Wallkill Area’s Mike Bonagura pitches during Saturday’s District 19  Little League Senior baseball game at Watts Memorial Park in Middletown.

Wallkill falls in senior championship

The Wallkill Area senior baseball team had a long day at Watts Park, playing a doubleheader that saw them open the day with a 1-0 win over Middletown to advance to the championship game against Town …

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Montgomery’s Maddie Cole pitches during Wednesday’s District 19 Majors softball game at Port Jervis Little League.

Pine Bush, Montgomery advance in tournament play

The Montgomery and Pine Bush Major All-Star teams collided in the lower half of the championship bracket on Saturday in Port Jervis. The winner advanced to the second game of a planned …

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Pine Bush coach Jim Wright instructs his players at the beginning of practice on Aug. 27, 2019.

PB football coach retiring

There’s going to be a new face patrolling the Pine Bush football field this fall, as Richard Ormsby was confirmed in April as the Bushmen’s new head football coach after former coach Jim …

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Sports

Tournaments underway

The summer baseball and softball season got under way last week with the beginning of the District 19 Little League tournaments and the Greater Hudson Valley Baseball League summer season. The …

Goal achieved: Lions reach state finals

When the Chapel Field baseball team took the field for the first time in March, coach Shawn Powell told his team he had one goal. He wanted to play on the last day of the season. However, the …
Pine Bush’s Alex Bucolo pitches during Friday’s NYSPHSAA Class AA semifinal baseball game at Bearcat Stadium in Binghamton.

Bushmen fall 2-1 in state semifinal

Jack Gandolfini was on the dugout fence urging his teammates to stay on it and remain loud as the Pine Bush baseball team trailed the Fayetteville-Manlius Hornets by two runs and running out of …

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‘The Great Race’ to pass through Montgomery

Montgomery, will host a lunch stop on the 2022 Hemmings Motor News Great Race presented by Hagerty Drivers Club on Sunday, June 19, race organizers have announced. The Great Race, the …

VC’s Staples third in state high jump

Valley Central’s Bianca staples took third in the New York State Federation high jump, clearing 5-6 at the state championship track meet on Saturday at Cicero-North Syracuse High School. She …
These Pine Bush High School seniors will continue their athletic careers in college: Front, from left, Zoe Rodi (volleyball, track), Katherine Greer (softball), Sara Ippolito (golf), Oluseye Ilori (track), Joe Gleason (baseball), Derek Hickman (basketball), Stephen Gihr (track), Eric Anderson (track); middle, from left, Angelina Cardone (soccer), Kaeli Murtagh (softball), Nate Burnley (softball), Alandra Hasbrouck (volleyball), Jersey Jones (volleyball), Elishka Hajek (swimming), Alexandria Keith (field hockey); top from left, Brigid Boyle (lacrosse), Antonia Licardi (lacrosse), and Joshua Martin (baseball). Not pictured are Mack Carr (crew) and Deana Sheremeta (gymnastics).

Pine Bush honors 21 graduating athletes

Mike Gillespie has been the athletic director at Pine Bush High School for six years. That makes the Class of 2022, the first Pine Bush High School senior class that he has seen through their …

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Local athletes compete for Oneonta baseball

The following ocal area athletes competed on the 2022 SUNY Oneonta Baseball team this past spring.Gregory Bandura of Pine BushAndrew Bonilla of WaldenKyle Rosenberger of Montgomery SUNY Oneonta …
The Pine Bush baseball team poses with the NYSPHSAA Class AA regional plaque after beating Roy C. Ketcham, 8-5, on Saturday at Dutchess Stadium in Fishkill.

Bushmen reach state final four

Pine Bush baseball coach Matt Boffalo wanted Alex Bucolo to finish the game and his pitcher rewarded him. Just one inning after getting torched for four runs, Bucolo found a new gear, set down the …

Lions edge closer to state final

Another big game and another lights out performance for Chapel Field’s Leam Powell. Powell threw his second shutout in seven days as the Lions beat the Section 2 champion Germantown …

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