New Paltz football wins Section 9 title
Clockwise from top-left: Kumar Singh, Joey DiMarco, Jimmy Verney, Kenny Verney and Christian Burda It has been awhile. Six years to be exact since New Paltz football last won the Section 9 Class B...
View ArticleKingston sports wrap: Volleyball, field hockey seasons end; Robey to...
KHS junior Abigail Mayone with the ball in a recent game. (photo by Phyllis McCabe) Taylor Robey will be the Kingston High School girls’ swim team’s sole representative in the state meet after taking...
View ArticleState football: New Paltz loses to Pleasantville
The touchdowns were coming hot-and-heavy in the early minutes of Friday night’s State Quarterfinal Class B football game between New Paltz and Section 1 Pleasantville. The score at the 6:00 mark was...
View ArticleKingston’s Taylor Robey representing the school at state swim meet
Taylor Robey. For all but one member of the Kingston High School girls’ swim team, the season is over. For Tiger senior Taylor Robey, there is still work to be done. Robey will be the Tiger swim team’s...
View ArticleNew Paltz Hurricanes youth football team plays on the field at MetLife Stadium
Last Sunday, the New Paltz Hurricanes youth football and cheer organization played at Metlife Stadium after the Jets vs. Rams football game. Here they are pictured before getting on the bus to the...
View ArticleSaugerties wrestlers take heart from football team’s great season
Saugerties wrestling team captains Sam Spiers, James Ball, and Matt Bucci. (photo by Robert Ford) Last year Saugerties High School wrestling head coach Dominic Zarrella was concerned about his team of...
View ArticleBest of the best for fall sports in New Paltz and Highland
New Paltz’s Jimmy Verney Best game/meet (team) New Paltz football’s 33-17 win over Marlboro for the Section 9 Class B title, the Huguenots won their first championship since 2010 and broke the Dukes’...
View ArticleKingston Tigers’ hurler Avery Short to pitch for Siena next season
Avery Short, left, with his catcher, KHS junior Tanner Davis. (photo by Wayne Short) Kingston High School senior Avery Short signed a National Letter of Intent last week to play baseball for Siena...
View ArticleSaugerties boys’ basketball team hopes to use speed as a weapon
Saugerties boys’ basketball coach Mike Tiano is looking for big things from his talented group of senior players. (photo by Robert Ford) Saugerties High School boys’ basketball coach Mike Tiano is...
View ArticleKHS girls’ basketball will face a few challenges
KHS player Camille Rand makes a fast break to the basket during Tuesday’s scrimmage against Saugerties. (photo by Phyllis McCabe) There aren’t many teams that would feel like a 17-6 season wasn’t all...
View ArticleSaugerties girls’ basketball coach predicts surprise
Coach Michael Melville is looking for top-notch play from his Lady Sawyer seniors Miranda Ritvanen, Abby Smedek, Kristina Lilland, Nicole Joers and Rachel Wood. (photo by Robert Ford) Despite having...
View ArticleFiona Bevin becomes the first New Paltz girl to win a wrestling match
It wasn’t enough that New Paltz wrestling opened the season with a 45-28 win over Eldred-Liberty-Sullivan West (ELSW), or that defending Section 9 champions Chris Massaro and Ben Cuppett both scored...
View ArticleYoung and hungry, Kingston boys’ basketball sets lofty goal
The Kingston High boys’ varsity basketball team isn’t likely to catch anyone off guard this season, one year removed from a surprising 17-win campaign. But even if the Tigers don’t explode right out...
View ArticleColeman boys hoops chasing first win
Coleman player Tiernan Corbett has the ball as teammate Lester Green looks to make a move and Onteora player Ryan Clark defends in last week’s game. (photo by Phyllis McCabe) The John A. Coleman...
View ArticleKHS indoor tracksters being coached by committee
The Kingston High indoor track and field team is off to a solid start to the season, though as with any year in any high school sport there have been growing pains. These might been compounded by the...
View ArticleStockade FC’s Williams inks deal to play in Tasmania
Matt Koizol (8) and Matel Anasta (24). Even with the Hudson Valley feeling the icy grip of winter, Kingston Stockade FC is heading into 2017 with plenty of news and plenty of noise. The club this week...
View ArticleSaugerties Sports Hall of Fame announces 2017 inductees
The Saugerties Sports Hall of Fame Club has selected Rick Andreassen, Randy Dodig, Steve Freer, Ed Short and Derek Whittaker to be inducted into the Hall of Fame. This is the 54th anniversary of the...
View ArticleShawangunk Nordic Ski Association revives activities as snow accumulates
In the fall of 2014, after about five years’ worth of discussions among local cross-country skiers about the need to formulate a unified voice, the Shawangunk Nordic Ski Association (SNSA) came into...
View ArticleBard’s Lindholm takes helm at Stockade FC
David Lindholm Kingston Stockade FC on Wednesday, Jan. 25 announced the hiring of David Lindholm as their new head coach. Lindholm, a coach at Bard College with a wealth of experience in American...
View ArticleSaugerties skaters to compete in Empire State Winter Games
A selection of Saugerties skaters. After months of practice and perfecting their programs, more than 20 skating club members from Saugerties are ready to compete in the 2017 Empire State Winter Games...
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