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 …

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Highland pitcher Alexa Pavese is shown with the game ball after recording her 400th career strikeout on May 1 at Highland High School.
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.
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 …
Highland shortstop Leland Dubois looks for the call after tagging Our Lady of Lourdes’ Sean Cleary at second base during a non-league baseball game on April 30 at Heritage Financial Park in Fishkill.
The Highland Huskies made the plays, and the Our Lady of Lourdes Warriors didn’t. An error by Our Lady Lourdes left fielder Evan Dittenhoefer led to a five-run fourth inning, as the …

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Highland’s Thalan Riley runs downfield during Friday’s Division III boys’ lacrosse game at Wallkill High School’s Robinson Field.
The Wallkill Panthers were coming. The Highland Huskies had led most of the way, but the Panthers knocked a four-goal lead to one when Highland coach Tom Schlappich called a timeout to calm his …
Highland girls romp 16-0 Alexa Pavese pitched a two-hitter and struck out 10 batters, including the 400th of her career in the Highland Huskies’ 16-0 win over Webutuck in a Mid Hudson Athletic …
The Marlboro girls’ golf team is, from left, Alexa Trapani, Gwen Benninger, Taylor Trapani, and Rebecca Panio.
The records show that right now there isn’t a better girls’ golf team in Section 9 than the Marlboro Dukes. The Dukes have won all 15 of their matches this season, are 11-0 among …

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Marlboro catcher Justin Piscopo tags out Beacon’s Tyhe Elias at home plate during Saturday’s Beacon tournament baseball game at Beacon High School.
Baseball can be cruel, but it can also be rewarding. Marlboro pitcher Matt Ciarimboli and catcher Justin Piscopo both had difficult first innings, but both had key hits in the Iron Dukes’ …
Victoria Maher won three events, leading all Marlboro athletes at the Iron Duke Relays on Friday night at Marlboro High School. In two of those events, she went No. 1 and No. 2 with teammate …
Alpha Win presents the second annual Hudson Valley Marathon at the Walkway Over the Hudson on May 5. This unique race course traverses over the iconic Walkway Over the Hudson, the scenic William R. …

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Marlboro’s Leah Gunsett is shown with a sign celebrating her 300th strikeout on Wednesday at Marlboro High School.
Senior Day can often be bittersweet. The combination of the celebration of a high-school athletic career and the reality that it will end in more than a month. However, Marlboro senior Leah …
Highland Huskies win 5-0 in tennis Liam VanValkenburgh, Teddy Druttman and Michael Duncan each picked up singles wins in a 5-0 Mid Hudson Athletic League boys’ tennis match over Pine Plains at …
Marlboro third baseman Tom Grogan tags out FDR’s Brice Rider during Friday’s MHAL baseball game at Marlboro High School.
The Marlboro baseball team needed to have a short memory to erase the sting of a walk-off loss in a game they thought they should have won. After a rainout, the Iron Dukes came out Friday …

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Tomlin pitches Huskies past Rhinebeck Hunter Tomlin threw five innings of one-run baseball with five strikeouts, leading the Highland Huskies to a 5-1 Mid Hudson Athletic League Division III victory …
The Marlboro Dukes greet Sam Maleck at home plate after she hits a two-run home run during Wednesday’s non-league softball game at Wallkill High School. The Dukes routed the Panthers.
The Marlboro softball team has its eye on reaching the New York State Public High School Athletic Association Class A championship game. That’s exactly how they’ve been playing to …
Newburgh’s Emily Leonard shoots the ball as Highland’s Amelia Delforno defends during a non-league girls’ lacrosse game on April 9 at Highland Middle School.
It’s been another difficult start for the Newburgh Free Academy girls’ lacrosse team. The Goldbacks opened their season on April 9 with a 17-2 loss to the Highland Huskies at …

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