Valley Central’s Jon Scotto slides safely into second base as Wallkill’s Kyle DeGroat is late with the tag as shortstop Jacob Quiles backs up the play during Thursday’s non-league baseball game at Wallkill Senior High School.

Vikings edge Panthers, 5-4

The Wallkill baseball team was riding high. The Panthers had won seven straight until they ran into Valley Central’s Cam Stevens on Thursday afternoon at Wallkill High School. Stevens …

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Pine Bush third baseman Nick Croce slides to catch a pop-up during Friday’s OCIAA crossover baseball game at E.J. Russell Elementary School in Pine Bush.

Bloop hit lifts Bushmen past Newburgh

It wasn’t always pretty, but it got the job done. It took a strong relief effort, a Newburgh Free Academy error, a bloop hit for the Pine Bush baseball team to open its home-and-home series …

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Valley Central suffers dual meet loss

The Valley Central boys’ and girls’ track teams each lost a dual meet to the Warwick Wildcats on May 10. The boys’ fell, 84-57, and the girls’ team suffered a 93-44 defeat …

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Newburgh first baseman Allison Miller looks for the call as Valley Central’s Lindsey Serrao runs through first base during a May 9 OCIAA crossover softball game at Newburgh Free Academy North.

Vikings girls split with Newburgh, Goshen

The Valley Central softball team split a series with the Newburgh Free Academy Goldbacks on May 9 and 10. The Vikings earned the split when they beat the Goldbacks, 15-0, in 5 innings on May 10, …

Dana is Big East Player of the Week

Casey Dana of Montgomery was named Big East Player of the week. Dana was lights out at the plate for the University of Connecticut in the weekend series against Butler, batting .615 (8-for-13) in …

Wallkill girls drop a pair

The Wallkill softball team was beaten by FDR, 8-7, on a walkoff hit in the bottom of the seventh inning. Jennifer Devens led the Panthers with a fourth hit, including a double, a stolen base and a …

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Wallkill’s Richie Martinez takes the ball around the cage as Cornwall’s Martin Decker and goalkeeper John Westbrook wait for a play during Saturday’s non-league boys’ lacrosse game at Mount Saint Mary College in Newburgh.

Panthers rally past Cornwall in lacrosse

Colin McCartney looked as though he had scored the game-winning goal with less than 16 seconds remaining in the game. But instants earlier, the whistle had blown, and Wallkill boys’ lacrosse …
Valley Central left fielder Audrey Conklin fields the ball during Thursday’s OCIAA Division II softball game.

Viking girls crush Pine Bush

The Valley Central softball team started hitting immediately and didn’t stop as they torched neighboring Pine Bush, 14-2, on Thursday afternoon at Valley Central High School. Lauren Serrao …
Valley Central’s Jack Sherry moves the ball as Pine Bush’s Dion Cauthier defends during Thursday’s boys’ lacrosse game at Valley Central High School in Montgomery.

VC tops Pine Bush on senior night

The Valley Central boys’ lacrosse team got off to a fast start, building an early lead, and then held off a third-quarter push to beat the Pine Bush Bushmen, 14-7, on Thursday night at Valley …

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Panthers beat Saugerties

Chase Hermance got the win on the mound, striking out nine in 5 innings. He also scored two runs as the Panthers beat Saugerties, 12-5 on Thursday night. Bryce DeGroat threw two innings, striking …
Wallkill’s Miguel Lopez closes in on Highland’s Dean Klotz in boys’ lacrosse on Friday.

Wallkill boys top Highland in lacrosse

Whether it was catching touchdown passes from Mat Shea during the fall football season or scoring goals for Wallkill’s boys’ lacrosse team, Ty Crowley is a hard guy to cover on the …

Wallkill girls top Beacon

Jennifer Devens pitched a complete game with eight strikeouts in the Wallkill softball team’s 7-4 win over Beacon on May 3. Ali Robles singled twice and scored a run, while Charley Callahan …

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