Sports

A great morning for a quick 4-mile run

Despite the exertion needed, there were lots of smiles at the annual Kiwanis Club of Newburgh 4-mile race at Chadwick Lake Park in Newburgh on October 26. There were 118 finishers, Race …

Raider volleyball team ready for sectional play

A senior night celebration for the undefeated Raiders.

On Wednesday, Nov. 4 the O’Neill Raider varsity volleyball team – ranked #2 in Section 9’s Class B – was set to take on #3 Highland in the O’Neill gym at 5 p.m.in the section tournament’s …

Raiders to take on Dover on Friday

Trey Murphy (6) on the move for O’Neill in the 21-16 win over Chester. Raider Alex Duvall (66) looks on.

Another year, another battle with Chester. The winner of the game this year was … as Raider play-by-play announcer Brian Larkin likes to say … YOUR O’Neill Raiders. The game was on Friday …

Sports Shorts: Mount Academy and Highland SD

Photo provided Mount Academy captured the Section 9 Class A girls soccer championship Saturday, Oct. 31, defeating top-seeded Our Lady of Lourdes, 4-0, at Wallkill High School.

Mount Academy girls win Section 9 title Mount Academy captured the Section 9 Class A girls soccer championship Saturday, Oct. 31, defeating top-seeded Our Lady of Lourdes, 4-0, at Wallkill High …

Sports Shorts: Wallkill

Wallkill football falls to Lourdes, 44-24 Wallkill fell behind early and could not recover Friday, dropping a 44-24 decision to Our Lady of Lourdes. The Panthers trailed 41-0 at halftime before …

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Robinson runs wild as Pine Bush rolls past Monroe-Woodbury

Pine Bush saved its biggest offensive performance of the season for the right time. The Bushmen rolled up a season-high 420 rushing yards Saturday and defeated Monroe-Woodbury 42-28, earning …

Vikings blanked by Newburgh, 27-0

Valley Central’s Elijah Strother runs the football as Newburgh’s Michael Chambliss goes for the tackle during Friday’s Class AA football game at Valley Central High School in Montgomery.

It’s been a rough two weeks for the Valley Central Vikings. A week after a disappointing loss to the Pine Bush Bushmen that cost them the ability to play for second place, they couldn’t get …

Burke tops Highland, 2-0, for Class B girls soccer title

Highland’s Raquel Marreiros fields the ball in Saturday’s Class B final.

Inga Haynes scored twice as Burke defeated Highland, 2-0, in the Section 9 Class B girls soccer championship game Saturday, Oct. 31. Offense came at a premium. The teams combined for just eight …

Goldbacks roll over Valley Central, 27-0

Newburgh’s Nyeir Johnson runs the football as G’anni Cain leads the way and Valley Central’s Cole Deronda pursues during Friday’s Class AA football game at Valley Central High School in Montgomery.

The Newburgh Free Academy Goldbacks got at least two of their missing players back. However, still short a few players, they had more than enough, riding 21 first-half points to a 27-0 win over …

Ayala’s big night powers Cornwall

Junior cornerback and receiver Aydan Ayala scored on a 33-yard run and a 60-yard kickoff return and added an interception Friday as the Cornwall Dragons routed the Goshen Gladiators 43-13 on senior …

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Amelia Cummings leads Marlboro to 7th place finish

Marlboro’s Fiona Heavens swims the 200-yard freestyle during Saturday’s OCIAA Division I girls’ swimming championships at the Newburgh Free Academy Natatorium.

Marlboro’s Amelia Cummings finished third in the 200-yard individual medley, leading the Marlboro Dukes to a seventh-place finish at the Orange County Interscholastic Athletic Association Division …

Huskies come up big in second half to beat O’Neill

Highland’s Christian Cristie manages to hold on to the ball in spite of the efforts of two O’Neill defenders in Saturday’s game.

Highland rallied from a halftime deficit and pulled away in the second half Saturday, defeating O’Neill 31-15 in the Huskies’ homecoming game. O’Neill took an early 3-0 lead after …

Sports Shorts

Mount boys advance in Section 9 soccer Mount Academy went 1-1 during the past week, falling to Lourdes 3-0 in the MHAL semifinals Tuesday before rebounding with a 4-0 victory over Liberty Saturday in …

Pine Bush swimmer capture 9th straight OCIAA title

Pine Bush’s Sophia Gallagher swims the 200-yard freestyle during Saturday’s OCIAA Division I girls’ swimming championships at the Newburgh Free Academy Natatorium.

Nine is fine. Lianna Williams had three first-place finishes, leading the Pine Bush Bushmen to their ninth straight Orange County Interscholastic Athletic Association Division I championship on …

Bushmen stun VC at Homecoming

The Pine Bush Bushmen came into the game fired up. It was Homecoming. A playoff spot was up for grabs, and the Valley Central Vikings came into town coached by Kyle Schneider, a former assistant …

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Past Sports

Marlboro routs New Paltz 40-0 behind DeLaigle’s 3 touchdowns

Shawn DeLaigle ran for three touchdowns and 162 yards, and the Marlboro football team recovered three muffed kickoffs in a 40-0 shutout of New Paltz on Friday, Oct. 23. DeLaigle, a senior …

Raiders can’t overcome mistakes in loss to Highland

Robert Murphy (2) takes a handoff from Quarterback AJ Mackey, while Jake Bione (4) and Georgios Fatsis (77) block, in Saturday’s game at Highland.

It was a game O’Neill had plenty of chances to win. The Raiders recovered a fumble on Highland’s 6-yard line on the opening series, but had to settle for a field goal. They took a 15-13 lead …

Raider tennis sends one to county play

The O’Neill tennis team at a recent practice, with Coach Rokhsha Michael-Razi.

The O’Neill varsity tennis season officially wrapped up on October 8, finishing the year with a 3-11 record across 11 matches, including five league battles, Coach Rokhsha Michael-Razi said. …

Raider golfers finish 10-4

The O’Neill golf team is made up of seniors Cooper Rose, Bray Callahan, Bryce Foster, Izaac Waite; juniors Cosmas Barretto, Eli Berry, Brendan Smith; and sophomores Jackie Bruckner, Mason McCutcheon, Hunter Palka.

O’Neill’s Cosmas Barretto and Jackie Brucker qualified for the first round of the sectional golf championship on Monday, October 19 at Monster Golf at Resorts; competing with them in the OCIAA …

‘Ugly’ win is still a win for Newburgh

Newburgh’s Zaire Jacklyn runs the football as teammate G’anni Cain leads the way during Friday’s Class AA football game at Academy Field in Newburgh.

The Newburgh Free Academy Goldbacks were down seven starters and the game that resulted wasn’t pretty. But it still goes down as a “win” in the books. The Goldbacks scored 15 …

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Newburgh’s Bucci qualifies for state tennis tournament

Newburgh’s Vivienne Bucci is headed to the New York State tournament.

Newburgh Free Academy’s Vivenne Bucci is going back to the New York State girls’ tennis tournament. Bucci suffered a 6-2, 6-1 loss to Middletown’s Sasha Henesy at the Section 9 …

Council pledges to review youth soccer field access dispute

A dispute over field access and rental fees that disrupted a longstanding youth soccer program at Delano-Hitch Park prompted parents, players and coaches to confront Newburgh City Council members …

Newburgh girls 5th in OCIAA swimming

Newburgh’s Isabella Luna swims the 200-yard freestyle during Saturday’s OCIAA Division I girls’ swimming championships at the Newburgh Free Academy Natatorium.

Leah Walsh finished third in the 500-yard freestyle, leading the Newburgh Free Academy Goldbacks to a fifth-place finish at the Orange County Interscholastic Athletic Association Division I …

Army rallies past Tulsa on Jones’ game-winning field goal

Dawson Jones celebrates his game-winning field goal last week at Tulsa.

Dawson Jones drilled a 50-yard field goal as time expired Friday night, lifting Army West Point to a dramatic 38-35 victory over Tulsa. The Black Knights (5-2, 4-1 American) rallied from a …

Cornwall girls earn berth in Section 9 soccer tournament

Cornwall’s Cacia Quinonez is congratulated by Jacqueline Weber, Kalliope Enos and Kathryn Breheny after she scored a goal during the win over Minisink Valley.

Cornwall Central closed out the regular season with a 2-0 victory over Minisink Valley on Wednesday, Oct. 21, earning the No. 3 seed in the Section 9 tournament. Kalli Enos and Cacia Quinonez …

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Cornwall routs Wallkill 56-0

Junior linebacker Charles Caoili returned a fumble 25 yards for his first varsity touchdown, and the Cornwall Dragons shut out the host Wallkill Panthers 56-0 on Friday night. Cornwall improved …

Pine Bush storms past Kingston, 34-20

Pine Bush quarterback Ryan Curtin throws the football during a recent game.

The visiting Pine Bush Bushmen spoiled Kingston’s annual festivities Friday night, scoring 27 unanswered points in the first half before holding off the Tigers, 34-20, in a Section 9 Class AA …

Marlboro rolls past Liberty, 41-0

Dylan McKenzie scores a touchdown for Marlboro and extends the lead to 27-0 over Liberty during the third quarter.

The Marlboro Dukes continued their winning ways Friday night, rolling past the Liberty Redhawks 41-0 for their third consecutive victory. Marlboro improved to 4-2 overall and 2-2 in Class B, while …

Two more wins for varsity boys’ soccer

Raider goalie Josh Vahsen at work on October 13.

The O’Neill Raiders varsity boys’ soccer team added another win to their season total on Friday, Oct. 16, beating Port Jervis 4-0 on Senior Night. A few days earlier, in a home game on …

Raiders down Dover, Spackenkill

O’Neill varsity football coach Adam DiBenedetto is nothing but calm and realistic. Coming off his team’s 20-0 win over Dover on October 15, he said: “It was a nice team effort – our most …

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