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Newburgh’s Jack Mummery swims the 200-yard freestyle during the Section 9 boys’ swimming championship meet on Feb. 18 at Valley Central High School in Montgomery.

Goldbacks welcome back many stars from last season

The Newburgh Free Academy boys’ swimming and diving team finished section at last year’s Section 9 championship meet and came within .07 seconds of sending the 400-yard freestyle relay …

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Newburgh’s Katie Bell approaches the lane during a bowling match on February 2 at Pat Tarsio Lanes in Newburgh.
The Newburgh Free Academy boys’ bowling team is looking for two bowlers to step into two large holes in the team’s starting lineup. The Goldbacks, who finished second in Section 9 …
March 2020: a Newburgh relay team participates at an indoor meet at West Point.
The Newburgh Free Academy girls’ indoor track team has big numbers this year, with 67 girls on coach Kathi Workman’s roster. That’s plenty to work with as the Goldbacks look to …
Newburgh’s Elnathan Johnson shoots over North Rockland’s Kobe Nwosu during a NYSPHSAA Class AA regional final on March 11 at Yorktown.
The Newburgh Free Academy boys’ basketball team reached the New York State Public High School Athletic Association quarterfinals in Jason McAllister’s first year as the program’s …
Newburgh’s Tajir Walker tries to run through the tackle of Middletown’s Joe Mann during the Section 9 Class AA championship football game on Nov. 11 at Academy Field in Newburgh.
The Newburgh Free Academy football team was unable to secure another Section 9 Class AA championship this year, but had several key players named Section 9 Class AA all-stars by the Section 9 Coaches …

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Newburgh’s Evan Watson dives for the ball as Cornwall’s Beya Salerno trails the play during Saturday’s Orange County Youth Football Division 3 Super Bowl at Marlboro High School.
The Newburgh Goldbacks beat the Cornwall Dragons, 19-16, in Saturday’s Orange County Youth Football League Division 2 Super Bowl at Marlboro High School. The Goldbacks had two previous …
Newburgh’s Elle Gerbes finished seventh in the 50-yard freestyle at the NYS Federation girls’ swimming championships on Saturday at the Webster High School Aquatic Center.
Newburgh Free Academy junior Elle Gerbes finished sixth at the New York State Federation girls’ swimming and diving meet on Saturday at the Webster High School Aquatic Center. Gerbes …
Newburgh Zion Lions Director Harold Rayford is shown with all-girls' league MVP Terri'nashje Burden, left, and Adriana Vazquez, the league's most outstanding player.
Terri’nashjae Burden scored a game-high 33 points, leading the Pink team to a 43-35 victory over the Orange team to win the inaugural Newburgh Zion Lions All-Girls Basketball League …
Newburgh's Frank Mandato plays the ball in front of Middletown's Jesus Godinez during an OCIAA Division I boys' soccer game on Oct. 13 at Academy Field in Newburgh.
Marina Parodo has had a storied career as a member of the Newburgh Free Academy girls’ soccer team. She finished the season as the Goldbacks’ leading scorer, breaking the record in a …

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Newburgh's Tajir Walker tries to run through the tackle of Middletown's Joe Mann during Saturday's Section 9 Class AA championship football game at Academy Field in Newburgh.
For a few minutes, there was a glimmer of hope. The Newburgh Free Academy football team trailed the Middletown Middies by 12 points with just over four minutes to go. Jun Rivas had just …
Newburgh’s Elle Gerbes (c.) stands on the podium after winning the 50-yard freestyle at the Section 9 girls’ swimming championships on Nov. 4 at Valley Central High School. She will compete in the 50- and 100-yard freestyle events at NYS Federation championship meet on Friday and Saturday at the Webster High School Aquatic Center.
Elle Gerbes had a Section 9 preliminary like few others, qualifying for three individual events at the upcoming New York State Federation girls’ swimming and diving championship meet. She …
Newburgh's Tajir Walker runs the football as Monroe-Woodbury's Vinny Panzica tries to make a tackle during Friday's Section 9 Class AA football semifinal at Academy Field in Newburgh.
Tajir Walker ran for 94 yards and two touchdowns, as second-seeded Newburgh Free Academy routed No. 3 Monroe-Woodbury for the second straight week, this time 35-2, at Academy Field on Friday in the …

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Newburgh's Elle Gerbes swims the 100-yard butterfly during Thursday's Section 9 girls' swimming preliminaries at Valley Central High School in Montgomery.
Elle Gerbes won the 50-yard freestyle and set state qualifying time in the 100-yard butterfly, leading the Newburgh Free Academy Goldbacks to a seventh-place finish at the Section 9 girls’ …
Brady Danyluk will represent Newburgh Free Academy at the New York State Public High School Athletic Association Class A championships on Saturday after finishing eighth at the Section 9 Class A …
Newburgh's Bruce Montgomery runs the football as Monroe-Woodbury's Tyler Daniel (3) and Kamal Salaudeen attempt to bring him down during Saturday's Class AA football game at Monroe-Woodbury High School in Central Valley.
  There will be one more football game at Newburgh Free Academy this season.   The Goldbacks ensured they will play a home game on Friday when they ended the regular season …

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The Newburgh Zion Lions and the International School of Geneva Hawks, coached by Newburgh native Justin Rutty pose after a game on Oct. 24 at the Newburgh Armory Unity Center.
Justin Rutty’s basketball life began with the Newburgh Zion Lions. That life brought him to being a standout member of the Newburgh Free Academy boys’ basketball team, to being one …
Newburgh's Anthony Martinez battles Kingston's Daniil Malinoski for a header as Newburgh's Steven Hernandez (10) and Kingston's Rafael Castillo (7) and Noah Circe (17) look on during a Section 9 Class AAA boys' soccer semifinal on Oct. 24 at Academy Field in Newburgh.
The first score came on a penalty kick. It turned out to be all the third-seeded Kingston Tigers would need, but not all they would get as they eliminated the No. 2 Newburgh Free Academy …
Brady Danyluk and Devin Batelic were 31st and 32nd leading the Newburgh Free Academy boys’ cross-country team to an eighth-place finish at the Orange County Interscholastic Athletic Association …

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