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New Gym with Famous Roots Opens in Kingston, NY
Ulster County welcomed a brand new business this week with the grand opening of Midtown Jiu Jitsu in Kingston, NY. Owner and head coach Malachy Silva has returned to the Hudson Valley after years of coaching at the world-renowned Renzo Gracie Los Angeles to begin a new chapter of sport, learning, and giving back to the community.
Baseball: Wilsey, Boenig lead dramatic rally as Spackenkill edges Chester in section final
SAUGERTIES - The entire Spackenkill baseball team ran the emotional gamut on Saturday, having their season and championship reign come within an out. But nobody experienced the highs and lows on this evening quite like Ryan Wilsey. He found himself at the bottom of a celebratory dogpile, his teammates giddily tossing themselves atop the heap while the pitcher literally smiled through the pain. Then, a minute later, he was hoisted onto their shoulders as a hero while...
Highland wins first Section 9 softball title in 10 years, topping Chester in Class B
It took some time but the Highland Huskies are back in the championship circle. The second-seeded Huskies proved dominant early in Saturday's Class B title tilt with No. 1 Chester/Seward. Highland scored twice in the first inning and snapped a 2-2 tie with five runs in the second on the way to an 8-3 victory at Newburgh's Mount Saint Mary College. ...
Baseball: Fernandez's walkoff hit lifts Marlboro over Beacon for Section 9 Class A title
SAUGERTIES — The wide smile that Tommy Benfer wore while ambling toward his teammates during their celebration was, in some ways, a snapshot of this Marlboro group. Because in that instant, the physical pain and the emotional anguish of the injury he suffered an hour earlier didn’t seem to matter at all. Foremost for him was the team success, and that attitude, along with an in-the-moment mindset, has permeated the roster. ...
Girls lacrosse: Martin's last-second save sends Wappingers to first Section 1 final
That moment, coach Sean Rowan said, was “pure ecstasy.” And how could it not have been for the Wappingers girls lacrosse team?. In a scene plucked straight from a movie, their season came down to the inexperienced, unheralded goalkeeper having to stop the star on the opposing team in a dramatic final sequence.
Baseball: Gove, Drucker help Burke Catholic beat Pine Plains to repeat as Section 9 champ
SAUGERTIES — As the Burke Catholic baseball team gathered after its victory Saturday, opinions varied a bit on how the accomplishment should be celebrated. An afternoon pool party? A good nap to unwind after intense competition? Those are happy disagreements. But there was one thing about which the group was in total accord and said almost in unison during its post-game huddle: “The job’s not finished!” ...
Ketcham rallies against John Jay to win a third straight Section 1 baseball championship
PURCHASE – After falling behind 2-1 in the top of the third inning, the confidence level never changed for defending champion Roy C. Ketcham. With a lineup filled with returning talent from top to bottom, the senior-heavy Storm weren’t ready to panic. Ketcham regained the lead in the bottom of the fourth and never looked back behind an MVP effort from senior pitcher Riley Weatherwax. The Storm defeated rival John Jay-East Fishkill 5-2 to claim their third...
Pine Plains scores nine early runs, rolls to Section 9-C softball title over Tri-Valley
NEWBURGH - It was joy and misery, all in short order. Pine Plains batted first in the Section 9 Class C title game against Tri-Valley ... and kept batting. The Bombers would send 15 hitters to the plate before the top-seeded Bears could set them down. In what seemed like an interminable opening stanza for the Bears, Pine Plains collected nine runs on four hits, four walks and five Tri-Valley errors, dooming the start of junior Jenna...
Poll: Vote for the Journal's May 13-19 Athletes of the Week
As the postseason got underway last week, there were several stellar performances in just about all the sports as teams and athletes closed the regular season on a high or opened the playoffs with a surge. Last week's Athlete of the Week winners were Marlboro baseball player Owen Schlagler and Beacon pitcher Mikey Fontaine. Schlagler got 14,797 votes to win the small-schools poll and Fontaine received 7,849 votes to claim the large-schools poll. ...
Baseball: John Jay edges Arlington, heads for intradistrict Section 1 final versus Ketcham
FREEDOM PLAINS - It still was eating at Austin Seipp afterwards, the John Jay-East Fishkill sophomore seemingly reluctant to forgive himself the defensive blunder. While tracking a soft liner to right, the outfielder stumbled and fell, costing him a split second and allowing the ball to drop just beyond the reach of his belated dive. The result was a run-scoring double that gave Arlington a lead in the third inning. ...
Baseball: Oudom, Collins lead Spackenkill back to Section 9 final
Dan Collins occasionally looks down at that two-inch surgical scar above his right elbow, and what it represents can conjure a wave of mixed emotions. It brings about some disappointment, knowing that injury cost him a promising scholastic season and impacted his recruitment process. There is also some regret for what could’ve been as his absence diminished Spackenkill's chances of defending its baseball state championship. ...
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