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 …

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Highland’s Alexa Pavese pitches during Wednesday’s non-league softball game at Highland High School.
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.
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.
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 …

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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 …
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.
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.
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 …

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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 …
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 …

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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 …
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 …

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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 …
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. …

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