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The Best Orange County Golf Courses For Every Skill Level
As soon as the weather turned nice this year, I was out hitting golf balls. There are two really good driving ranges near me, so I've been going back and forth to try to brush off the winter rust. My long game and my short game is great, but I have no consistency in the middle with any of my irons. I'm certainly not my dad, Terry Walsh, who was a multi-year Dutchess County Golf Amateur winner.
High school softball: Vote for the Varsity 845 player of the week (May 6-12)
Online voting for the Varsity 845 softball player of the week for May 6-12 is now open. Go to RecordOnline.com/sports and vote as often as you like until 11 p.m. on Sunday (no computer bot voting, please). Nominations are pulled from reports to Varsity 845 and other sources. Players from...
Softball Game Preview: Washingtonville Leaves Home
The Washingtonville Wizards will head out on the road to face off against the Roosevelt Presidents at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday. Washingtonville lost 12-4 to Wallkill on Tuesday. Washingtonville has not had much luck with Wallkill recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met. Pine...
Fassert Almost Perfect as Wolves Clinch Title
CROSS RIVER, N.Y. - On Tuesday, May 14, a win versus Somers would give John Jay a share of the league title with Yorktown, so starting pitcher Nick Fassert put his team first. “I knew I had to come out here and perform for the boys,” said the senior. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER The understatement of the year, it turned out. Fassert was one out from a perfect game, and despite finally giving up a hit in the 3-0 victory, the coach would have given anything to be a tenth player on the...
Chester Kiwanis 5K set for May 25
On Saturday, May 25, the Chester Kiwanis Club will hold its 29th annual Kiwanis 5K Race in the village of Chester. The race/walk begins at Chester Community Park on Vadala Lane. Registration check-in runs from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. in the Chester Community Park, with a race start time of...
Softball Recap: Goshen Central wins going away against Beacon
Goshen Central had to endure a three-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Beacon Bulldogs a 19-0 shutout on Monday. That 19 run margin sets a new team best for Goshen Central this season. Addison Freiberger made a splash while hitting...
Schauffele Gets Another Major Scoring Record and Sets the Pace at PGA Championship
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Xander Schauffele saw no reason to change anything in his swing or think any less of his game after yet another close call at ending two years without winning. The idea was to “keep chugging along.”. Thursday looked more like a sprint, right into...
Baseball Recap: Chris Leggett can't quite lead Newburgh Free Academy over Washingtonville
Newburgh Free Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell 5-1 to the Washingtonville Wizards. Newburgh Free Academy was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Washingtonville apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in April of 2023.
Riley Weatherwax's no-hitter, lifts Ketcham in pitchers' duel vs. Fox Lane
Pardon the cliché, but this really was a classic, an as-advertised pitchers' duel between two aces. Both performers delivered, perhaps even more than was expected, and Riley Weatherwax stole the spotlight. The senior was almost flawless Tuesday, weaving his first no-hitter while leading Roy C. Ketcham in a 1-0 win over Fox Lane. Quite the show to close the regular season. ...
Softball: Gunsett, Del Salto help Marlboro beat Roosevelt, Pine Plains for MHAL title
HIGHLAND - The weight felt almost unbearable for Leah Gunsett, who already had shouldered so much. Eager to be relieved of the pressure, the Marlboro pitcher turned to her teammates and asked for the burden to be lifted. “It’s heavy!” the senior said Monday, a bag of ice by then strapped to her shoulder. “That’s real gold.” ...
Baseball Game Preview: Pine Bush on Home-Turf
The Pine Bush Bushmen will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against the Valley Central Vikings at 4:00 p.m. Pine Bush will be looking to keep their five-game home win streak alive. Last Wednesday, Pine Bush was able to grind out a solid win over Newburgh Free Academy,...
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