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Baseball: DeGroat, Asendorf lead Wallkill over Valley Central for Section 9 Class AA title
SAUGERTIES — Kyle DeGroat is well aware of those projections, and he doesn’t dismiss the possibility of himself being selected in the MLB draft this summer. There are “good things to come,” the Wallkill star said, be it the start of a professional baseball career or his enrollment at the University of Texas. It’s all exciting, he acknowledged. But no more important than this quest to end his high school career on a high note. ...
Pine Bush softball takes advantage of two errors for winning rally against Newburgh
Don't let the regular-season matchups fool you. Pine Bush dropped both contests against Newburgh Free Academy during the Orange County league season, but got the big one when it counted most. Trailing 2-0 headed into the top of the fourth inning the fourth-seeded Bushmen took advantage of a pair of...
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: 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...
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. ...
Minisink beats Valley Central for third time this season, claims section softball crown
Some teams just have another's number. Valley Central was the top seed in the Section 9 Class AA softball tournament but the Vikings' lone two setbacks came to No. 2 seed Minisink Valley. Make that three. ...
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...
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!” ...
Chapel Field struggles in field but beats Eldred for Section 9-D softball championship
NEWBURGH - Softball games are won with the most runs, not usually the most miscues. Chapel Field won its 13th Section 9 Class D title in school history on Friday, beating Eldred 6-5 at Mount Saint Mary College. The Lions did so despite posting seven errors. The Lions held off a seventh-inning rally by...
Softball: Freiberger dazzles as Goshen upsets Roosevelt to reach Section 9 semifinals
STAATSBURG - It would've been awful for the Goshen softball, having their hearts set on something and getting excited in anticipation, only to be disappointed at the end. It would've been a cruel joke played by the universe, allowing them to come this far and accomplish as much, then be denied.
Baseball: Surging Roosevelt rallies over Minisink Valley in Section 9 quarterfinals
Kory VanZandt can admit now that, a month ago, he wouldn’t have even allowed himself to imagine his team possibly contending for a championship. It wouldn’t have seemed realistic then. Not after the Franklin D. Roosevelt baseball team, three years removed from a playoff appearance, opened this season...
Goshen's Allen Li beats Minisink's Ethan Rodriguez for Section 9 boys tennis championship
GOSHEN – It’s never easy to face a friend in a championship event. Allen Yi of Goshen and Ethan Rodriguez of Minisink Valley met one another in training at MatchPoint Tennis and have become hitting partners and close friends. Their paths were sure to cross in local tennis events, and even though both want to win, their respect for one another is preserved. ...
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