Wallkill’s Sam Dembinski goes up for a basket as Highland’s Alexa Pavese (21) and Kayleigh Kaplan defend during Friday’s MHAL girls’ basketball game at Wallkill High School. 

Wallkill girls thrash Highland

A.J. Higby wasn’t happy with how his Wallkill girls’ basketball team played against Pine Bush in a game the Panthers won by three points. Ten days later, the Panthers took advantage of …

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Valley Central’s Henri Pothier looks for an option on the baseline.

COVID absences impact Vikings’ season

The Valley Central boys’ basketball team reached the lowest point of their season when they lost to the Pine Bush Bushmen on Jan. 11. They didn’t get a win two days later, but they put …

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VC’s gymnastics program thriving in infancy

Kristen Kresge came to Valley Central almost four years ago as a physical education and mental health teacher and she was talking to then-athletic director Bill Miller about coaching, and she asked …

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Pine Bush’s Tomek Oakes swims the 100-yard butterfly during a Jan. 11 OCIAA boys’ swimming and diving meet at Valley Central High School.

Pine Bush swimmers top Valley Central

Charles Hufcut won two events, leading the Pine Bush boys’ swimming and diving team to a 114-62 victory over the Valley Central Vikings on Jan. 11. Hufcut won the 200-yard freestyle with a …

Panthers open section 9 wrestling tournament with win

The Wallkill wrestling team fell 10 points short of reaching the Section 9 Division I semifinals on Jan. 11 when the No. 11 Panthers were stopped by the No. 3 Middletown Middies, 40-30, on Jan. 11 at …
Highland’s Osei Adoma drives to the hoop vs. Wallkill defender Jeremy Figueroa Friday night.

Shea scores 1,000th in Wallkill win

It was a banner evening for Wallkill and its star guard Mat Shea Friday night. Not only did the Panthers celebrate their 11th straight win with a dominating 73-30 performance over Highland, but Shea …

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Wallkill’s Elizabeth Kellner vaults during a gymnastics meet on Thursday at Ostrander Elementary School in Wallkill.

VC welcomes gymnastics program with first win

It was the first competition for Valley Central’s new gymnastics program. And the Vikings got an early taste of success as they beat the defending Section 9 champion Wallkill Panthers, …
Wallkill’s George Thomas works the arm of Goshen’s Mario Lam during a 145-pound bout at Thursday’s non-league match at Wallkill Senior High School.

Shorthanded Panthers still win easily

The Wallkill wrestling team were a little shorthanded on Thursday night but were able to get off to a fast start and defeated the Goshen Gladiators, 58-24. “They had a huge effort,” …
Pine Bush’s James Duffy controls Newburgh’s Matthew Mercado in this screenshot of a 126-pound bout at Wednesday’s OCIAA wrestling match at Pine Bush High School. The meet was livestreamed over social media, with no spectators or media permitted inside the gym.

Bushmen wrestlers lose to Newburgh

The Pine Bush wrestling team got off to a fast start on Wednesday against the Newburgh Free Academy Goldbacks but struggled in the upper weights and lost a 42-27 Orange County Interscholastic …

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Pine Bush’s Dion Cauthen grabs a rebound as he is surrounded by Warwick’s Jonah Mederos (5), Josiah Jones (21) and Latrell Willis (20) during Friday’s OCIAA Division II boys’ basketball game at Warwick Valley High School.

Bushmen win, earn berth in Section 9 tourney

The Pine Bush boys’ basketball team was leading by three, but the Warwick Wildcats still had a chance. However, Warwick’s Tim Leonard launched a 3-point shot that fell short and the …
Wallkill’s Sean Perrin splits Monticello defenders Demetrius Edwards (2) and Jadden Bryant (12) during Saturday’s Dick “Coach” O’Neill Jingle Ball Classic championship boys’ basketball game at Monticello High School.

Wallkill wins Monticello tournament

It wasn’t pretty, but it got the job done. The Panthers survived foul trouble in both halves, which limited their high scorer to the bench for most of the game, to outlast the host …
Wallkill’s Jeremy Figueroa shoots over Washingtonville’s John Cronin (4) as Washingtonville’s Steph Delacruz (2) and Ethan Garcia look on during Wednesday’s Glenn McGinnis boys’ basketball tournament championship game at Cornwall High School.

Panthers win Cornwall tournament

The Wallkill boys’ basketball team had two defensive struggles in as many days. Both of which resulted in victories as the Panthers remained unbeaten after beating the Washingtonville …

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