Photo by Richard A. Ross, sportsinsightsny.com Eldred’s Diana Schombs wins the pole vault with a leap of 8-0, far below the 9-3 she turned in a week prior. Schombs gets her training at the Hudson Valley Flying Circus with legendary coaches Hugh Cauthers and Tim St. Lawrence of Monroe-Woodbury and Warwick, respectively.

Point of attack

Milestones, new records and elevated performances at West Point track meet

By RICHARD A. ROSS

WEST POINT, NY—It’s a rarity these days to see Division III Monticello at the same track meet at West Point with Division V’s Sullivan West, Eldred, Liberty and Tri-Valley. So with all of them under the same roof at the Gillis Field House, the midseason encounter was well worth the trip.

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Week in review

Raising the ante

By RICHARD A. ROSS

SULLIVAN COUNTY, NY—The devastating earthquake in Haiti has unleashed a compassionate response worldwide and in our backyard. At Liberty High School, tragedy-inspired senior Taylir Lorino beseeched the school board for permission to use the boys basketball home game against Port Jervis as a fundraising effort. Utilizing her visibility on Facebook, Lorino’s energetic campaign resulted in upwards of $820 dollars for the Relief Fund for Haiti.

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