TRR photo by Richard A. Ross Sara Alsdorf, right, wins the 100 hurdles with teammate Lindsey Murphy taking second. The win put the Lady Bulldogs in the lead, following an opening loss in the 3200 relay. They never trailed again and went on to claim their fourth straight Division IV title and their 44th consecutive dual meet victory.

Track

D-Day

Undefeated Sullivan West girl dynamos retain Division IV track title with powerful win over Tri-Valley

By RICHARD A. ROSS

JEFFERSONVILLE, NY—May 6 doesn’t bear the same date recognition as May Day (May 1), or Cinco De Mayo, but for the girls track teams from Sullivan West and Tri-Valley, that date has been circled on their calendars for months as D-Day.

For Sullivan West that D stood for defend, as the Lady Bulldogs looked to win their fourth consecutive Division IV track title and extend their league winning streak to 44. Since first wresting the Division IV crown from their arch-rivals in the winter of 2007-08, Sullivan West has been unstoppable in dual meets, an honor Tri-Valley had owned until the Lady Westies broke their 23-year streak of 129 straight spring track wins last May

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Track

Seidl sets national mark in steeplechase

By RICHARD A. ROSS

CORNWALL, NY—Just a year ago, Sullivan West’s Colin Seidl began to turn heads as he ran a 9:42 at the Cornwall Steeplefest, besting all of Section Nine’s runners. By the time the OCIAA championships rolled around a month later, Seidl was the number one seed in the section.

That OCIAA race at Warwick would turn out to be the low point in the runner’s spring, but the disappointing finish led to his resolve to turn it up to the max from that point forward.

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Net worth

Fallsburg tennis seniors honored as team garners first win

By RICHARD A. ROSS

FALLSBURG, NY—Now, as the close of the school year approaches, seniors are cherishing their waning high school days and marking off milestones, one by one.

For Fallsburg’s senior tennis players, the last home match of the season on May 8 was an occasion to be recognized by their coach, Janet Carey, for their devotion to the sport. Parents were on hand to receive flowers and hear words of praise spoken by Carey about their sons’ athleticism, improvement and scholarship.

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• Green day
• Boom and broom