TRR photos by Richard A. Ross It all starts here... preseason glimpses of boys action: 1) Monticello coach Dick O’Neill goes over strategy with his team during a scrimmage with Red Hook; 2) Livingston Manor’s Mike Hendrickson goes up for a shot against Tri-Valley; 3) Tri-Valley’s Kevin Drown brings the ball up the floor against Liberty’s Dustin VanLieu; The two were Bears teammates in ’06. 4) Liberty coach Jason Semo establishes the team’s mindset prior to a scrimmage with The Family School; 5) Tri-Valley’s Brian Tingley, Times-Herald Record Coach of the Year for 2006, clarifies something with his young team; 6) Monticello senior captain Dior Jackson sends a no-look pass by a Red Hook defender; 7) Family School coach Ted Towsley sums up his observations on a quarter versus Tri-Valley; 8) Liberty’s Dashawn Williamson goes strong to the basket against The Family School.

Pre-season high school boys basketball preview

Rock mining

Pre-season basketball scrimmages mark initial step in season quest

By RICHARD A. ROSS

SULLIVAN COUNTY—Fall sports may have recently ended, but for area basketball teams there is a sense of urgency to get ready for the looming basketball season, which follows closely upon the conclusion of the football and soccer post-seasons. For some athletes, that has literally translated into an overnight change from their fall sports uniforms and mindsets to the radically different attire and milieu of basketball.

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American Legion Baseball

SCCC to run American Legion Summer Baseball League

LOCH SHELDRAKE, NY—The Floyd Keener American Legion Post #315 in Roscoe, will sponsor two American Legion baseball teams in the spring of 2008. Boys aged 15 to 19 interested in playing at the highest level of competitive travel baseball are encouraged to attend a meeting at Sullivan County Community College’s (SCCC’s) Paul Gerry Field house on Saturday, December 15 at 12:00 noon.

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Alumnae athletes

Making it big at the next level

By RICHARD A. ROSS

BUZZARDS BAY, MA—Jim Erlwein’s reputation as a hard-hitting linebacker during his tenure as a Sullivan West Bulldog was well respected and well known, especially by the numerous players that bore his fearsome hits.

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Also in this issue:

• Eldred modified girls soccer has successful season