NEW YORK CITY – For the vast majority of Section Nine’s indoor track athletes, sectionals represented the coda to their season. But for the top two finishers in the section from each …
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Richard A. Ross
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2/28/23
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ELDRED – In a much-anticipated clash, Roscoe and Eldred faced off in a vital league contest with a home playoff game on the line. Eldred entered the game with a 5-2 league record, with Roscoe …
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Anthony Morgano
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2/24/23
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HUNTER – Tri-Valley’s Austin Hartman added more hardware to his collection after winning the 8-Man football championship in the fall. Hartman was the top skier in Section IX. His second …
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On Tuesday, Feb. 21, Girls Basketball phenom Aaliyah Mota scored her 1,000th point with 15 seconds remaining in the final league game of the season at Minisink Valley. The game was paused, Aaliyah …
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Richard A. Ross
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2/24/23
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LIBERTY – The Lady Indians and Lady Comets have matched up well against each other all season. The two opened their seasons against each other in Ellenville. The non-league contest went to …
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Anthony Morgano
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2/21/23
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LOCH SHELDRAKE – Livingston Manor and Fallsburg finally got their turn to face off at SUNY Sullivan after their original February 3 game was postponed. The Wildcats put up a valiant effort, but …
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Anthony Morgano
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2/21/23
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LIBERTY – Throughout the athletic year, things change quickly. Football, soccer and cross-country gives way to skiing, wrestling and basketball. But for the Liberty Indians, the change at the …
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Anthony Morgano
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2/21/23
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GRAHAMSVILLE – Tri-Valley and Sullivan West have both punched their tickets to Sectionals, albeit through different routes. Sullivan West dominated in division play as well as their overall …
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Anthony Morgano
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2/21/23
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LAKE HUNTINGTON – “All things must pass,” was the title of former Beatle George Harrison’ album in his first solo effort following the iconic band’s breakup in 1970. …
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Richard A. Ross
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2/21/23
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MONTICELLO – The Lady Panthers started their playoff run early, needing to win two of their final three games to punch their ticket to Sectionals. With a big home win over Port Jervis on …
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Yovanni Fields
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2/21/23
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PORT JERVIS – The Monticello Panthers came into Friday night’s contest with a chip on their shoulders after the previous home loss to the raiders ending at 47-40, and knew they needed …
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Yovanni Fields
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2/21/23
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MONTICELLO – The BCANY Coaches vs Cancer Classic continued at Monticello High School on Saturday afternoon, with the Lady Blue Devils and Lady Comets squaring off at noon, followed by the Blue …
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Anthony Morgano
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2/17/23
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MONTICELLO – It was a lot closer than expected, but the Monticello Panthers clinched a sectional berth with their dicey 41-36 victory over the Minisink Valley Warriors. The Montis had already …
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Richard A. Ross
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2/17/23
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LAKE HUNTINGTON – The glowing and affirming words of football coaches Justin Diehl and Ron Bauer attested to the illustrious career of senior quarterback Jayme Buddenhagen that saw him guide …
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Richard A. Ross
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2/17/23
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LAKE HUNTINGTON – Doesn’t it seem like just yesterday when they were little girls? Can you remember their first day of high school or the first time they put on a Sullivan West uniform …
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Richard A. Ross
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2/17/23
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Friday, February 17
High School
Boys Basketball
Monticello @ Port Jervis, 6:30pm
Chapel Field @ Tri-Valley, 6:30pm
Seward @ Sullivan West, 6:30pm
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2/17/23
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GRAHAMSVILLE – The Bears, and the entire Tri-Valley community is having a year to remember. After winning the Section Championship in 8-Man Football, a Section IX Finals appearance by the girls …
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Anthony Morgano
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2/17/23
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LIVINGSTON MANOR – The Blue Devils and Wildcats became storm chasers earlier this week as they took on the Tuxedo Tornadoes on consecutive nights. Livingston Manor earned their first league win …
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Anthony Morgano
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2/17/23
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MONTICELLO – With just three league matchups remaining, the Panthers needed to win two to qualify for Sectionals. On Friday night, the 14-5 (7-2) Beacon Bulldogs visited ‘The Pit’ …
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Anthony Morgano
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2/14/23
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LIVINGSTON MANOR – The defending Section IX Class D champs are in playoff form after divisional home wins on Thursday and Friday against Eldred and Roscoe. After defeating their two league …
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Anthony Morgano
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2/14/23
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WEST POINT – As the age-old adage reminds us, “The cream rises to the top.”
When it comes to track and field, and its fall forerunner cross-country, that cream is …
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Richard A. Ross
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2/14/23
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LAKE HUNTINGTON – Make no mistake about it: there are angels who walk among us. Audra Sipple-Spath, a beloved teacher at Livingston Manor, wife to husband John and mother to daughters Karlee …
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Richard A. Ross
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2/14/23
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Tuesday, February 14
High School
Boys Basketball
Roscoe @ Tuxedo, 5pm
Rondout @ Fallsburg, 6pm
Webutuck @ Eldred, 6:30pm
O’Neill @ Sullivan West, 7:30pm
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2/14/23
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FALLSBURG – The James I. O’Neill Raiders visited Fallsburg on Monday night for a division matchup against the Comets. A 3-point Fallsburg lead at the half turned into an 8-point Raiders …
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Anthony Morgano
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2/10/23
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LOCH SHELDRAKE – “Friendships are born on the field of athletic strife and the real gold of competition. Awards become corroded; friends gather no dust.”
So averred …
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Richard A. Ross
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2/10/23
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