Photo by Richard A. Ross, sportsinsightsny.com Sullivan West’s Rachel Deppa takes second at the OCIAA Championships in the 1500 race walk with a new school record of 7:46.16. Tri-Valley’s Ashley Weintraub was third (7:49.42).

Track

League legends

Khan wins shot put at OCIAA Championships; legions of county kids place in massive meet

By RICHARD A. ROSS

WEST POINT, NY—Placing in the top 10 in an event in the OCIAA League Championship meet is a major accomplishment. This is because the competition includes all schools large and small, including Class AA behemoths Warwick, Monroe-Woodbury and other powerhouses such as Class A Cornwall. Along with the county meet held a week ago and the sectionals slated for February 14, the meet is a showplace for indoor track talent.

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Sectionals

Into the spotlight

By RICHARD A. ROSS

SULLIVAN COUNTY, NY—“It’s been a long, long, long time coming, but I know a change is gonna come,” sang the late Otis Redding in his powerful soul ballad. For the Fallsburg boys basketball team, that song’s prediction now rings true, as the Comets qualified for the big dance for the first time in seven years by beating Tuxedo 56-42 on February 5, literally in the 11th hour of a season that began on a promising 6-0 note and then backslid as the Comets went 2-7.

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