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The Marlboro Iron Dukes pose with the MHAL championship plaque on Saturday at Cantine Field in Saugerties.

Dukes claim MHAL championship

The Marlboro Iron Dukes were glad they had some runs left for the second game. After scoring 24 runs in their win against the Wallkill Panthers to start the day, the Division II champion Iron Dukes …

Highland pitcher Alexa Pavese is shown with the game ball after recording her 400th career strikeout on May 1 at Highland High School.

Highland’s Alexa Pavese records her 400th strikeout

Alexa Pavese had seen a few of the area pitchers being acknowledged for strikeout milestones and started wondering where she stood. When she got her answer before the Huskies’ 16-0 win …
Highland’s Ciara Teamer scores as Wallkill catcher Gianna Allessandro takes the throw during Thursday’s non-league softball game at Wallkill Senior High School.

One bad inning proves costly for Highland

The Highland Huskies had one bad inning, and it cost them dearly. Miscues in the fifth inning opened the door for the Wallkill Panthers to score nine runs in the inning as they handed the …
Pine Bush’s Justin Martir runs down the field as Valley Central’s Josh Webb defends during Friday’s Division I boys’ lacrosse game at Pine Bush High School’s Lonergan Field.

Pine Bush wins Division 1 lacrosse crown

Isaac Cruz’s shot was angry. The Valley Central Vikings had crawled back from a four-goal halftime deficit to tie the game, his fourth goal of the game broke the tie, and helping lift the …
Wallkill second baseman Elysia Villafane (99) forces out Highland’s Ciara Teamer, taking the throw from Gabby Faia during Thursday’s non-league softball game at Wallkill Senior High School.

Wallkill girls celebrate senior day with a win over Highland

The Wallkill softball team’s seniors went home happy on Thursday’s Senior Day as they kept their hopes for a Section 9 Class AA tournament berth alive with an 11-2 win over the Highland …
Pine Bush third baseman Triston Santos makes a throw to first base as Newburgh’s D.J. Clifford approaches the base.

Bushmen take two of three from Newburgh

The Pine Bush Bushmen are expected to end the regular season sitting at the top of the Section 9 Class AAA baseball tournament. The Bushmen took two out of three games from the Newburgh Free …

Wallkill’s Marysa Collins scoops a ground ball as James I. O’Neill’s Victoria Evangelista defends.

Wallkill girls fall short against O’Neill

The comeback fell one goal and several seconds short. The Wallkill Panthers entered the fourth quarter trailing the James I. O’Neill Raiders by three goals and went on a surge, and had …
Newburgh’s Chase Rounds pitches during an OCIAA Division I baseball game on May 7 at Delano-Hitch Stadium in Newburgh.

Goldbacks drop 2 of 3 to Pine Bush

The Newburgh Free Academy Goldbacks were tied for first place in the Orange County Interscholastic Athletic Association Division I for about two hours, after winning the first game of a doubleheader. …
Runners make their way down Broadway during Saturday’s Safe Harbors 5K race.

Sylvester, Vaughn winners of Safe Harbors 5K

Safe Harbors of the Hudson held its annual fundraising 5K on Saturday, May 11 in downtown Newburgh. A total of 118 runners, walkers, and strollers participated in the 2024 Run for the Green 5K, which …
Middletown’s Alana Ramirez slides into home as Newburgh catcher Melissa Schulze waits for the throw during Wednesday’s OCIAA Division I softball game at NFA North.

Middies spoil Newburgh’s senior celebration

It would have been a perfect senior night for Alina Ferguson and Taryn Judson if the Newburgh Free Academy Goldbacks could follow the celebration of their two seniors with the clinching of a berth in …
Newburgh’s Taryn Judson avoids a tag by Pine Bush first baseman Emma Boffalo during Friday’s OCIAA Division I softball game at Pine Bush Elementary School.

Newburgh Goldbacks win at Pine Bush

Madison Gravel was in the middle of everything the Newburgh Free Academy Goldbacks did. She had two hits, including a booming triple in the fourth inning that drove in two runs. She also scored …

The Newburgh Free Academy boys’ 3,200-meter relay team of Devin Batelic, Kendy Georges, Brady Danyluk and David Pinnock is shown at the Penn Relays on April 26 after setting a new school record with a time of 7:45.54.

Newburgh relay team 2nd at Penn Relays

The Newburgh Free Academy boys’ 3,200-meter relay team ran the top time in New York state and the fifth fastest time in the nation at the Penn Relays on April 26. The team of Devin …
Pine Bush’s Sam Budney maneuvers around the goal as Valley Central’s Natalie Benincasa defends and Chloe Santangelo and goalkeeper Madison Roszkowski look on during Thursday’s Division I girls’ lacrosse game at Pine Bush High School’s Alumni Field.

Viking girls top PB in battle of undefeated

The Valley Central Vikings and Pine Bush Bushmen have been on a collision course all season. Both teams had undefeated records heading into Thursday’s Division I girls’ lacrosse game …
Valley Central’s Jason Murphy pitches during Wednesday’s OCIAA Division II baseball game at Cornwall.

Vikings, behind Murphy, blank Cornwall

The first time the Valley Central Vikings and the Cornwall Dragons met, it took 10 runs for the Vikings to secure a victory. The second meeting was quite different, as Jason Murphy threw a …
Left - Wallkill’s Emma Hunt is shown after recording her 200th strikeout on April 26 in a 5-2 loss to Chester. Right - Wallkill’s Kyle DeGroat is shown with his cousin, Emma Hunt, after recording his 200th career strikeout on April 30 at Cantine Field in Saugerties.

Wallkill’s K cousins have 400 strikeouts between them

Between the two of them, they’ve struck out more than 400 batters across two sports. One is a senior on his way to the University of Texas once he graduates from Wallkill High School. The …