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LIBERTY – Eighth grader Zackary Alvord competed in the World Ninja League again this year, popularized by the American Ninja Warrior television program. His years of dedication and training led …
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Anthony Morgano
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7/28/23
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SULLIVAN COUNTY – The runners, jumpers and throwers that worked hard all year long had their efforts culminated with the spring Track and Field season.
Nine athletes from around Sullivan …
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Compiled by Frank Schorling
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7/25/23
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LOCH SHELDRAKE – SUNY Sullivan Community College’s Summer Boys & Girls Basketball Camp took place this week. The camp, which was open to boys and girls ages 7 through 17, began on …
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Alex Kielar
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7/21/23
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Gavin Clarke
GRAHAMSVILLE – Rounding out the final season of the 2022-23 school year, Gavin Clarke set the tone for golfers throughout the county with an impressive senior season.
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Anthony Morgano
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7/7/23
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SULLIVAN COUNTY – Across the spectrum of athletics in Sullivan County’s school districts, there is no shortage of fine athletes. Numerous award winners, school MVP’s and other …
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Richard A. Ross
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6/30/23
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GRAHAMSVILLE – In any walk of life there are those who rise above the ordinary and become exceptional. With a serious intention to do what is necessary to improve, coupled with the …
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Richard A. Ross
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6/27/23
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SULLIVAN COUNTY – As students begin their summer vacation, let’s take a look back at the final season of the year with softball.
While some teams are still rebuilding, others have …
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Democrat Staff
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6/27/23
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SULLIVAN COUNTY – The end of the spring season is synonymous with the end of school, and for some, graduation and the start of the next chapter.
Beginning the year with the fall sports …
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Democrat Sports Team
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6/23/23
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BETHEL – Health education teacher Scott Cooper organized a Spartan Club at Monticello’s RJK Middle School, which culminated on Saturday at Bethel Woods.
Students trained all year as …
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Anthony Morgano
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6/23/23
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LIVINGSTON MANOR – With the impending end of the 2022-23 school year, and athletics already reaching their conclusion for the year, Livingston Manor and Roscoe hosted their sports awards nights …
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Anthony Morgano
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6/20/23
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FALLSBURG – Student-athletes around Sullivan County are closing out the 2022-23 school year, and with that comes recognition for their athletic achievements. Fallsburg honored all three sports …
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Anthony Morgano
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6/20/23
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LAKE HUNTINGTON – “To everything there is a season,” intone the words of Eccleiastes, later put to music by the Byrds iconic 60’s hit “Turn, Turn, Turn.”
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Richard A. Ross
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6/16/23
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OLD FORGE – The Catskill Claws ended their season this past Sunday at the Championship event in Old Forge, another new venue for the 2023 season. The same course was used for both the middle …
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Anthony Morgano
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6/16/23
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MIDDLETOWN- With exemplary performances including the evincing of two national fastest times, a panoply of sterling medalists and countless personal records, the NYSPHAA track and field championships …
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Richard A. Ross
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6/13/23
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GRAHAMSVILLE –– On Monday, June 5, Tri-Valley Central School District held their annual Varsity Athletic Awards Ceremony at the Bernstein Theater. After their Athletic Dinner in the …
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Alex Kielar
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6/9/23
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COOPERSTOWN – The Claws visited another new venue last weekend, this time taking on the course at Glimmerglass State Park. The middle school course was about two miles long and had 220 feet of …
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Anthony Morgano
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6/9/23
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CAMPBELL HALL – High school seniors who have distinguished themselves in both the classroom and athletic arena were honored on Thursday, June 1, at the annual Orange County Interscholastic …
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6/9/23
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FALLSBURG — The annual OCIAA Senior Scholar Athlete ceremony took place on June 1, 2023, at the Country Club at Otterkill in Campbell Hall, NY.
Two seniors from each school were …
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6/6/23
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MONROE – It is often said that “the cream rises to the top.” In all walks of life, those with the most talent, determination and drive prove this adage time and time again. In the …
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Richard A. Ross
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6/6/23
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GRAHAMSVILLE – On Sunday morning, senior Tri-Valley student Dylan Poley hosted the first-ever Veteran’s 5K at Tri-Valley Secondary School’s track. The race was for Poley’s …
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Alex Kielar
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6/6/23
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RONDOUT VALLEY and GOSHEN – “Success is the sum of small efforts repeated day in and day out,” noted Screen Actors Guild winner Robert James Collier.
Track athletes …
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Richard A. Ross
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6/2/23
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LIVINGSTON MANOR – Mackenzie Carlson, a standout athlete at Livingston Manor signed her letter of intent to play softball for the SUNY Oswego Lakers on Tuesday afternoon.
Carlson has been …
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Anthony Morgano
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6/2/23
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VERNON – The Catskill Claws completed their third event of the season on Sunday after heading up to the Tilden Hill Farm in Vernon, NY. Both the middle school team and the high school teams …
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Anthony Morgano
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5/30/23
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GRAHAMSVILLE – Once the postseason begins, everything that teams have worked on throughout the season culminate as teams vie for the Section IX crown, and with it, a trip to the State …
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Anthony Morgano
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5/26/23
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JEFFERSONVILLE – The long drought was finally over.
It had been six years since the Sullivan West Lady Bulldogs were in Sectionals, and the Westies were one out away from dancing off the …
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Richard A. Ross
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5/26/23
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