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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 …

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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
  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 …
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 …
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 …