League Lore 2012
OCIAA Meet Lives Up To Its Usual Standard Featuring The Best Of The Orange County League’s Runners, Jumpers And Throwers; Records Shattered, Personal Bests Abound As Athletes Marshal Their Resolve For Coming Sectionals And States
Boys team results: 1) Warwick Valley 132; 2) Monroe-Woodbury 116; 3) Kingston 80; 4) Newburgh 60; 5) Middletown 31.66; 6) Washingtonville 30; 7) Cornwall 24; 8) James I. O’Neill 22; 9) Pine Bush 20; 10) Valley Central 18.33; 11) Liberty 12; 12) Eldred 10; 13) Monticello 9; 14) Goshen 8; 15) Fallsburg 7; 16) Minisink Valley 6; 17) Tri-Valley 3
Girls team results: 1) Cornwall 143; 2) Newburgh 95; 3) Monroe-Woodbury 78 ; 4) Kingston 56; 5) Warwick Valley 47; 6) Washingtonville 30 ; 7) Middletown 28; 8) Valley Central 27; 9) Pine Bush 23; 10) Eldred 14; 11) Port Jervis 11; 11) Tri-Valley 11; 13) Goshen10 ; 14) Minisink Valley 4; 14) Fallsburg 4; 14) James I. O’Neill 4; 17) Liberty 3; 18) Monticello 1
Glorious moments from the OCIAA Championships (clockwise) Middletown's Amber Goodspeed rockets by the water barrier en route to winning the 2000 steeplechase. Kingston's Tarriq Jones edges out NFA's Isaih Valentine to win the 100. Port Jervis' Karissa Caesar wins the 100 by two one hundreths of a second over Cornwall's Olivia Jebb. Cornwall's Brittany Bryant wins the 100 high hurdles. Liberty's Kane Sauchuk takes 4th in the 110 high hurdles and the 400 intermediate hurdles. Tri-Valley's Jimmy Bernstein shatters his prior personal best in the 800 with a time of 1:59. Cornwall's Brittany Bryant wins the long jump. She also won the high jump and just missed a sweep of all four events as she was just shy of teammate Jebb in the triple jump. Valley Central's Holly Cavalluzzo holds off NFA's Gianna Frontera in the 1500 just like she did in the 3000 a day prior. Fallsburg's Michael Robinson clears 5-10 in the high jump and fails to place but he took third in the triple jump and sixth in the long jump. Monticello's Tino Taylor breaks the school record in the 400 with a time of 50.62. The mark had stood on the books for more than 20 years. Warwick's Paddy Grandinali and Eldred's Hunter Proscia are side by side in the early going of the 3000 steeplechase. Grandinali won the event. Proscia finished 4th with a PR. Grandinall also won the 3200 and the 1600.. Sullivan West's Amanda Rosenberger and Liberty's Rebeccah Harman were Sportsmanship Award winners along with Washingtonville's Lauren Hehir and Newburgh's Xavier McAllister. Liberty's Kenny Jaycox was fourth in the long jump.
WARWICK, NY—From the photogenic steeplechase races in the early morning to the last relay of day two of the Orange County Interscholastic Athletic Association Championships, it was a non-stop panoply of athleticism, speed, strength, determination and moments of personal and team glory.
Each and every year it always is just that.
What can you say about Warwick’s boys team? Having just completed their 24th season without losing a dual meet, the Purple Wave reclaimed the league title won by Monroe-Woodbury a year ago. In the girls realm it was powerful Cornwall retaining its title. True, Aisling Cuffe is now rendering her superior talents to the Stanford Cardinal, but in her stead remain a cadre of talented Lady Dragons across the spectrum.
The Warwick High School venue is outstanding, the competition is first-rate and if you love track and field as much as I do, there are momentous things happening nearly everywhere you look.
All of which explains why I am invariably smiling when I arrive at Warwick and why that smile is still on my face in late afternoon as I am heading to my car with my camera jam-packed with memorable photos and my brain brimming with the density of all that I’ve seen and heard during the day.
To try and report on all of the milestones of the day would be an impossible task and as I have earned the distinction of being spot-on reporter/photographer/troubadour for the Sullivan County schools, I am naturally looking to key in on kids from Monticello, Liberty, Sullivan West, Tri-Valley, Fallsburg and Eldred.
For the athletes from Sullivan County, the challenge of testing their mettle against the immense talent on display from the larger schools offers a chance to push for lifetime bests and to hone their edge for the coming sectionals wherein the competitive field will be narrowed down to kids from similarly sized schools.
Before giving homage to the locals I would be remiss without mentioning some of the day’s highlights from across the entire variorum of the meet. Shooting upwards of 700 photos, and resolving to keep over 500 of them which are posted on www.sportsinsights.smugmug.com, I turned my camera on as many events as possible to afford big school kids as well as my usual clientele, a chance to see themselves in their shining moments.
Standouts of the day included Warwick’s Paddy Grandinali who followed up his prior day win in the 3200 (9:22.11) with a win in the 3000 steeplechase (9:41.39) and the 1600 (4:23.94).
Cornwall senior Brittany Bryant ran a personal-best 14.81 seconds in the 100 hurdles, Bryant also topped out with a PR in the high jump at 5-5 to win that event. Looking for a sweep of all four of her events, she got her third victory with a winning long jump of 18 feet, 2 inches, just 14 inches shy of her season’s best . Teammate Olivia Jebb won the triple jump in which Bryant leaped 36-4 to take second. Jebb posted a mark of 36.75. Bryant will be heading to Division II American International College in Springfield, Massachusetts where she will play both volleyball and run track.
Monroe-Woodbury junior Amin Tmimi won the 110-meter high hurdles in 15.06 seconds and the 400 intermediate hurdles in 52.29 seconds just one day after failing to win the pole vault in which he was heavily favored.
Valley Central junior Holly Cavalluzzo held off Newburgh sophomore Gianna Frontera in the 3000 (9:57.36) and again in the 1500 (4:35.58). Both finishes surpassed her seed times coming in.
Sportsmanship award winners on the day included Washingtonville’s Lauren Hehir, NFA’s Xavier McAllister, Liberty’s Rebeccah Harman and Sullivan West’s Amanda Rosenberger.
Now on to the Sullivan County warriors. Let’s do this school by school.
Tri-Valley: Mareena DiMilia finished second in the outdoor pentathlon with 2,434 points. She was tops in the following pentathlon events: 100 high hurdles (16:31) and the shot put (10.42m) and third in the long jump (4.50m); In other pentathlon finishes, Keira McHugh was 3rd in the 800 ( 2:34.90) and Katlynn Greffrath was third in the high jump (1.58m); In the boys penthathlon; Zach Nilsen was fifth overall with 2,267 points. He was 6th in the pentathlon high jump (1.57m) and 2nd in the pentathlon 1500 meter run (4:28.89).Brooke Gillette was second in the unseeded 3000 (11:27.32). Olivia Rehm was sixth in the event (11:34.23). Jimmy Bernstein ran a personal best in the 800 in 1:59 and finished first in the unseeded 3200 (10:03.46). Hauk Boyes was sixth in the event (10:26.79).
Tyler Greffrath was 5th in the unseeded 100 (12.66). Autumn Bender was sixth in the 2000 steeplechase (7:50.87). Sabrena Smith was 2nd in the unseeded steeplechase (8:14.57). Justin Weintraub was 1st in the unseeded 3000 steeplechase (10:59.31). Dalton Cerbone was 2nd in the 3000 unseeded steeplechase (11:02.03). The boys 4×800 relay comprised of Omar Lopez, Bernstein, Weintraub and Brandon Bobik was sixth in 8:35.78. Josh Winters was second in the javelin (143-10) and Colleen Jones was 5th in the discus (98-03).
Liberty: Kane Sauchuk was splendid with his fourth place finishes in the 110 high hurdles (15.75) and in the 400 intermediate hurdles (55.88). Sauchuk’s leadership this year cannot be understated from cross-country throughout the indoor season and now in the spring. A hard-working cerebral competitor, Sauchuk has evinced some of his best performances to date this spring and this day evinced two of them.
Rebeccah Harman was 6th in the 400 intermediate hurdles (1:08.73). Peter Koval won the javelin with a mighty heave of 153-11 setting a new school record in the event. Amanda Bertholf was fourth in the pole vault at 9-0. Kenny Jaycox was 4th in the long jump (21-02.25).
Fallsburg was paced by Candhace Forrest’s 4th place finish in the 100 with a time of 13:00. Michael Robinson was 3rd in the triple jump (44-02) and was 6th in the long jump with a mark of 20-02.75.
Eldred: Julian Gottlieb was 4th in the unseeded 200 (24.97). Matt Watts was 6th in the event (25.36). Hunter Proscia was 3rd in the 3200 with a PR of 9:33.55. He registered another personal best in the 3000 steeplechase wherein he finished 4th in 10:06.90. Proscia was 1st in the unseeded 1600 (4:34.25). Zak Dilles was 2nd in the unseeded 100 (12.16); Breanna Brucher finished 2nd in the pole vault with a leap of 10-0. Erika Bowring was 4th in the triple jump (33-09) and 5th in the long jump (15-04.50).
Sullivan West: Dani Myers was 3rd in the unseeded 2000 steeplechase (8:37.61). Corrine VanWagner was 5th in the event in 8:47.86. Reed Scott was 5th in the unseeded 1600 with a personal best 4:45.82.
Monticello’s Tino Taylor broke the school record in the 400 with a time of 50.62. He finished sixth in the race. The record had stood on the books for more than 20 years. Garrett LaPolt was 2nd in the shot put (47-06.75). Camryn Johnson established a personal best in the unseeded 3000 as she took first in 5:09.94. Twin sister Sydney Johnson was third in the event in 5:10.87.
Listed below are the top-ranked NYS boys and girls high school track kids with marks and schools:
Next up are the Section Nine championships with the B/C titles on the line on May 23 and the A/D clashes set for May 24.
Once again, for an album of photos, visit www.sportsinsights.smugmug.com
Glory Days
Four Sullivan County Boys Make The Cut At OCIAA Golf Championships; Sullivan West Girls Clinch Softball Division IV Title; SW Boys Golf Notch Ninth Consecutive Division IV Crown; Liberty Baseball Red Storm Swirls By Bulldogs
By RICHARD A. ROSS
Glory Days (clockwise) OCIAA Golf Success- Drew Billard (SW), Richie Elliott (Fallsburg) and Jimmy Bernstein (T-V) make the cut at the OCIAA Golf Championships. Sullivan West's softball team clinches their second Division IV title in the past three years. Liberty's Tino Casiano pitches a complete game as the Indians beat Sullivan West 15-3 to make it 2-0 in their series with the Bulldogs thus far. Liberty has already clinched a playoff berth.
SULLIVAN COUNTY, NY—Help me mama. I don’t know which way to turn. Pardon me while I lapse into a bit of adapted poetry inspired by Alfred Lloyd Tennyson’s “The Charge of the Light Brigade.”
Golf to the left of me,
Baseball to the right of me,
Softball behind me, volleyed and thundered.
Oh what a track week it is,
Keeping up with so much sports biz,
This writing and photo wiz
Is exhausted and sundered.
Soon it will all be done,
Then in the summer sun,
I’ll swim miles til the day is done
My hours no longer plundered.
But for the coming week
Into each sport I’ll peak,
Creating the pix the folks seek,
Picturing all that they wondered.
Soon it will be June at last,
With all this maelstrom past
God I hope it gets here fast.
As I pen post six hundred.
Okay, now that I’ve gotten that out of my system, how about a quick overview of some milestones.
Billard, Elliott, Powers and Bernstein Make the Cut At OCIAA Championships
I guess I’ll never understand why the powers that be sent those golfers out in that maelstrom and not surprisingly had to postpone the rest of the tournament for a gorgeous , bright afternoon two days later.
Just how much did that weather interfere with the aspirations of local golfers like defending OCIAA champion, Fallsburg’s Richie Elliott? We’ll never really know. We do know however that it was Nick Marotta of Monroe-Woodbury who prevailed, shooting a two-over par 73 to advance to the Section Nine opening round at his home course Mason Ridge on May 21.
As for the Sullivan County entrants of which there were seven four made the cut as part of the fortunate 32 who get to advance. They included Sullivan West’s Drew Billard (39-41-80) who came in fourth overall. Elliott was one stroke behind him (41-40-81) part of a three way tie for fifth place. Eldred eighth grader David Powers (49-45-84) was part of a five-way tie for seventh place, while Tri-Valley’s Jimmy Bernstein (41-49-90) in 13th place.
Tri-Valley’s Connor Walsh , Monticello’s Angelo Niforatos and Roscoe’s Jesse Higgins missed the cut.
Here are the results:
(at Grossinger Country Club, Liberty, par 71; the top 29 and ties advanced to the Section 9 first round Monday at The Golf Club at Mansion Ridge in Monroe)
Nick Marotta (Monroe-Woodbury) 38-35-73; Scott Clark (Monroe-Woodbury) 35-41-76; Nick Hoffstatter (Kingston) 38-48-78; Brandon Waaland (Washingtonville) 41-37-78; Drew Billard (Sullivan West) 39-41-80; Eric Cohen (Monroe-Woodbury) 42-39-81; Lucas Durland (Warwick) 38-43-81; Rich Elliott (Fallsburg) 41-40-81; Ryan Rodriguez (Cornwall) 42-41-83; Zach Cantelmo (Warwick) 41-43-84; Dylan Kelly (Pine Bush) 38-46-84; David Powers (Eldred) 39-45-84; Brendan Riley (James I. O’Neill) 42-42-84; Pete Rodriguez (Minisink Valley) 42-42-84; Justin Thelig (Kingston) 41-44-85; Grant Gadomski (Warwick) 45-41-86; James Purcell (Monroe-Woodbury) 45-42-87; Sean Ginley (Warwick) 41-47-88; Nikolai Quigley (Warwick) 44-44-88; Josh Hoffner (Newburgh Free Academy) 49-40-89; Bradley Miller (Valley Central) 46-43-89; Jimmy Bernstein (Tri-Valley) 41-49-90; Conor Campbell (Port Jervis) 46-44-90; Jack Donnellan (Monroe-Woodbury) 46-44-90; Connor Cook (Newburgh Free Academy) 42-49-91; Mike Friedman (Monroe-Woodbury) 45-46-91; Jason Sherman (Middletown) 43-48-91; Taylor Stovall (Cornwall) 41-50-91; Pat Morris (Monroe-Woodbury) 44-48-92; Kyle O’Connell (Cornwall) 42-50-92; Justin Pitman (Pine Bush) 45-47-92; Jimmy Stradley (James I. O’Neill) 43-49-92.
Missed the cut: Steve Auer (Monroe-Woodbury) 48-45-93; Chris Otis (Kingston) 45-48-93; Aaron Goyzueta (Goshen) 50-44-94; Jake Porada (John S. Burke Catholic) 48-46-94; James Sullivan (Port Jervis) 44-50-94; Blake Waaland (Washingtonville) 48-46-94; Chris Love (Cornwall) 48-47-95; James Turcott (Washingtonville) 48-48-96; Matt Biagi (Goshen) 45-52-97; Nick Garafalo (Minisink Valley) 45-52-97;
Angelo Niforatos (Monticello) 48-49-97; Mike Quinn (Port Jervis) 46-51-97; Connor Walsh (Tri-Valley) 46-51-97; Steve Herschel (John S. Burke Catholic) 48-52-100; Ryan Hickey (John S. Burke Catholic) 49-52-101; Jesse Higgins (Roscoe) 53-48-101; Russ Auth (Warwick) 49-55-104; Shailen Patel (Goshen) WD; Jake McManus (John S. Burke Catholic) WD.
Sullivan West Girls Clinch Division IV Crown
With their 4-3 win over John S. Burke Catholic, the Lady Bulldogs of Sullivan West clinched their second Division IV crown in the past three years. With a 7-7 overall record, but more notably a 7-1 league mark, the Lady Westies get to see another banner go up in the Bulldogs’ gym. Their appearance in sectionals this year with mark the 27th time the Lady Bulldogs made it to the postseason under the 30 year watch of Coach Mike Ellmauer.
Helping the cause in this game was Marianne Durkin who went 3-for-3 with a triple and an RBI. Hannah Schwatz was 2-for-3 with an double and an RBI.
Liberty Rides Casiano Complete Game Outing and Scheibe Hit Fusillade To Pummel Sullivan West
With their 9-4 win over Sullivan West two days prior, Liberty clinched a sectional berth but was still one game shy of evening its league record at 4-4. Making a visit to Lions Field in Jeffersonville, the Indians soon attained that goal with a 15-3 trouncing of their rivals.
Indeed, as I have noted before, the ardor of the rivalry between the two schools reignited this year by Sullivan West’s OT football victory that barred Liberty from the postseason and the two “Revelry and Rivalry” basketball games both won by the Indians this winter, were preludes to the much-anticipated meeting of local version of the Hatfields and McCoys in baseball.
But for these two games thus far, it’s been far from the kind of nail biting nip and tuck tussels of bygone years. The Westies will look to try and stave off the sweep on May 21 when they travel to Indian Country for the third and final game of the series. Liberty improved to 10-5 (4-4) OCIAA, keeping its second half of the season unblemished. They travel to Monticello on May 18 to face the Monties in the opening round of this year’s John Spear Tournament.
The winner will face Rondout Valley for the tourney title. The Ganders defeated Ellenville 8-7 in the other tournament opener.
In this game against Sullivan West, Liberty got a run in the top of the first as leadoff hitter Tino Casiano reached on an E-5, advanced to second on a passed ball and scored on a wild pitch from Westie hurler Cody Franskevicz. A nifty 4-6-3 double play by the Westies extinguished the threat of further damage.
Casiano retired the side in order in the first, notching two of his eventual 10 strike outs.
Liberty plated six runs in the second inning as they sent ten batters to the dish. Anthony Mercado and Casiano knocked in two apied with back-to-back doubles. An error that resulted off the bat of Anthony Covington plated two more. When the dust settled, the Indians led 7-0.
Casiano worked around a leadoff double by Andrew Parsons to notch another zero. By day’s end in his complete game outing, he’d scatter ten hits and yield just three runs.
Liberty piled on with two more runs in the third. Nick Scheibe got the first of his three straight singles and came in on single by Mercado. A wild pitch to Joe Franke sent Scheibe home as Liberty extended its lead to 9-0.
Sullivan West woke up in the bottom of the third stanza as Patrick Pierce knocked in a run with a double to right. Parsons brought him in with a single and Zach O’Connor drove in the third run with a base hit.
That would be it for the Bulldogs’ scoring on the day. On the mound, Franskevicz the younger gave way to his brother E.J. in the fifth inning after yielding another run in the fourth on an RBI single by Scheibe. Liberty topped off its day with three runs in the sixth and two more in the seventh. In the sixth inning a bases loaded walk issued to Quinn Jackson brought in the first run. A run scored on a collision at home plate and the second runner followed suit across the dish.
It was at that juncture that this writer exited so how Liberty amassed its final two runs will remain a mystery to me. At 13-3 I had already seen enough and knew I had much to do so I made my departure.
On Saturday it’s back to track as I head to Warwick for the second day of the OCIAA League Championships. It’s one of my favorite track meets of the year.
SW Boys Clinch Ninth Straight Division IV Golf Title
With their 227-260 win over Fallsburg on May 11, Sullivan West (10-0 Division IV) clinched its ninth consecutive division title. Drew Billard led the way with a four-over par 39 on the front nine at the Villa Roma. Fallsburg’s Richie Elliott shot a three-over 38 but for the rest of the golfers it was far from close. Here were the scores: Drew Billard 39; Devon Muruzuk 43; Cody Kubenik 45; Jim Finn 48; Ryan Graham 52.
Fallsburg: Rich Elliott 38; Braiden DeGraw 50; Zak Steingart 53; Aaron Schmitt 59; Charles Marsden 60.
Records: Sullivan West 12-5 (10-0 OCIAA); Fallsburg 4-7-1 (4-6-1 OCIAA).
For an album of photos from the Liberty-Sullivan West game, visit www.sportsinsights.smugmug.com. I also took some shots of Billard, Elliott, Walsh and Bernstein at the OCIAA Golf Tourney. I’ll post those soon.
In Loving Memory
County Fare: Donna Deppa Meet Of Champions Evinces Sole Spring Meeting Of All Sullivan County Schools, Though Some With Partial Attendance; Individually Scored Meet Features Many Local Standouts; Lightning Nixes Relays And Pole Vault Conclusion
By RICHARD A. ROSS
Photos at: www.sportsinsights.smugmug.com
County Fare: Scenes from the Donna Deppa Meet of Champions (clockwise) Monticello's Camryn and Sydney Johnson are one-two in the 1500 and 3000, Sullivan West's Reed Scott wins the 1600 and 3200, Liberty's Rebeccah Harman wins the 100 hurdles. She also won the 400 H, Monticello's Mistah Alli claims the long jump. He also won the 100 and the triple jump, Sullivan West boy seniors Shaughn Goggin, John Masten, Ben Kline, Charlie Ciccione, Chris Lang and Sam Smith, Sullivan West girl seniors Amanda Rosenberger, Rachel Deppa and Kristina Sumfleth, In the water after the meet Rosa Martinez, Courtney Meyerer and Corrine VanWagner, Liberty's Kane Sauchuk wins the 110 hurdles before winning the 400H, Sullivan West's Dani Myers comes from behind to win the 2000 steeplechase, Liberty's Peter Koval wins the javelin and Fallsburg's Candhace Forrest inches out SW's Amanda Rosenberger to win the 100. Rosenberger came back to win the 200.
JEFFERSONVILLE, NY—In this life there are givers and takers.
Donna Deppa was a giver.
Like many parents I’ve met over the years, she was always there for her kids. Whenever her daughters Rebecca and Rachel were involved in sports, season after season through all kinds of weather she not only supported her kids, but gave of herself unselfishly to the entire team enterprise at Sullivan West
Donna passed away a year ago last winter after a valiant battle with cancer. Sick as she was she was there right up until the end, present at Gillis Field House at West Point cheering on Rachel and her teammates. So it was fitting last spring that the Sullivan West invitational meet, formerly dubbed the Sullivan County Meet of Champions was renamed in Donna’s memory.
For me, she timelessly represents the legions of parents who ensure that their kids get the last full measure of their love and support. Believe me, they all need it. Track and field athletes work incredibly hard. A fair number of them are year-round warriors. Some play other sports during fall or winter but come spring this is where they end up. Of course there are those track aficionados who come on board in the winter and devilishly prepare themselves for the rigors of spring.
You can tell who they are.
They are light years ahead of the ones who took the winter off figuring they’d get it together in the spring only to find themselves way behind the curve chasing the kids who put in the time and work on the indoor circuit.
Finally there are the distance runners who began this year’s quest running cross-country back in the fall. Most moved on to build their stamina and increase their speed in the winter and now in the glorious spring, they shine on brightly as they stride gracefully and with vigor across the miles. Stamina they’ve got. In some meets they’ll run multiple distance events oftentimes with not much time in between.
I make no bones about how much I love these kids which is why I spend what some consider a disproportionate amount of time documenting their exploits in words and images.
For me, the Donna Deppa Meet of Champions is a photographer’s dream. For it is the one time in the spring when you can see every country school with a track team represented. Given its proximity to the OCIAA championships which always takes place two or three days after it, a number of coaches hold kids out of this extravaganza. I get it.
This meet is not scored on a team basis, so kids are really on their own in their events without the added pressure of trying to marshal points for the entire squad. With the array of colors featuring the Liberty red and white, the Monticello royal blue and white, the Fallsburg black and gold, the Sullivan West black and white, the Livingston Manor maroon and gray, the Eldred green, and the Tri-Valley red, white and a smattering of blue, the meet affords a blur of rainbow hues as runners, jumpers and throwers take to the verdant venue to give it all they’ve got.
Last year Mother Nature sent a downpour, nixing the steeplechase and the relays. This year’s meet, delayed a day by another monsoon began under bright, sunny skies but with the threat of an impending dose of lightning, thunder and hail predicted to descend before it was all over.
The lightning did come and the relays went with it as did the finish of the pole vault. But for the most part, though it did rain towards the end, Mother Nature spared us her trail of tears as well as her roiling fury.
Here are the first place finishers. I am also posting the scoresheet to show the full results. For many of the kids who competed in this meet, this was a chance to show their stuff as some of the headliners were missing in action.
Girls Highlights
A dicey 100 final with Fallsburg’s Candhace Forest inching out SW’s Amanda Rosenberger. The duo are 1-1 now against each other and will look to sectionals to evince their best against the best of Class C. Rosenberger came back to win the 200. Eldred’s Breanna Brucher maintained her hold on the county’s pole vault supremacy, while Monticello’s Tania Walker showed her strength in the 400.
Liberty’s Rebeccah Harman remains the county’s top hurdler winning the 100 and 400 hurdles with her inimitable graceful lengthy strides. Monticello’s Camryn Johnson claimed the 1500 and 3000 with twin Sydney just behind her. The duo represent the next wave of great distance runners ready to take charge as some of the area’s seniors evince their swan songs en route to a new life in college. SullivanWest’s Dani Myers surged from behind to overtake Monticello’s Erica Concors in the 2000 steeplechase and Livingston Manor’s Ami Calo marshaled a sweep of the long and high jumps showing that tiny school entrants can trump those from much bigger schools.
Girls results: 100 meters: Candhace Forest (Fallsburg) 12.7; 200: Amanda Rosenberger (SW) 27.5; 400: Tanya Walker (Monticello) 63.8; 800: Julie Kane (Monticello) 2:37; 1,500: Cameron Johnson (Monticello) 5:22; 3,000: Camryn Johnson (Monticello) 11:32; 100 hurdles: Rebeccah Harman (Liberty) 17.4; 400 hurdles: Harmon (Liberty) 70.4; 2,000 steeplechase: Dani Myers (SW) 8:43; high jump: Ami Calo (Livingston Manor) 4-8; long jump: Julia Doherty (Monticello) 14-8.25; triple jump: Ami Calo (Livingston Manor) 31-8; shot put: M. Harris (Fallsburg) 29-5; discus: Sarah Coney (Tri-Valley) 81-5; pole vault: Breanna Brucher (Eldred) 9-0.
Boys highlights
Monticello’s Mistah Alli had himself a day to say the least as he won the 100, the long and triple jumps. But when it comes to hurdles the name of Liberty’s Kane Sauchuk is always part of the conversation. He swept the 110 and 400 hurdles (again). Sullivan West’s Reed Scott took the 1600 and the 3200 while Monticello’s Joe Klein prevailed in the 3000 steeplechase. SW’s Matt Cardona ruled the high jump as teammate Anthony Rydell captured the discus. Fallsburg’s Michael Robinson claimed the shot put. Monticello’s Terry Duncan ruled the 200, while Manor’s Neal Mock won the 800.
100 meters: Mistah Alli (Monticello) 11.3; 200: Terry Duncan (Monticello) 23.1; 400: Raiquawn Malloy (Liberty) 55.3; 800: Neil Mock (Livingston Manor) 2:10; 1,500: 1. Reed Scott (Sullivan West) 5:04; 3,000: Reed Scott (Sullivan West) 10:40; 110 hurdles: Kane Sauchuk (Liberty) 16.0; 400 hurdles: Kane Sauchuk (Liberty) 59.2; 3,000 steeplechase: Joe Klein (Monticello) 11:31; high jump: Matt Cardon (Sullivan West) 5-10; long jump: Mistah Alli (Monticello) 20-3; triple jump: Mistah Alli (Monticello) 41-1; shot put: Michael Robinson (Fallsburg) 41-11; discus: Anthony Rydell (Sullivan West) 119-10; javelin: Pete Koval (Liberty) 135-0.
For an album of photos, visit www.sportsinsights.smugmug.com
Section IX Boys Basketball All-Star Team To compete In The Summer Hoops Festival
Boys Try-outs are June 5 and 11th
Relayed by RICHARD A. ROSS
REGION–The Basketball Coaches Association of New York is again stepping up with a Statewide Summer Basketball Festival to take the place of the Empire State Games. The 2nd Annual BCANY Summer Hoops Festival will be held in Johnson City (near Binghamton) from August 3-5.
There will be nine regions representing New York State (up from the ESG’s traditional six) by both Boys and Girls Teams. The regions include: New York City, Long Island, Buffalo, Rochester, Central, Hudson Valley, Capital District, Mid-Hudson and Southern Tier.
The Mid-Hudson Team will be made up of Section IX Boys All-Stars. Our Section IX Boys try-outs will be: Tuesday (June 5) and Monday (June 11) from 7 to 9 pm at SS Seward High School in Florida, New York.
Contact information for the Boys try-out is: rgravelle@floridaufsd.org
The Boys coaching staff will include Rob Gravelle and Sal Mineo from SS Seward HS, Mike Salvia from Liberty HS and Brendan LoBrutto from Pine Plains HS.
In order to participate, you must fill out the Hoops Festival application form and waiver form. You cannot try out unless you have both forms filled out. Players are expected to make both try-out dates. You can see your own Varsity coach for try-outs paperwork or contact Coach Rob Gravelle via e-mail.
BCANY created this event to give kids that lost the chance with the elimination of the Empire Games the opportunity to showcase their skills in a format that would allow College coaches to come see them play in one setting.
BCANY also carefully selected these dates to avoid potential conflicts with national AAU tournaments. Therefore, this statewide tournament will attract the higher level basketball players that have traditionally been unavailable for the Empire Games. Last year, many College coaches from
Division I, 2 and 3 were in attendance watching the best players from around New York State competing against each other.
Print this page and fill out the following application.
BCANY Section IX Summer Hoops Festival Player Application
Name ________________________________ High School __________________________
Address_______________________________ Ht. _________ Wt. _________
______________________________________ Grade as of 9/12 __________________
Cell Phone # __________________________ Coach’s Name ______________________
E-mail _________________________________ Coach’s Phone # ______________
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The Mighty
Tri-Valley’s Rafael Ramirez Wins OCIAA Hammer Championship And Takes Second In Throwers Pentathlon; T-V’s Tierney 3rd In Hammer, 4th in Thrower’s Pentathlon; Zach Roberts 5th In Hammer; Liberty’s Hinton 5th in Throwers Pentathlon; T-V’s Dominique Darby Takes First In Both Throwing Championships; Heidi Furman And Mareena DiMilia Are 2nd and 3rd For The T-V Sweep Of Top Three In Both Championships
By RICHARD A. ROSS
OCIAA Throwers Pentathlon and Hammer Throw Championship standouts
MONROE, NY—One has to wonder how it can be that a small school like Tri-Valley can turn out superior throwers year after year.
The answer? Tradition, great coaching and hard work.
For most small schools, talent comes and goes in any sport. But for the Bears it seems to be omnipresent and you can credit that to the coaching staff including head coaches Joe and Missy Iatauro and in particular the expertise of throwing coach Scott Grey.
Tri-Valley graduated the likes of national standouts like Ryan Loughney and Garrett Grey and along came the likes of Rafael Ramirez, Brendan Tierney, Dominique Darby, Heidi Furman and Mareena DiMilia.
This year’s Thrower’s Pentathlon and Hammer Throw Championships were dominated by Tri-Valley with Ramirez capturing the hammer throw title (158-2) and taking second in the Thrower’s Pentathlon (2,786 points). Teammate Brendan Tierney took third in the hammer (131-2) and fourth overall in the Throwers Pentathlon (2,633), while T-V’s Zach Roberts was 5th in the hammer (108-5).Liberty’s Mike Hinton was fifth in the Throwers Pentathlon with 2,383 points.
Kudos to all of the above for their tireless efforts.
Tri-Valley’s superiority was even more in evidence in the girls championships as Dominique Darby captured the hammer throw title (128-8) as well as the Throwers Pentathlon Championship with 2,662 points).
Completing the Lady Bears’ sweep of the top three slots in both championships, Heidi Furman and Mareena DiMilia took second and third respectively. Furman registered a hammer throw of 115-6 and scored 2,461 points in the Throwers Pentathlon, while DiMilia heaved the hammer 99 feet and racked up 2,420 points in the Throwers Pentathlon.
We haven’t heard the last from these mighty heavers. Not by a long shot. Expect more milestones at the OCIAA league meet and the coming Section Nine championships.
Can’t wait. Complete results shown on chart below. Top five are written at bottom of the post.
Thrower's pentathlon results
OCIAA (Boys) throwers pentathlon championships
(at Monroe-Woodbury High School)
Boys: 1. Tim Wilson (Washingtonville) 2,894; 2. Rafael Ramirez (T-V) 2,876; 3. Dave Carlson (King.) 2,690; 4. Brendan Tierney (T-V) 2,633; 5. Mike Hinton (Liberty) 2,383; 6. Randy Hinds (King.) 2,251.
OCIAA (Boys) hammer throw championships
(at Monroe-Woodbury High School)
Boys: 1. Rafael Ramirez (T-V) 156-8; 2. Tim Wilson (Wash.) 148-9; 3. Brendan Tierney (T-V) 131-2; 4. Dan Shambo (King.) 125-9; 5. Zack Roberts (T-V) 108-5; 6. Dave Carlson (King.) 108-4.
OCIAA (Girls) throwers pentathlon championships
(at Monroe-Woodbury High School)
Girls: 1. Dominique Darby (Tri-Valley) 2,662; 2. Heidi Furman (T-V) 2,461; 3. Mareena Dimilia (T-V) 2,420; 4. Valarie Hinds (Kingston) 2,000; 5. Heather Rysinger (Minisink Valley) 1,793; 6. Rebecca Rich (King.) 1,663.
OCIAA Girls hammer throw championships
(at Monroe-Woodbury High School)
1. Dominique Darby (T-V) 128-8; 2. Heidi Furman (T-V) 115-6; 3. Mareena Dimilia (T-V) 99-0; 4. Rebecca Rich (King.) 97-9; 5. Madison Suardy (King.) 80-4; 6. Shannon Miller (Minisink Valley) 72-2.
Honing The Edge
Liberty Pounds Fallsburg As Indians Sharpen Up For Anticipated Sectional Play; Strong Pitching And Solid Batting Propel Indians To Within One Game Of Sectional Inclusion
Liberty 16, Fallsburg 2
By RICHARD A. ROSS
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May Marauders, that's what Liberty has become with its 4-0 record in the second half of the season. Here they make Fallsburg their latest scalping victim (clockwise) Liberty starter Cosmos Fitzpatrick went five innings and allowed just two runs on three hits. Reliever Quinn Jackson pitched two inning and allowed just one base runner. This play involves an errant run down attempt as Liberty's Ryan Henry is caught between third and home just before catcher Jimmy Bertholf sends his throw into left field allowing two runs to score. Liberty Assistant Coach Phil Fanning addresses the Tribe following the win while head Coach John Wilhelm fields questions from this photojournalist. Liberty battery mates Doug Carter and Jim Bertholf confer, Fallsburg's Cory McKeon gets and RBI. Fallsburg Doug Carter fires in.
LIBERTY, NY—Poised to strike.
That’s what the Liberty Indians are these days as they sharpen their edge in impressive fashion anticipating their imminent series with arch rival Sullivan West and even more so, their hoped for raid on the Class B wagon train which they hope to set ablaze with rapacious hitting and solid pitching.
The second half of the season has witnessed Liberty’s rising ardor with a 4-0 record of late, and it was Fallsburg which became the latest team to get scalped.
The non-league skirmish played out under a gorgeous blue sky and balmy temperatures, indeed the kind of weather one used to regard as the norm for this time of years. These days, there is no such thing.
Liberty Coach John Wilhelm sent Cosmos Fitzpatrick to the hill, a pitcher who Wilhelm notes, “has given us a pleasant surprise. He’s thrown the ball well for us.”
And that’s exactly what he did over his five innings of work as he allowed just two runs and three hits in his 85 pitches, thereby evening his record this year at 2-2. Sophomore Quinn Jackson came on to finish the job and was sharp, just as he was in his last outing against Burke.
Fallsburg Coach Jeff O’Neill countered with Doug Carter, not exactly a flame thrower, but a workmanlike hurler who has had some success this season keeping batters guessing with his quirky stuff and occasional heat.
Indeed it was a gorgeous and tranquil spring morning, just perfect for baseball but for Carter and the rest of the Comets, it might as well have been raining cats and dogs given the outcome.
Fitzpatrick made short work of Fallsburg in the first as he struck out two of the three batters he faced. For their part, the Tribe wasted no time going on the warpath. With one-out singles from Joe Franke and Ryan Henry the table was set for Anthony Covington to knock in the first of his two RBI on the day with a crisp single. Jesse Hufnagel reached on an E-3 to plate the second run and a single by Nick Scheibe made it three-zip.
Fitzpatrick went back to work and again it was one, two, three as he induced three fly balls ably tracked down by shortstop Franke, left fielder Covington and right fielder Matt McPhillips.
The Indians added three more runs in the second behind an RBI double from Franke and a fielder’s choice off the bat of Covington. A wild pitch enabled the third run to score, affording Liberty a 6-0 lead.
Fitzpatrick’s perfect start was abated by his issuance of a two-out walk to Tony McGhee in the top of th third. He promptly struck out leadoff hitter Jarrett Madison to make amends.
In the bottom of the stanza Liberty again populated the bases behind an E-6 issued to Scheibe and a single by McPhillips. A wild pitch enabled the runners to advance and a sac fly from Damien Fitzpatrick made it 7-0.
Fallsburg got two men on in with two out in the fourth as Carter singled and Ryan McKeon got on with a bunt but the Comets couldn’t capitalize on the opportunity to trim Liberty’s lead.
That margin would widen by three more runs in the bottom of the fourth abetted by Fallsburg miscues. Throwing down to second base allowed Ryan Henry to score the first run. He had gotten on with a one-out single earlier in the inning and had advanced to third on a single by Hufnagel. McPhillips blasted a two-run double in what would be Carter’s last inning of work.
Heading into the top of the fifth, Liberty led 10-0 before Fallsburg finally got on the board with RBI singles from Madison and Cory McKeon.
The Indians countered with five runs in the bottom of the inning. Again Fallsburg errors came into play on throwing miscues involving Henry caught in a rundown. The throw sailed over third base allowing two runs to score. The inning began ominously as Fallsburg’s Ryan McKeon started his relief outing by issuing a single to pinch hitter Kody Viele. Another pinch hitter, Atwahn Ackerly singled next and McKeon proceeded to plunk the next insert Jordan Thomas to load the bases with no outs.
Ryan Boxberger plated a run with a sac fly to center. An double plated two more runs as Liberty now led 15-2.
Jackson pitched two scoreless innings in relief of Fitzpatrick issuing only one walk and no hits. Liberty added its final run in the bottom of the sixth on a sac fly.
The Indians improved to 8-5 and will face Sullivan West in a three game Division IV series beginning on May 14 in Jeffersonville. They need only one more win to clinch a sectional berth but Wilhelm notes, “We want to go into sectionals on a positive note. We don’t want to limp in.” To continue its second half momentum Liberty views its series with Sullivan West as huge. The Indians would love to improve its 2-4 league record against its rival. Liberty got one win from O’Neill and one from Burke.
“We’re hitting the ball better and running the bases better. We’re improving and that’s all we’ve been looking for all year,” he added.
Wilhelm coaches football and the bitter memory of Sullivan West’s OT win over Liberty that ousted the Indians from playoff contention remains. Then there was basketball wherein Liberty swept Sullivan West though both teams did make it to sectionals.
Now it’s baseball season with many of the usual suspects engaged. And even though the games won’t be as populated with the fervid fans present during the fall and winter, it still should be fun.
Fallsburg fell to 3-9 with the loss.
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Blazing Comets
Fallsburg Gets Its First League Win Of The Season And The First Under The Watch Of Coach Carlye Hyde As They Erupt For An 18-Run Inning En Route To a Five-Inning Shortened Route Of Tri-Valley
Fallsburg 27, Tri-Valley 10
By RICHARD A. ROSS
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Fallsburg wins! (clockwise) Southpaw Kirsten Jacobsen fires a strike. Kierra Miller blasts a three-run homer as part of her five RBI day. Tri-Valley's Emily DiToro follows up a complete game outing against Ellenville with a relief performance as the day's third pitcher for the Lady Bears. Fallsburg's Sami Wiles steals home.
GRAHAMSVILLE, NY—Given the law of averages, one of these days it was bound to happen: Fallsburg would record a league win and in the process pay back one of the Division V teams that has had their way with them for what seems like forever.
One of those teams that has battered them from pillar to post is Tri-Valley. Consider their first meeting this year, a 19-3 affair that afforded the Lady Bears one of its two league wins to date and one of its overall three wins up to this juncture.
As for Fallsburg which had lost all four prior league outings and had only two wins against Family School against five losses overall, the time seemed right to reverse the curse so to speak and turn the tables on their hosts at long last.
With left handed hurler Kirsten Jacobsen on the hill, the same pitcher Tri-Valley had faced in the first outing with the Lady Comets, it seemed as if the Lady Bears would have little trouble stringing together hits for the usual outcome.
But lo and behold, this was not the same Lady Comets team by any stretch.
This time they really came to play.
Coach Mary Feusner sent righty Jessica Kinney to the mound. Kinney would last just two innings as Feusner had to lift her in the third inning, a frame in which Fallsburg would send 20 batters to the plate. The first five were Kinney’s responsibility. Following that it was Amanda TerBush who got the call with precious little time to warm up.
That inning would yield 18 runs as walks and errors abetted the already lively bats of the blazing Comets who seemed as if they’d be up until the end of days.
Actually though, the game started out rather sedately. Fallsburg got a run in the top of the first on an RBI single by Sami Wiles. Kinney struck out big bat Nyasia Blakney to end the threat of further damage.
Jacobsen worked around an E-3 to put Tri-Valley away in the first.
The Lady Comets added two runs in the second behind an RBI double from Jordan Reichenbaugh and an E-6 throw which allowed her to score.
The Lady Bears failed to score in the second and now trailed 3-0.
Then it happened.
Wiles led off with a single and and E-4 put runners on the corners. A walk to Christina Beatty loaded the bases (it wouldn’t be the last time by a long shot that the bases were filled). Another run scored on an E-1 before Kinney loaded them up with another bases on balls.
Feusner had seen enough and she summoned TerBush to take the ball. She walked in a run as Celia Garcia showed patience at the plate. A single and a couple of errors allowed Jewelisa Trujillo’s at bat to plate three runs and on and on it went. TerBush faced nine batters before Emily DiToro took the ball. Four walks in the inning were yielded by the trio of pitchers and two batters were hit by pitches to add to the miasma.
When the dust cleared, Fallsburg led 21-0.
Tri-Valley finally got on the board in the bottom of the third as Rachel Adriaans led off with a walk and scored on a passed ball and errant throw. Erin Smith hit a double and scored on a sac fly from Ashley Exner but that was it.
To avoid a five-run shortened game, Tri-Valley would have to shave Fallsburg’s lead down below 15 runs. But the Lady Comets had other ideas as they added to their lead with two runs in the fourth to make it 23-6.
Tri-Valley came back with four runs in the bottom of the frame to cut the deficit to 23-6. Kinney walked to start the inning and a single by Nicole Bradley gave the Lady Bears runners at the corners. With DiToro at the plate, Kinney scored on a passed ball and the other run came in on a dropped third strike throw to first. TerBush doubled in a Smith sent in another on with a sac fly.
Kiera Miller followed an RBI single from Jacobsen in the top of the fifth with a three-run homer that just sailed by the glove of Nicole Bradley as it rocketed down the line. Those four runs would provide the insurance needed to stop the game after Tri-Valley scored four runs in the bottom of the fifth, just two runs short of prolonging the game.
Fallsburg improved to 3-5 (1-4 OCIAA), while Tri-Valley fell to 3-8 (2-5 OCIAA).
Miller was two-for-three with 5 RBI. Wiles had two hits and two RBI for Fallsburg. TerBush and Smith were both two-for-four with one RBI.
Hyde was delighted with her team’s showing. “This was a lot of fun and two years in the making,” she noted. Hyde felt this was a great payback for the earlier 19-3 loss. “I really thought we could have won that game and that we could have played way more competitively and we proved that here tonight.”
Aside from Miller’s blast, Fallsburg kept the line going with base hits. “A single is a single and if gets the job done that’s all we need,” said Hyde. This was special. I’m really proud of these girls. Hyde gave props to her entire team but cited senior Celia Garcia who has been playing with her since she started her coaching tenure.
Coach Feusner laughed when this writer quipped, “Mama said there’d be days like this.” It seemed as if everything went awry for the Lady Bears including the issuance of walks, yanked throws etc.
“We tip our hats to them. They were a different team today. They played with a lot of confidence and when we were issuing up those walks and hit batters and we didn’t have our act together, they continued to function.”
Feusner credited her team with trying to extend the game in the bottom of the fifth. “We weren’t going to give up the ship,” she said. Tri-Valley seniors include Erin Smith, Rachel Adriaans and Liz Bracken. Aside from those veterans, the Lady Bears are young and up-and-coming.
It’s a learning curve for both of these squads, that’s for sure. But for the Lady Comets, this game will no doubt reside in their collective memory for awhile to come.
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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
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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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Combined Energy
Athletes Team Up In Splendiferous Tri-Valley Relays; New Paltz Boys and Rondout Valley Girls Are Tops; Tri-Valley Girls 2nd Overall And Tops In Small Division; Ellenville 2nd In Boys And Tops In Small Schools; T-V Boys 3rd Overall, 2nd In Small Schools Array; Spackenkill’s Sahsche Allen And New Paltz’s Alfredo Mazzucca Outstanding Track Athletes; Ellenville’s Jeff Nuñez And New Paltz’s Cora Butler Outstanding Field Athletes
Boys Team standings and key: 1. New Paltz (NP) 180 points; 2. Ellenville 157.3; 3.Tri-Valley (TV) 143; 4. Rondout Valley (RV) 124.3; 5. Liberty (Lib) 84.5; 6.Saugerties 76; 7. Sullivan West 66.5; 8 John A. Coleman Catholic (JAC) 61.33; 9. Spackenkill 53; 10. Eldred (Eld) 49; 11 Millbrook 17; 12. Chapel Field 11
Girls Team standings and key: 1. Rondout Valley (RV) 197.5 points; 2. Tri-Valley (TV) 174; 3. New Paltz (NP) 124.5; 4. Ellenville and Liberty 90; 6. Saugerties 77; 7. Spackenkill 69; 8. Sullivan West 54; 9. Eldred 44; 10. Chapel Field 35; 11. Coleman Catholic 24; 12. Millbrook 7.
By RICHARD A. ROSS
Photos at www.sportsinsights.smugmug.com
Scenes from the Tri-Valley relays (clockwise) T-V's Autumn Bender wins the 2000 steeplechase, Spackenkill's Sahsche Allen wins the 100. She was the Outstanding track athlete of the meet. Eldred's Hunter Proscia captures the 2000 steeplechase. T-V's Jimmy Bernstein is second in the 1600. SW's John Masten shows great form in the 1200 shuttle hurdle relay as does T-V's Ali Reynolds. New Paltz's Alfredo Mazzucca was the outstanding track athlete at the meet. Here he is en route to winning the 1600. Sullivan West's Amanda Rosenberger wins this semifinal 100 heat. She finished third overall. Sullivan West's Corrine Van Wagner soaks up the water in the 2000 steeplechase. She finished 5th. Eldred's Christine Donnelly took 2nd in the 1500. Liberty's Andy Hazelnis completes the anchor leg of Liberty's winning varsity 400 relay. Lara Jane Heslop does the same for the Lady Indians' victorious team. Tri-Valley's Raphael Ramirez does his part to capture the hammer throw relay. Brendan Tierney added his throw after taking the SAT's. Eldred's Craig Burns wins the 100. Sullivan West's Matt Cardona combined with Mitch Paciga to win the high jump relay. Tri-Valley's Katlynn Greffrath leaps over the hurdles as she completes one third of the winning 1200 hurdle relay for the Lady Bears. T-V's Sabrena Smith carries the baton in the winning 3200 relay. .
GRAHAMSVILLE, NY—Given the wisdom of the old adage that two heads are better than one, imagine how much more viable are three or four, especially when they’re attached to strong young bodies in pursuit of a combined victory in any given event in track and field.
That is the modus operandi of the annual Tri-Valley relays, a departure from the normal track meet proceedings wherein the only combined events are the 400, 800,1600 and 3200 relays. In this relay meet, the individual events on the docket were the 100, the girls 1500 and boys 1600 and the 2000 steeplechase. Every other event was scored by combining the times, heights or distances of a team’s participants.
Needless to say every athlete strives for his or her best individual performance and indeed the day would evince numerous personal best marks. But even with such landmarks posted, teams could lose an event if one of the other participants failed to muster a sufficient time, distance or height. Track meets are always a blend of individual efforts that combine for team standing, but in meets such as this, the combined effort is even more consequential.
As it was two weeks prior for the Tri-Valley Invitational, the weather was magnificent, perhaps in deference to Coaches Joe and Missy Iatauro who will retire after next season and who have witnessed more than a few maelstroms and frigid outings on the days on which landmark meets have been staged over more than three decades.
For the purpose of this meet, schools were divided by T-V Coach Joe Iatauro into Division I and II though those classifications have little to do with the state size categories. For this meet Division I was comprised of New Paltz, Rondout Valley, Saugerties and Spackenkill. Division II participants included Chapel Field, John A. Coleman Catholic, Eldred, Ellenville, Liberty, Sullivan West and Tri-Valley. Invitees Livingston Manor/Roscoe and Clarkstown South were not present. Events were scored through the eighth place finishers.
Continuing their spring barnstorm of success, Tri-Valley’s boys and girls teams excelled with the girls taking second place overall and first among the small schools on hand. This followed team victories at the Tri-Valley Invitational wherein the Lady Bears not only won out over Division II schools (by state size standard) but also held sway over every one of the other 26 schools competing. They followed that up a week later with a team win at the Monticello Games.
In the Tri-Valley Relays The Lady Bears were gold medalists in the following:
F/S Sprint Medley Relay 4:36.7; 6400 relay 24:34.6 (Brooke Gillette, Olivia Rehm, Danielle Graham and Sabrena Smith); F/S Discus relay 162-3; hammer relay 237-8 Dominque Darby and Heidi Furman; varsity shot put relay 68-5 ½ Darby and Mareena DiMilia; 2000 steeplechase 7:58.9 Autumn Bender; 300 shuttle hurdles 51.8 DiMilia, Vicky Tingley and Ali Reynolds; distance medley relay 14:14.6 Bender, Alex Brooks, Sabrena Smith and Rehm; javelin relay 185-9 and the 1200 intermediate hurdle relay 3:42.5 behind the combined effort of Katlynn Greffath, Sabrina Smith and Ali Reynolds.
As for the boys squad, a third place finish overall and second among small schools marked yet another stellar outing. The boys finished first among Division II schools at the Tri-Valley Invitational and fourth overall at the Monticello Games.
The Bears were gold medalists in the following:
F/S sprint medley relay 3:54.4 Aidan Woolsey, Tyler Greffrath, Josh Winters and Justin Weintraub; and the hammer relay 269.4 Brendan Tierney and Raphael Ramirez.
Jimmy Bernstein took 2nd in the 1600 (4:32). This was Bernstein’s last competition on the Tri-Valley track completing a storied home career.
But Tri-Valley was far from alone among Sullivan County schools in capturing its moments of glory on the day. Eldred’s Hunter Proscia won the 2000 steeplechase in 6:25.3, just three second shy of the mark he had posted to win the event at the Tri-Valley Invitational. Craig Burns won the 100 in 11.3.
Christine Donnelly took 2nd in the 1500 (5l08.3).
Sullivan West took gold in the high jump relay as Mitch Paciga and Matt Cardona combined for a height of 11-6. Amanda Rosenberger recorded a blistering 12.6 in the 100 and 27.1 in her legs of the 400 and 800 relays for personal best times. She took 3rd in the 100. The 1500 racewalk (non-scoring) was easily won by Rachel Deppa (8:09.4).
Liberty claimed the gold medal in the 1200 intermediate hurdle relay 3:00.5 as Erick Cuellar, Andy Hazelnis and Kane Sauchuk combined for the speedy win. The Indians also garnered gold in the varsity 400 relay (46.) as Cuellar, Nick Campos, Kenny Jaycox and Hazelnis marshaled the victory. Liberty’s girls varsity 400 relay (52.7) was also victorious as Amanda Bertholf, Nikole Snyder, Rebeccah Harman and Lara Jane Heslop took turns speeding forward with the baton.
Staged on the day when SAT’s and ACT’s were being given, the meet always has a 12:00pm start. As those students who were undergoing the rigors of the long tests arrive, they find their way to the events they are slated for and compete, usually after the other members of their teams have finished at that particular venue.
For this photographer the prime agenda was two-fold: First and foremost was to amass a collection of hundreds of stunning photos of athletes at their craft, with a particular concentration on the Sullivan County schools. Second and nearly as important was to stay abreast of milestones both on an individual and team basis.
Track is a complex matter, not for the feint of heart of the occasional unfamiliar correspondent for whom the entire mélange of events taking place all around is undoubtedly confusing and impossible to fathom.
As for me, being a ten-year veteran of these multi-ring circuses, it all makes perfect sense.
During the course of a track meet I always find time to schmooze with many of the kids I have come to know so well and to encourage them to press on with the tasks at hand. Invariably they seem to appreciate the attention both in words and in the photos that pour onto the www.sportsinsights.smugmug.com.
So too do the parents who are grateful for the up close, professional photographs that will grace their albums and walls as mementos of these halcyon days of their children’s youthful ardor.
Medals were awarded to first, second and third place finishers. Team trophies were awarded as well.
First through third place finishers are listed below but for more edification I have provided the score sheets that show all eight place finishers courtesy of T-V scorekeeper Kevin Giroux.
Boys Team standings and key: 1. New Paltz (NP) 180 points; 2. Ellenville 157.3; 3.Tri-Valley (TV) 143; 4. Rondout Valley (RV) 124.3; 5. Liberty (Lib) 84.5; 6.Saugerties 76; 7. Sullivan West 66.5; 8 John A. Coleman Catholic (JAC) 61.33; 9. Spackenkill 53; 10. Eldred (Eld) 49; 11 Millbrook 17; 12. Chapel Field 11
100 meters: 1. Craig Burns (Eld) 11.3; 2. Kenny Jaycox (Lib) 11.6; 3. Charlton Tsai (NP) 11.7; 1,600: 1. Al Mazzucca (NP) 4:27.2; 2. James Bernstein (TV) 4:32.0; 3. Marco DiBella (JAC) 4:37.6; 330 shuttle hurdles relay: 1. Ellenville (Bruce, Echols, Groat) 51.3; 2. Tri-Valley 53.1; 3. Sullivan West 54.7; 2,000 steeplechase: 1. Hunter Proscia (Eld) 6:25.3; 2. J. Grout (Ell) 7:11.5; 3. Eric Dunham (Sau) 7:21; 400 relay: 1. Liberty (Cuellar, Campos, Jaycox, Hazelnis) 46.0; 2. Rondout Valley 46.4; 3. Ellenville 46.5; 800 relay: 1. Spackenkill (Wilson, Mastmann, Bonden, Clear) 1:35.3; 2. Rondout Valley 1:35.7; 3. Coleman 1:37.4; 1,200 intermediate hurdles relay: 1. Liberty (Eric Cuellar, Andy Hazelnis, Kane Sauchuk) 3:00.5; 2. Tri-Valley 3:02.2; 3. New Paltz 3:04.6; 1,600 relay: 1. New Paltz (Stewart, Hasbrouck, Lamarche, Climer) 3:29; 2. Spackenkill 3:35; 3. Tri-Valley 3:35.8; 3,200 relay: 1. New Paltz (Busby, Hasbrouck, Mazzucca, Mazzucca) 8:30.7; 2. Tri-Valley 8:36.2; 3. Spackenkill 9:47.5; 6,400 relay: 1. New Paltz (Rizza, Torquato, Mazzucca, Busby) 20:32.9; 2. Tri-Valley 21:31.8; 3. Liberty 23:20.8; distance medley relay: 1. New Paltz (Mazzucca, Climer, Mazzucca, Busby) 11:11; 2. Tri-Valley 11:44.5; 3. Sullivan West 12:34.6; sprint medley relay: 1. Coleman (Vansteenburg, Catalano, Discovo, DiBella) 3:46.3; 2. Rondout Valley 3:48.8; 3. Libery 3:53.4; high jump relay: 1. Sullivan West (Mitch Paciga,Matt Cardona) 11-6; 2. (tie) Coleman and Ellenville 11-4; long jump relay: 1. Ellenville (Quicero, Echols) 39-2; 2. New Paltz 37-1; 3. Rondout Valley 35-7; triple jump relay: 1. Ellenville (Echols, Quiceno) 79-9; 2. Coleman 77-1.5; 3. Rondout Valley 76-3; shot put relay: 1.Tri-Valley (Brendan Tierney, Raphael Ramirez) 82-3; 2. Ellenville 78-2.5; 3. Saugerties 74-3; discus relay: 1. Ellenville (Jeff Nunez, Preston Bazemore) 261-4; 2. Coleman 234-3; 3. Liberty 233-2; javelin relay: 1. Ellenville (Gaetta, Boriello) 245-2; 2. Liberty 244-10; 3. Tri-Valley 226-4; hammer relay: 1. Tri-Valley (Ramirez, Tierney) 269-4.5; 2. Ellenville 269-3; 3. Liberty 181-7; pole vault relay: 1. Ellenville (Kasloski, Farrenkopf) 23-0; 2. (tie) Eldred and New Paltz 21-0; Pentathlon: 1. Shamar Corum (NP) 2,571 points; 2. J.P. Heylde Ortiz (NP) 2,127; 3. Mateo Julia-Wise (NP) 1,864.
Outstanding field athlete: Jeff Nunez (Ellenville).
Outstanding track athlete: Alfredo Mazzucca (New Paltz).
Girls Team standings and key: 1. Rondout Valley (RV) 197.5 points; 2. Tri-Valley (TV) 174; 3. New Paltz (NP) 124.5; 4. Ellenville and Liberty 90; 6. Saugerties 77; 7. Spackenkill 69; 8. Sullivan West 54; 9. Eldred 44; 10. Chapel Field 35; 11. Coleman Catholic 24; 12. Millbrook 7.
100 meters: 1. Sasche Allen (Spac) 12.8; 2. Christine Kelly (RV) 12.9; 3. Amanda Rosenberger (SW) 13.1; 1,500 race walk (non-scoring): 1. Rachel Deppa (SW) 8:09.4; 2. Mary Alongi (TV) 9:54.5; 3. Lindsay Green (E)) 11:11.1; 1,500: 1. Shannon Averill (Saug) 4:55.7; 2. Christine Donnelly (Eld) 5:08.3; 3. Cami Ferguson (NP) 5:11.2; 300 shuttle hurdles relay: 1. Tri-Valley (Mareena DiMilia, Vicky Tingley, Ali Reynolds) 51.8; 2. Liberty 54.5; 3. Rondout Valley and New Paltz 57.7; 2,000 steeplechase: 1. Autumn Bender (TV) 7:58.9; 2. Megan McGowan (CF) 8:02.0; 3. Olivia Rehm (TV) 8:31.6; 400 relay: 1. Liberty (Amanda Bertholf, Snyder, Rebeccah Harman, Lara Jane Heslop) 52.7; 2. Rondout Valley 53.0; 3. Chapel Field 54.1; 800 relay: 1. Rondout Valley (Mondini, Ospina, Winnie, Kelly) 1:51.9; 2. Liberty 1:51.5; 3. Ellenville 1:57.6; 1,200 intermediate hurdles relay: 1. Tri-Valley (Katlynn Greffrath, Sabrena Smith, Ali Reynolds) 3:42.5; 2. New Paltz 3:46.1; 3. Rondout Valley 3:49.8; 1,600 relay: 1. Saugerties (Averill, Kilmer, Averill, Averill) 4:19.5; 2. Rondout Valley 4:23.3; 3. Chapel Field 4:25.6; 3,200 relay: 1. Saugerties (Averill, Doyle, Averill, Averill) 10:29.3; 2. Tri-Valley 10:35.7; 3. Rondout Valley 11:09.8; 6,400 relay: 1. Tri-Valley (Brooke Gillette, Olivia Rehm, Danielle Graham, Sabrena Smith) 24:34.6; 2. Rondout Valley 30:24.9; 3. Ellenville 31:47.7; distance medley relay: 1. Tri-Valley ( Autumn Bender, Alex Brooks, Sabrena Smith, Olivia Rehm) 14:14.6; 2. Sullivan West 14:52.4; 3. Rondout Valley 14:53.9; sprint medley relay: 1. Chapel Field (St. Germain, Vellenga, McDermott, McGowan) 4:36.8; 2. Eldred 4:42.5; 3. New Paltz 4:47.1; high jump relay: 1. Rondout Valley (Strang, Mathedy) 9-4; 2. (tie) Tri-Valley and Rondout Valley 9-0; long jump relay: 1. New Paltz (Butler, Bouchard) 32-0; 2. Tri-Valley 29-9.5; 3. Rondout Valley 28-6.25; triple jump relay: 1. New Paltz (Butler, Butler) 68-1; 2. Rondout Valley 64-7.75; 3. Liberty 60-0.5; shot put relay: 1. Tri-Valley ( Dominique Darby, Mareena DiMilia) 68-5.5; 2. Tri-Valley 56-9.5; 3. Rondout Valley 55-9; discus relay: 1. New Paltz (Takacs, Carroll) 177-5; 2. Rondout Valley 170-3; 3. Saugerties 139-2; javelin relay: 1. Tri-Valley (Mareena DiMilia, Heidi Furman) 185-9; 2. Tri-Valley 135-9; 3. Ellenville 131-7; hammer relay: 1. Tri-Valley (Dominque Darby,Heidi Furman) 237-8; 2. Ellenville 196-9; 3. Tri-Valley 155-2; pole vault relay: 1. Rondout Valley (Gribbon, Agustaro) 16-0; 2. Eldred 10-6; 3. Liberty 8-6; Pentathlon: 1. Grassi (RV) 1,576 points; 2. Hart (NP) 1,370; 3. Bader (RV) 1,059.
Outstanding field athlete: Cora Butler (New Paltz).
Outstanding track athlete: Sasche Allen (Spackenkill).
Results of the Tri-Valley Relays showing places from 1st through 8th. Scoresheets compiled and generously contributed by Kevin Giroux.
Once again, photos are located at www.sportsinsights.smugmug.com
Green Day
Sullivan West Boys Complete Season Sweep Of Tri-Valley And Inch Closer To Ninth Straight Division Crown; Fallsburg Girls And Boys Lose Non-League Matches To Valley Central
Girls Golf: Non League Valley Central 143, Fallsburg 157
Boys Golf: Non League Valley Central 232, Fallsburg 252
Boys Golf: OCIAA Division IV: Sullivan West 234, Tri-Valley 245
By RICHARD A. ROSS
Photo Essay:
Photo Album at www.sportsinights.smugmug.com
Scenes from the greens (clockwise) Valley Central's Kendra DiMartino, Fallsburg's Madison Levine, Fallsburg's Danielle Stratton, Sullivan West's Drew Billard, Tri-Valley's Connor Walsh, Tri-Valley's Patrick McHugh, Sullivan West's Devon Muzuruk, Fallsburg's Braiden DeGraw, Fallsburg's Richie Elliott, Sullivan West's Jimmy Finn, Tri-Valley's Mark Garigliano, Fallsburg's Brooke Rappaport, Fallsburg's Melissa Melko and Sullivan West's Eric Dnistrian.
FALLSBURG, NY– Finally! A gorgeous afternoon for golf and out on the greens I went to warm my bones still freezing from the day before’s chilly baseball sojourn.
I began at Lochmore to capture some more images of the Fallsburg girls as they took on powerful Valley Central. Then it was on to Tarry Brae to catch up with Sullivan West’s rematch with Tri-Valley and Fallsburg’s encounter with Valley Central.
Of note was the Westies’ win over their Division IV rivals which built a two game lead over the Bears and Eldred which had just lost to Eldred. As such, Sullivan West moved one step closer to its ninth consecutive division title.
Results are below and the stunning album of photos including these exemplars below will speak for themselves.
Girls Golf: Valley Central 143, Fallsburg 157
(at Lochmore GC, front nine, par 36)
Valley Central: Kenda DiMartino 45; Ciarra Fragale 48; Abby Baker 50.
Fallsburg: Danielle Stratton 48; Brooke Rappaport 54; Madison Levine 55.
Records: Valley Central 6-2; Fallsburg 5-1.
OCIAA Division IV: Sullivan West 234, Tri-Valley 245
(at Tarry Brae GC, South Fallsburg, front nine, par 36)
Sullivan West: Drew Billard 39; Devon Muruzuk 46; Ryan Graham 49; Cody Kubenik 50; Eric Dnistrian 50.
Tri-Valley: Jimmy Bernstein 40; Connor Walsh 45; Pat Mchugh 49; Dion Lynch 55; Mark Garigliano 56.
Records: Sullivan West 8-5 (7-0 OCIAA); Tri-Valley 5-3 (5-2
Valley Central 232, Fallsburg 252
(at Tarry Brae GC, South Fallsburg, front nine, par 36)
Valley Central: Dylan Adler 39; Brad Miller 44; Andrew Barone 49; Adam Kimelman 49; Ross Whitehead 51.
Fallsburg: Rich Elliott 44; Aaron Schmitt 45; Sundar Pratt 47; Zak Steingart 57; Braiden DeGraw 59.
Records: Valley Central 3-7; Fallsburg 4-4.
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