Timm, Huggard among local bests at state cross country meet
High school sports Caroline Timm had one proclamation on Saturday when it was all over: “Running is hard!” The Our Lady of Lourdes High School cross country runner had the right to be a bit...
View ArticlePawling heads to state final four for first time in 15 years
Volleyball Webkey Jessica Pulford knew this was going to be a special season. The Pawling High School volleyball coach may not have known it was going to be this special, however. Against Section 4’s...
View ArticleHaldane takes down Roscoe, headed for Class D state semifinals
lh logo: football It’s been nine long years, but the Blue Devils are going back to the New York State semifinals. On Saturday, against Section 9’s Roscoe in a Class D region final, the Haldane High...
View ArticleMarist men encouraged in search for first win
Marist’s Brian Parker tries to break through during Wednesday’s home opener against Vermont. Four points separated the Marist College men’s basketball team and the preseason favorite to win the...
View ArticlePawling hopes state tournament provides winning rhymes
Pawling’s Clara Lombardo, right, hits the ball up for a spike during sectional win against Haldane on Nov. 2 Jessica Pulford had spoken about talent. She had done that before. And she knows that her...
View ArticleArlington boys place eighth at Federation Championship
Arlington’s Joe Morrison to competes in the Federation Cross Country Championships at Bowdoin Park in Wappingers on Saturday, November 19th, 2016. Steve Arnett expected his team to be in the top 15,...
View ArticlePawling volleyball will remember ride to states, not loss
The Pawling Volleyball team took second place Sunday. GLENS FALLS – For the Pawling High School volleyball team, this season was poetry in motion. The Tigers made up rhymes and verses before big...
View ArticleHitting the mat: Valley's top returning wrestlers
Arlington’s Dennis Robin wrestles against John Jay’s Marcello Bernasconi in the 99-lb. weight class last year. Robin is among the top returning area wrestlers this year. It’s that time of the year....
View ArticleArlington basketball performs 'random acts of kindness'
Arlington High School’s Shane Walczyck attempts to takes a shot over Roy C. Ketcham’s Matt Seidner during a Jan. 19 game at Arlington. Jimmy Martin has a job. And for the senior power forward on...
View ArticleKetcham, Arlington advance in Section 1 dual meet tourney
Ketcham’s Isaac Matthews and John Jay’s Derek White wrestle at the Section 1 dual meet tournament on Wednesday in Wiccopee. WICCOPEE – The Indians are moving on in the Section 1 Dual Meet tournament....
View ArticlePascale glows for Ketcham as Indians stress teamwork
Ketcham’s Jesse Pascale wrestles John Jay’s Brendan Cullen in the Section 1 dual meet tournament opening round on Dec. 7. WICCOPEE – Jesse Pascale and Brendan Cullen were wrestling in the third period...
View ArticleArlington wrestling can reach another milestone Tuesday
Fred Perry, Coach, Arlington Wrestling For more than one reason, Saturday was a big day for Chris Gresis. But his body language, Arlington High School wrestling coach Fred Perry said, kept it a...
View ArticleMarist men lose fifth straight with MAAC games looming
Marist College basketball If there’s one word to describe the Marist College men’s basketball team’s exploits of late, “streaky” would be it. Toward the end of November, the Red Foxes ripped off a...
View ArticleEarl, Robin among winners at Mid-Hudson Invitational
FREEDOM PLAINS – Randy Earl was out of breath. The John Jay High School wrestler’s bottom lip was cut open. His eye swollen. His opponent, Jack Bokina of Mattituck, had given him a tough match. But...
View ArticleArea wrestlers stay fit, maintain weight over holidays
FREEDOM PLAINS – The Christmas holiday treated Kyle Davis nicely. Kyle Davis of Beacon and Tanner Zagarino of Mattituck clash for the 195-pound title at the 51st Annual Mid-Hudson Wrestling...
View ArticleFootball on the rise: Locals enjoy success
Through early January, reporters will be looking back at and following up on stories and topics that were the most popular with our readers in 2016, according to metrics on poughkeepsiejournal.com....
View ArticleAlbis, Earl lift John Jay to victory
John Jay’s Tyler Albis, right, wrestles Pawling’s Joe Foster, left, on Wednesday. WICCOPEE – Tyler Albis knew Pawling was no slouch. The 120-pound John Jay High School wrestler also understood he had...
View ArticleJohn Jay's Earl, Albis, Weaver closing in on milestones
WICCOPEE – If Randy Earl picks up his 200th career win later this season, a milestone his John Jay High School wrestling coach believes will arrive, the senior plans to walk off the mat as if nothing...
View ArticlePine Bush surges to beat Marlboro boys
Marlboro’s Matthew Jackson (30) goes up for two over Pine Bush’s Keon Gill (12) and D’ Alton Dixon (44) during boys basketball game at Marlboro High School Jan. 9, 2017. MARLBORO – It happened...
View ArticleMarlboro sees similarities to state-finals team
Marlboro High School’s Jaiden Allen takes a layup against Pine Bush at Marlboro High School on Monday. MARLBORO – Last year was magical for the Marlboro High School boys basketball team. The Iron...
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