TRR photo by Richard A. Ross Liberty’s Josh Goldstein tees off on hole eight at the Swan Lake Golf course as he battles for the lead against Kingston’s Doug Kleeshulte in the OCIAA championship/Section Nine qualifier on May 14. Goldstein finished second with a five over par 77, just one stroke behind Kleeschulte for the title.

Golf

A cut above

Eight Sullivan County golfers qualify for sectionals at league championships; Liberty’s Goldstein finishes one stroke behind Kingston’s Kleeschulte

By RICHARD A. ROSS

SWAN LAKE, NY—Blue skies and bright sun offered up a tailor-made milieu for the OCIAA Section Nine Golf Qualifier on May 14 as the league’s best golfers took to the greens looking to make the cut and move on to the Section Nine championships slated to begin at the Villa Roma on May 19.

Only the top 35 and ties would advance. As golfers began teeing off on holes one and 10, fast greens and stiff competition would loom large in paring down the field of 72 golfers on the par 72 course.

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Track

Champions all

By RICHARD A. ROSS

JEFFERSONVILLE, NY—You know you’re a champion when you’ve given your best effort, worked relentlessly and made personal milestones you once imagined were unattainable.

Numerous track and field athletes, who deserve the honor of being regarded as champions regardless of their relative place in their events, gathered at Sullivan West for the annual Meet of Champions on May 14.

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Baseball

The defense rests

By RICHARD A ROSS

JEFFERSONVILLE, NY—Following the presentation of the closing argument, an attorney for the defense will rest his or her case and allow the jury to decide if the accused is guilty as charged. Sometimes that defense is so porous that a jury requires little or no deliberation to render its verdict.

In the case of Sullivan West’s 13-3 loss to Liberty on May 13, the issue was exactly that: no defense.

A surfeit of errors made the case all too clear and the verdict a slam-dunk: guilty by mishap.

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• Cats and Dawgs