Highland’s Ethan Thompson signs with Marist College to play baseball
(L-R): Ethan’s mother Kathleen, Ethan Thompson, his sister Emma and father Edwin. Highland High School senior Ethan Thompson recently signed with Marist College to play baseball in 2021. Thompson...
View ArticleLocal school districts are given the go ahead to start high-risk high school...
Following months of delays due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, local school officials were surprised late last month by the sudden approval of high-risk sports by Governor Andrew Cuomo’s office, the...
View ArticleKingston and Saugerties school districts opt out of high-risk winter sports,...
If the idea of high-risk winter sports like basketball, wrestling and cheerleading with little prep time during the Covid-19 pandemic seemed like a tall order to you, you’re not alone . . . This page...
View ArticleKingston soccer fans raise funds for Special Olympics
Though the Covid-19 pandemic put the kibosh on the 2020 soccer season for Kingston Stockade FC, it didn’t stop the enthusiasm of its celebrated supporters group, the Dutch Guard. The most celebrated...
View ArticleSaugerties’ Christie Collins hopes to squeeze in one more softball season...
Christie Collins is a three-sport phenom at Saugerties High School, at least during a normal school year. With the COVID-19 pandemic canceling some of her junior year and reshuffling much of her senior...
View ArticleNew Paltz and Kingston swimmers take top spots in Section 9 meet
Four swimmers — two from New Paltz and two from Kingston — emerged with podium finishes in last weekend’s Section 9 competition, as they swam in the Covid-19 vortex, against themselves or some...
View ArticleKingston green lights football and volleyball
“Let us play”: The Kingston Football team makes its pitch in a YouTube video last month. They got their way. After a number of public comments calling for the return of “high-risk” sports, the Kingston...
View ArticleNew Paltz families, athletes still hoping high school football will return...
Players and parents connected to New Paltz’s football teams are still trying to get the idea of playing into the end zone, but it appears that school board members consider this a dead ball . . . This...
View ArticleHigh school sports resume in Kingston, Saugerties, Onteora and New Paltz
By the time you read these words the games will already be underway. On Tuesday, March 9, the “Fall II” season of high school sports began, with most student athletes competing for the first time in a...
View ArticleThis week in sports (3/17/21)
Kingston football; New Paltz volleyball; Saugerties girls’ tennis; Onteora girls’ soccer; and more . . . This page can be viewed only by subscribers. Have an e-subscription or Hudson Valley One Premium...
View ArticleThis week in sports (3/24/21)
A compilation of the latest sports news in the Kingston, Saugerties, Onteora and New Paltz school districts . . . This page can be viewed only by subscribers. Have an e-subscription or Hudson Valley...
View ArticleWomen’s semipro soccer team begins inaugural season May 8 in Saugerties
Women’s semi-professional soccer is coming to the area as the Hudson Valley Crusaders prepare to kick off its inaugural season on Saturday, May 8. The Crusaders, who will play their home games at...
View ArticleThis week in sports (3/31/21)
A compilation of the latest sports news in the Kingston, Saugerties, Onteora and New Paltz school districts . . . This page can be viewed only by subscribers. Have an e-subscription or Hudson Valley...
View ArticleKingston High School swimmer Ali Mitchell takes her final victory lap
Swimmer Ali Mitchell (photos by Kimberlee Scott) Kingston High School senior Ali Mitchell was born to swim. But after overcoming a serious back injury sustained during her freshman year, Mitchell very...
View ArticleThis week in sports (4/7/21)
A compilation of the latest sports news in the Kingston, Saugerties, Onteora and New Paltz school districts . . . This page can be viewed only by subscribers. Have an e-subscription or Hudson Valley...
View ArticleShane Spencer and Rich Dubee will join the Saugerties Stallion’s coaching...
Returning Head Coach Collin Martin will see his staff augmented in 2021 by three-time world champion and former New York Yankee Shane Spencer as hitting coach, and Rich Dubee, a pitching coach with two...
View ArticleThis week in sports (4/14/21)
A compilation of the latest sports news in the Kingston, Saugerties, Onteora and New Paltz school districts . . . This page can be viewed only by subscribers. Have an e-subscription or Hudson Valley...
View ArticleKingston Stockade FC will return for ten games this summer
Action during a friendly against Newtown City FC in 2019. After sitting 2020 out due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Kingston Stockade FC this week announced plans to return for their delayed fifth season...
View ArticleThis week in sports (4/21/21)
A compilation of the latest sports news in the Kingston, Saugerties, Onteora and New Paltz school districts . . . This page can be viewed only by subscribers. Have an e-subscription or Hudson Valley...
View ArticleLocal athletic directors talk about sports in the time of Covid
As with all aspects of education, everything changed for school sports when the Covid-19 pandemic hit in March 2020. While some sports came back to local school districts over the winter, a month-long...
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