Gyms come alive as basketball begins

By RICHARD A. ROSS

Girls’ Basketball Action

	TRR photo by Richard A. Ross Sullivan West’s Brent Rose passes across the Liberty defense. Rose had 23 points in the win against the Indians. (Click for larger image)

Eldred yellowjackets and Manor Wildcats post wins

ELDRED, NY — After two early setbacks at the Tri-Valley tournament last week, the Lady Yellowjackets of Eldred opened their own tournament with a win on Monday, December 2. After losing games in the Tri-Valley tournament to Liberty and Tri-Valley, Eldred played a strong game to defeat Chapel Field 42-33. Trailing early, the young team, which features mostly sophomores and juniors, battled back to get the lead. Paced by Jessica Cherry who scored 10, Eldred (1-2) held off Chapel Field (0-1) despite a 17-point game from Stacey Kuperus. Eldred will play Livingston Manor for the tournament title next Monday. Manor defeated The Family School (0-1) in the first game by a score of 47-24. Jennifer Taggart led the Wildcats with 13 points. Charlene Vail added 10 points and Alys Mann had 9 points. Livingston Manor (2-1) was coming in having split a pair of games at the Morris Tournament this past weekend.

Boy’s Basketball Results

	TRR photo by Richard A. Ross Eldred’s Lauren Timan drives towards the basket against Chapel Field as Jen Gutman looks on. Eldred defeated Chapel Field in the opening round of the Eldred Tournament. (Click for larger image)

Fallsburg and Sullivan West advance in Billy Moran Tip Off Tournament

JEFFERSONVILE, NY — The boys’ basketball season opened with a memorable match-up between the Fallsburg Comets and the Tri-Valley Bears. The packed gym roared with enthusiasm as the game seesawed back and forth. It was a game that featured great scoring including the 36-point effort by Fallsburg’s Jon Hinton. Hinton’s three-point shooting in overtime made the difference in the 86-80 win by the Comets (1-0). Hinton dropped in a trio of shots from beyond the arc during the overtime. Kyle Humphrey led Tri-Valley’s scoring with a great night of shooting. Humphrey had 30 points for the Bears (0-1).

The tournament was created in the memory of Billy Moran a former Delaware Valley student who died in April 1981 during spring training for Union College. Billy was a fine athlete and great student.

In the second game, the Sullivan West Bulldogs defeated the Liberty Indians by a score of 57-44. Senior forward Brent Rose led all scorers with 23 points. His fine inside play and penetration to the basket was noteworthy. Joe Meyer had 11 points for the Bulldogs. Jeremy Liu had 11 points for Liberty.

Sullivan West will face the Comets for the tournament title while Liberty will face Tri-Valley in the consolation game. Those games were scheduled for Tuesday, December 3, after this paper went to press.

Ice hockey coaches sought

REGION — Frank Intervallo, the Hudson Valley Regional Director for the Empire State Games has announced openings for coaching positions for the Region’s Scholastic Boys’ Ice Hockey team. The Empire State Games are a statewide, Olympic-styled athletic competition run by the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation. Competition is conducted in 28 sports in Open and Scholastic divisions. In 2003, the Games will be held July 23 to 27 in Buffalo. The Hudson Valley Region covers Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster, and Westchester counties.

These are volunteer positions, and coaches should be prepared to participate in scouting prospective candidates during the winter ice hockey season, conducting regional tryouts, which will be held in April or May, as well as practice sessions, which will be conducted from the end of regional tryouts through the actual games competition in the end of July. Interested coaches should send a resume to: Frank Intervallo, 31 Reade Street, Yonkers, NY 10703. Resumes may also be faxed to 914/423-9116 or sent via e-mail to ESGHV@OPTONLINE.NET. For further information call the Regional office at 914/423-9116.

Youth ski program registration

BETHEL, NY — The Town of Bethel Town Board and Youth Board are sponsoring their annual skiing program at Villa Roma. Registration will be held on Tuesday, December 10 at the Bethel Youth Center from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Cost per person to register is $10. Late registration will be charged $15. Have height, weight and shoe size at registration. This is a risky sport and children must be accompanied by an adult at all times. Program dates are December 29, January 5, January 12, January 26, and February 2. Cancellation will be announced on WVOS or WSUL.

For more information call Jannetta MacArthur at 845/583-7418 after 5:00 p.m.

Play hockey!

NARROWSBURG, NY — The Tusten Youth Commission is sponsoring a trip to the Broome County Arena to see the Binghamton Senators play Rochester on December 14. The trip is free to all Tusten youth. Adults and out-of-town youth are $17.

To sign up call Donna at 845/252-6668.