TRR photo by Richard A. Ross Sullivan West’s girls track team won their first ever spring track Division IV title by completing an undefeated league season (6-0) with a win over Fallsburg. The girls are pictured with coach Joe Seidl following their historic victory over Tri-Valley on April 16. Missing from the photo is Brittany Reddish.

Track

Glory road

Sullivan West girls and Liberty boys capture first ever Division IV spring track and field crowns

By RICHARD A. ROSS

JEFFERSONVILLE, NY—Bob Dylan’s iconic song “The Times They Are A-Changing,” was a lyrical tribute to the shifting cultural and political tides of the ’60s. That same title might now apply to the recent upheaval in the high school track and field universe of Sullivan County.

This past week, Sullivan West girls won their first-ever Division IV spring track title by polishing off Fallsburg. Liberty’s boys upended Tri-Valley after beating Sullivan West to acquire the Division IV crown and to top off a topsy-turvy week, Eldred’s girls won a non-league shocker by a third of a point as they beat Monticello.

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Awards

OCIAA honors scholar athletes

By RICHARD A. ROSS

MIDDLETOWN, NY—Being a top student is a fulltime job. So is being a highly competitive athlete. To manage both and be the top male or female athlete in the senior class of your school is a remarkable achievement and worthy of great honors. One such honor is to be the recipient of the annual OCIAA (Orange County Interscholastic Athletic Association) Scholar Athlete Award.

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Awards

Gold times four

The River Reporter’s sports editor Richard Ross wins fourth consecutive Golden Media Award from BCANY

NARROWSBURG, NY—For the fourth consecutive year, The River Reporter’s sports editor Richard Ross was awarded the Golden Media Award by the Basketball Coaches Association of New York (BCANY) for his outstanding coverage of high school basketball during the 2007-08 season.

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