MONTICELLO — After being out of work for the past six months, harness racers at the Monticello Raceway were finally able to return to the track this week.
Alan Schwartz is President of the Monticello Harness Horsemen's Association (MHHA), which includes over 500 members, owners, trainers, ... read more

GOSHEN - Masks when not on the golf course, physical distancing, plentiful hand sanitizer, and no post-golf festivities made Catholic Charities of Orange, Sullivan, and Ulster's 2020 Golf for Charity Outing a tournament to remember.
Catholic Charities hosted 18 foursomes at West Hills Country ... read more

MONTGOMERY - When the pandemic struck, DaHunt for the Cure founders Charlie and Diane Medici knew they couldn't move forward as planned with their sporting clays charity shooting event. However, canceling was out of the question. Instead, the innovative couple pivoted, extending the event to two ... read more

Published September 22, 1977

Western Sullivan Firemen's Softball league held a round-robin playoff at Fremont Center on Labor Day. Six teams were in the play; Callicoon Center Fire Dept. team took the first place trophies.
The team won the complete round-robin by defeating Lake ... read more

Sixteen-year-old Nathaniel Viningre, a Sullivan County Long Beards member and Tri-Valley student, harvested his first black bear -- a 270-lb sow -- on opening day of early bear season. He used his grandfather's Rem 280. The bear was taken in Ulster County.

The champions of the Swan Lake Golf and Country Club Tuesday Night Men's league are Scott Hamlin and Kort Wheeler. The team of Todd and Taylor VanKeuren took second place. Pictured from left, Todd VanKeuren, Scott Hamlin, Kort Wheeler and Taylor VanKeuren.

SULLIVAN COUNTY -- Sullivan County high school sports teams will have to wait a little bit longer to participate in the games they love.
Last week, the Section 9 Athletic Council approved a resolution establishing an opening start date of November 30 for athletics for all schools in section. ... read more

Published September 15, 1981

JEFFERSONVILLE - In a hard fought game played Friday afternoon, the Jeffersonville-Youngsville girls soccer team nipped Delaware Valley 2-1, scoring what proved to be the winning goal in the first of two overtime periods.
Jeff-Y seemed to have a slight upper ... read more

Published September 15, 1981

MONTICELLO - On a warm Indian summer day close to 200 runners lined up on Fraser Road in Monticello for the third annual Run-a-Thon sponsored by the Monticello Rotarians for the benefit of the Sullivan County Special Olympics.
A steep hill greeted the runners ... read more

LATHAM - The New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA) announced today that football, volleyball and competitive cheer fall seasons will be postponed until March 1, 2021 to address membership concerns associated with high-risk fall sports.
The decision was rendered by ... read more

MONTICELLO - With New York State schools getting the go-ahead to begin planning for the start of non-contact, low-risk sports on September 21st, Monticello High School is looking forward to resuming its place in the groundbreaking USA High School Clay Target League.
Before all school sports ... read more

Published September 8, 1987

ELDRED - Shari Van Hage didn't plan her current situation, things just kind of turned out this way.
“When I got married last December I had all intentions of being the coach,” explained Van Hage, who was asked to take over the Eldred girl's soccer team last ... read more

Sportsman Outdoors

Multiple teams of lady anglers will compete in the fifth annual Reeling For A Cure ladies fishing tournament to raise money for women fighting cancer.
The fishing tournament will be held on Lake Ontario and the ladies will fish from 6 a.m. to noon. After the weigh-in of fish there will be an ...read more

Further Review

Please don't think I'm pulling a sudden escape like the Baltimore Colts did 35 years ago when they fled to Indianapolis in the middle of the night. But this will be my last Further Review column. After 10 years, more than 500 columns and 350,000 words, I'm turning out the lights. I always said to ...read more

Golfing Highlights

Bryson DeChambeau is now the U.S. Open Champion.
He has riveted spectators with his unique golf swing and style. He has introduced the golf world to the Single Plane address position that was promoted by the great Moe Norman and now the Graves Golf Academy.
Interesting, all those skeptics of ...read more

Streamside

With the chilly nights we've experienced this past week there is no doubt it's the changing of the seasons - the official end of summer and beginning of autumn. And with it brings better fishing, thanks to the cooler days and nights and favorable water temperatures.
On Saturday morning we drove ...read more

Bowling Highlights

Bill Gleim, owner and operator of the Fox Bowling Center in Hancock in a Facebook statement dated March 17 issued a positive statement noting that, “The bowling center is closed for now” and that their 68th annual men's women's and mixed handicap tournament “is not cancelled and we will reassess ...read more

Raceway Wrap

WHITE LAKE -- It was ‘Music Night', sponsored by Frank Stevens Roofing, at Bethel Speedway last Saturday. The night was highlighted by the ‘Detroit Iron 35' which was a special race for the fan popular street stock division. Track Championship races also continued to gain attention as there are ...read more

Friday, February 28

High School

Indoor Track

Eldred, Fallsburg, Liberty, Monti, Sull West, Tri-Valley @ OCIAA West Point, 6 pm