Highland second baseman A.J. Grant appears to tag Marlboro’s Sal Montaperto, Jr. as Highland shortstop Leland Dubois looks on during a Strike Out Cancer baseball game at Tony Williams Park in Highland.

Dukes rally past Huskies, 6-3

Before the seventh inning, Marlboro baseball coach John Morrissey told his team the only fact that mattered. If they didn’t score a run, they were going to be done, which he didn’t …

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Marlboro’s Adrien Gueren returns the ball during the MHAL boys’ tennis championships on May 17, 2023, at Franklin D. Roosevelt High School in Hyde Park.
The Marlboro Iron Dukes will enter the 2024 boys’ tennis season with an experienced roster. After finishing 8-5 a year ago, the Iron Dukes have only lost one senior, Jordan Johnson, but …
Runners begin the Strikeout Cancer 5K on Saturday at Tony Williams Park in Highland.
The Strikeout Cancer Event in Highland had already been a successful baseball event in its first running last year, but this year a new component was added. A 5K race. And by all measures, …
Marlboro’s John Ryder is greeted by his teammates after hitting a home run during Wednesday’s non-league baseball game at Valley Central High School in Montgomery.
The Marlboro Iron Dukes got off to a fast start, scoring three runs in the first inning, leading to a fast start in their 2024 season when they defeated the Valley Central Vikings, 7-3, on Wednesday …

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Highland’s Trevor Coates carries the ball as Middletown’s Camron Headley defends during Thursday’s non-league boys’ lacrosse game at Marlboro High School.
Two games in, and the Highland Huskies have two wins. The second one came in emphatic fashion as the Huskies scored nine goals in the first quarter on their way to a 15-1 win over the Middletown …
Highland’s Hunter Thomlin pitches during the MHAL championship baseball game on May 13, 2023, at Cantine Field in Saugerties.
It’s a new baseball season, and the Highland Huskies are taking aim at their second straight Mid Hudson Athletic League Division III championship. It was the first step in what was a …
Marlboro’s Alexa Trapani is shown with her father and coach, Gary Trapani after the Section 9 girls’ golf tournament at Apple Greens Golf Course.
It is a very exciting time to be a member of the Marlboro girls’ golf team. The Dukes are coming off an unbeaten season, and will return everyone. That includes their top-returning golfer Alexa …

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Highland’s Kelcey Whalen prepares to shoot as Wallkill’s Brianna Merrill defends from behind during a non-league girls’ lacrosse game on May 18, 2023, at Wallkill High School.
The Highland Huskies had a strong season in 2023 that came to a screeching halt in the Section 9 Class D girls’ lacrosse championship game. However, the Huskies got there by virtue of an …
Highland catcher Delaney Reid tries to tag Marlboro’s Emma Jackson at home plate during a non-league softball game on March 30, 2023, at Highland High School.
It’s been a great few years to be a member of the Marlboro softball team. The Dukes continued their run as Section 9 champions and marched to the New York Public High School Athletic …
Highland’s Logan Davis moves the ball during a non-league boys’ lacrosse game on May 3, 2023, at Kristi Babcock Memorial Park in New Windsor.
The last season was a difficult one for the Highland boys’ lacrosse team. The Huskies missed the Section 9 tournament last season with a 4-12 record. Having graduated only two seniors …

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Highland’s Aaliyah Ghafoor runs the football as a Monroe-Woodbury player grabs the flag during a flag football game on April 13, 2023, at Highland High School.
Flag football was the newest spring sport in the state last year, and it will only grow in its second year in Section 9, and the Highland Huskies struggled heavily during a winless inaugural season. …
Marlboro’s Gabby Murphy and Hannah Polumbo, left, were named Section 9 Class A Top all-stars. They are shown with the rest of the Class A team.
The Highland Huskies had their best season since 2018 this year, winning the Section 9 Class B championship, and reaching the New York State Public High School Athletic Association subregional before …
Highland’s Grace Koehler drives the basketball as Putnam Valley’s Nai Torres defends during a NYSPHSAA Class B subregional girls’ basketball game on March 5 at Yorktown High School.
Grace Koehler knew this moment would come, but that didn’t mean she was ready for it. But the Section 9 champion Huskies’ best since season since 2018 came to a screeching halt on …

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Highland’s A.J. Grant signs his commitment to continue his baseball career at SUNY Orange at a ceremony on March 5 at Highland High School.
Highland senior A.J. Grant signed his commitment on March 5 to continue his baseball career at SUNY Orange at a ceremony at Highland High School. Highland baseball coach John Manganiello …
Highland’s Caitlyn Becker signs her commitment to play women’s lacrosse at Adelphi University as her teammate Leah Klotz looks on during Thursday’s signing ceremony at Highland High School.
Caitlyn Becker and Leah Klotz have been playing lacrosse in Highland since they were in first grade. Last week, they took the next steps in their futures together. Becker and Klotz, both …
Emily Tarsio rolled a six-game series of 1,030, leading the Marlboro Dukes to a seventh-place finish at the New York State Public High School Athletic Association girls’ bowling championships …

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