TRR photo by Richard A. Ross Sullivan West’s Rianne Erlwein won the Division IV championship with a time of 19:24.

Division precision

Erlwein, Seidl and Bertholf are champs; SW girls win seventh consecutive Division IV crown;

T-V girls defend Division V title

By RICHARD A. ROSS

ORANGE COUNTY, NY—So much for the tune-ups; now the real races begin. With the spate of OCIAA cross-country division championships on October 14, the gun was sounded to signal the coming whirlwind of meets that will separate the elite runners from the rest of the pack, both on an individual and team basis.

In a preview of who to watch in the upcoming OCIAA league meet on October 24 and the sectional meets that follow one week hence, Sullivan County runners vied against their division rivals in a series of interesting match ups in Division III, IV and V.

For those unfamiliar with the lay of the land in division terms, Monticello is a denizen of Division III; Sullivan West and Liberty compete in Division IV; Tri-Valley, Eldred and Livingston Manor inhabit Division V.

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Dream on?

No post-season play for some teams that hoped to contend while others still look to make their run

By RICHARD A. ROSS

JEFFERSONVILLE, NY—Fall is glorious in its splendor. A palette of colored leaves, a steel blue sky and the half light of a waning day can form the backdrop of photographs that capture that resplendent glory forever.

But fall does not stand still. It quickly fades.

Just one cold night or a strong wind and the leaves are gone, reminding us that nothing is permanent. Fall’s short tenure is a prelude for times to come, the bitter cold days of winter, the warm days of spring and the halcyon days of summer.

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1812 overture

LM/R pushes Tri-Valley to the brink

By RICHARD A. ROSS

GRAHAMSVILLE, NY—All that was missing was the cannon fire.

Still, there were fireworks aplenty as the valiant Livingston Manor/Roscoe Devil-Cats gave Tri-Valley all it could handle on October 18 in a wild non-league night game that could have used Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture as its accompaniment.

That stirring music, composed as a grand tribute to Russia’s courageous defense against Napoleon’s invasion, was performed by The New York Philharmonic at Bethel Woods’ inaugural season, punctuated with cannons firing and fireworks ablaze.

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Also in this issue:

• Chester capitalizes on a safety and a 70-yard kickoff return to down Eldred for division title