TRR photo by Richard A. Ross Colin Seidl was named Most Valuable Runner of the 2007 boys cross-country team at Sullivan West’s Fall Sports Awards night on November 15. Seidl, a junior, was the Division IV and Section Nine Class C champion in his first year in cross-country. He finished seventh in the New York State Public High School Athletic Association Championships among Class C runners. This past weekend, he joined the elite runners of New York State in the Federation Race held in Wappingers Falls.

Great Dawgs of Fall

Sullivan West honors its fall sports teams

and outstanding individual athletes

By RICHARD A. ROSS

LAKE HUNTINGTON, NY—It’s hard to imagine that the fall season has already come and gone. No longer will avid fans line the sidelines of the fields to cheer on their football or soccer teams. The gymnasium that recently echoed with the somewhat muted sounds of volleyball play will now resonate with the ardent cheers of basketball fans.

Only the runners, who spend their days traversing the grounds and trails, will remain outside now as long as the weather permits as they prepare for indoor track. Then, they, too, will head indoors, leaving only the skiers to brave the elements of winter.

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Clan of the great Fall Bears

Tri-Valley’s fall sports award night honors teams and standouts

By RICHARD A. ROSS

GRAHAMSVILLE, NY—In a fitting conclusion to a remarkable season, Tri-Valley athletes, coaches and parents gathered in the school’s state-of-the-art theater on November 14 to celebrate the achievements of the fall season with stirring words, awards and a musical slideshow tribute.

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NYSPHSAA Class C State Girls Soccer Championships

Lady Spartans are state champs

By RICHARD A. ROSS

HOMER, NY—If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. So became the mantra of S.S. Seward’s girls soccer team that finally reached the mountaintop of a New York State championship after a couple of heartbreaking losses for two consecutive years in the Class D semifinals.

For this group of girls, which includes members of the 2006 Lady Spartans girls basketball team that lost on a last-second, three-point shot in last year’s Class C finals, the win was especially sweet, as it was for coach Joe DiMattina, who coaches both sports.

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Also in this issue:

• Devine is top Section-Nine finisher at Federation Championships