Zoe Mesuch of Wallkill drives up court against Lourdes.

Wallkill girls top Rondout, fall to Lourdes

It was a week of contrasts for the Wallkill High School varsity girls basketball team, marked by a resounding victory and a challenging defeat. The Panthers kicked off the week with a dominant 69-34 …

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Valley Central’s Luke Satriano is declared the winner after beating Honeoye Falls/Lima’s Chris Noto in a tiebreaker in the final.
Valley Central senior Luke Satriano posted a dramatic victory over the weekend to earn the 131-pound championship at the Eastern States Classic, one of the most competitive regular season wrestling …
Ketura Rutty scored her 1,000th career point in Friday’s win over Goshen.
The Pine Bush Varsity Girls Basketball team showcased their dominance over the past week with resounding victories, underscoring their prowess in the league. On Friday, Jan. 10, Pine Bush …
Pine Bush’s Ketura Rutty shoots over Wallkill’s Gabby Gualtiere during the Coaches vs. Cancer girls’ basketball tournament championship game on Dec. 30 at Wallkill Senior High School.
Zoe Mesuch scored more points than any other player at the Wallkill Coaches vs. Cancer girls’ basketball tournament on Dec. 28 and 30, but the Pine Bush Bushmen had the more balanced attack. …

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Wallkill’s J.J. Detz drives the basketball as John S. Burke Catholic’s Jayce Lee defends during Saturday’s Glen McGinnis Tournament boys’ basketball consolation game at Cornwall High School.
The Wallkill Panthers gave up 22 points before they finally scored a basket of their own. They were shutout in the first quarter by 19 points and then allowed three more before Alex …
Pine Bush’s Mya Watson drives the ball as Monroe-Woodbury’s Brianna Taveras (24) defends and Breanna Quinn looks on during Thursday’s OCIAA Division I girls’ basketball game at Pine Bush High School.
When the shooters miss, Kayanna Cauthen is there to clean up the mess. She did just that for the Bushmen on Thursday, scoring 15 points, mostly off offensive rebounds in the Bushmen’s …
Valley Central’s Jalen Mojica passes the ball past Minisink Valley’s Angel Rodriguez during Wednesday’s OCIAA Division II boys’ basketball game.
Noah Ruiz injured his shoulder at the end of his sophomore season. The injuries also cost him his junior year, and he is just seeing the varsity basketball court for the first time this season, …

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Sports
Non-league girls’ basketball game on Dec. 10 at Cornwall High School.
It took until the middle of the third quarter, but the Pine Bush Bushmen finally got going. They outscored the Cornwall Dragons by 10 points in the fourth quarter on their way to a 53-40 win a …
Valley Central’s Michael Giannoni controls Goshen’s Ethan Tetzlaff during a 160-pound bout at Wednesday’s non-league boys’ wrestling meet at Goshen High School.
Colin Bishop trailed Goshen’s Bryant Vass for most of their 215-bout. The Valley Central Vikings were already leading the Goshen Gladiators by 16 points. The dual meet was already won. The …
Pine Bush’s Brian Tompkins drives the basketball as Newburgh’s Bryce Marshall defends during Thursday’s OCIAA Division I boys’ basketball game at Pine Bush High School.
The Pine Bush Bushmen had lost their first two games and were within 11 points of the Newburgh Free Academy Goldbacks at halftime. However, the second half wasn’t kind to the Bushmen as …

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Kelly Schmidt scored a game-high 20 points in the Valley Central Vikings’ 38-28 win over Goshen in an Orange County Interscholastic Athletic Association Division II girls’ basketball game …
Pine Bush’s Leticia Watson goes up for a shot as Our Lady of Lourdes’ Simone Pelish defends during the Section 9 Class AAA championship girls’ basketball game on March 2 at Monroe-Woodbury High School in Central Valley.
The Pine Bush Bushmen may have fallen short of their goal of a Section 9 Class AAA championship last year, but they still had the best seasons they’ve had in years. After a rebuild, the …
Valley Central’s Daniel Osekavage swims the 100-yard butterfly uring a non-league boys’ swimming and diving meet on Dec. 3 at Valley Central High School in Montgomery.
Freshman Thomas Lazatin was part of three winning events as the Valley Central Vikings opened the 2024-25 season with a 110-71 loss to the Warwick Wildcats on Dec. 3 at Valley Central High School. …

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Valley Central’s Isabella Rivera dribbles the basketball as Middletown’s Jayden Ferguson defends during Friday’s Corinne Feller Memorial Tournament championship girls’ basketball game at Valley Central High School in Montgomery.
Middletown’s Ashley MacCalla continued her dominance over the Corinne Feller Tournament. The Middletown High School sophomore scored a game-high 20 points on Friday night, leading the …
The Valley Central girls’ wrestling team is shown on Nov. 26 at Valley Central High School in Montgomery.
For the past four years, Valley Central High School’s female wrestlers have had to wrestle with the boys’ team. Starting this year, they will have a team of their own. About 10 …
The Montgomery Devils 16U travel softball team finished its fall season by winning the Northeast championship on Nov. 17 in Jackson, N.J.
The road to victory in a tournament more than two hours to the south went through a local opponent. The Montgomery Devils Red 16U softball team beat the Empire State Huskies 116U Exarchakis, 3-2, to …

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