TRR photo by Richard A. Ross Fallsburg/Tri-Valley’s Samantha Adriaans

Section Nine Alpine Ski Championships

Alpine triumph

Panther boys team takes title; nine Sullivan County skiers head to state championships

By RICHARD A. ROSS

HIGHMOUNT, NY—Fabulous snow conditions awaited skiers on February 14 for the Section Nine Alpine Ski Championships postponed from February 12 due to inclement weather.

While the boys took to the giant slalom for a pair of runs in late morning, the girls vied for the fastest time on the slalom course.

Using the times from this year’s meets, the top 20 finishers from Division I, as well as those from Division II which includes Sullivan County, qualified to participate in this year’s sectionals. Monticello’s Ryan Sonnenschien and Oneonta’s Marlise Coombe were the top seeds and had thereby already locked in bids to the state championships to be held at Whiteface Mountain in Lake Placid on February 25 through 27.

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Profile

Legacy of love

By RICHARD A. ROSS

MONTICELLO, NY - It was Dick O’Neill’s night all right: replete with a plaque commemorating his 23 years of coaching at Monticello, photos to document his final season and a jersey bearing his old number from Chester High School, where his basketball career began.

The evening’s proceedings, attended by his family and old friends and defined by deafening cheers from the packed crowd, flowers, speeches and gifts, weren’t O’Neill’s idea.

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Class B Indoor Track Sectionals

Tri-Valley three-peat!

By RICHARD A. ROSS

WEST POINT, NY—It had been a rough season for the Tri-Valley girls as vastly improved Sullivan West raised the ante and bested them for the Division IV title, an honor that has always been a Bears’ mainstay.

But in the end, the Lady Bears had the last word as they captured their third straight Section Nine Class B indoor championship on February 16 by beating the feisty Westies 109.50 to 87.

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