•Diver Madison Jennings made the section cut with her six dive list in her first year of diving! Varsity Coach Sam Woodward reports that she’s continually improving and adding new and difficult dives to her repertoire.
•Diver Madyson Thorpe made the section cut for the third consecutive year and is consistently hitting her personal best score in every meet as a freshman! She is currently ranked eighth in the section for her six dive list.
•Swimmer Natalie Wargo made the cut in seven out of nine possible events as an eighth-grader! She’s ranked third in the section in the 500m freestyle!
“Others to look out for,” added Coach Woodward, “are Senior Malunga Kinzonzi, Senior Olivia Bohr, and freshman Treven Costello as they continue to chase section cuts and lead the team in points.”
"Max Wickwrath played a great game on both sides of the ball," said Varsity Coach Kevin Gallagher. "On offense Max had four catches for 95 yards and a touchdown and on defense he had two interceptions and one of them was for a touchdown. Others that scored for us were Robbie LaBarbara who had nine carries for 139 yards and one touchdown, Zach Filip rushed 15 times for 71 yards and two touchdowns and Stetson Terpak scored on a 37 yard pass from Robbie. I thought we played pretty well overall and really put it together in the second half. Our defense really stepped up against a funky offense and really kept us in the lead until our offense got it going."
Girls Soccer Modified Coach Dave LeBlanc reports the team went toe-to-toe with Goshen and fought to a hard-earned 0-0 tie after a full game of nonstop effort yesterday, Sept. 30.
“Both teams left it all on the field — and what’s better after a match like that than coming together for a big group photo?” he said. “I’m proud of how our players competed and the heart they showed today. The season is just getting started, and the potential on this field is huge.”
He’s also proud to announce this season’s team captains: Evie Mead, Jeanell Martinez, Salma Mechkour and Rossella Ricca!
WE’RE NOW 4-0!
Congratulations to the Varsity Football team on its continued undefeated season after its 21-18 win against Washingtonville at Friday’s Homecoming game! Take a look!
“I was happy with the win,” said Varsity Coach Kevin Gallagher. “We got tough when we had to, but we need to keep getting better. Washingtonville was 3-0 coming in and they are a well-coached, hard-nosed team so it was a good test. Max Wickwrath and Zach Filip made some big plays on the offense and our defense came up big when we had to, especially Jayden Pressley who had six sacks.”
THANK YOU to members of the Girls Varsity/Junior Varsity Lacrosse teams, which hosted a terrific, free clinic for all interested girls this past Saturday at Otisville Elementary! We bet there's some future varsity lacrosse players in this group!
FIRST HOME GAME OF THE SEASON....AND WHAT A GAME IT WAS!
WE'RE NOW 3-0 after a resounding 42-13 win over Newburgh this past Friday!
"We had a great week of practice and we were ready," said Head Coach Kevin Gallagher. "We played a great game all around. Our guys played hard and we basically took it to them on offense, defense, and special teams."
Coach Gallagher added the team's defense set the tone when Zach Filip tackled the Newburgh quarterback in their end zone to take a 2-0 lead that really pumped up Minisink's offense pumped up.
"Our offensive line, Anthony Marasco, Liam Barry, Brady Witkowski, Nikko Juncaj, and Jayden Pressley, along with our tight end Jordan Mabra, and our hard back Chris Thorpe, dominated them up front and Zach and Robbie took it from there. Our defense held them to a total of 4 yards in the first half!"
NEXT UP: Friday night's HOMECOMING GAME against Washingtonville! BE THERE!
The Boys Sophomore team took first place with Santiago Martinez coming in first place followed by Landon Straw (2nd), Brayden McGovern (4th), Rylan Young (10th), William Monahan (25th), and Johnpeter Morisi (27th).
In the Girls Freshman race, Abby Caputo took second place, Elizabeth Honsaker (18th), Catharine Sullivan (19th), and Regina Oenga (29th).
In the Boys Freshman race, Tristan Capper finished in the Top 20. In the Girls Varsity race Kat Jones came in the Top 20 and in the Boys Varsity race, Carter Rossi took third place with the team coming in 8th place overall.
For some students, this is the first time they are playing on a school sports team. For others, they have some experience. Regardless of whether it's their first time, or they're three season athletes, Principal Michael Larsen and Athletic Director Tim Bult spoke to students about the honor of wearing a Minisink Valley uniform and what expectations, roles and responsibilities come with that. Ask your modified sports student about this discussion and why it matters.
•The defense was dominant, holding Pine Bush to under 20 total yards of offense.
•Gene Iannuzzi had a strong game passing 11-for-19 for 175 yards, 2 touchdowns, and 1 interception. He also added 49 rushing yards and a touchdown on 5 carries. Gene also added an interception on the defensive side.
•Anthony Paglia made big plays, hauling in 3 receiving catches for 52 yards and taking a 60-yard punt return to the house for a touchdown.
•Anthony Sweed contributed with a 24-yard touchdown catch, while Jayden Bonilla added a 21-yard touchdown catch and came up big on defense with an interception.
•Edward Odland forced a fumble and recovered it, adding to the defensive showcase.
•Noah Vaz and Wyatt Katenkamp each recorded a sack, rounding out a complete team performance.
WE'RE 2-0!
Minisink Valley defeated Pine Bush 21-16 in an exciting non-league game this past Friday night. Touchdowns were scored by Stetson Terpak on a pass from Robbie LaBarbara, Willie Downing also scored on a pass from Robbie, and Robbie also scored on a eight-yard run. Max Wickwrath sealed the win with an interception in the end zone with a minute and 30 left in the game.
"Pine Bush played well," reports Head Coach Kevin Gallagher, "and we needed to step up and we did."
MARK YOUR CALENDARS: The first HOME GAME OF THE SEASON is this Saturday, Sept. 20 at 7 p.m. vs. Newburgh Free Academy!
The girls clinic will take place Saturday, Sept. 27
The boys clinic will take place Saturday, Oct. 4
All clinics to take place at Otisville Elementary. See more details:
Not only were they there to watch and support the team, they were there to observe technique and playing styles as well as how the JV team works as a unit. The intent was to not only support the players and enjoy a game, but to take what they observed and apply those takeaways to their own team.
It also provides users with customized notifications related to each school selected by each user, including a quick and easy way to learn breakfast and lunch menus in all buildings each day!
The free app is available for Android and Apple devices in their respective app stores.
To stay up-to-date on the latest district news and events via the app, visit Google Play Store and search for Minisink Valley CSD; or the Apple App Store and search for Minisink Valley CSD NY.
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Mr. Hoovler spoke about a variety of topics, including cell phone and social media usage and driving, to attentive team members. Mr. Hoovler, we appreciate your visit and your support of Minisink Valley!
PLEASE SHARE! Support the great work of the Minisink Valley PTO and update your wardrobe with some fabulous, new Minisink Valley apparel, which includes some terrific Otisville Elementary swag, too! There's SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE: Shirts, shorts, pants, jackets, backpacks, hoodies, and winter hats!
Be sure to click on this link and see all that's available:
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Thank you to all involved for creating such a wonderful learning opportunity for these campers!
