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NFA’s delayed home opener worth the wait

It’s been a long and winding road for the Newburgh Free Academy football team to get back to Academy Field. The Goldbacks were originally scheduled to open their home season on September 8 …

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The Newburgh Free Academy girls’ swim team won two meets last week, opening the week with a 101-67 win over the Marlboro Dukes and finishing the week with an 85-63 win over the Rhinebeck Hawks …
The Kingston Tigers rolled into Academy Field on Wednesday night undefeated. They left with their first loss of the season. Justin Saravia scored the game’s only goal in the first …
The Newburgh Free Academy girls’ soccer team had won two in a row and played four good games to start the season. But that didn’t matter to the Pine Bush Bushmen, who scored three …
The Newburgh girls’ soccer team set out on a road trip over the weekend, where it played a pair of tournament games at Niskayuna High School. The first game for the Goldbacks on Saturday, …

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For the Newburgh Free Academy boys’ soccer team to have success this season, it’s going to take everybody. Everyone contributed last Wednesday night, as the Goldbacks got goals from …
The Newburgh Free Academy cross country program has been showing steady growth over the past several seasons. The boys’ team took the biggest leap forward in 2023 when it qualified Devin …
It was the first game of the season, and it nearly went the distance. The Newburgh Free Academy boys’ soccer team was tied with the Valley Central Vikings in the second overtime when the …
It wasn’t the start the Newburgh Free Academy girls’ soccer team was looking for. The Goldbacks opened their season Friday morning, suffering a 1-0 loss to the Saugerties Sawyers at …

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An era ended when the Newburgh Free Academy football team’s season ended at the JMA Wireless Dome in Syracuse in the New York State Public High School Athletic Association Class AA championship …
Elijah “The Bully” Williams was a troubled kid over 10 years ago on the Newburgh streets when he discovered boxing. In the words of his boxing coach Leonard Lee of the Hook Elite …
After mixing with the boys, the girls in the Newburgh Zion Lions’ basketball program are getting a league of their own. The organization is holding registration for its new All-Girls …

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Looking to drum up interest in the pole vault, the Newburgh Free Academy track and field program hosted a pole vault clinic on Friday morning. The clinic was open to all students districts 6-12, …
Orange County Youth Football League teams have been practicing on a near nightly basis since August 1, with area training camps culminating in last weekend’s 2023 Scrimmage Weekend. The …
Two San Miguel Academy rowers participated in USRowing’s official Youth Development Camp. Gustavo Laureano and Oscar Liendo, 2023 graduates of San Miguel Academy, were invited to attend the …

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Two area baseball teams reached the Greater Hudson Valley Baseball League championship game in their respective age group and divisions; however, both teams came back to Newburgh disappointed. …
Two area teams reached the Greater Hudson Valley Baseball League championship games in their respective divisions. The 14U Newburgh Red Storm, seeded fourth in their age group’s Division 4 …
Thirty teams rolled into Myrtle Beach in early July looking to win the Myrtle Beach Youth Softball Nationals. The Montgomery Devils Red 14U team didn’t win the tournament, but they came …

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