High School Sports - Sullivan County Democrat

Sports Calendar February 7- 10

Friday, February 7 Indoor Track Multi schls. at West Point, Sectionals, 6:00 pm Boys Basketball Eldred vs at Manor, 6:30 pm BCANY Classic, at Monticello,6:30 pm-Multi … more

2/7/25

Fallsburg CSD Honors Scholar Athletes

FALLSBURG – On January 28, 2025, thirty-four Fallsburg Junior-Senior High School students were honored as NYSPHSAA scholar-athletes for the 2024 Fall season. Each season, the NYSPHSAA … more

2/4/25

Adrianna Ponce with an easy layup in the Redhawks matchup against Chester.

16th Annual BCANY Classic

MONTICELLO – We are just a few days away from the 16th Annual BCANY vs Cancer Classic. Teams from all seven Sullivan Countyschool districts will be in attendance to raise money for cancer … more

Crystal Tweed | 2/4/25

Senior Bulldog Parker Tyler on the slopes at Belleayre.

Sullivan West Men’s Ski Team Making a Mark and Looking to the Future

LAKE HUNTINGTON – For the first time in 19 years, the Sullivan West Men’s Alpine Team placed first in the Division 9 Giant Slalom race at Belleayre this past Tuesday, January 28. … more

2/4/25

Sports Calendar February 4- February 6

Tuesday, february 4 Alpine Skiing Multi schls. at Holiday Mountain, 4:30 pm Nordic Skiing Multi schls. at Minnewaska, 3:30 pm Boys Basketball Fallsburg at Liberty, 6:00 … more

2/4/25

Gianna Baron of Monticello in her 2nd match of the night. She won by pin over Katie Agular of Middletown in the 94 lb weight class division.

Liberty High School hosts girls wrestling tournament:

LIBERTY – More than 10 schools were represented at the varsity wrestling tournament on Tuesday night in Liberty. Schools from Dutchess, Sullivan, Orange, and Ulster counties were in … more

Crystal Tweed | 1/31/25

Sports Calendar January 31- February 2

Friday, January 31 Boys Basketball Eldred at Fallsburg, 5:30 pm Boys Wrestling Eldred vs Multi schls, 6 pm Fallsburg at Onteora, 6 pm … more

1/31/25

Tri-Valley’s Avery Carrier takes an open fast break drive.

Tri-Valley dominates Livingston Manor with a 65-21 home court win

TRI-VALLEY – It was a frigid Friday night in Tri-Valley. The Lady Bears hosted the Livingston Manor Lady Wildcats for a girls basketball game on their home court. Tri-Valley secured a 65-21 win … more

Joseph McDoal | 1/31/25

Ben Johnston is shown letting it fly from behind the arc just about halfway through the third on his way to 7 points.

DiBartolo leads the Redhawks to their third straight win

LIBERTY – This past Tuesday the Redhawks set out to take on the Livingston Manor/Roscoe Wildcats looking to continue their momentum. The Redhawks are fresh off a huge 28-point win over Tuxedo. … more

Yovanni Fields | 1/28/25

Sports Calendar January 28-31

Tuesday, January 28 Boys Basketball Liberty at Tri-Valley, 6:30 pm Liv Mnr/Rs. at Sullivan West, 6:30 pm Girls Basketball Eldred vs Monticello, 6:30 pm Fallsburg … more

1/28/25

Quenten Liciaga of Monticello in an early season matchup against Ellenville.

Scoreboard Snapshot

Scoreboard Snapshot January 9 Washingtonville-59 Monticello-38 Tyler Bonacic of Washingtonville had 12 points and teammate Malachai Taylor added 9. For Monticello Quenten … more

1/28/25

Wrestling Scoreboard Snapshot

Liberty Redhawk Wrestling Results for Liberty H.S. for Patriot Invitational December 14, 2024 Tarek Benadim (Liberty H.S.) - DNP Champ. Round 1 - Tarek … more

1/28/25

Coach Ballard photographed with his daughter, Maya after a volleyball match. Ballard is the assistant coach for the girls varsity volleyball team.

Beloved Fallsburg coach to take on prestigious summer position

FALLSBURG –– Fallsburg coach Mike Ballard has been coaching for over 10 years. Ballard has coached youth football, little league, Special Olympics Unified Basketball, modified basketball, … more

Crystal Tweed | 1/24/25

Liberty’s Giselle Payton goes for an open three-pointer.

Liberty suffers disappointing home court loss to Ellenville

LIBERTY – The Liberty Redhawks hosted the Ellenville Blue Devils for a girl’s basketball game. Ellenville took home the 62-25 road win over Liberty. Coach Levar Hamilton of … more

Joseph McDoal | 1/24/25

Sullivan West’s Meghan Kelly leaps above a Fallsburg defender for a layup.

Sullivan West Lady Bulldogs walk through Fallsburg’s defense on the road

FALLSBURG – The Fallsburg Lady Comets hosted the Sullivan West Lady Bulldogs for a girls basketball matchup. It was an excellent contest with Sullivan West pulling down the 50-15 win. Coach Pat … more

Joseph McDoal | 1/24/25

Members of the Tri-Valley girls indoor track team.

Tri-Valley boys and girls indoor track & field teams crowned Division 5 Champions

TRI-VALLEY – The Tri-Valley Boys and Girls Indoor Track & Field teams made their school proud by securing the Division 5 Championship titles at West Point recently. This monumental victory … more

1/24/25

Donovan Hart of Fallsburg hitting one of his two, 3-point field goals on his way to a game-high 23 in the loss against Burke.

Comets drop to The Eagles at home despite huge game from Donovan Hart

FALLSBURG – The Comets were set to play at home against the visiting Eagles. A game that always gets physical when these two teams square up. Both teams came out pressing the ball handlers … more

Yovanni Fields | 1/24/25

Saturday, January 25 Competitive Cheer Multi scls. Invit. at Highland, 10 am Wrestling Multi scls. Invit. at Beacon, 9:15 am Multi scls. Invit. at … more

1/24/25

The Lady Wildcats’ Leah Ladenhauf hits a jumper with Liberty’s Adrianna Ponce playing close defense.

Liberty gets buzzer beating home win over Manor

LIBERTY –– The Liberty Lady Red Hawks hosted the Livingston Manor Lady Wildcats for a girls’ basketball game last Wednesday. It was a non-league matchup between the two Sullivan … more

Joseph McDoal | 1/21/25

Eldred’s Trai Kaufmann driving through contact. Kaufmann scored a commanding 38 points.

Yellowjackets protect The Hive behind Kaufmann’s 38

ELDRED- This past Friday night was nothing short of spectacular for basketball fans. Eldred was at home hosting Fallsburg in a rivalry matchup for an exciting fast paced game. Despite the … more

Yovanni Fields | 1/21/25

Joseph DiBartolo is shown above going down hill for 2 of his 8 points in the first half.

Red Hawks face tough loss against Beacon in the Hawks Nest

LIBERTY--This past week the Liberty Red Hawks took the court against the visiting Beacon Bulldogs in a league matchup that ended in a tough loss for the Red Hawks. From the jump both … more

Yovanni Fields | 1/21/25

Tuesday, January 21 Girls Basketball Eldred vs Ellenville, 6:30 pm Sullivan West at Downsville, 7 pm Manor/Ros., at Tri-Valley, 6:30 pm Boys Basketball … more

1/21/25

Brendan Benbow of Monticello grabs a rebound after a missed shot in Wednesday nights game against the Sullivan West Bulldogs.

Bulldogs secure long awaited win over the Panthers

MONTICELLO—“It was a very gutsy win by us tonight, it was big, said Head Coach of SW Ronj Padu after the Bulldogs defeated the Panthers on their home court. We needed to win some games. … more

1/21/25

Marilyn Santos steps to the line for two shots!

Scoreboard Snapshot

A quick look back at local girls’ basketball wins and losses over the past two weeks. Girls Basketball Walton 55 Tri-Valley 29 Walton Grace Walley 28 Ava … more

1/20/25

Red Hawk, Adrianna Ponce with an easy layup in Monday night’s game against Chester.

Down to the wire:

LIBERTY –– On Monday night the Liberty Red Hawks girl's basketball team hosted the Chester Hambletonian’s. In an exciting contest that saw the Red Hawks come back from a deficit of … more

Crystal Tweed | 1/17/25