TRR photo by Richard A. Ross Liberty players mob winning pitcher Justin Green following his three-hit gem that allowed the Indians to dispel the sting of a regular season series sweep to Sullivan West with a Section Nine Class B Quarterfinal 8-1 win. The Indians lost in the semifinals to eventual champion Pine Plains, but the win over the Bulldogs was most memorable.

Baseball

Section Nine Class B Quarterfinals

Justin time

By RICHARD A. ROSS

JEFFERSONVILLE, NY - Liberty came with fire in their eyes and the indomitable desire to win. They believed that their year, their time and their moment of truth had arrived.

Coming into the season with eight seniors that included veterans Justin Garritt, Justin Green and Scott Hamlin, the Indians had dreamed of bringing Liberty baseball back to its former glory. Other Indians dreamed of victory as well, including Evan Kirsch and teammate Mike Dunnigan, who left their mark on this sectional

quarterfinal before the day was through.

For Liberty, which had suffered many losses in every sport, baseball became the standard bearer to rekindle pride. Liberty won two of three regular season games from defending champion John S. Burke Catholic and seemed ready to capture the division.

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Track

Bound for states

By RICHARD A. ROSS

WARWICK, NY—Resting up from the grueling toll taken by the sectionals proved to be worthwhile. A cadre of Sullivan West boy track and field athletes earned spots in the impending State Championship Meet, which will be held on June 8 at Dietz Stadium by virtue of their fine Division II (schools with fewer than 600 students) showing at the May 30 and 31 state qualifier.

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Section Nine Class B Baseball Semifinals

Happy trail’s end

By RICHARD A. ROSS

PINE PLAINS, NY - Fire and heat have been no strangers to Liberty baseball. Two days prior to their arrival at stifling Pine Plains to encounter the number-one seeded Bombers for a chance to get to the finals, the Indians followed a scorched-earth policy and battered Sullivan West with its red-hot bats and aces-high pitching from Justin Green.

But now under the sweltering heat of near June, Liberty had to find enough firepower to overcome a school with a great baseball pedigree.

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Also in this issue:

• Heat stroke
• Commitment to excellence