Sports
Pine Bush’s Gavin Carey shoots the ball as Highland’s Andrew Terranova defends and goalkeeper Landon Zehr waits for the ball during Thursday’s non-league boys’ lacrosse game at Marlboro High School.

Bushmen snap Highland win streak

Last season was a rough one for the Pine Bush boys’ lacrosse team. The Bushmen fielded a young team in 2023, and struggled mightily, winning only four of their 14 games. This season …

Pine Bush’s Kileigh Smykla runs through the Our Lady of Lourdes defense during a non-league flag football game at Thomas F. Longergan Field in Pine Bush.

Pine Bush girls top Lourdes, 25-13

The second trip to the field was more difficult for the Pine Bush flag football team. A week after routing the Highland Huskies, the Bushmen got enough offense and leaned on their defense late …
Newburgh’s Emily Leonard shoots the ball as Highland’s Amelia Delforno defends during a non-league girls’ lacrosse game on April 9 at Highland Middle School.

Goldback girls fall to Highland, 17-2

It’s been another difficult start for the Newburgh Free Academy girls’ lacrosse team. The Goldbacks opened their season on April 9 with a 17-2 loss to the Highland Huskies at …
Highland’s Alexa Pavese pitches during Wednesday’s non-league softball game at Highland High School.

Big inning pushes Huskies past New Paltz

The Highland Huskies were hitting the ball hard game, but in bad luck. However, by the sixth inning, the Huskies started finding holes in the New Paltz Huguenots’ defense. They scored five …
The Highland Huskies pose after honoring senior captain Caitlin Becker for her 100th draw control after a non-league girls’ lacrosse game on April 9 at Highland Middle School.

Huskies roll over Newburgh, 17-2

If you control the draw, you control the game. Highland’s Caitlin Becker has been taking the draws for her team for only two years, and she controlled her 100th draw on April 9 during the …
Highland’s Eben Yager carries the ball as Pine Bush’s Dylan Csanko defends during Thursday’s non-league boys’ lacrosse game at Marlboro High School.

PB snaps Huskies’ 5-game win streak

The Highland Huskies got off to a strong start, winning their first five games. But the streak ended on a rainy Thursday, as they fell behind early in a 10-4 loss to the Pine Bush Bushmen in a …

Southern Ulster Sports Shorts

Huskies top Millbrook Leland Dubois threw five innings with five strikeouts, and James Gescheidle had a hit and two runs scored and three stolen bases, leading the Highland baseball team to a …

Wallkill Valley Sports Shorts

Vikings top Minisink, 12-6 Trevor Mitchetti had two hits, including a double and a run scored, helping the Valley Central Vikings to a 12-6 win over the Minisink Valley Warriors in an Orange County …
Wallkill’s Kody Best dives into third base as FDR third baseman John Theysohn tries to tag him during a Strike Out Cancer and MHAL Division I baseball game at Tony Williams Park in Highland.

Energized by spring break, Panthers crush FDR 10-0

The Wallkill Panthers spent their spring break in Myrtle Beach, preparing for the upcoming baseball season. So, when they returned home to cold weather and rain, they were getting cooped up …
Pine Bush’s Kileigh Smykla intercepts a pass during Friday’s non-league flag football game at Thomas F. Lonergan Field in Pine Bush.

PB opens flag season with win over Highland

It took about five minutes for the Pine Bush Bushmen to find their groove. And when they did, the offense got rolling, scoring 26 unanswered points in the first half on their way to a 40-19 win …
Tennis
Valley Central’s Aiden Kaleta returns the ball during the OCIAA boys’ tennis consolation match on May 19, 2023.

VC’s Kaleta eyes state tournament

Valley Central’s Aiden Kaleta came within a victory of qualifying for the New York State boys’ tennis tournament last season when he finished fourth in the Section 9 tournament. If …

Sisters Ally, left, and Lorena Rivera will compete at the 2024 Women’s U20 women’s lacrosse championships in Hong Kong in August. Ally will represent Mexico and Lorena will represent Puerto Rico.

Rivera sisters have a lacrosse date in Hong Kong

Lorena and Ally Rivera, have both been playing lacrosse for about 10 years. This summer, they will play at the highest level they’ve ever played. They will travel to Hong Kong for the …
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 …
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.

Dukes still young, but experienced

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 …
Newburgh’s Kallie McCoy runs through the Our Lady of Lourdes defense during a non-league flag football game.

Goldbacks rout Lourdes in opener

It took most of the season for the Newburgh Free Academy flag football team to get its first win last season. This season is already shaping up differently as the Goldbacks routed the newly …