ell) 47; 10. Middletown (Mid) 23; 11. Goshen (G) 20; 12. Livingston Manor (LM) 7; 13. Sullivan West (SW) 5.
By RICHARD A. ROSS
Photos at www.sportsinsights.smugmug.com
Scenes from the 24th Monticello Games (clockwise) Ellenville's Justin Farrenkopf clears 14-3 in the pole vault. Monticello's Garrett LaPolt takes second in the shot put. Eldred's Breanna Brucher clears 10 feet to win the pole vault. Liberty's Kane Sauchuk edges out Valley Central's Ismael Anderson to claim third in the 110 high hurdles. Outstanding Track Athletes: Valley Central's Vinny Biunno and Hollly Cavalluzzo along with Monticello's Tino Taylor. A sampling of the Tri-Valley girls team with Coach Missy Iatauro hold their first place team trophy. Fallsburg's Michael Robinson won the triple jump. Tri-Valley's Mareena DiMilia won the javelin. Outstanding female field athlete Tri-Valley's Dominique Darby. Tri-Valley's Jimmy Bernstein took second in the 3200 and the 800. Monticello's Tino Taylor wins the 400. He also won the 200. Ellenville's Robert Borriello was the meet's Outstanding male field athlete.
MONTICELLO, NY—Okay I know. Every year when it comes to the Monticello Games I sound like a broken record as I sing the praises of the day’s proceedings, lauding the Games of Fame as I’ve come to call them, as one of my favorite events of the spring.
So here in the the tenth consecutive year of my sports writing sojourn, I’ll catalogue the 24th rendition of the Monticello Games as yet another thriller. I’ve come to expect nothing less.
True to form, Athletic Director Doug Murphy’s perfect streak of six years with no rain under his watch continued unabated as Mother Nature afforded bright skies but no doubt showed her wry smile by sending forth freezing temperatures early in the day.
That unwelcome chill had athletes, players and coaches alike shivering, trying to find a warm place the sun or else hovering in the gym until the last possible moment. But as the day progressed the cold temperatures abated, no doubt warmed up by the intense heat pouring forth from runners, jumpers and throwers from the 14 schools on hand for this year’s memorable clash.
Some of the schools from a year ago such as Red Hook, Chapel Field, Byram Hills and Minisink Valley were not in attendance. Also missing were some of the athletes from participating teams who were at the Penn Relays. But given the legions of athletes on hand the meet had its usual allure nonetheless.
New to the meet this year was Long Island contender Hauppague, while returning to the fold this year was the entire Liberty team instead of just javelin thrower Peter Koval the lone Indian of 2011. Last year’s Monticello Games took place on the same day as Liberty’s Rachel’s Challenge event which prevented the Indians from attending.
This year It was great to have them back.
Rather than save the best for last, let’s talk about them first.
At meet’s end after reviewing nominations by the participating coaches, the award winners were announced. They came forward to claim their plaques and pose for photos which you will find on the last page of the photo album at www.sportsinsights.smugmug.com
Tri-Valley’s Dominique Darby was named the meet’s Outstanding Female Field Athlete behind her first place finish in the shot put (32-9 ¼) and the discus (94-0). She took second in the hammer (108-3). Valley Central’s Holly Cavalluzzo was named as the Outstanding Female Track Athlete. Cavalluzzo ran a leg in the Lady Vikings 3200 Relay which turned in a time of 9:54.8. She also won the 800 (2:20.2).
Ellenville’s Robert Borriello was the meets Outstanding Male Field Athlete. Borriello won the javelin (142-3), took second in the hammer (138-11) fourth in the discus (121-11).
Sharing the honor of the meet’s Outstanding Track Athletes were Valley Central’s Vincent Biunno and Monticello’s Tino Taylor. Biunno was victorious in the 110 high hurdles (15-0), the 400 hurdles (57.9) and the high jump (6-0).
Taylor won the 200 (22.6) and the 400 (51.3). He was part of the second place Montie finish in the 800 and 1600 relays.
What a difference a year does make. Consider the Tri-Valley girls team which placed fourth in 2011. This year they racked up 120 points and captured first place, beating out much larger schools like Arlington by 12 points and Valley Central by 41.
Just one week after besting all the other 26 teams at the Tri-Valley Invitational, the Lady Bears were tops again using their incredible depth and cadre of hard-working athletes to capture points across the spectrum of events.
By day’s end Tri-Valley had captured 22 first-through sixth place finishes, nearly doubling the nearest Sullivan County contender Monticello which grabbed 12 scoring spots. Liberty nailed down 11. Eldred captured ten.
Here are some of the Lady Bears’ triumphs: Mareena DiMilia won the 100 high hurdles (16.8) and the javelin (108-9), while taking second in the long jump (14-9 ½) and second in the shot put (31-10). Vicky Tingley took 3rd in the 100 high hurdles (17.4). She also took 6th in the pole vault (7-6).
Katlynn Greffrath won the high jump (4-9). She was sixth in the 100 (13.9) and 6th in the long jump (15-4). Colleen Jones was third in the hammer (83-5) and 5th in the javelin (73-3). Olivia Rehm took 4th in the 2000 steeplechase (8:30.9), while teammate Sabrena Smith was 5th (8:32.9). Smith also captured 5th in the 400 Intermediate hurdles (75.8). Autumn Bender was 3rd in the 3000 (11:00.6). She finished 6th in the 800 (2:32.9) and ran a lege in the Lady Bears’ 3rd place finish in the 3200 relay (10:50.4).The Lady Bears were third in the 1600 relay (4:30.1).
Liberty placed fourth overall in the meet with 62 points. Rebeccah Harman was 2nd in the 400 Intermediate hurdles (71.4). She finished 4th in the 100 high hurdles (17.6). She also ran a leg in the 400 relay that placed 3rd in 54.1. Liberty’s 800 relay took second in 1:55.8.
Amanda Bertholf was 2nd in the pole vault (9-0) and 2nd in the 400 (66.7). She also ran a leg in the aforementioned 400 relay. Lara Jane Heslop was 5th in the 200 (28.9) and 4th in the 100 (13.6). Brittany Roa was 4th in the discus (72-4).
Monticello placed 5th in the meet with 57 points. Camryn Johnson took 4th in the 3000 (11:07.4). Sydney Johnson was 5th in 11:21.9. Camryn also claimed 3rd in the 1500 (5:12.9), while Sydney took 6th in the event in 5:20.9 Jaclyn Bellamy was 3rd in the 400 (67.4). The Monties freshman/sophomore sprint medley was 4th in 4:54.7. Laura Doherty took 1st in the 400 intermediate hurdles (69.9), while teammate Erica Concors was third in 74.3. Concors also took 3rd in the 2000 steeplechase (8:24.6) as well as third in the triple jump (31-6).
The Lady Monties finished 5th in the 1600 relay (4:42.1).
Eldred was 8th with 50 points. Breanna Brucher won the pole vault (10-0) and finished 6th in the 100 high hurdles (18.1). Erika Bowring won the long jump (16- ½) and the triple jump (33-9 ½). She was 6th in the high jump (4-6). Christine Donnelly was 2nd in the 800 (2:28) and sixth in the 3000 (11:22.8). She ran a leg in the 3200 relay which placed 6th in 11:22.5. Equasia Edwards was 2nd in the high jump (4-9). Eldred was 6th in the 800 relay.
Livingston Manor’s Amy Calo was third in the high jump (4-6). Sullivan West’s Hannah Feinman was 4th in the triple jump (30-7 ¾). Autumn Thiele was 6th in the discus (69-1/2).
Monticello Boys Evince Fine Showing As Key Week Looms Ahead
This coming week Monticello faces Port Jervis and Liberty in Division III clashes and hopes to win both to clinch an unprecedented third consecutive division title. The last two years in down-to-the wire clashes, the Monties beat rival Cornwall but this year the Dragons were moved up to Division II.
For Coaches Matt Buddenhagen and Joe Seidl, this meet was an opportunity to move a few people around and tinker with the lineup for the coming week’s frays. The results were impressive.
Monticello placed third overall with 72 points behind Arlington and Valley Central. The Monties grabbed ten scoring spots in the meet. In addition to the successes already noted from Tino Taylor, the Monties piled up points from the following contributors: Garrett LaPolt was 2nd in the shot put (47-6). Talon Watson was 2nd in the 400 (52.1). He was 6th in the triple jump (39-9).Monticello’s Freshman/sophomore sprint medley relay was 4th in 4:09.8. The Monties claimed 1st in the 400 relay as Terry Duncan, Mistah Alli, Austin Colon and Rahjel Smith combined for a time of 45.2).
Ali was 5th in the long jump (18-10) and 5th in the 100 (11.8). Otha Smith claimed 5th place in the high jump (5-6).
Tri-Valley grabbed 4th place overall with 64 points but outpaced Monticello in terms of the number of scoring places with 12. Raphael Ramirez won the hammer (139-7). Teammate Zach Roberts took 6th in the event (100-11). Jimmy Bernstein was 2nd in the 3200 (10:09.7) and 2nd in the 800 (2;05.3). Justin Weintraub was 5th in the 800 (2:12.1). Hauk Boyes took 3rd in the 3000 steeplechase (11:10.09). Josh Winters was 4th in the javelin (128-11). Andrew Malone was 5th in the 400 intermediate hurdles (61.1). Omar Lopez was 2nd in the 400 intermediate hurdles (60.1).
Tri-Valley’s 800 relay was 5th in 1:37.6.
Ellenville finished 6th overall with 57 points. In addition to the aforementioned exploits by Robert Borriello, the Blue Devils had the last word of the day as Justin Farrenkopf cleared 14-3 to win the pole vault. He just missed at 14-6 which would have set a new outdoor school record. Tyler O’Bryant won the 100 (11.1).
Liberty was 10th overall with 40 points. The Indians garnered seven scoring places in the meet. Andy Hazelnis was 5th in the triple jump (40-1/2). Mike Hinton took 3rd in the discus (123-1/2) and 5th in the hammer (101-11). He also claimed 4th in the shot put (47-3 ½). Kane Sauchuk was 3rd in the 110 high hurdles (16-2) and 4th in the 400 intermediate hurdles (60.40). Liberty’s 400 relay was third in 46.3). Erick Cuellar took 5th in the 200 (23.5). Peter Koval was 3rd in the javelin (135-11).
Fallsburg accrued 18 points for 11th place overall as Michael Robinson won the triple jump (42-8 ½) and took second in the high jump (5-9).
Eldred accrued seven points. Julian Gottleib was 3rd in the pole vault (10-0).
Adrian Krzysztofowicz was 6th in the 400 intermediate hurdles in 61.6 and 6th in the 110H (16.9).
Livingston Manor’s Neal Mock was 2nd in the pole vault (10-6).
Sullivan West’s Reed Scott was 5th in the 3200 (10:23.9). Mitch Paciga was 6th in the high jump (5-9).
In summing up the meet, Monticello Coach Matt Buddenhagen had this to say: “Everything went well today as the weather warmed up. It was about 32 degrees this morning but it got comfortable later in the afternoon. We had some good performances. Tino Taylor is our captain. He won the 200 and 400 and the Outstanding Track Athlete. He’s a great kid who works hard and he deserves everything he gets,” noted the coach who had props for his entire team’s efforts. Today was good preparation for the big week to come. We put some kids in some multiple events to tinker with our lineup for Wednesday. We haven’t lost a dual meet in going on three years so that will be big as we go to take on Port Jervis.
Boys Results (top three only): 100 meters: 1. Tyler O’Bryant (Ell) 11.1; 2. Matt Mungo (G) 11.7; 3. Smith (PJ) 11.8; 200: 1. Tino Taylor (Mon) 22.6; 2. Smith (PJ) 23.0; 3. Brandon Conklin (A) 23.0; 400: 1. Tino Taylor (Mon) 51.3; 2. Talon Watson (Mon) 52.1; 3. Phil Hurtault (VC) 52.7; 800: 1. Tom Wimmers (A) 2:02.0; 2. Jim Bernstein (TV) 2:05.3; 3. Steve Morrison (A) 2:08.4; 1,600: 1. Ryan Collabella (H) 4:38.7; 2. Krystopher Lotocky (A) 4:40.3; 3. Corey Chiavelli (A) 4:43.1; 3,000 steeplechase: 1. Rodolfo Nieto (Mid) 10:40.7; 2. Tim Burger (A) 10:58.2; 3. Hauk Boyes (TV) 11:10.9; 3,200: 1. Collabella (H) 9:54.0; 2. Bernstein (TV) 10:09.7; 3. Chris Wise (A) 10:13.0; 110 hurdles: 1. Vincent Biunno (VC) 15.0; 2. Daniel Genender (Mid) 15.5; 3. Kane Sauchuk (L) 16.2; 400 hurdles: 1. Biunno (VC) 57.9; 2. Omar Lopez (TV) 60.1; 3. Genender (Mid) 60.3; 400 relay: 1. Monticello (Terry Duncan, Mistah Alli, Austin Colon, Rajel Smith) 45.2; 800 relay: 1. Hauppauge (Darius Samples, Jonny Barone, Tevin Milton, Matt Tochterman) 1:32.1; 1,600 relay: 1. Valley Central (Ishmeal Anderson, Biunno, Hurtault, Naquille Williams) 3:28.6; 3,200 relay: 1. Arlington (Matt Haering, James Asselmeyer, Corey Peruffo, Chris Wechsler) 8:35.5; high jump: 1. Biunno (VC) 6-0; 2. Michael Robinson (F) 5-9; 3. Da’Von Adamson (PJ) 5-9; long jump: 1. Adamson (PJ) 20-2.5; 2. Samples (H) 19-7; 3. Collin Sears (VC) 19-6.5; triple jump: 1. Robinson (F) 42-8.5; 2. C.J. Clark (Mid) 41-0.5; 3. Sears (VC) 39-11; shot put: 1. Rajiv McSwine (A) 47-7.25; 2. Garrett LaPolt (Mon) 47-6; 3. Hsin Chin (A) 42-6.75; hammer: 1. Rafael Ramirez (TV) 139-7; 2. Rob Borriello (Ell) 138-11; 3. Jeff Nunez (Ell) 120-11; javelin: 1. Borriello (Ell) 142-3; 2. G. Caetta (Ell) 136-10; 3. Peter Koval (L) 135-11; discus: 1. Hsin Chin (A) 127-9; 2. Preston Bazemore (Ell) 125-10; 3. Mike Hinton (L) 123-10; pole vault: 1. Justin Farrenkopf (Ell) 14-3; 2. Neal Mock (LM) 10-6; 3. Julian Gottlieb (Eld) 10-0.
Girls Results: 100 meters: 1. Kalissa Caesar (PJ) 12.3; 2. Latoya Haynes (VC) 13.3; 3. Genece May (Ell) 13.3; 200: 1. Caesar (PJ) 25.5; 2. Genece May (Ell) 27.6; 3. Cierra Deveaux (Mid) 28.4; 400: 1. Christine Eisenberg (H) 64.8; 2. Amanda Bertholf (L) 66.7; 3. Jaclyn Bellamy (Mon) 67.4; 800: 1. Holly Cavalluzzo (VC) 2:20.2; 2. Christina Donnelly (Eld) 2:28.0; 3. Lauren Markoe (A) 2:31.7; 1,500: 1. Bella Burda (A) 5:00.4; 2. Delphi Cleaveland (A) 5:00.6; 3. Camryn Johnson (Mon) 5:12.9; 2,000 steeplechase: 1. Olivia Beltrani (A) 7:30.6; 2. Eisenberg (H) 8:10.3; 3. Erica Concors (Mon) 8:24.6; 3,000: 1. Cleaveland (A) 10:32.1; 2. Burda (A) 10:34.4; 3. Autumn Bender (TV) 11:00.6; 110 hurdles: 1. Mareena DiMilia (TV) 16.8; 2. Brittany Hillman (VC) 17.3; 3. Vicky Tingley (TV) 17.4; 400 hurdles: 1. Laura Doherty (Mon) 69.9; 2. Rebeccah Harman (L) 71.4; 3. Concors (Mon) 74.3; 400 relay: 1. Port Jervis (Burke, Maria Barbone, Niambi Green, Caesar) 53.5; 800 relay: 1. Valley Central (Brittany Hillman, Drew Ribadeneyra, Haynes, Brittney Branch) 1:34.1; 1,600 relay: 1. Valley Central (Branch, Samantha Meade, Ribadeneyra, K. Borriello) 4:18.9; 3,200 relay: 1. Valley Central (Cavalluzzo, Ribadeneyra, Claudia Weiskittel, C. Borriello) 9:54.8; high jump: 1. Katlynn Greffrath (TV) 4-9; 2. Equasia Edwards (Eld) 4-9; 3. Ami Calo (LM) 4-6; long jump: 1. Erika Bowring (Eld) 16-0.5; 2. DiMilia (TV) 14-9.5; 3. Kristen Ritter (H) 14-9; triple jump: 1. Bowring (Eld) 33-9.5; 2. Rebeccah Harman (L) 32-0.25; 3. Concors (Mon) 31-6; shot put: 1. Dominique Darby (TV) 32-9.25; 2. DiMilia (TV) 31-10.5; 3. Danielle Borriello (Ell) 30-1.75; discus: 1. Darby (TV) 94-0; 2. Borriello (Ell) 91-9; 3. Colleen Jones (TV) 83-5; hammer: 1. Borriello (Ell) 119-6; 2. Darby (TV) 108-3; 3. Emily Ronda (PJ) 70-3; javelin: 1. DiMilia (TV) 108-9; 2. Jessica Caso (A) 86-4; 3. Mary McCutcheon (A) 78-6; pole vault: 1. Breanna Brucher (Eld) 10-0; 2. Amanda Bertholf (L) 9-0; 3. Marisa Robbins (G) 8-6.
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Grandeur and Grace
Magnificent Tri-Valley Invitational Offers A Panoramic Tableau Of Outstanding Track and Field Athletes From 27 Schools Including Some Of Section One’s Best; Arlington Boys and Girls Are Tops In Division I, While Host Tri-Valley Boys and Girls Capture Division II; Middletown’s Goodspeed Is Outstanding Track Athlete; T-V’s DiMilia and Darby and O’Neill’s Carpenter Are Outstanding Field Athletes
Boys results:Division I team scores and key: 1. Arlington (A) 219.5 points; 2. Somers (Som) 96; 3. Middletown (Mid) 95.5; 4. Monticello (Mon) 83; 5. Port Jervis (PJ) 51; 6. Our Lady of Lourdes (OLL) 38; 7. Byram Hills (BH) 37; 8. Hendrick Hudson 22; 9. Goshen (G) 21; 10. Red Hook 6; 11. Peekskill 2.
Boys Division II team scores and key: 1. Tri-Valley (TV) 90.5 points; 2. Rhinebeck (Rhb) 61; 3. Bronxville (Bx) 44; 4. James I. O’Neill (JIO) 43; 5. Pine Plains 40; 6. Pawling (Paw) 35.5; 7. Ellenville (Ell) 29; 8. Dover 28; 9. John A. Coleman Catholic (JAC) 27; 10. Liberty (Lib) 19.5; 11. Eldred (Eld) 18; 12. Sullivan West 15; 13. Spackenkill 10; 14. Chapel Field 5; 15. Livingston Manor 1.5.
Girls Results:Division I team scores and key: 1. Arlington (A) 137 points; 2. Middletown (Mid) 61; 3. Hendrick Hudson 54.5; 4. Somers (Som) 45; 5. Red Hook (RH) 43.5; 6. Monticello (Mont) 41; 7. Byram Hills 39; 8. Port Jervis (PJ) 26; 9. Goshen (G) 23; 10. Our Lady of Lourdes 20; 11. Peekskill 19; 12. Albertus Magnus 5.
Girls Division II team scores and key: 1. Tri-Valley (TV) 169 points; 2. Bronxville (Bx) 152; 3. Eldred (Eld) 60.5; 4. (tie) Spackenkill (Spac) and Liberty (Lib) 41; 6. Dover (Dov) 36; 7. Ellenville (Ell) 24; 8. Pine Plains 21; 9. Rhinebeck 19; 10. Sullivan West (SW) 17.5; 11. (tie) Livingston Manor and Pawling (Paw) 17; 13. James I. O’Neill (JIO) 12; 14. Chapel Field 9; 15. John A. Coleman Catholic 1.
By RICHARD A. ROSS
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Scenes from the 2012 Tri-Valley Invitational (clockwise): Tri-Valley's Mareena DiMilia runs in the Lady Bears' winning 300 shuttle hurdle relay. DiMilia was selected as one of the meet's three Outstanding Field Athletes along with teammate Dominque Darby and O'Neill's John Carpenter.T-V's Raphael Ramirez sends up a mighty heave to win the hammer throw. Monticello twins Sydney. left and Camryn Johnson run in the 3000. Camryn was third and Sydney was fifth. Middletown coach Eric Hipsman bathes in the glory of winning the coaches/alumni 400 relay with his enthusiastic team. Ellenville's Justin Farrenkopf goes skyward to win the pole vault. O"Neill's John Carpenter wins the 100. He came back to win the 200 and won the high jump with a leap of 6-8 as well. He earned the honor of being named one of the meet's Outstanding Field Athletes. Tri-Valley's Autumn Bender wasn't planning on swimming but a miscue in the steeplechase caused her submersion. She still managed to finish fifth. Liberty's Rebeccah Harman shows her prowess in the 300 shuttle hurdle relay. Monticello speedster Tino Taylor was second in the 400. Eldred senior Chirstine Donnelly proves she can run with the best as she took fourth in the 3000 running against elite distance mavens from Somers and Middletown. Liberty's Amanda Bertholf races to a third place finish in the 400. Tri-Valley's Katlynn Greffrath wins the F/S high jump. Eldred's Hunter Proscia wins the 2000 steeplechase. Middletown's Amber Goodspeed wins the 2000 steeplechase. She was the meet's Outstanding Female Track Athlete. Sullivan West's Mitch Paciga takes second in the F/S high jump. Liberty's Vinny Webbe clears 11-0 in the pole vault for fifth place.
GRAHAMSVILLE, NY- Tri-Valley Coach Joe Iatauro often jokes when welcoming schools to the sports complex that bears his and his wife Missy’s name by saying, “Welcome to rinky dink Tri-Valley.”
His oft-repeated remark refers to the school’s diminutive size as compared with some of the behemoths that the Bears find themselves competing against in meets such as this day’s humongous Tri-Valley Invitational and others staged far and wide across the state and indeed the nation.
But there is nothing rinky dink about the Bears as they have proven time and time again across the nearly four decades during which the Iatauros have been coaching season after season of cross country, indoor and spring track.
Across that span of time has marched a cavalcade of outstanding athletes bringing a bevy of medals, division, Section Nine and state titles adding to the school’s remarkable legacy.
Now another chapter in that historical dominance can be added with the first place finish of the T-V boys and girls teams among the 15 Division II schools at this year’s Tri-Valley Invitational. Added to the glory for the Bears was the selection of Mareena DiMilia and Dominiqe Darby as Outstanding Field Athletes, an honor they shared with James I. O’Neill’s John Carpenter. Arlington’s Sebastian Hanson and Eddie Meranda were Outstanding Track Athletes. The duo finished one-two in the 3200.
DiMilia won the shot put and javelin and ran a leg in the winning 300 shuttle hurdle relay. She finished second in the long jump. Darby won the discus and hammer throw and finished third in the shot put. Carpenter was victorious in the high jump, 100 and 200.
Tri-Valley’s girls landed an impressive 27 top six places on the day all of which will be spelled out in the Sullivan County school-by-school breakdown listed below. The T-V boys were also top notch with 15 top six spots outpacing all of the other Sullivan County schools.
Given the grand scale of the meet and the pleasant surprise of the weather which for the first time in this writer’s memory did not mar the event with a maelstrom of rain, freezing temperature or other variations of Mother Nature’s early spring weaponry, the day would offer up a panoply of great stories and a veritable feast for the eyes.
Coaches from Section Nine and Section One would agree that the meet is one of the best run on the circuit. With 27 schools on the docket, there were legions of athletes who took part in the running, jumping and throwing events that were taking place in the fine facilities of the Iatauro Sports Complex.
Indeed, as this photographer roamed the grounds knowing full well that it would be impossible to capture it all, the sights were overwhelming as the album of upwards of 600 photos will attest to. From the strength evinced at the boys hammer throw and girls shot put, to the soaring grace of the elite boys pole vaulters, the morning hours were interspersed with lightning quick sprinters and hurdlers on the track as well as the stalwart distance runners evincing their stamina and determination.
In the afternoon there was the unbelievable spectacle of the 2000 steeplechase with its aquatic interludes as some runners found the water pit to be all-encompassing. The 400 meter hurdles and the coaches and alumni 400 relay race, the latter won by Middletown amidst an outpouring from the team’s enthusiastic horde who swarmed Coach Eric Hipsman who ran the anchor leg, provided a non-stop display of memorable track and field.
For the local kids from the participating Sullivan County schools that included Tri-Valley, Monticello, Liberty, Eldred, Sullivan West and Livingston Manor, the chance to compete against elite athletes afforded them motivation to push themselves harder as many achieved personal best times and distances in an effort to stay competitive. It’s vital for athletes to get outside of the smaller milieu of local competition to understand the ascending tiers of achievement and what exists as a possibility in their events if they devote themselves assiduously to training.
The top three in each event are listed below but I am also including a photo reprint of the scoring sheet which shows the top eight places of which the top six were scored. But for my Sullivan County readers I decided to do a breakdown to show the top six performances from each school. I’ll begin with the boys.
Sullivan West 6th in 300 shuttle hurdles (53.6); Mitch Paciga 2nd in F/S high jump (5-6) and F/S pole vault (9-0).
Eldred Hunter Proscia 1st in 2000 steeplechase (6:32.1); team finished 5th in F/S 400 relay (59.7). Liberty Peter Koval 5th in javelin (136-7); Vinny Webbe 5th in pole vault (11-0).
Monticello team finished 2nd in 400 relay (44.7); I. Drayton 5th in F/S long jump (17-4 ¼); Terrry Duncan 2nd in F/S 400 (53.5); Trevon Rainey 2nd in F/S shot put (37-7); Tino Taylor 2nd in 400 (51.5); Garrett LaPolt 1st in shot put (50-2) and fifth in discus (119-10) and Talon Watson 3rd in triple jump (39-10 ¼).
Tri-Valley team finished 2nd in F/S 400 relay (52.8) and 5th in F/S 1600 relay (4:00.3); Justin Weintraub was 6th in sophomore 800 (2:08) and 5th in F/S 1600 (4:52). Brendan Tierney was 5th in the hammer throw (118-5) and third in the discus (113-4). Jimmy Bernstein was 5th in the 800 (2:01.7). Omar Lopez was second in the 2000 steeplechase (6:32.3) finishing just one tenth of a second behind Eldred’s Hunter Proscia. Josh Winter was 3rd in the javelin (138-9). Andrew Malone was 5th in the 400 intermediate hurdles (60-0); Aidan Woolsey was 4th in the F/S high jump (5-8) and 3rd in the F/S pole vault (9-6); Gavin DuBois was 5th in the high jump (5-8); Eugene Morton took 6th in the pole vault (10-6).
Now for the local girls:
Sullivan West team finished 6th in the 400 relay (55.6). Kristina Sumfleth was 5th in the high jump (4-6) and 4th in the 400 intermediate hurdles (71.5); Hannah Feinman was 6th in the long jump (14-5); Amanda Rosenberger was 6th in the 200 (28.2); Rachel Deppa was 3rd in the non-scoring 1500 meter racewalk (7:54.2).
Eldred team finished sixth in the 300 shuttle hurdle relay (56.2) and third in the 400 relay (54.6); Christine Donnelly was an impressive 4th in the 800 (2:24.3); Equasia Edwards took 3rd in the high jump (4-6); Erika Bowring was 1st in the long jump (15-10) and 1st in the triple jump ( 32-10 ¼); Melissa McGonagle, Lauren Frey and Savana Finck tied for 3rd in the F/S pole vault (6-0).
Liberty team was 3rd in the 300 shuttle hurdle relay (54.1) and 2nd in the 400 relay (53.7); Amanda Bertholf was 3rd in the 400 (67.6) and 3rd in the pole vault (8-6). Rebeccah Harman was 2nd in the 400 intermediate hurdles (69.2) and 4th in the triple jump (31.8).
Livingston Manor Katherine Ellis was 4th in the F/S shot put (27-4); Ami Calo was 5th in the triple jump (31-6 ½).
Monticello team was 6th in the 3200 relay (10:55.5); Camryn Johnson was third in the 3000 (10:52.8) and 3rd in the 1500 (5:16); Sydney Johnson was 5th in the 3000 (11:17.1); Tania Walker was 2nd in the 400 (65.0).
Tri-Valley team was 4th in the 3200 relay (10:51.1), 1st in the 300 shuttle hurdle relay (51.3) and 6th in the F/S 400 relay (61.8); Autumn Bender was 5th in the freshman 800 (2:31.4) and 5th in the 2000 steeplechase (7:58.3). The latter was most impressive given her submerged snafu at the water pit on one of her sojourns. Brooke Gillette was 6th in the sophomore 800 (2:38); Colleen Jones was 3rd in the F/S shot put (28-0) and 5th in the hammer throw (73-0); Claire Tierney was 5th in the F/S shot put (27-0). Katlynn Greffrath was 1st in the F/S high jump (5-1); 1st in the F/S long jump (14-99 ½); and 5th in the 400 intermediate hurdles (72.3); Dominque Darby was 1st in the hammer throw (127-4) and 3rd in the shot put (32-4 ¼); Sarah Schneyer was 4th in the hammer throw (80-9); Sarah Coney was 6th in the hammer throw (64-7) and 3rd in the discus (93-3); Heidi Furman was 3rd in the hammer throw (119-8); 2nd in the javelin (88-5);6th in the discus (88-6) and 3rd in the shot put (29-10); Mareena DiMilia was 1st in the shot put (34-7); 1st in the javelin (103-1) and 2nd in the long jump (15-6 ½); Vicky Tingley was 6th in the pole vault (6-4).
Boys results:
Boys Division I team scores and key: 1. Arlington (A) 219.5 points; 2. Somers (Som) 96; 3. Middletown (Mid) 95.5; 4. Monticello (Mon) 83; 5. Port Jervis (PJ) 51; 6. Our Lady of Lourdes (OLL) 38; 7. Byram Hills (BH) 37; 8. Hendrick Hudson 22; 9. Goshen (G) 21; 10. Red Hook 6; 11. Peekskill 2.
Boys Division II team scores and key: 1. Tri-Valley (TV) 90.5 points; 2. Rhinebeck (Rhb) 61; 3. Bronxville (Bx) 44; 4. James I. O’Neill (JIO) 43; 5. Pine Plains 40; 6. Pawling (Paw) 35.5; 7. Ellenville (Ell) 29; 8. Dover 28; 9. John A. Coleman Catholic (JAC) 27; 10. Liberty (Lib) 19.5; 11. Eldred (Eld) 18; 12. Sullivan West 15; 13. Spackenkill 10; 14. Chapel Field 5; 15. Livingston Manor 1.5.
Boys 100 meters: 1. John Carpenter (JIO) 11.0; 2. Matt Mungo (G) 11.3; 3. Lazarus Perez (Mid) 11.7; 200: 1. Carpenter (JIO) 22.2; 2. Kevin Hunter (Paw) 22.7; 3. Tino Taylor (Mont) 22.9; 400: 1. Scott Friedman (Som) 51.1; 2. Taylor (Mont) 51.5; 3. Stefan Buechele (A) 52.2; 800: 1. Chris Koenitzer (A) 1:57.4; 2. Marc Violone (BH) 1:59.7; 3. Marco DiBella (JAC) 2:01.1; 1,600: 1. Marc Violone (BH) 4:24.2; 2. Eddie Merenda (A) 4:25.1; 3. Sibby Hanson (A) 4:26.6; 2,000 steeplechase: 1. Hunter Proscia (Eld) 6:32.1; 2. Omar Lopez (TV) 6:32.3; 3. Rodolpho Nieto (Mid) 6:39.8; 3,200: 1. Sebastion Hanson (A) 9:25; 2. Eddie Merendz (A) 9:27.7; 3. Johnny Marvin (Rhb) 9:39.3; 400 hurdles: 1. Josh Wright (A) 56.1; 2. Daniel Genender (Mid) 59.5; 3. Kane Sauchuk (Lib) 59.6; 330 shuttle hurdles: 1. Middletown (Ruiz, Gennder, Pierre) 47.3; 2. Pine Plains 50.3; 3. Bronxville 51.8; 400 relay: 1. Bronxville (Marrone, Kraemer, Hudson, Behrens) 44.3; 2. Monticello 44.7; 3. Middletown 45.0; 1,600 relay: 1. Middletown (Bryan, Perez, Ruiz, Wilborn) 3:29.1; 2. Arlington 3:29.7; 3. Somers 3:34.2; 3,200 relay: 1. Arlington (Chiavelli, Wimmers, Lotocky, Haering) 8:28.2; 2. Somers 8:28.3; 3. Port Jervis 8:54.1; throwers relay (non-scoring): 1. Monticello (Riancy, Braunstein, LaPolt, Allen) 50.2; 2. Goshen 50.6; 3. Rhinebeck 51.2; high jump: 1. Carpenter (JIO) 6-8; 2. Josh Collins (JAC) 6-1; 3. John Donahue (Mid) 6-0; long jump: 1. John Enker (OLL) 19-7.75; 2. Luke Marrone (Bx) 19-4.5; 3. Stefan Buechele (A) 19-1.5; triple jump: 1. Omri Blair (Som) 41-0.25; 2. John Enkler (OLL) 41-0; 3. Talon Watson (Mont) 39-10.25; shot put: 1. Garrett LaPolt (Mont) 50-2; 2. Rajiv McSwine (A) 46-8.5; 3. Chris Groten (Som) 45-4; javelin: 1. Josh Collins (JAC) 142-2; 2. Robert Borriello (Ell) 140-9; 3. Josh Winter (TV) 138-9; hammer: 1. Raphael Ramirez (TV) 156-11; 2. Robert Borriello (Ell) 148-9; 3. Alex Preisig (Som) 127-3; discus: 1. Chris Groton (Som) 131-2; 2. Billy Stahlman (G) 123-0; 3. Brenden Tierney (TV) 121-4; pole vault: 1. Justin Farrenkopf (Ell) 14-0; 2. (tie) Stefan Buchele (A) and Scott Porter (Paw) 12-0.
Outstanding track athlete: Sebastion Hanson (Arlington) and Eddie Meranda (Arlington).
Outstanding field athlete: John Carpenter (O’Neill)
Girls Results:Division I team scores and key: 1. Arlington (A) 137 points; 2. Middletown (Mid) 61; 3. Hendrick Hudson 54.5; 4. Somers (Som) 45; 5. Red Hook (RH) 43.5; 6. Monticello (Mont) 41; 7. Byram Hills 39; 8. Port Jervis (PJ) 26; 9. Goshen (G) 23; 10. Our Lady of Lourdes 20; 11. Peekskill 19; 12. Albertus Magnus 5.
Girl Division II team scores and key: 1. Tri-Valley (TV) 169 points; 2. Bronxville (Bx) 152; 3. Eldred (Eld) 60.5; 4. (tie) Spackenkill (Spac) and Liberty (Lib) 41; 6. Dover (Dov) 36; 7. Ellenville (Ell) 24; 8. Pine Plains 21; 9. Rhinebeck 19; 10. Sullivan West (SW) 17.5; 11. (tie) Livingston Manor and Pawling (Paw) 17; 13. James I. O’Neill (JIO) 12; 14. Chapel Field 9; 15. John A. Coleman Catholic 1.
Girls 100 meters: 1. Kalissa Caesar (PJ) 12.4; 2. Emily Polvere (Som) 12.5; 3. Shasche Allen (Spac) 12.8; 200: 1. Polvere (Som) 26.3; 2. Allen (Spac) 26.6; 3. Lucy Kohlhoff (Bx) 27.0; 400: 1. Grace Weisbecker (RH) 63.5; 2. Tania Walker (Mont) 65.0; 3. Amanda Bertholf (Lib) 67.6; 800: 1. Chelsea Ogindo (Pk) 2:19.9; 2. Meredith Rizzo (Bx) 2:20.1; 3. Amber Goodspeed (Mid) 2:22.8; 1,500: 1. Delphi Cleaveland (A) 4:54.8; 2. Meredith Rizzo (Bx) 5:04.8; 3. Camryn Johnson (Mont) 5:16.0; 1,500 racewalk (non-scoring): 1. Kristi Licursi (Som) 7:41.3; 2. Maria Gorecki (Som) 7:42.4; 3. Rachel Deppa (SW) 7:54.2; 2,000 steeplechase: 1. Amber Goodspeed (Mid) 7:26.3; 2. Olivia Beltrani (A) 7:31.6; 3. Sarah Marvin (Paw) 7:57.3; 3,000: 1. Isabella Burda (A) 10:23.3; 2. Emilie Hoffer (Bx) 10:36.3; 3. Camryn Johnson (Mont) 10:52.8; 400 hurdles: 1. Sarah Haley (Dov) 66.9; 2. Rebecca Harman (Lib) 69.2; 3. Weisbecker (RH) 70.6; 300 shuttle hurdles relay: 1. Tri-Valley (DiMilia, Tingley, Reynolds) 51.3; 2. Bronxville 53.1; 3. Liberty 54.1; 400 relay: 1. Port Jervis (Burke, Barbone, Green, Caesar) 53.3; 2. Liberty 53.7; 3. Eldred 54.6; 1,600 relay: 1. Bronxville (Campbell, Phillips, Rizzo, Rizzo) 4:16.3; 2. Arlington 4:23; 3. Rhinebeck 4:32.2; 3,200 relay: 1. Somers (Casey Spor, Jackie Krueger, Juliette Cooper, Sarah Corning) 10:00; 2. Bronxville 10:05.3; 3. Arlington 10:24.2; throwers relay (non-scoring): 1. (tie) Lourdes (Liporace, Cacioppo, Farrell, Castellano) and Pawling (Maguire, Ketchum, Owens) 60.5; 3. Red Hook; high jump: 1. Taylor Carlin (Spac) 4-10; 2. Brianna Clarke (A) 4-9; 3. Equasia Edwards (Eld) 4-6; long jump: 1. Erika Bowring (Eld) 15-10; 2. Mareena DiMilia (TV) 15-6.25; 3. Sam Mason (PP) 15-4.5; triple jump: 1. Bowring (Eld) 32-10.75; 2. Carmel Joseph (Dov) 32-2; 3. Kim Goldhirsch (RH) 32-0.5; shot put: 1. DiMilia (TV) 34-7; 2. Danielle Borriello (Ell) 33-4; 3. Dominique Darby (TV) 32-4.5; discus: 1. Darby (TV) 105-5; 2. Borriello (Ell) 104-1; 3. Sarah Coney (TV) 93-3; hammer: 1. Darby (TV) 127-0; 2. Borriello (Ell) 124-4; 3. Heidi Furman (TV) 119-8; javelin: 1. DiMilia (TV) 103-1; 2. Heidi Furman (TV) 88-5; 3. Brianna Scott (JIO) 86-10; pole vault: 1. Weisbecker (RH) 9-6; 2. Marissa Robbino (G) 9-6; 3. Amanda Bertholf (Lib) 8-0.
Outstanding track athlete: Amber Goodspeed (Middletown)
Outstanding field athlete: Dominique Darby (Tri-Valley) and Mareena DiMilia (Tri-Valley)
Results of the Tri-Valley Invitational courtesy of T-V scorekeeper Kevin Giroux.
This coming week Tri-Valley will host rival Sullivan West for Division IV supremacy. On April 28 the local schools will participate in the Monticello Games minus those boys who will be travelling to the Penn Relays.
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Greats To States
Sullivan County Doubles Its State Participants From A Year Ago; Eldred Sends An Unprecedented Three; Deppa Reaches For Third Time; Bernstein Wins State Qual Mile In Personal Best; Darby Earns Trip With A Mighty Heave; LaPolt Represents Monticello; Bertholf Carries The Torch For Liberty
By RICHARD A. ROSS
Sullivan County (and Ellenville) state qualifiers (clockwise) Eldred's Breanna Brucher pole vault; Tri-Valley's Dominique Darby shot put and weight throw (not a state event); Eldred's Alex Campanella 1600; Tri-Valley's Jimmy Bernstein 1600; Ellenville's Jeffrey Nunez weight throw (not a state event)Ellenville's Tyler O'Bryant 55; Monticello's Garrett LaPolt shot put; Liberty's Amanda Bertholf pole vault; Sullivan West's Rachel Deppa 1500 racewalk; Ellenville's Justin Farrenkopf pole vault and Eldred's Hunter Proscia 3200.
UPDATED WITH STATE RESULTS BELOW!
WEST POINT, NY- What indoor track athletes evince in the rigors of the season cannot be fathomed by those who are not privy to it. Far away from the glare of the spotlight, they train relentlessly, stride with persistence to marshal better times and distances and endure the aches, pains, injuries, lack of sleep and so much more in order to put forth their best.
Many of them consider the indoor track season their training platform for the glorious spring track season just around the corner. But for the elite, including the 11 young men and women pictured above, the goals they set ranged far beyond setting personal milestones, breaking school records or winning Section Nine titles.
They aspired be contenders on the bigger stage, namely the NYSPHSAA Indoor Track Championships to be held at Cornell University’s Barton Hall on March 3. Aspirations are one thing but striving to achieve such goals is something else altogether. To that end they marshaled their best to be among the top two finishers in their event at the state qualifier, vying against all comers from Section Nine from schools large and small.
A few others made it to states as the third finisher with a time or distance that met or exceeded the state qualifying standard. (See chart to note this year’s state standards)
A year ago there were only four Sullivan County athletes on their way to Cornell.
They included Liberty’s Jessica Dunnigan in the 55 and the Long jump. Dunnigan placed 11th in the long jump with a mark of 17-0.25. Sullivan West’s Rachel Deppa made her second trip to states in the 1500 meter racewalk by winning the 2011 state qualifier with a personal best of 7:38.75. In 2010 she finished 12th at states. Last year she moved up to 10th at 7:45.21.
Monticello’s Shane Jackson won last year’s 300 in the state qualifier but did not make the finals at states. Eldred’s Hunter Proscia made his second trip to states a year ago, not in the 3200 as in the prior year, but as part of the intersectional relay. Tri-Valley’s Dominique Darby and Heidi Furman were one and two in the weight throw at the state qualifier which is not a state event
This year the number of Sullivan County increased dramatically. I am also including the Ellenville athletes because of their proximity to Sullivan County and their ongoing participation in the Sullivan County Invitationals and Championships.
Kudos to the legions of indoor track athletes who gave their all but did not qualify for the state meet. What you gained from your endeavors is priceless and will serve you not just in any future competitive seasons should you engage in such, but in terms of the personal strength and fortitude you’ll evince in many other dimensions in your lives with what you’ve internalized this winter.
Here is a list of this year’s state contenders.
Tri-Valley’s Jimmy Bernstein won the mile in 4:29.15, an astounding 3:29 faster than his personal best. He won as the sixth seed and is the first T-V boy to win at the state qualifier since Garrett Grey won the shot put in 2008.
Eldred’s Alex Campanella qualified as well in the event. Campanella registered a time of 4:21.82 this season so he gets to go by dint of finishing third and surpassing the qualifying standard.
Teammate Hunter Proscia heads back to states to revisit the 3200 milieu he participated in two years ago. Proscia finished third in the state qualifier but had already met the standard with his earlier time of 9:57:02 set at the Section Nine ‘B’ Championships.
Monticello’s Garrett LaPolt won the shot put in 50-10.25. He will represent Monticello this year.
Tri-Valley’s Dominique Darby won both the shot put and the weight throw. The latter is not a state event. Darby ‘s heave of 47-6 in the weight throw was 13 inches better than a year ago. Her winning mark of 36-4.25 in the shot put equaled her third place performance at the state qualifier a year ago.
Sullivan West’s Rachel Deppa posted a time of 7:38.43 in the 1500 meter racewalk, nearly identical to her time a year ago. This marks Deppa’s third trip to states as she seeks to improve on her 12th and 10th place finishes in 2010 and 2011.
Ellenville’s Tyler O’Bryant won the 55 in 6.73 repeating as state qualifier champion from 2011 though with a time not as speedy as last year’s 6.59. O’Bryant finished 10th at states last year with a time of 6.60.
Eldred’s Breanna Brucher won the pole vault in 10-0. This will mark Brucher’s first trip to states. With her inclusion, Eldred is sending a record number of participants to the state meet.
Liberty’s Amanda Bertholf also qualified in the pole vault with a leap of 9-3. This is Bertholf’s first trip to states.
Ellenville’s Jeffrey Nunez won the weight throw with a mighty heave of 57-9. The weight throw is not a state event.
Ellenville’s Justin Farrenkopf qualified in the pole vault with a mark of 13-6. This marks his first trip to states in the indoor season.
Here are the results from the state qualifier meet:
Boys
55-meter dash (6.74): 1. Tyler O’Bryant (Ell) 6.73; 2. Anthony Hall (Cor) 6.79; 3. Ashawn Bryan (Mid) 6.83; 4. Erick Cuellar (Lib) 6.99; 5. Kevin Crespi (Wall) 7.01; 6. Darnell Lubin (Wash) 7.12.
55 hurdles (7.94): 1. Eric Wellmon (Wall) 7.93; 2. Adrian Stelmach (War) 7.98; 3. Daniel Genender* (Mid) 8.04; 4. Orion Brown (King) 8.19; 5. Jordan Ruiz (Mid) 8.25; 6. Jon Banks (Cor) 8.39.
300 (36.74): 1. Taariq Jones (King) 36.48; 2. T.J. Santiago (Wash) 36.77; 3. Anthony Hall* (Cor) 36.84; 4. Darnell Lubin# (Wash) 36.88; 5. Tashan Beaupierre (Ell) 37.87; 6. Khari Harris (VC) 38.05.
600 (1:24.74): 1. David Hadaller (MW) 1:24.54; 2. Thomas Papazicos (MW) 1:24.64; 3. Dan Kelly* (War) 1:24.74; 4. Shakoy Burton# (Mid) 1:25.58; 5. Shane Lopez (MV) 1:26.04; 6. Brendan Bourne (War) 1:26.94.
1,000 (2:35.24): 1. Ray Farinella (War) 2:34.34 (opts out of state meet); 2. Devin deJoode (PP) 2:35.23; 3. Patrick Rooney* (MW) 2:36.20; 4. Llaney Hernandez# (MW) 2:36.67; 5. Steve Smith (PB) 2:38.30; 6. Eric Albino (MV) 2:41.78.
1,600 (4:28.74): 1. Jim Bernstein (TV) 4:29.15; 2. Grant Parrelli (War) 4:32.89 (opts out of state meet); 3. Alex Campanella* (Eld) 4:33.39; 4. Devin deJoode (PP) 4:35.22 (opted out of intersectional relay); 5. Zech Snel# (JIO) 4:39.70; 6. Jared Olson (War) 4:40.86.
3,200 (9:42.24): 1. Patrizio Grandinali (War) 9:36.64; 2. Luke Vasadi (Wash) 9:51.45; 3. Hunter Proscia* (Eld) 9:51.80; 4. Alex Shodai (Mid) 10:01.08; 5. T.J. Ferguson (MV) 10:07.35; 6. Adam Alharaizeh (PB) 10:11.91.
800 relay: 1. Middletown (Ashawn Bryan, Shakoy Burton, Octavious Wilborn, Latiq Floyd) 1:33.04; 2. Newburgh 1:34.06; 3. Monroe-Woodbury 1:34.79; 4. Washingtonville 1:34.94; 5. Port Jervis 1:38.39; 6. Wallkill disqualified.
1,600 relay: 1. Newburgh (Kinard Daynor, Daniel Beliard, Shaquille Wimberly, Terrel Moore) 3:30.05; 2. Wallkill 3:33.40; 3. Spackenkill 3:41.35; 4. Monroe-Woodbury 3:48.94; 5. Port Jervis 3:54.58; 6. F.D. Roosevelt did not start.
3,200 relay: 1. Warwick (Aaron Peterson, Jordan Burton, Ray Farinella, Grant Parrelli) 8:03.46; 2. Monroe-Woodbury (J.T. McEntyre, Patrick Rooney, Thomas Papazicos, David Hadaller) 8:05.20; 3. Kingston (Taariq Jones, Sean Lyons, Taylor Davis, Pat Cahill) 8:35.08; 4. Washingtonville 8:43.13; 5. Pine Bush 8:48.01; 6. Tri-Valley 8:53.76.
High jump (6-4): 1. (tie) Jonathan Carpenter (JIO) and Xaivier McAllister (NFA) 6-2; 3. Rob Gamble (MW) 6-2; 4. Alex Corrado (Wall) 6-0; 5. Danielle Pierre (Mid) 5-10; 6. (tie) Michael Garrick (NFA), Brendan Long (PP), Austin Hernandez (MW), Eddie Castillo (Gosh) and John Njoga (JIO) 5-6.
Long jump (21-6): 1. Qiyam Green (King) 20-9; 2. Dennis King (War) 20-7.5; 3. Brandon Farias (FDR) 19-11.25; 4. Kyle Farrington (NFA) 19-5.75; 5. Tony Patrignelli (MW) 19-5.25; 6. Wayne Bowden (Spac) 19-1.
Triple jump (43-6): 1. Collin Sears (VC) 43-0.5; 2. C.J. Clarke (Mid) 41-11.75; 3. Darrell Jones (MW) 41-7.5; 4. Casey Burley (War) 40-1.25; 5. Dennis King (War) 39-11.5; 6. Jimmy Quiceno (Ell) 39-11.25.
Shot put (52-0): 1. Garrett LaPolt (Mont) 50-10.25; 2. Randy Hinds (King) 49-10.25; 3. Jeff Nunez (Ell) 43-0.5; 4. Myles Harris (King) 43-0; 5. Dan Marvin (VC) 42-10; 6. Todd Roeder (SW) 42-9.
Pole vault (13-0): 1. Anthony Galazzo (PB) 14-0; 2. Todd Uckermark (War) 13-9; 3. Justin Farrenkopf* (Ell) 13-6; 4. Nicholas Giordani (MW) 13-0; 5. Amin Tmimi (MW) 13-0; 6. Steve Smith (PB) 12-0.
Weight throw (non-state event): 1. Jeff Nunez (Ell) 57-9; 2. Tim Wilson (Wash) 56-1; 3. Randy Hinds (King) 51-8; 4. Aric Boyes (TV) 50-0; 5. Todd Roeder (SW) 47-11; 6. Brendan Tierney (TV) 45-9.
Girls
55-meter dash (7.44): 1. Kalissa Caesar (PJ) 7.48; 2. Destiny Johnson (King) 7.55; 3. Dayzondra Gonzalez (MW) 7.64; 4. Jenn Peters (MV) 7.66; 5. Courtney Warden (Marl) 7.69; 6. Nicolette Zeigler (PB) 7.77
55 hurdles (8.74): 1. Aliyah Matta (NFA) 8.65; 2. Courtney Warden (Marl) 8.71; 3. Danielle Coburn (PB) 9.29; 4. Michelle Mitchell (MW) 9.38; 5. Tara Kemp (Mid) 9.54; 6. Maddie Daches (MW) 9.64.
300 (41.94): 1. Sara Flores (King) 41.62; 2. D’Yanna McCaskill (NFA) 42.28; 3. Jenn Peters# (MV) 43.43; 4. Katie Klercker (Ont) 43.53; 5. Shasche Allen (Spac) 45.04; DNS. Tikkre Hollins (Mid) did not start.
600 (1:38.74): 1. Christina Zelenoy (MW) 1:35.94; 2. Jillian Decker (Cor) 1:38.00; 3. Kerry Connors* (Wash) 1:38.51; 4. Kayley Jansen# (King) 1:39.40; 5. Cynthia Gray (PB) 1:39.87; 6. Brittany Rennison (TV) 1:42.86.
1,000 (3:02.24): 1. Amber Goodspeed (Mid) 2:59.20; 2. Katie FitzGerald (War) 2:59.49; 3. Darby Ginley* (War) 2:59.55; 4. Lauren Hehir# (Wash) 2:59.69; 5. Kristen Borriello (VC) 3:04.62; 6. Christine Donnelly (Eld) 3:09.51.
1,500 (4:49.54): 1. Emily Waligurski (Ont) 4:41.87; 2. Holly Cavalluzzo (VC) 4:43.14; 3. Gianna Frontera* (NFA) 4:46.17; 4. Meaghan Ventarola# (MW) 4:53.75; 5. Dara Cuffe (Cor) 5:02.50; 6. Kelly Burke (King) 5:03.74.
1,500 racewalk (7:28.24): 1. Rachel Deppa (SW) 7:38.43; 2. Abi Roe (Wash) 7:47.88; 3. Jamie Woych (King) 7:52.86; 4. Kari Coomey (MW) 8:10.28; 5. Anastasia Borisenko (FDR) 8:11.87; 6. Brooke Gillette (TV) 8:12.17.
3,000 (10:21.14): 1. Gianna Frontera (NFA) 10:07.40; 2. Ashley Wallace (Cor) 10:25.87; 3. Allison Davis (MV) 10:33.82; 4. Beatrice Boylan (Cor) 11:04.36; 5. Camryn Johnson (Mont) 11:12.10; 6. Jessica Cueva-Scarpelli (MW) 11:17.55.
800 relay: 1. Cornwall 1:46.73; 2. Kingston 1:47.04 on re-run (1:46.80 in first race); 3. Middletown 1:49.54; 4. Warwick 1:51.15; 5. Pine Bush 1:52.08; DQ. Newburgh disqualified for impeding (1:46.80).
1,600 relay: 1. Monroe-Woodbury 4:05.24; 2. Washingtonville 4:05.54; 3. Warwick 4:23.01; 4. Middletown 4:25.83; 5. Kingston 4:47.47; DQ. Spackenkill disqualified.
3,200 relay: 1. Warwick (Agens Eigo, Charlotte Brunjes, Katie FitzGerald, Darby Giney) 9:34.29; 2. Monroe-Woodbury (Dana O’Donnell, Alexis Gomez, Noelle LaDue, Kelsey Esselman) 9:38.01; 3. Valley Central (Holly Cavalluzzo, Kristen Borriello, Kelly Weiskittel, Samantha Meade) 9:47.78; 4. Cornwall 9:56.96; 5. Washingtonville 10:44.26; 6. Tri-Valley 10:45.13.
High jump (5-3): 1. Meredith Przybocki (PB) 5-2; 2. Jessica Armand (War) 5-2; 3. (tie) Georgianna Crisci (VC) and Ashlyne Sullivan (MW) 4-8; 5. Danielle Coburn (PB) 4-8; 6. Erica Maisonet (Wall) 4-8.
Long jump (17-2): 1. Olivia Jebb (Cor) 18-0; 2. Brittany Bryant (Cor) 16-10; 3. Venika Jarvis (FDR) 15-2.75; 4. Erika Bowring (Eld) 14-10; 5. Sam Beyar (MW) 14-8.5; 6. Erica Chambers (Mid) 14-7.
Triple jump (36-1): 1. Olivia Jebb (Cor) 37-9; 2. Brittany Bryant (Cor) 36-3; 3. Danielle Coburn (PB) 35-9; 4. Aubrey Martin (Marl) 33-1; 5. Rebeccah Harman (Lib) 31-8.75; 6. Erika Bowring (Eld) 31-3.5.
Shot put (37-7): 1. Dominique Darby (TV) 36-4.25; 2. Katherine Mollahan (Cor) 35-1; 3. Rebecca Rich (King) 32-7.25; 4. Amber Cordero (MW) 32-6.5; 5. Kassi Ellsworth (King) 31-8; 6. Danielle Borriello (Ell) 31-5.
Pole vault (10-0): 1. Breanna Brucher (Eld) 9-6; 2. Amanda Bertholf (Lib) 9-3; 3. Marisa Robbins (Gosh) 9-3; 4. Rachel Pinter (Wall) 9-0; 5. (tie) Alexis Finn (MW), Lauren Bracco (MW), Jordan Lidstone (FDR) and Julia Rubin-Armstrong (Ont) 8-6.
Weight throw (non-state event): 1. Dominique Darby (TV) 47-5; 2. Danielle Borriello (Ell) 43-0; 3. Heidi Furman (TV) 39-11; 4. Rebecca Rich (King) 36-2; 5. Valerie Hinds (King) 34-6; 6. Shannon Miller (MV) 31-5.
Section Nine Comes Through With Some Epic Performances At States
ITHACA, NY– Given the level of competition at the NYSPHSAA indoor track championships, athletes are called upon to summon their best if they are to place well against the best of the best. Each year there are a few Section Nine kids who marshal breakout performances to do just that as well as others who do themselves and their schools proud by landmark finishes even if they aren’t winners or even in the top ten of their events.
In this year’s girls meet, the best performance turned in by a Section Nine female was that of NFA’s Gianna Frontera who won the 3000 in a personal best time of 9:59.34, a full 7:41 faster than her previous best. Frontera just missed capturing a Federation title as well by a miniscule six one hundredths of a second. Thanks to the Times Herald-Record’s Ken McMillan for providing the other Section Nine female milestones as well. (The following is reprinted from the TH-R).
Holly Cavalluzzo of Valley Central placed fourth (4:40.69) and Onteora’s Emily Waligurski was sixth (4:44.53) in the 1,500 Fed final. Cavalluzo improved her best by 1.87 seconds.
Pine Bush’s Meredith Przybocki jumped three inches higher than her seed with her 5-foot-5 high jump good for fourth place.
Warwick’s Megan Reilly, Charlotte Brunjes, Katie FitzGerald and Darby Ginley took 3.87 seconds off their best time and placed fourth in the Fed 3,200 relay (9:30.42).
Middletown’s Amber Goodspeed placed sixth in the 1,000 Fed final (2:57.52), taking 1.68 seconds off her best.
Kingston’s Sara Flores placed seventh in the 300 Fed final (41.00), taking 0.42 seconds off her best.
In the long jump, Cornwall teammates Olivia Jebb (17-8 3/4) and Brittany Bryant (17-6 1/4) placed fifth and seventh, respectively. In the triple jump, Jebb was seventh and Bryant was 14th. (Complete Section Nine finishers will be at the bottom of this update).
In the boys race (again I quote the Times Herald Rcord’s fine coverage)
The Warwick 3,200-meter relay of Ray Farinella, Jordan Burton, Grant Parrelli and Aaron Peterson won the public school title and placed second in the Federation in the state meet held in Ithaca.
Warwick finished in 7 minutes, 53.93 seconds, taking 9.53 seconds off their previous best and claiming the school’s fourth public title since 2006. Independent school Collegiate won in 7:50.52.
Other boys milestones according to the TH-R:
Newburgh Free Academy’s 1,600 relay squad of Isaiah Valentine, Shaquille Wimberly, Xaivier McAllister and Terrel Moore placed second in the Fed final (3:25.18), winning the public-school title. Boys and Girls of the PSAL won in 3:24.67.
Taariq Jones of Kingston shaved 0.4 seconds off his best and finished second in the Fed 300 final (34.49).
Middletown’s 800 relay of Ashawn Bryan, Octavious Wilborn, Shakoy Burton and Latique Floyd were fourth in the Fed final (1:33.24), taking third among public schools.
Ellenville’s Tyler O’Bryant was fourth in the 55 dash (6.47 seconds).
Thomas Papazicos took 0.6 seconds off his best and was sixth in the Fed 600 final (1:22.97).
Sullivan County And Ellenville Bring Local Pride
Ellenville’s Tyler O’Bryant finished fourth in the 55 (6:47), 12 seconds faster than his tenth place finish in 2011.
Tri-Valley’s Jimmy Bernstein was 13th in his first outing at the state indoor meet. His time of 4:29.38 was just shy of his best ever 4:29.15 which won the mile at the state qualifier. Bernstein looks to marshal his immense progress towards the spring track season as he doubles up with his sterling work in golf that won him the OCIAA title last spring.
Monticello’s Garrett LaPolt took seventh in the shot put with a mark of 50-8.25, two inches shy of his first place heave at the state qualifier.
Eldred’s Alex Campanella was 15th in the 1600 with a time of 4:29.47, a time quite short of his legendary 4:21.82 posted earlier this season. Teammate Hunter Proscia was 26th in the 3200 with a time of 10:02.68. Like Campanella, his time was far off of his best which was 9:57.02 posted at the Section Nine ‘B” championships.
Ellenville’s Justin Farrenkopf took 13th in the pole vault with a leap of 13-0. He cleared 13-6 at the state qualifier.
Sullivan West’s Rachel Deppa made her third trip to states in the 1500 meter racewalk. This time out she finished 11th in 7:41.45, a big improvement over her tenth place time of 7:45.21 a year ago.
Tri-Valley’s Dominique Darby was 16th in the shot put with a heave of 34-6.25, a full two feet shy of her state qualifying mark.
Eldred’s Breanna Brucher took 15th in the pole vault with a leap of 9-6. She cleared 10-6 recently at Easterns
Liberty’s Amanda Bertholf was 19th in the pole vault with a mark of 9-3.
Below are all of the Section Nine contenders with their places, times and distances courtesy of the Times Herald-Record.
Boys results:
55-meter dash: 1. Winslow Dorsainvil (Spring Valley-1) 6.33; 4. Tyler O’Bryant (Ellenville-9) 6.47; 13. (16) Anthony Hall (Cornwall-9) 6.69.
55 hurdles: 1. Cory Keefe (Oswego-3) 7.49; 11. (12) Eric Wellmon (Wallkill-9) 7.80; 21. (24) Daniel Genender (Middletown-9) 7.88; 24. (28) Adrian Stelmach (Warwick-9) 8.27.
300: 1. Brian Smith (Greece-Athena-5) 34.17; 2. Taariq Jones (Kingston-9) 34.49; 12. (16) Anthony Hall (Cornwall-9) 36.05; 21. (29) T.J. Santiago (Washingtonville-9) 37.20.
600: (1) Strymar Livinigston (Columbus-PSAL) 1:20.02; 5. (6) Thomas Papazicos (Monroe-Woodbury-9) 1:22.97; 14. (18) David Hadaller (Monroe-Woodbury-9) 1:25.45; 18. (23) Dan Kelly (Warwick-9) 1:25.89.
1,000: 1. Zavon Watkins (Liverpool-3) 2:27.91; 9. Patrick Rooney (Monroe-Woodbury-9) 2:34.18; 14. Devin deJoode (Pine Plains-9) 2:35.82.
1,600: (1) Thomas Awad (Chaminade-CHSAA) 4:21.26; 1. (3) Spencer Patterson (Saratoga-2) 4:24.54; 9. (13) Jim Bernstein (Tri-Valley-9) 4:29.38; 11. (15) Alex Campanella (Eldred-9) 4:29.47.
3,200: 1. Kris Moran (North Babylon) 9:08.57; 9. (12) Patrizio Grandinali (Warwick-9) 9:37.90; 21. (26) Hunter Proscia (Eldred-9) 10:02.68; 22. (28) Luke Vasadi (Washingtonville-9) 10:08.17.
800 relay: 1. Uniondale-8 (Derrick Ingram, Nyder Chardonette, Tresean Goodwin, Davon Henry) 1:30.58; 3. (4) Middletown-9 (Ashawn Bryan, Octavious Wilborn, Shakoy Burton, Latique Floyd) 1:33.24.
1,600 relay: (1) Boys and Girls-PSAL (Joel Johnson, Curtly Renwick, Javaun Grant, Kerwyn Sutton) 3:24.67; 1. (2) Newburgh Free Academy-9 (Isaiah Valentine, Shaquille Wimberly, Xaivier McAllister, Terrel Moore) 3:25.18.
3,200 relay: (1) Collegiate-PSAL (Will McDuffie, Will Garcia, J.P. Meredith, Alex McDonald) 7:50.52; 1. (2) Warwick-9 (Jordan Burton, Ray Farinella, Grant Parrelli, Aaron Peterson) 7:53.93.
Intersectional relay: 1. Section Five 8:55.85; 9. Section Nine (Llaney Hernandez, Darnell Lubin, Shane Lopez, Zech Snel) 9:14.44.
High jump: 1. Brandon Joyce (Niagara Falls-6) 6-10; 8. (9) Jonathan Carpenter (James I. O’Neill-9) 6-4; 13. (14) Xaivier McAllister (Newburgh-9) 6-4.
Long jump: 1. Joe Caraciolo (Massapequa-8) 22-6; 14. (17) Dennis King (Warwick-9) 20-2.5; 15. (18) Qiyam Green (Kingston-9) 20-0.
Triple jump: 1. Thomas Johnson (White Plains-1) 47-7.75; 17. (22) Collin Sears (Valley Central-9) 41-0.5; 18. (23) C.J. Clarke (Middletown-9) 40-11.5.
Girls results:
55-meter dash: (1) Kimberly Bailey (Taft-PSAL) 7.15; 1. (3) Valencia Hannon (Elmont-8) 7.22; 15. (21) Destiny Johnson (Kingston-9) 7.53; 16. (22) Kalissa Caesar (Port Jervis-9) 7.54.
55 hurdles: 1. Kailyn Arcury (Williamsville South-6) 8.01; 10. (15) Courtney Warden (Marlboro-9) 9.15 (8.77 in prelims); DNS. Aliyah Matta (Newburgh-9) scratch from semis (8.84 in prelims)
300: 1. Kyle Plante (Colonie-2) 38.23; 5. (7) Sara Flores (Kingston-9) 41.00; 8. (11) D’Yanna McCaskill (Newburgh-9) 41.58.
600: 1. Emma Gallagher (Garden City-8) 1:32.37; 5. (6) Christina Zelenoy (Monroe-Woodbury-9) 1:36.22; 12. (16) Kerry Connors (Washingtonville-9) 1:39.20; 14. (18) Jillian Decker (Cornwall-9) 1:39.72.
1,000: 1. Anima Banks (Mamaroneck-1) 2:49.84; 6. Amber Goodspeed (Middletown-9) 2:57.52; 9. Katie FitzGerald (Warwick-9) 3:00.70; 15. (16) Darby Ginley (Warwick-9) 3:03.65.
1,500: 1. Mary Cain (Bronxville-1) 4:24.25; 4. Holly Cavalluzzo (Valley Central-9) 4:40.69; 5. (6) Emily Waligurski (Onteora-9) 4:44.53; 12. (15) Gianna Frontera (Newburgh-9) 4:54.25.
1,500 racewalk: 1. Molly Josephs (Garden City-8) 7:04.84; 9. (11) Rachel Deppa (Sullivan West-9) 7:41.45; 16. (19) Abi Roe (Washingtonville-9) 8:16.42.
3,000: (1) Alexis Panisse (Benjamin Cardozo-PSAL) 9:59.28; 1. (2) Gianna Frontera (Newburgh-9) 9:59.34; 19. (24) Ashley Wallace (Cornwall-9) 11:00.18.
800 relay: 1. Mount Vernon-1 (Tanaya Yarde, Robbi Rogers, Shanice Cameron, Lexus Harney) 1:43.51; 7. Cornwall-9 (Brittany Bryant, Elena Rudy, Olivia Jebb, Jillian Decker) 1:48.03.
1,600 relay: 1. Garden City-8 (Katie O’Neill, Laura Jaeger, Alexis Yeboah-Kodie, Jenna DeAngelo) 3:55.73; 9. Monroe-Woodbury-9 (Morgan Menzzasalma, Spencer Pavia, Jennifer Boyle, Dayzondra Gonzalez) 4:13.13.
3,200 relay: 1. Fayetteville-Manlius-3 (Jillian Fanning, Katie Sischo, Heather Martin, Katie Brislin) 9:08.77; 4. Warwick-9 (Megan Reilly, Charlotte Brunjes, Katie FitzGerald, Darby Ginley) 9:30.42.
Intersectional relay: 1. Section Two 10:16.68; 4. Section Nine (Lauren Hehir, Jenn Peters, Kayley Jansen, Meaghan Ventarola) 10:28.88.
High jump: 1. Stephanie Izard (Sweet Home-6) 5-6; 4. Meredith Przybocki (Pine Bush-9) 5-5; 18. Jessica Armand (Warwick-9) 5-2.
Long jump: 1. Mikayla Pearce (Maryvale-6) 19-0.5; 5. Olivia Jebb (Cornwall-9) 17-8.75; 7. Brittany Bryant (Cornwall-9) 17-6.25.
Triple jump: (1) Odrine Belot (Kellenberg-PSAL) 39-1.25; 1. (2) Molly Shapiro (Emma Willard-2) 39-0.25; 7. (8) Olivia Jebb (Cornwall-9) 36-8.75; 12. (14) Brittany Bryant (Cornwall-9) 35-4.5.
Shot put: (1) Adrienne Alexander (Bishop Loughlin-PSAL) 42-8; 1. (2) Adaora Nwodili (Longwood-11) 42-3.5; 12. (14) Katherine Mollahan (Cornwall-9) 35-3.5; 14. (16) Dominique Darby (Tri-Valley-9) 34-6.25.
Pole vault: 1. Maddesen Weekes (Shenendehowa-2) 11-9; 14. (15) Breanna Brucher (Eldred-9) 9-9; 18. (19) Amanda Bertholf (Liberty-9) 9-0.
Congratulations to all of the Section Nine contenders for their fine efforts. Stay tuned as a number will now move on to Nationals.
Shot put: (1) Dominik Kosar (Saint Joseph College Prep-CHSAA) 54-8.5; 1. (2) Jordan Kihl (Lancaster-6) 54-0.75; 5. (7) Garret LaPolt (Monticello-9) 50-8.25; 18. (23) Randy Hinds (Kingston-9) 42-3.25.
Pole vault: (1) Greg Gallagher (Iona Prep-CHSAA) 15-6; 1. (3) Stefan Bucchele (Arlington-1) 15-0; 7. (10) Anthony Galazzo (Pine Bush-9) 13-6; 9. (12) Todd Uckermark (Warwick-9) 13-6; 13. (16) Justin Farrenkopf (Ellenville-9) 13-0.
One For The Ages
Monticello Pulls Off A Dramatic Upset Against Class AA Behemoth Minisink Valley In A Classic That Will Long Be Remembered
Monticello 37, Minisink Valley 28
By RICHARD A. ROSS
rross@sportsinsightsny.com
Scenes from an historic Monticello win (clockwise) Shane Jackson eludes tacklers for a big gain. He rushed for 183 yards and threw for 233 incurring two TD's on the ground and three in the air. Anthony Gray pulls in a pass. Gray racked up 175 yards on nine catches and scored three TD's in the win. Minisink Valley's Jeff Newlin hauls in a 53-yard pass from Ryan Callaghan to score the Warriors' first TD. Gray catches the ball and heads out of bounds at the one. Monticello failed to score on this drive and proceeded to relinquish the lead by surrendering 21 unanswered points but Gray and company got off the mat to responds by reclaiming and retaining the lead. Montie cheerleaders pose during halftime. Sean Reuss catches a pass and barrels forward.
MONTICELLO, NY—For years to come in the telling and retelling of how undersized, undermanned and under-appreciated Monticello marshaled a 37-28 upset victory over Minisink Valley, the Panther players and coaches will hearken back to a day when heart, soul and true grit prevailed against seemingly unspeakable odds.
A moment to treasure: Monticello players and coaches on the sideline erupt in joy as the game comes to a victorious conclusion.
There are moments in our lives, especially those tinged with unbridled emotion, that remain forever emblazoned in our memory. And this September 10 classic was just such a time.
Stalking the sideline with camera at the ready, absorbing every second of this game’s tenor , this writer bore witness to the courage and determination of a total team effort; one that would not quit in the face of pain, injury, exhaustion and even a late Warriors’ resurgence that threatened to rob the Panthers of a victory in a game they had led up to that point.
Indeed, it is when adversity rises to its most daunting level that character is tested. And as the post-game comments supplied by Panther head coach Matt Buddenhagen, as well as the observations of several of the game’s most salient players will attest, this victory was far more than just a regular season, non-league win. Their words matter and subsequently in this piece they will be quoted.
Far more than just another Saturday afternoon football game, this clash and ensuing upset victory was a milestone, a potential season-changer and above all else, a testimony to what is possible when one is willing to lay it all on the line.
For the 33 players who suited up for this second outing of the young season, the sweet rewards of victory eradicated last week’s sense of despondency following the opening day defeat to Pine Bush and created a newfound determination to make this season one for the ages. Assuredly, next week’s league clash against powerful Cornwall will be greatly anticipated and viewed differently by both teams following Monticello’s showing against Minisink Valley, a team touted as the third-ranked team in Section Nine.
For the Warriors led by classy veteran coach Kevin Gallagher, this day’s outcome will provide its own lessons and motivation for the battles to come, first and foremost next week as the Warriors take on the Kingston Tigers, a team Cornwall battered in week one to the tune of 31-6.
Minisink Valley senior Jeff Newlin did some major damage against Port Jervis last weekend and wrought some more against the Monties, but not enough to put his team over the top. Here Newlin gets into the secondary and looks to make the Monties pay.
Football games have their side stories. This one was marked by the departure of Monticello Athletic Director Doug Murphy who will be taking over the A.D. reins at Minisink Valley this week. “Bittersweet,” was the word Murphy used to describe his emotions about leaving.. “Monticello is a wonderful school with wonderful people. I look forward to the opportunity now to head down to Minisink Valley.
I had a great career at Monticello for the past 18 years as a teacher, coach, assistant principal and athletic director. I’m most proud of how well the athletic program has improved. The boys track team has won the last two division championships and bringing football back which has done great things for the school and community.”
Joking about the coincidence that Monticello would be facing Minisink Valley on his last official day, the affable outgoing A.D. called it “Murphy’s Law.” This writer quipped that hopefully this year’s coming Monticello Games will have great weather which it did every year under his watch.
A new football scoreboard was dedicated to 1975 graduate Phillip Berman. His son Logan and nephew Alan were on hand to be honored in his name.
As the teams completed their warm ups, the disparity in size and numbers was apparent. The Warriors had arrived with a huge squad that outnumbered Monticello two-two one. Behind its 37-0 thrashing of Port Jervis in week one, the Warriors looked to roll over Monticello in the air and on the ground while looking to key in on Panthers’ standout quarterback Shane Jackson.
To their shock by day’s end, it would be Monticello’s seemingly unstoppable offense that would steal the show as the Panthers would rack up 533 total yards including 233 in the air from the scrambling Jackson who was 14/21 with three TD passes to senior wide out Anthony Gray.
Football games are won or lost at the line of scrimmage. Here the Montie d-line faces a daunting Minisink Valley o-line that out-sized them. The Panther defense played a remarkable game.
Gray’s heroics produced a remarkable nine catches for 175 yards. With an enormous vertical leap, a quick first step and a hunger for the ball, Gray continuously beat Minisink Valley’s secondary to provide an open target for Jackson.
Similarly, on the ground, the Panthers moved the chains on the hefty Minisink defense as Jackson, often hobbling on not one, but two injured calf muscles eluded tacklers or made gains even running into the teeth of the defense. Jackson carried the ball 26 times for 183 yards and rushed for a pair of touchdowns.
José Cruz put in a yeoman’s effort with 22 carries for 100 yards and one TD. Cruz overcame a fumble which led to Minisink Valley’s first score. Putting the miscue in the rearview mirror, the tough back summoned his will to take the ball time and time again as he was abetted by Monticello’s outstanding offensive line.
Buddenhagen gushed with praise for his o-line’s showing. “Offensive line is the most thankless position. You never get credit or your name in the paper. They’re always getting yelled at and it’s the hardest position too. You’ve got to think constantly. There are so many change ups and calls on the line. They were awesome today”, he said naming them one by one: Brendan Madsen, Brendan Thomas, Ian Campbell, Jermel Branch, Garrett LaPolt and tight end Sean Reuss.”
The Warriors won the toss and elected to receive but Monticello’s fiery defense answered the call by nixing the opening drive. The Panthers got the ball out to their 35 on the punt return and went to work as Jackson scrambled and then threw a first down pass to Gray. The chains kept moving with a first-down pass to Reuss to the Warriors’ 17. Two plays later Jackson burst free for a 13-yard TD run at 4:34. Angelo Niforatos kicked the PAT and the Panthers led 7-0.
Words fall far short in describing the athleticism of Shane Jackson, an omnipresent threat that makes defenses edgy to say the least.
Minisink gained ground off its option pitch from QB Ryan Callaghan to running back Frank Mayo and a toss to Andrew Hannerman but a delay of game penalty slowed the push. The Warriors went for it on fourth down but the Panthers got a key stop of running back Rommel Brantley by Monticello’s Steve Demestrio .
Jackson responded two plays later with a 36-yard strike to Gray at 11:42 of the second quarter to make it 13-0. The PAT failed but the Panthers were rolling.
Gray knocked down a pass from Callaghan on the next Warriors’ series and Minisink had to punt. On the first play from scrimmage Cruz had the ball stripped and Minisink got the ball at the Monties’ 46. Wideout Jeff Newlin hauled in a 53-yard pass at 9:22 and Colin Cazetta split the uprights to make it 13-7.
The Monties overcame a delay of game penalty and used a nice mix of passes to Gray and Reuss and runs by Cruz and Jackson to move the ball forward. The drive was capped by a three-yard TD run by Jackson for the 19-7 lead. The two-point conversion try resulted in an incomplete pass.
Minisink threatened on its next series as it marched relentlessly down the field but an interception by Mistah Alli proved momentous in assuring the Monties of a 19-7 lead at the half and the prospect of receiving the ball after the break.
That they did as they began on their 20 with a touchback. Cruz carried it six but concerns rose as Jackson was visibly hurt and limping and had to come out. Jonathan Harned went in to call the signals. Cruz shouldered the load and Jackson returned two plays later. An encroachment penalty by the Warriors sustained the Monties’ drive and at 5:52 Jackson found Gray with a 14-yard TD pass to make it 25-7. The PAT was blocked but all looked promising for Monticello.
But football is a four-quarter, down-to-the-wire affair. Minisink coaches implored their players to rise to the challenge and they did.
It took them only three plays on the next series to march 67 yards capped off by a 33-yard TD run by Newlin around the left end at 5:28 to make it 25-14 after the successful PAT.
And they weren’t done yet.
The new scoreboard dedicated to the memory of 1975 Monticello grad Phillip Berman reveals the happy ending. A tribute to Berman's memory and the foundation in his name preceded the game.
The Monties went three and out and the Warriors took over at their 19. Suddenly they were moving it at will, eating up huge chunks of field. At 1:59 Branley hauled in an 11-yard strike from Callaghan and moved closer at 25-20.
Monticello had the ball as the fourth quarter began and Jackson hit Gray on a long strike to the one as the deft receiver struggled to stay inbounds for the score. In what looked to be a major shift in momentum, the Warriors withstood the challenge as Jackson’s fourth down pass to Reuss fell incomplete and Minisink shocked Monticello with a first down 99 and a half-TD strike to Frankie Yovino to take a 26-25 lead with 9:49 remaining in the game.
They added a two-point conversion run to make it 28-25 and looked to shut the door on Monticello.
But Buddenhagen’s troops would not be denied. Banged up, tired, but undaunted they took to the field determined to reclaim the lead. Credit Cruz and Gray, along with Jackson and the forceful play of the offensive line. They just kept ramming the ball forward. With 5:58 remaining, the 70-yard drive reached paydirt as Jackson ran it in from the one to make it 31-28. The conversion play failed but now it was on the defense to hold serve.
To that end the Monties came up with a huge turnover as Alli knocked the ball loose and Jacob McLaughlin recovered it at the Minisink 47. Facing a third and five, Jackson unleashed a 47-yard strike to Gray for the 37-28 lead. Niforatos’ PAT was partially blocked but only 1:44 remained in the game.
Minisink made huge gains on a screen pass to Yovino and were moving by leaps and bounds all the way to the Monties’ ten-yard line. Monticello knew the game was far from over but it was about to drop into the bag as Jackson picked off a Callaghan pass with 48 seconds remaining.
Monticello couldn’t get a first down and the Warriors got it back one more time. Monticello’s defense had the last word and the Monties erupted into a jubilant celebration behind the improbable 37-28 win.
Minisink Coach Kevin Gallagher summed it up thusly: “You’ve got to give them a lot of credit. They played a great game, the kind of game they’d need to play to beat us. I won’t say we didn’t play well but when you’ve got big play capability like they have, you’re always one play away from getting back in it , which they did after we got the lead.”
Gallagher went on to praise Jackson. “He broke tackles numerous times and he was playing hurt. He’s a gutsy kid.”
Buddenhagen addressed his troops and praised them to the sky. “They roll in here with sixty players and a program that’s been around forever. This is a huge win for us, one of the best games I’ve ever been a part of,” he added. That’s a double AA team. That’s how you play football! We got in a flow on offense. That’s the way to bounce back,” he barked as he went on to extol the game’s big playmakers one by one, already duly mentioned and in including Adam Kaiser who had pounced on a key onside kick by the Warriors.
Turning to this writer, the fiery coach added. “Our first three games presented a bear of a schedule and people kept telling me: 0-3. This gives us great momentum for the games to come.” Monticello (1-1) travels to Cornwall next week for its first and most daunting league test.
How The Players Saw It..In Their Own Words
Anthony Gray “It really feels great. This is a big win for us, a big statement. We beat a Double AA team when everyone said we were going to lose in a really big blowout. I was impressed by how our offensive line could block that well and Cruz kept it going. He got over that fumble just like Coach teaches us to do.”
José Cruz: “It means a lot to us. When we lost to Pine Bush last week it seemed like the whole team was going downhill. I think this really boosted our confidence.”
Sean Reuss :”This win means a lot to our team. We came out strong in the first and second halves and kept it up. Our line did great today.”
Shane Jackson: “I’m really proud of our team and even though I was hurt I felt I had to pull through for the team. It’s great to have a win but it feels even better coming against the third-ranked team in Section Nine.”
Monticello Stat Line:
Passing: Jackson 14/21/233 with three TD’s.
Rushing: Jackson 26/183 with two TD’s; Cruz 22/100 with one TD.
Sean Reuss led his team with 12 tackles.
Receiving: Mike Rogers 1/6; Gray 9/175 with three TD’s; Reuss 2/30; Connor Briggs 1/7.
Minisink stats are forthcoming and will be added when they are sent.
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