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Vikings rout FDR 34-7

The Valley Central Vikings had a big first half. Despite an offensive slowdown in the second half, the Vikings build a big enough lead, and the defense stood tough as they routed the FDR …

Pine Bush girls swimming streak reaches 90 victories

Pine Bush Central School District The Pine Bush girls’ swim team has not lost a dual meet in 9 years.

The Pine Bush girls’ swimming and diving team has reached a remarkable milestone, winning its 90th consecutive dual meet. Pine Bush defeated Valley Central, 108-70, on Sept. 16 to extend a …

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Wallkill tennis Wallkill defeats Highland, improves to 5-1 Wallkill defeated Highland in girls tennis Sept. 24 to improve to 5-1. Gabby Morales and Julia Price won at first doubles, defeating …

Burke Catholic rushes past Highland, 52-6

Highland’s A.J. Nugent scores a touchdown as Wallkill’s Vincent Hazard pursues during a September 4 game at Wallkill Senior High School’s Robinson Field.

Burke Catholic quarterback Lucas Rodriguez rushed for four touchdowns Thursday night, leading the Eagles to a 52-6 rout of Highland and pushing Burke’s record to 4-0. The game matched two …

Dukes volleyball falls to Mount Academy

Marlboro’s Olivia Besteiro meets Mount Academy’s Ruby Clement at the net during Thursday’s MHAL Division 2 volleyball match at Marlboro High School.

The Marlboro Dukes were three points away from doing something no one else had done this season. Win a set from the Mount Academy Eagles. Then came a frustrated substitution by Mount …

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Highland volleyball wins three straight Highland’s girls volleyball team picked up three victories in four days, defeating Ellenville, Rondout and Spackenkill in a busy stretch from Sept. 23-26. …

O’Neill modified football team debuts with a win

Raider Gideon Post on the move as teammate Zachary Matthew trails him.

When the O’Neill Raider modified football team – made up of seventh, eighth and ninth graders – took to the field for their first game of the season, Coach Ryan Erbe had no idea what to expect. …

Boys take first, girls second in Ranieri soccer tournament

The O’Neill varsity boys soccer team, shown here with Coach Ken Hall and his long-ago coach Jim Ranieri, won the Ranieri Tournament.

Day one of the Jimmy Ranieri Soccer Tournament at O’Neill High School. Thursday, Sept. 24, ended with both Raider varsity teams with impressive wins and heading to the championship games. It was a …

NFA routs Cornwall 31-0 behind Barnwell’s four TD passes

Newburgh’s CJ Hines carries the ball as Cornwall’s Derek Scott (28) attempts a tackle during Friday’s game at Newburgh. The Goldbacks won 31-0.

Senior quarterback Jaiseon Barnwell threw for 205 yards and four touchdowns, and Newburgh Free Academy’s defense forced three fumbles in a 31-0 win over Cornwall on Friday night. The Goldbacks …

Youth movement sparks Newburgh girls soccer

Newburgh’s Iris Miller battles Ellenville’s Sara Gonzalez for the ball during a non-league girls’ soccer game on Sept. 22 at Academy Field in Newburgh.

The youth are taking over the Newburgh Free Academy girls’ soccer program. The Goldbacks got two hat tricks from a pair of seventh graders in a 10-0 win over the Ellenville Blue Devils on Sept. 22 …

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Saravia’s hat trick powers Newburgh past Middletown

@845sportsrewind photos Newburgh’s Justin Saravia (10) takes a shot on goal as Middletown’s Joshuah Vivas Galicias (3) defends during Wednesday’s boys soccer game at Middletown. Saravia scored three goals in the Goldbacks’ 5-0 win.

Justin Saravia scored three goals to lead Newburgh Free Academy to a 5-0 victory over Middletown on Sept. 23, keeping the Goldbacks perfect at 5-0. Saravia, a senior forward, scored three times …

Late touchdown propels Army past Temple, 21-17

Army Quarterback Cale Hellums dives for the end zone, Friday, during the first half at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia.

Army West Point Football scored a go-ahead touchdown with less than two minutes remaining at Lincoln Financial Field, before turning the Temple Owls away late to complete a 21-17 victory on Friday …

NFA routs Cornwall 31-0 behind Barnwell’s four touchdown passes

Cornwall Boys Basketball VA Monticello at Cornwall

Senior quarterback Jaiseon Barnwell threw for 205 yards and four touchdowns, and Newburgh Free Academy’s defense forced three fumbles in a 31-0 win over Cornwall on Friday night. The …

Panther volleyball team hangs on to beat Red Hook

Wallkill’s Emma LaRocco makes a kill during a MHAL volleyball match on Sept. 15 at Wallkill Senior High School.

The Wallkill Panthers were up by a set, and leading the second set by 11 points, needing only four points to take a two-set lead. Then, things started to fall apart. The Red Hook Raiders …

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Wallkill earns first win with 41-0 shutout Wallkill’s football team picked up its first victory of the season Friday, blanking Poughkeepsie 41-0 in a non-league game. The host Panthers (1-2) …

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Bushmen knock off Warwick for first win of the season

The Pine Bush Bushmen gave the Warwick Wildcats a steady diet of Ruben Simpson. Their senior running back answered the call scoring three touchdowns as the Bushmen got their first win of the …

Port Jervis rallies past Marlboro, 21-6, in Class B showdown

Photos by Joe Tompkins Dylan McKenzie hoists Bruce Laboy in celebration after Laboy recovered a Port Jervis fumble at the Marlboro ten yard line with 34 seconds left in the half.

Port Jervis High School’s football team turned back a game Marlboro Central squad 21-6 in a Section 9 Class B matchup Friday night at Marlboro’s turf field, pulling away with two second-half …

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Highland volleyball sweeps Dover, Poughkeepsie Highland’s girls volleyball team picked up two Mid-Hudson Athletic League victories during the past week, sweeping Dover and Poughkeepsie. The …

A strong start for O’Neill varsity volleyball

Cadence Sherwood serves against Port Jervis.

Volleyball may be an ‘inside sport’, but it certainly isn’t one where ‘inside voices’ are used. Anyone who has attended O’Neill volleyball games in the school’s Jerry Kaplan gymnasium …

O’Neill girls down Goldbacks in soccer

Newburgh Iris Millerfields the ball in last week’s contest at O’Neill.

O’Neill goalie Hailey Hall had three saves in the September 18 Raider win over the Newburgh Free Academy Goldbacks. In contrast, NFA’s goalie, Avery Claudio, had 15. It was a hard-fought battle …

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Goldbacks rip Valley Central in boys soccer

Newburgh’s Kevin Meza and Valley Central’s Nick DeMaro chase the ball during Saturday’s OCIAA Division I boys’ soccer game at Valley Central High School in Montgomery.

During their previous game, it took the Newburgh Free Academy Goldbacks until the second half to score their first goal of the game. However, this time it took less than four minutes, thanks to …

Goldbacks hand Wizards a dose of reality, 48-12

Newburgh’s Justin Lassic runs toward the end zone as Washingtonville’s Ayden Nesmith pursues during Thursday’s non-league football game at Academy Field in Newburgh.

The Washingtonville Wizards came to Academy Field riding high on two straight wins to start the season. The Newburgh Free Academy Goldbacks brought them crashing down. Justin Lassic scored …

Raiders register two wins at home, host tourney this weekend

Brandon Duchi beats Liberty’s Jeffrey Banegos Barahona to the ball.

On September 17, the boys beat Liberty 3-0 with a goal by Asher Dabkowski and two from Josias Jarrett. In goal, David Osgood had five saves. Liberty goalie Selkir Molina had five stops in the box. …

Dragons rout Crusaders 49-7

Cornwall’s Zion Felix (12) tackles Monroe-Woodbury’s Shae Michel (4) as teammates Charles Caoili (10) and Andrew Anderson (50) close in during the Dragons’ 49-7 win on Friday, Sept. 18.

The Cornwall Dragons snapped a two-game skid in emphatic fashion Friday, routing the Monroe-Woodbury Crusaders 49-7 on the road behind a four-touchdown performance from junior quarterback Sage …

Vikings top Panthers in ‘Battle of the Valley’

Members of the Valley Central football team raise the helmet trophy in celebration after defeating Wallkill.

It’s been a strong start for the Valley Central Vikings, and even before they played their first Class AA football game, they already have something to show for their efforts. The Vikings …

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Highland girls soccer blanks Rondout Valley Highland opened its girls soccer season Sept. 8 with a 5-0 victory over Rondout Valley. Sophie Valentino scored three goals, while Sadie …

Marlboro opens football season with 12-7 win

Santino Caserto scrambles from the pocket.

Shawn DeLaigle rushed for 175 yards and two touchdowns on 29 carries as Marlboro Central opened its varsity football season with a 12-7 nonconference victory over Chester-Seward on Sept. 10. …

Patriotic game ends in a loss for O’Neill

Zachary Parks carried for 31 yards.

In the late Fall of 1944, during WWII, the US Army’s 101st Airborne Division, having seen hard fighting in the Netherlands and Germany, was given a respite in Reims, the Champagne region in France. …

Goldbacks roll over Warwick for first win

Newburgh’s Justin Lassic runs the football as Warwick’s Matt Finnerty goes for a tackle during Thursday’s non-league football game at Warwick Valley High School.

It took a few possessions to get started, but the Newburgh Free Academy Goldbacks got their feet under them. The defense made only one mistake and the Goldbacks never trailed in a 42-6 win over …

Lawless completes Pan-Mass challenge

Cornwall-on-Hudson’s Jim Lawless during his recent Pan-Mass Challenge Bike Ride.

Readers may remember that Cornwall-on-Hudson’s Jim Lawless, 76, competed in the Pan-Mass Challenge, a bike-a-thon across the state of Massachusetts (from Worchester to Provincetown) which featured …

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