It's over

The 2007 ESGs are over. Phew.

There are a bunch of people who didn't get into the paper — or into this blog — for reasons entirely out of our control.

To compensate for this injustice, I will be writing a wrap-up story for Tuesday's paper that will include many of those who didn't make it in print.

We'll crank up this blog again next summer. Until then, have fun.

More Sunday info

Here are some more results from the Empire State Games on Sunday. All of these are gold-medal games:

Boys' hockey: Western 5, Hudson Valley 2.

Men's scholastic basketball: New York 76, Hudson Valley 75

Open women's basketball: Hudson Valley 61, Adirondack 59

Scholastic women's soccer: Adirondack 5, Hudson Valley 1

Open men's soccer: Adirondack 2, Hudson Valley 0

Scholastic women's field hockey: Hudson Valley 1, Western 0.

Final total medal count: Western 242, Hudson Valley 237, Long Island 175, New York City 162, Adirondack 151, Central 117

Final gold medal count: Hudson Valley 97, Western 96, New York 58, Long Island 53, Adirondack 44, Central 35.

Also, Pleasant Valley's Marisa Hanson won the open women's 5,000 meters on Saturday.

Sunday's early update

The Hudson Valley field hockey team won its third straight gold medal with a 1-0 win over Western.

The scholastic women's soccer team is down 5-1 in the second half to Adirondack.

The men's ice hockey team is down 3-0 in the second period to Western.

The open men's basketball team lost, 78-64, to Western.

The open men's soccer team got silver, losing to Adirondack, 2-0.

More on everything later.

Saturday report

Hudson Valley's open soccer team is in the gold medal game after a 3-2 win over New York City.

The scholastic baseball team have up seven runs in the fourth inning and lost in the gold medal game to Long Island, 12-6. Hudson Valley takes the silver.

Just received word that Avery Evans of Pine Plains won a gold medal, anchoring the 4 x 100 relay team for Hudson Valley. Evans, who is entering her junior year won a bronze medal for the 4 x 400 relay team as well. Evans won a silver in the 100-meter hurdles yesterday, making her a triple winner for Hudson Valley.

The scholastic men's ice hockey team lost to Central, 4-3 on Saturday.

The scholastic baseball team continued their roll, rolling over Adirondack, 15-1 at Pace University this morning. They are facing Long Island in the gold medal game at 5 p.m. at Manhattanville. Mike Benischek will have more on that game later. Against Adirondack, Jeff Freyhagen of Roy C. Ketcham earned the win, throwing four innings, Dave Ciocchi of John Jay was 2-for-4 with two RBIs, Kyle Kalaka of Ketcham was 3-for-4 with three RBIs, Joe Panik of John Jay was 2-for-5 and Joe Pedevillano of Lourdes was 1-for-3 with 2 RBIs.

The scholastic women's soccer team defeated Central, 4-1, putting them in the gold medal game, which will be Sunday at 11 a.m. at Manhattanville College in Purchase.

The open softball team was defeated 4-1 by Western, eliminating them from medal contention.

The field hockey team defeated Adirondack, 1-0, advancing them to the gold-medal game. Kristin McGurl of Arlington High School scored the lone goal for Hudson Valley, who advances to tomorrow's gold medal game at Rye Country Day School at 10 a.m.

In men's open track, Philip Shea of Beacon placed sixth in 17:11.23 in the 5,000

Julia Hopson of Poughkeepsie and Arlington grad, won the women's open hammer throw gold medal at 46.21 meters.

Erica Johnson of Poughkeepsie finished second in the 100 meter dash in 12.80 seconds.

Tiere Spruill of Amenia and Webutuck High School, won the bronze medal in the 100-meter dash in 11.33 seconds.

Paul Lagno of Salt Point and Millbrook HS, won the bronze in the men's scholastic 1,500 meter run.

Tim Walker, a 2001 graduate of John Jay, won the gold medal in the men's open 1,500. Walker was competing for Central, as he is now a resident of Cortland.

The scholastic women's basketball team earned an 80-58 win over Central, putting them in the gold medal game at 10 a.m. tomorrow at Westchester Community College.

Scholastic women's volleyball, won the bronze medal, as did the open women's volleyball team.

Frank Rutigliano of Poughkeepsie placed seventh in the men's open all-around bowling final.

Janet Manfredi of Poughkeepsie was part of the women's open trio bowling event, where she and her two teammates won the bronze medal.

Brian Bolstad of Highland placed fifth after his three-meter optional dives, falling short of medalling.

Jesse Dekrey of Rhinebeck placed 15th in the 31-mile Criterium final.

The women's ice hockey team lost to Adirondack, 5-3.

Saturday's plan

If the weather holds up, which is a big if this morning, here's the plan:

Freelancer Nancy Haggerty will cover the men's open soccer team at 1; staff writer Mike Benischek will cover the women's scholastic basketball team at 2 and the baseball team in the gold medal game at 5.

Already this morning, the men's Hudson Valley ice hockey team lost its first game of the tournament, 4-3, to Central.

We'll be collecting all the other information from various sources, posting it here and publishing it in Sunday's paper.

Check back later to see what's going on.

Friday's news, notes and anecdotes

In open division swimming, Eric Culver of New Paltz is having a terrific ESGs. He took bronze in the 200-free, silver in the 800-free relay, and gold in the 800 free. (That's Culver pictured.)

In the women's open 200-IM final, Hyde Park's Brenna O'Keefe finished fifth.

Bridget Latino of Wappingers Falls finished 12th in the women's open 800-free.

Red Hook's Michael Burud took a silver medal in the men's scholastic 100-breast, then another silver in the 200-IM. Burud was two seconds faster in the 100-breast final than we he was in qualifying.

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The Hudson Valley baseball team continued its roll, hammering Central, 13-1. Read details of the game in Phil Strum's entry below this one.
They won the second game of the day 10-3, and are 4-0 going into Saturday.

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The men's open soccer team — which has 13 local players on it - is 2-0 after this morning's 5-1 romp over Adirondack.

Tom Ciovacco, an Arlington grad, scored his second and third goals of the tournament, one on an assist from John Jay grad Jason Laffin. Also scoring were Ken Hinsch (Arlington) and Josh Breitmeyer (Highland). Wayne Storms (Highland) and Steve Skonieczny (Arlington) split the goaltending duties.

The men's scholastic soccer team is 0-2 after a 1-0 loss to Adirondack this morning.

Phil Strum just checked in from the women's scholastic soccer game. Hudson Valley edged Western, 3-2, in a shootout. Caitlin Steinberg and Colleen Barry of Arlington each scored during regulation, and they also each scored during the shootout, which Hudson Valley won, 3-2.

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In ice hockey, the Hudson Valley men improved to 2-0 with a tight 4-3 win over Adirondack earlier today. Pawling's Kevin Gaughran scored for the winners.

The Hudson Valley women's team fell to 1-1, losing 5-1 to perennial powerhouse Western.

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The Hudson Valley women's scholastic basketball team lost today, 91-81, to defending champion Western.

The Hudson Valley girls, including Haldane's Brittany Shields, Beacon's Ally Biordi and John Jay's Caitlynn Moran, can still get to Sunday's gold medal game for a rematch.

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Over at the track venue, FDR High grad Erica Johnson took second in her heat in the women's open 100 meters.

In the scholastic division, Webutuck's Tiere Spruill was third in his heat in the 100 (11.40). He was the Poughkeepsie Journal boys' track athlete of the year this spring. Dan Cimino of New Paltz placed 11th in the discus.

Avery Evans of Pine Plains took silver in the 100 hurdles; and Jasmine Simmons of Beacon took bronze in the long jump.

In the men's scholastic decathlon, John Jay's Frank Risole saved his best for his least-favorite event, the 1,500 meters, and pulled off a bronze medal in the decathlon.
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In open division diving, Highland High School graduate and Marist recruit Brian Bolstad is in third place after his three voluntary dives in the 3-meter event. In the scholastic division, Arlington's Kyle Molloy is second after three voluntary dives in the 3-meter event.

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In open women's shooting, Patricia Zidek is third after the pistol event. She's from Hopewell Junction.

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In field hockey, in a game played late yesterday, Kristin McGurl of Arlington scored as Hudson Valley topped Central, 2-0. Tonight, Western topped Hudson Valley, 1-0.

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In Masters track, Michael Sheets of Poughkeepsie won gold in the men's 10,000-meter run in the 60-64 age group. Tim Gunther of Poughquag took the silver in the 100 meters in the 45-49 age group. In the 50-54 age group, John Brooks of Poughkeepsie earned gold in the 100. In the same age group, Poughkeepsie Gil Anderson won gold in the 10,000.

Norman Goluskin of New Paltz, who was one of the athletes we profiled leading up to the Games, won gold in the 65-69 10,000-meter run.

Barbara Dalzell of Red Hook took home gold in the 5K racewalk (50-54), and Bill O'Neill of Fishkill won silver in the 100 (55-59).

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The Hudson Valley softball team got back on the right track this morning, beating New York City, 5-2. Later, however, Hudson Valley was on the wrong end of a 1-0 game vs. Adirondack. Our locals are 1-3.

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The Hudson Valley scholastic women's volleyball team stunned five-time defending champion Western, 20-25, 25-16 and 17-15. Later, the ladies beat Central 25-21, 25-21 and 15-1o. They are 3-2 heading into the third day of competition.

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Hudson Valley rowers had a pretty good day at the ESGs. In the women's open four with coxswain, the team of Rachel Buchanan (Arlington), Kyleen Parajon (Lourdes), Grace Rignanese (Spackenkill), Arielle Tillou (FDR) and Bria Woeckener (Wappingers) won silver. In the women's junior double, Olivia Garrity and Tiffany Schneck of Poughkeepsie also won silver. The men's open four with coxswain — Evan Chamberas, Joseph MacElveen, Michael Sussin, Joseph McCabe and William McCabe, all of Poughkeepsie — placed fourth.

Hudson Valley's bats not quiet

PURCHASE — Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!

OK, so I am in the library at Manhattanville College right now, which seems apropros since just a few hundred feet away from us here in Quiet Central is the noise of the Empire State Games.

Hudson Valley's baseball team put together an offensive barrage this morning. It was quite a display. The team seems to have a confident air, but they know they need to win this afternoon's tilt and then an early-morning game tomorrow at Pace before they are even allowed to THINK about the medal round.

The fourth inning felt like the longest 40-45 minutes or so of my life. The Valley batted around before Central was even able to get an out in an eight-run fourth in their 13-1 win. The players seem really excited to play for Steve Greller, who clearly knows his stuff.

I would be remiss if I didn't also acknowledge the strong pitching performance of Mamaroneck's Sean Hagen, who threw a six-hitter to Kyle Kalaka of Wappingers Falls behind the plate, often after long stretches of waiting for his teammates to stop hitting.

Well I want to yell and scream now. Well not really, but I can see the Manhattanville cafe from here and I haven't had any coffee today. Time to take a little breather before I head over to the soccer field.

Talk to you later.
Phil Strum

Strum in the field today

Freelance writer Nancy Haggerty will be back at the track & field venue today.

Staff writer Phil Strum will attend the 11 a.m. baseball game between Hudson Valley (2-0) and Central (2-0). Later, he'll watch the scholastic women's soccer team (1-0) play Western.

Hudson Valley's captain, Colleen Barry of Arlington High, scored a goal in the team's 2-1 win over New York City on Thursday morning.

Check back later for an update from the baseball game.

This afternoon, we'll start posting anything and everything we can get our hands on.

Results trickling in

As we learned when the Empire State Games were here in the mid-Hudson Valley two years ago, when it comes to obtaining results of games you don't attend .... you're out of luck.

All of the media outlets (and any online visitors to the ESG official site) are at the mercy of the ESG workers' ability to get results up on the web site.

When we're at games, we post the scores immediately. When we're not, we have to wait for ESG people to post the scores, and they don't always come. An example? The Hudson Valley women's scholastic soccer team played this morning at 8:30. There is still no score posted. Anywhere. It's maddening. And we've got to finish the newspaper in the next couple of hours.

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Hopewell Junction's John Tullo became the region's first medalist today when he won a silver medal in the open division shot put.

Here's a look at the rest of the day's activity:

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WHITE PLAINS — Finishing with just three singles — one each from Milton’s Sara Beck (right), Hopewell’s Christine Moran and West Nyack’s Tara Ulrich — Hudson Valley fell to Long Island, 3-0, in women's open softball.

“You have to produce,” Moran said. “We have the bats there, we just have to put it all together. It will come.

“It’s tough when you haven’t seen live pitching for half the summer, but we’ll come around.”

Laura Valentino of Smithtown hit a three-run homer to left-center field in the fifth inning, breaking a scoreless tie.

Later in the day, Hudson Valley lost to Central, 3-2.

“We’ve been here before, and going down 0-1 doesn’t mean a whole lot,” said Hudson Valley coach Brealand Edwards, referring to the tournament standings. “You have to play every game like it’s the last one. That’s what we’re going to do.”

ALSO IN...
Hudson Valley beat Long Island in baseball, 5-1, to open that tournament. John Jay-East Fishkill's Dave Ciocchi hit a two-run homer in a three-run third for the winners.

This afternoon, Ciocchi homered again and Hudson Valley blasted New York City, 17-1. Phil Strum will be out there to see the baseball team on Friday at 11 for the game against Central. Both teams are 2-0 after Day 1.

Last year in Rochester, Hudson Valley won the silver medal in baseball.

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The Hudson Valley men's scholastic basketball team held on to beat Central, 67-63. We don't have any local players on that roster.

The defending champion Hudson Valley field hockey team opened with a 4-0 win over Central. Kelsey Horton and Kristin McGurl of Arlington High are both on that roster, and didn't figure in today's scoring.

The scholastic women's basketball team hammered Long Island, 77-35. Brittany Shields of Haldane scored 14, Ally Biordi of Beacon had 11, and Caitlynn Moran of John Jay had five.

In the women’s open division, Hudson Valley cruised to an 88-62 win over Long Island. Marist’s Julianne Viani in on that squad.

The men's open division squad edged Central, 80-77. Two Marist players — Ryan Stilphen and Ryan Schneider — are on that roster.

Over at Mount Vernon High School, open and scholastic track & field got going in today's heat. Pine Plains student Avery Evans won her heat in the 100-meter hurdles. Evans has been a Poughkeepsie Journal track all-star four times already, and she's only heading into her junior year.

Also in the scholastic division, Arlington's Stacey Brooks finished fifth in the javelin.

John Jay High School student Frank Risole is off to a flying start in the scholastic decathlon. He took third in the 100, fourth in the long jump — and he won the shot put.

Spackenkill High grad Kyle Barden, competing in the open decathlon for the first time, is in 7th place after the first day of competition. His best finish was second in the 400-meter event so far.

The men's scholastic soccer team lost, 3-1, to New York City. Arlington's Matt Turcio had the lone goal for the Hudson Valley.

The women's open soccer team lost a heartbreaker, 1-0, to New York City. The game-winner was scored in the 59th minute.

The men’s open division soccer team, which includes 13 local players on the roster, edged Central, 2-1. Arlington High School graduate Steve Skonieczny was in goal for Hudson Valley. Another Arlington grad, Tom Ciovacco, scored the eventual game-winner in the 32nd minute.

In swimming, Eric Culver of New Paltz won his heat in the men’s open 200-individual medley. Rhinebeck’s Thomas Byrnes was seventh in the same heat. Red Hook’s Michael Burud placed fifth in his heat in the men’s scholastic 100-meter breastroke, then third in his heat int he 200-individual medley. In the women’s open 200-IM, Hyde Park’s Brenna O’Keefe took sixth in her heat.

In bowling, Cory Srebnik of Fishkill took bronze in the men’s open single event, rolling a 931 series. The winner had a 994. In the masters division, Hopewell Junction’s Hillar Adamson shared a silver medal with his teammates in the men’s trio event.

In the women’s scholastic division, Hudson Valley lost to Long Island, 25-20, 25-23 and 14-16. Danielle Etta, Meg Lyons and Caitlin McConville from Haldane High are on that team. Later in the day, Hudson Valley rallied to edge New York City 26-24, 26-24 and 15-11. In the men’s open division, defending champion Hudson Valley lost both games on the day, falling to Central 25-0, 25-16 and 17-15; then to Western 25-12, 22-25 and 15-4.

The Ceremonies have opened

VALHALLA — The Games have begun … that’s the Empire State Games, of course! Technically, they’re the Gov. Hugh L. Carey Empire State Games, so named for the former chief executive who helped put the inaugural event in motion back in 1978.

This year’s Opening Ceremonies have just begun, with the parade of athletes into Kensico Dam Plaza still underway as I type.

Here’s a shot I snapped of keynote speaker Jeremy Schaap (center) preparing for his speech before the thousands in attendance. Admittedly, I'm no Ansel Adams, hence the "amateur" in that pro-am I spoke of earlier.

I just spoke to a slew of local athletes and coaches, who were getting ready to enter the Opening Ceremonies.

“It’s just a good experience to get to this level, and know that you had to make it to this level,” said Brenna O’Keefe, a Hudson Valley swimmer who will be a junior at Hyde Park’s Roosevelt High School in the fall. “All these people are good at what they do.”

An hour 'til kick-off

VALHALLA — As I sit here at my improvised press box (that being an empty picnic table here at the Kensico Dam Plaza), we're little more than 60 minutes away from Opening Ceremonies.

Arriving even before the athletes get here, a school bus filled with media members pulled up to the plaza in a yellow school bus like this one (yes, I drove over an hour to get to Westchester County, only to take a ride in a school bus!) just like the thousands of spectators who are still filing into the venue, folding chairs and entertainment waiting to greet them.

A local marching band has just finished its performance, keeping the fans on hand pumped until the festivities here commence at 7:30 p.m.

Here's another shot I just snapped — this one of the grand stage where dignitaries and tonight's keynote speaker, Emmy Award-winning journalist Jeremy Schaap, will greet all in attendance.

(Just call me a "Mo-Jo" ... that's mobile journalist, taking pictures and writing stories! It's a "pro-am" approach.)

Well, time to wait for some local athletes to arrive so I can talk to them for stories I'm working on for tomorrow's edition of the Poughkeepsie Journal.

It's almost time to hear those four words we've been waiting a year for: Let the games begin!

Greetings from Westchester!

(Posted by Journal sports reporter Sean T. McMann)

PLEASANTVILLE — Two hours before tonight's Opening Ceremonies, I've settled into the media center here at Pace University's Miller Hall.

Driving down on the Taconic State Parkway earlier this afternoon, I passed several electronic signs along the way that alerted drivers of tonight's events and warned them to avoid the Taconic between 4 p.m. and 12 a.m.

Additionally, I saw several police cars making sure drivers on the Taconic obeyed the posted speed limits.

The lesson here? If you're heading to the Opening Ceremonies, try an alternate route than the Taconic, and by all means, budget extra time so you don't speed.

Another heads-up: There is no parking at Valhalla's Kensico Dam Plaza, site of tonight's event. Shuttles for fans will be departing Westchester Community College to the plaza, so you'll have to go to WCC for parking.

For more information on the kick-off event, click here.

Opening ceremony is approaching

From assistant sports editor Dan Pietrafesa

Poughkeepsie Journal sports writer Sean McMann has arrived at the media center for the 2007 Empire States Games and is preparing to cover tonight's opening ceremony at Kensico Dam Plaza in Valhalla at 7:30 p.m.

If you're going to tonight's ceremony, here are the directions courtesy of www.westchestergov.com/parks: Take Taconic Parkway south to Bronx River Parkway south to Kensico Dam Plaza. A short distance after passing the Valhalla Train Station, at next traffic light turn left and follow route to the huge open park on your left.

Check the Empire State Games blog, the Poughkeepsie Journal's Web site www.poughkeepsiejournal.com and the Poughkeepsie Journal each day for complete coverage of the Empire State Games.

ESG coverage coming

Sean McMann will be at the Opening Ceremonies on Wednesday, then out in the field on Thursday. Phil Strum will be down there on Friday; Mike Benischek will be there on Saturday, and Nancy Haggerty will be there on all four days.

We'll have photos, news and notes, anecdotes, scoring updates ... all right here on the ESG blog. The ESG official web site doesn't exactly have "live" results - that is to say, it takes a while to get them up on the site, so our people in the field will be filing to here each day to let you know what's going on in a more urgent manner.

If you're taking photos down there, send them to us. We'll create a gallery and post them on the web site.

Here's hoping for nice weather for every day of the event.

Games are almost here

In Sunday's paper, we'll have a full page of ESG information inside, including tips on traveling, news and notes from some of the venues, a look at some ESG athletes who went on to be pro stars, and a first-person story from Shannon Minter.

Shannon recently completed her basketball career at Marist College - but she also played in four ESGs, including being on last year's women's open team, which took the gold medal.

Next week, when the Games start, come to the ESG blog for live scoring updates, medal counts, photos and more.

ESG profiles winding down

Hey! The Games are almost here. We passed the halfway point of our 30 profiles in 30 days this week.

Friday's profile is about Chris Malet (pictured), who is a coach for the Hudson Valley lacrosse team. They medaled last year for the first time in ... forever. First time in a long time, anyway.

After Malet, soccer player Sarah Porco, cyclist Jesse Dekrey of Rhinebeck ... and women's open soccer player Kara Green, formerly of Spackenkill High.

For my own planning purposes, I broke down our local participation in each sport for this summer's ESGs. We've got 30 local people playing soccer this year, including 13 guys on the men's Open team.

Nineteen locals are doing track & field in the Open and Scholastic divisions; we've got 13 wrestlers, 12 rowers, eight softball players, six basketball players and five players each in baseball, ice hockey, swimming and volleyball.

This doesn't include all the local Masters folks, and most of those entrants are doing track & field.

That's a big dude

Friday's ESG profile is about Carl Pappalardo of New Paltz, who qualified in masters Greco-Roman wrestling.

Carl is an interesting fellow. He has competed successfully in sumo wrestling here in the states, and actually had to lose a bunch of weight to qualify for ESGs.

Carl has some rather interesting training methods, like this one you're seeing in the photo here. He actually does a shoveling motion with that dumbbell you see. Perhaps it's so that he doesn't get tired shoveling the grave of his opponent after the match is over.

I joke, of course. This guy is a serious wrestler who last competed in the ESGs in 1982, as a 192-pound eighth-grader. Woof.

Grab Friday's paper to read about Carl.

For the love of field hockey

Wednesday's ESG profile is about Kristin McGurl (pictured), who is heading into her senior year at Arlington High.

Before coming here, I was a sportswriter in Connecticut for a while, and the level of high school field hockey there was quite high - just like it is here.

So I gained an early appreciation for field hockey in my learning years as a sportswriter. The key to enjoying it is understanding why the whistle blows all the time. It's quite simple, really. If a player is advancing the ball and it's stopped by the foot of another player, it's an obstruction, the whistle blows, and the player who was advancing the ball basically plays on.

Unlike many sports, a whistle blowing in field hockey doesn't mean to relax. It's just a quick stoppage most times, then the battling resumes.

Other than that, like ice hockey, the game is about being aggressive and controlling the ball. I saw the Hudson Valley ESG field hockey team win gold in person in 2005; they won it again last year.

If you have a chance to watch some ESG field hockey this summer, don't blow it off. It's intense and it moves, which is what most people look for at sporting events.

Profile-mania

Our ESG profiles roll on. Tuesday's feature is about David Speranza (pictured), a local guy who will be umpiring ESG baseball games. I enjoyed talking to him. He's a nice guy.

After David, field hockey player Kristin McGurl, then sprinter Tiere Spruill.

I couldn't help but notice that Julianne Viani and Ryan Stilphen of Marist are on the open basketball rosters. We wrote about Viani last summer; we'll profile Stilphen later this month.

What do you think of the profiles?

Great ESG news

Thanks to Debbi MacElveen, a Poughkeepise crew parent, I have found some of the Hudson Valley ESG rosters.

This has allowed me to move further ahead with our 30 profiles in 30 days.

Here we go:

OPEN DIVISION

HUDSON VALLEY MEN'S BASKETBALL ROSTER

Brett Harvey, Loyola, Clarkstown North HS

Devin Austin, Manhattan, White Plains HS

Ryan Schneider, Marist, Lakeland HS

Desmond Jones, Pace, Rye HS

Jason Boone, NYU, Sugarloaf, NY

Matt Hickey, Keene State, Mahopac HS

Sean Stahn, Ithaca, Ardsley HS

Ryan Stilphen, Marist, St. Ignatius HS, Cleveland

Randy Wilson, Pace, Peekskill HS

Mike Kach, Penn, Carmel HS

Coach : Mike McDonnell, Solomon Schechter School
Associate Head Coach: Chris DiCintio: Rye HS

HUDSON VALLEY ARCHERY ROSTER
John Wilde, Dobbs Ferry

Patrick Uy, Dobbs Ferry

Patricia Falkena, Walden

HUDSON VALLEY BOXING ROSTER
Men
Chazz McDowell – Mt. Vernon

Luis Ramirez – Yonkers

Chris Ventura – Yonkers

Sakima Mullings – Nanuet

Shqiprim Muriqi – Yonkers

Angel Gonzalez – Yonkers

Women
Jody-Ann Weller – Pomona

Angelique Bovee – White Plains

Jennifer Egan – Mahopac

Coaches: Sal Corrente and Herschel Jacobs


HUDSON VALLEY KAYAK/CANOE ROSTER

Women's kayak: Maeve O'Connor, Tara O'Neill, Christina Connor, Georgianna Pappas. Mens kayak: Jeremy Butler, William Menke, Christopher Ramirez-Apuzzo, Walker Rumpf. Canoe: Hannah Menke, Bogdan Kordulski, Josh Menke, Evan Wade.

HUDSON VALLEY SAILING ROSTER

Jeff Samalot, Tompkins Cove

Kyle Puchir, Cortlandt

Mark May, Ossining

Jeremy King, Cortlandt Manor

Matt Keyser, Ossining, alternate

HUDSON VALLEY ROWING ROSTER

Women's four: Bria Woeckener, 16, Wappingers; Rachel Buchanan,17, Lagrange; Kyleen Parajon, 18, Poughkeepsie; Arielle Tillou, 16, Poughkeepsie; Grace Rignanese, 18, Poughkeepsie.

Women's double: Hanna Bauersachs, 18, Bloomingburg; Caitlin O'Neil, 19, Newburgh.

Men's four: Evan Chamberas, 16, Poughkeepsie; Michael Sussin, 16, Poughkeepsie; Joseph MacElveen, 16, Poughkeepsie; Curtis McCabe, 15, Poughkeepsie; Clinton McCabe, 16, Poughkeepsie.

Men's double: Frank Petrucci, 18, Warwick; Kyle VanderPlaat, 18, Chester.

HUDSON VALLEY WOMEN'S BASKETBALL ROSTER

Georgia Anderson - Peekskill HS/Monroe CC

Kristi Dini - Putnam Valley HS/Boston University

Tara Flaherty - Hastings HS/Fairfield University

Liz Flooks - White Plains HS/Niagara University

Emma Markley - Yorktown HS/Princeton University

Jaimie McFarlin - Burke Catholic HS/Washington University (St Louis)

Angela Pace - Woodlands HS/Robert Morris University

Julianne Viani - Our Lady of Lourdes HS/Marist College

Amy Voekel - Lakeland HS/College of St. Rose

Ashley Wallace - Pace University

HUDSON VALLEY MEN'S JUDO ROSTER:

60 kg: Rafael Moscoso, Peekskill

66 kg: Mayno Mendez, Peekskill

73 kg: Chuck Partello, Mount Kisco

81 kg: Michael Janelli, Kingston

90 kg: Ian Jones, Kingston

100 kg: Scott Homan, Kingston

100+ kg: Ryan Suto, Kingston

Open: Brian Mercato, Westchester

HUDSON VALLEY WOMEN'S JUDO ROSTER:

57 kg: Cheyrl Owen, Walkill

63 kg: Alannah Gallagher, Kingston

HUDSON VALLEY GIRLS GYMNASTICS ROSTER

Kylie Shields

Kathryn Coghlan

Cindy Gurka

Nicole Zamora

Jessie DeVuyst

Danielle Hoffman

Makeda Constable


HUDSON VALLEY MEN'S GYMNASTICS ROSTER:
Tony Simmons, Ken Sloanhoffer, Michael Petnuch,
Coach: Dwight Smith

HUDSON VALLEY CYCLING ROSTER:
Salvatore Abruzzesse, Thornwood

Bryan Collins, Larchmont

Joel Danke, Mount Kisco

Jessey Dekrey, Rhinebeck

Ian Farrar, Ossining

Fernando Ferreira, Ossining

J.P. Kaminski, New Rochelle

Robert Lyons, Larchmont

David McCutcheon, Saugerties

Janice Sibilia, Hopewell Junction

Morgan Stebbins, Garrison

Polly Wright, Eastchester

Coach Clarence Ballard Jr., Mount Vernon

HUDSON VALLEY MEN'S DIVING ROSTER:
Brian Bolstad, Mitchell Katz, Jesus Santos
Coach: Tom Albright

HUDSON VALLEY WEIGHTLIFTING ROSTER:
Mike Aidala, Goldens Bridge

Mike Basciano, Harrison

Eric Briglia, Suffern

Inga DeNunzio, Scarsdale

Brian Drescher, New Rochelle

Anthony Gerasia, Dobbs Ferry

Adria Linder, Mamaroneck

Peter Madow, West Nyack

Peter Nickless, Walden

Dominic Zanot, White Plains

Coach Joe Rodriguez, Poughkeepie

Asst. Coach Marc Chasnov, Waccabuc


HUDSON VALLEY MEN'S FENCING ROSTER:
Daniel McCarthy, Poukeepsie
Sandy Turoff, Cold Spring
Nicholas DeMeglio, Pine Bush
Joe Fisher, Hartsdale

HUDSON VALLEY WOMEN'S FENCING ROSTER:
Kathleen Reckling, White Plains
Alex Heiss, Mamaroneck
Christina Kaneshige, Hartsdale

HUDSON VALLEY WOMEN'S SOCCER ROSTER:
Marissa Cannella, Katie DiCioccio, Courtney Gannon, Kara Green, Mary Hennessy, Jennifer Knoblich, Danielle Kosecki, Jessica Landau, Jeanine Marra, Christine Marra, Leslie Morales, Amanda Popoli, Megan Staropoli, Ilona Szotyori, Kristen Turner, Melissa Witkiewicz
Coaches: Lou Fratello and Jason Weisberg

HUDSON VALLEY MEN'S SOCCER ROSTER:
Ali Shareif, Patrick Beckley, Josh Breitmeier, Thomas Ciovacco, Michael DeChristopher, Kenneth Hinsch, Joe Karlin, Jason Laffin, Conor Lander, Jamal Lis-Simmons, Tucker Nathan, Stephen Skonieczny, Wayne Storms, William Tito, Justin Van Houten, Liam Welsh
Coaches: Stuart Robinson and Bryan Smith

HUDSON VALLEY SOFTBALL ROSTER:
Coaches: Brealand Edwards and Frank DiMaggio

Sarah Beck, Milton - Catcher

Kristen Calahan, Wappingers Falls - Pitcher

Kiera Fox, New Windsor - Catcher

Stacey DiMaggio, Hopewell Junction - First base

Alexis Garbowski, Poughquag - Third base

Julia Hunt, Mahopac - Outfield

Jeanine Maiolini, Carmel - First base

Jessica Medina, Hopewell Junction - Outfield

Christine Moran, Hopewell Junction - Second base

Christine Sweeney, Hopewell Junction - Outfield

Laura Sweeney, Hopewell Junction - Shortstop

Kathryn Sullivan, LaGrangeville - Pitcher

Tara Ulrich, West Nyack - Third base

Samantha Yodowitz, Suffern – Pitcher

HUDSON VALLEY SHOOTING ROSTER:
Coaches: Carmine Montalbano and Rick Proia
John Leslie, Tom White, Robert Wheeling, Russ Broach, John Paris, Susan Paris, John Bruns, Gerald Molnar
Women's Sport Pistol & Women's Air Pistol
Patricia Zidek, Ann Bruns

HUDSON VALLEY SWIMMING ROSTER:

Head coach: Jo Ann McCaffrey

Women
Brenna O'Keefe, Hyde Park - 400m IM, 200m fly

Caren Guyett, Yorktown - 200m IM, 400m IM, 400m free

Carmen Groenewoud, Sleepy Hollow - 100m breast, 200m breast

Kim Tracey, Sleepy Hollow - 200m IM

Courtney Callahan, Tarrytown - 100m breast

Lanae Petty, Walden - 100m free

Yuka Suzuka, Yorktown - 200m back

Bridget Latino, Wappinger Falls - 800m free

Meghan Baker, New Rochelle - 800m free, 400m free, 1500m free

Betsy Fischer, Nyack - 200m breast

Steffi Niessl, Brewster - 100m fly, 50m free, 100m back

Katie Hughes, Rye - 100m back, 200m back

Rosalie Virgilio, Bloomingburg - 200m free, 50m free, 100m free

Bridget O'Connor, Scarsdale - 200m free, 100m fly, 200m fly

Men
Eric Culver, New Paltz - 200m free, 800m free, 1500m free

Brian Jacobs, Bloomingburg - 200m back, 1500m free

Cliff Gonzalez, White Plains - 100m fly, 100m free, 200m fly

Matt Jacobson, Scarsdale - 400m IM, 200m fly

Luke Nammacher, White Plains - 800m free, 400m free

Michael Britvan, Pleasantville - 200m free, 400m free

Joe Perez-Rogers, Shokan - 50m free, 100m back

Michael McVicker, Larchmont - 100m breast, 200m IM, 200m breast

Drew Polhill, Brewster - 100m breast, 100m fly, 200m IM

Craig Diaz-Albertini, Suffern - 50m free, 100m free

Thomas Byrnes, Rhinebeck - 400m IM, 200m back

Kyle Chow, Scarsdale - 100m back

Andrew Palumbo, Yorktown - 200m breast

HUDSON VALLEY SYNCHRONIZED SWIMMING ROSTER:
Coaches: Anne Darelius and Carine Feist
Sarah Dittmeier, Abigail Butcher, Laura Cardi, Mina Shah, Amanda McKenzie, Elissa Feist, Alison Commender, Sebastian Kent, Corinna Darelius, Kaylin Oates

HUDSON VALLEY TRACK AND FIELD ROSTER:

Men:
Amaan Siddeeq, Edwin Cadet, Jason Mannenkoff, Coleman Edmond, Jarrell Warren, Ben Harris, James Attle, Joshua Cleveland, James Kopcsay, Conor O'Driscoll, Bill Ceriello, Phil Shea, Alex Reid, Josue Louis, David McFadgen, Julian Remouns, Kevin Saffold, Ian Lovergie, Asversus Thompson, Dan Perez, Rory Quiller, Timothy Murray, John Hickey, Vinny Krutchick, Mike Andrikut, Stephen Raute, Zoran Loncar, Matt DiBuono, John Tully, Ray Kaplan, Brian DeBronsky, Peter Modafferi, Jamie Kempton, Mike Murphy.

Women:
Erica Johnson, Chia Hudson, Lisa Daley, Kerri Gannon, Emily Moran, Julie Moy, Marisa Hanson, Tara DiLuca, Zackiah Modeste, Candace Carroll, Carrie Ciripompa, Kate Zanot, Whitney Ford, Stephanie Duffy, Amanda Jenkins, Julia Hopson, Megan Tice, Lenahndem Tankeng, Kadine Johnson, Natalia Brown, Jenn Bailey, Katie Baloga.

Racewalks:
David McGovern, Bill Vayo, Ora Kurland
Coach: Larry Beckerle

Men's Decathlon:
Robert Jahrling, Kyle Barden
Women's Decathlon:
Rachel Cassata, Heidi Dippel
Heptahlon coach: Paul Mike Galanka

HUDSON VALLEY WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL ROSTER:
Jacqueline Ahlers, Jackie Goldstein, Natalie Griffin, Anna Holliday, Emily Mansur, Tana-Marie McMarrow, Kaleena Miller, Jaymie Rosario, Kurtisa Shaw, Mischara Saunders
Coaches: Rosanna Falcher, Orita Stewart

HUDSON VALLEY MEN'S VOLLEYBALL ROSTER:
Kris Czaplinski, Otto Tannure, John Steeves, Dave Steeves, Carlos Tollinche, Carlos Lopez, James Fitzpatrick, Danny Goncalves, Zacarias, Ulises Noboa. Coach: Ian Walker

HUDSON VALLEY WRESTLING ROSTER:
Darren Mima, Steve Caccire, Melvin Cooper Sr., Phil Szumlaski, Joe Rahimzadeh, Vincent DiGiacomo, Joe Warren, Israel Olang, Rubin Prophete, Mark Taylor Jr., Melvin Cooper Jr., Frank Lewis, Mark Shakin, Anthony Esposito, Willis Freeman,
Terry Madden, Jon Schneider, Don Ariola, Peter Madden, Shane Engel, Carl Pappalardo, Anthony Soto, John McFarland
Coaches: Sal Imbimbo, Mark Taylor, Mark Panken, Dave Israel, Walter Bloss,
Cappy Weiner, Fred Perry, Bob Bernarducci

SCHOLASTIC DIVISION

HUDSON VALLEY ARCHERY ROSTER

Tyler Wilde, Dobbs Ferry

Erwin Uy, Dobbs Ferry

Dominique Cheung, Ardsley

Kathryn Krull, Chappaqua

HUDSON VALLEY MEN'S BASEBALL

RHP: Alex Adami, Sr., Iona Prep

OF/Util: Dave Chocci, Sr., John Jay East Fishkill

RHP/Util: Jeff Freyhagen, Sr., Ketcham

LHP: Josh Herzenberg, Sr., White Plains

1B/3B: Alex Maruri, Sr., Stepinac

C: Kyle Kalaka, Sr., Ketcham

RHP: Kevin Mayone, Sr., Saugerties

OF/LHP: Matt McGovern, Jr., Mamaroneck

LHP: Chris O'Grady, Sr., Clarkstown North

C: Tim Panetta, Jr., Fox Lane

SS: Joe Panik, Sr., John Jay-East Fishkill

OF: Joey Pedevellano, Sr., Lourdes

RHP: Donny Pitasi, Sr., Fox Lane

RHP/1B: Steve Prosapio, Sr., Nanuet

1B/3B: Steve Proscia, Sr., Don Bosco (Suffern)

LHP: C.J. Riefienhauser, Sr., Mahopac

2B: Yonathan Rodriguez, Sr., Sleepy Hollow

RHP: Mike Volpe, Jr., Carmel

HUDSON VALLEY BOXING ROSTER
Jonathan Gaston – Yonkers

Joe Isaac – Yonkers

Artan Muriqi – Putnam Valley

Douglas LoBasso – Yonkers

Coaches: Sal Corrente, Herschel Jacobs

HUDSON VALLEY DIVING ROSTER
Men
Jesse Bicknell, Kyle Molloy. Coach: Tom Albright
Women
Nicole Jotso, Kelly McCauley. Coach: Melanie Bolstad.

HUDSON VALLEY MEN'S LACROSSE ROSTER

D: Zach Badalucco, Brewster

G: Michael Bonitatibus, Yorktown

M: Rocky Bonitatibus, Yorktown

D: Chris Coppolecchia, Somers

M: James Devine, Clarkstown South

D: Matt DiFabio, Pleasantville

A: Shane Ferguson, Mamaroneck

D: Ethan Fox, Yorktown

M: John Froats, Yorktown

M: James Garry, Rye Country Day

D: Chris Gautieri, Pleasantville

M: Kevin Gordon, Rye

M: Tyler Granelli, John Jay

A: Matt King, Brewster

G: Chris Latino, John Jay

A: Joe Marasco, Somers

D: Kieran McDonald, Brunswick School

M: Dan Michella, North Rockland

A: Scott Morell, Westminster

M: Nick Sorrillo, Suffern

Alternates

M: Kyle Ahlers, Mahopac

M: Nick Alfonzetti, Brewster

M/A: Harrison Jones, John Jay

G: Chris Moffa, Fordham Prep

M: Andrew Nieminski, Hen Hud

D: Anthony Oddo, Mahopac

D: Hugh O'Gorman, Putnam Valley

D: Alex Paul, Bronxville

M: John Ranagan, Yorktown

M: Scott Sorrillo, Suffern

Coaches: Dave McNally (Suffern), head coach; Aaron Taback (Bronxville), Jim

Ardizone (Tappan Zee), Gregg Cavaluzzi (Pleasantville) and Chris Malet

(Arlington), assistants.

HUDSON VALLEY WOMEN'S LACROSSE ROSTER

Gina Molfetta, Mahopac

Emily Rogers, Mahopac

Ashley Carey, Mahopac

Caitlin Karner, Mahopac

Caitlyn Corace, Mahopac

Ali Steinberg, Suffern

Jessi Steinberg, Suffern

Lara Kozin, Suffern

Ali Mandel, Suffern

Amanda Lambert, Suffern

Joanna Johnson, Suffern

Chrissy Gutenberger, North Rockland

Emily Biondi, Brewster

Kirstin Lang, John Jay

Hillary Smith, Hackley

Courtney Miller, Horace Greeley

Caroline Chesterman, Nyack

Jessica Curran, Lakeland

Hannah Frey, Nanuet

Brianna Straut, Nanuet

Alternates

Alex Fitzpatrick, Lakeland

Ana Berman, North Rockland

Morgan McGowan, North Rockland

Kelsey Sickles, Yorktown

Micaela Desimone, Suffern

Kelsey Rehain, Suffern

Catherine Murtagh, Rye

Margaret Souther, Scarsdale

Brittany Gilligan

Elizabeth Garry, Rye Country Day

MacKenzy Ryan, Mahopac

HUDSON VALLEY MEN'S BASKETBALL ROSTER

1. Alex Gulotta, Briarcliff

2. Kyle Beechum, Briarcliff

3. Lou DeMello, Lakeland

4. Ralph Watts, Lakeland

5. Jhared Hall, B. Sacrament

6. Eddie O'Connell, Kennedy

7. Eddie McGuinness, Pearl River

8. Andre Pope, Iona Prep

9. Ryan Sawyer, Croton

10. Isia Reyes, Warwick

HUDSON VALLEY WOMEN'S BASKETBALL ROSTER

Alaina Walker, Jr., North Rockland

Porsha Postell, Jr., Woodlands

Caitlynn Moran, Jr., John Jay-East Fishkill

Allyson Biordi, Sr., Beacon

Shannon Ray, So., Ursuline

Emily Stallings, Sr., Burke Catholic

Brittany Shields, Sr., Haldane

Mary Abrams, Sr., North Rockland

Sophia Aleksandravicius, Jr., Holy Child

Maggie Blair, Jr., Briarcliff

HUDSON VALLEY WOMEN'S GYMNASTICS ROSTER

Meagan Kenney

Rebecca Rooney

Emily McKiernan

Ariel LaChance

Brittany Martinez

Annmarie Grazioso

Bria Litow

HUDSON VALLEY ROWING ROSTER

Girls double: Tiffany Schnack, 17, Poughkeepsie; Olivia Garrity, 17, Poughkeepsie.

Girls four: Rosa Kemp, 15, Putnam Valley; Lauren Mumford, 16, West Point; Kate Sweeney, 16, West Point; Rosemary Betros, 16, West Point; Alison Geissler, 15, West Point and alternate Katherine Mucke, 16, West Point.

Boys double: Brandon Thonus, 17, Warwick; Eric Robotti, 17, Warwick.

Boys four: Kyle Kennedy, 17, Newburgh; Kevin Gallagher, 16, New Windsor; Arik Meyer, 16, Newburgh; Edwin Cunningham, 17, Newburgh; Barry LaPierre, 18, Newburgh.


HUDSON VALLEY WOMEN'S FIELD HOCKEY ROSTER

Courtney Burke, Rye

Colleen Carey, Rye

Brittany Carroll, Kingston

Caitlin Collins, Yorktown heights

Caitlin Conn, Brewster

Leah DiSisto, Yorktown Heights

Erica Fosher, Putnam Valley

Amanda Heyde, Yorktown heights

Kelsey Horton, Poughkeepsie

Brittany Kinsley, Putnam Valley

Erin Koonz, High Falls

Tara McGovern, Yorktown Heights

Kristin McGurl, Poughkeepsie

Ashley Morgan, Putnam Valley

Cassie O'Mara, Mahopac

Cathleen Smith, Larchmont

Coach: Sharon Sarsen, Putnam Valley

Coach: Courtney Collins, Yorktown Heights


HUDSON VALLEY MEN'S FENCING ROSTER
Igor Krivenko, North White Plains
Lucas Lin, White Plains
William McGough, Bronxville
Andrew Meyers, Scarsdale

HUDSON VALLEY WOMEN'S FENCING ROSTER
Beatrice Almedia, Chappaqua
Erin Fligel, Hartsdale
Rachel Chin, Rye
Elizabeth Meyers, Scarsdale

HUDSON VALLEY SHOOTING ROSTER
William Kautz, Chadwick Heine, Alisa Frankfurter, Jenna Hansen
Coaches:Carmine Montalbano, Rick Proia

HUDSON VALLEY SOCCER ROSTERS
Women:
Brittany Sulivan, Tara Gleason, Caitlin Steinberg, Stephani Reimer, Colleen Barry, Lisa Lungaro, Rachel Silverman, Mariah Darrah, Shelby Kondelka, Erin Donahue, Katherine Dapolito, Shannon Clancy, Caroline Kaplan, Sarah Porco, Taylor Simmons, Loryn Ginley
Coaches: Jason Myers and Lauren Steinberg

Men:
Erik Shum, Richie Kinnear, Tyler Marsh, Tomo Oldiges, Jakub Gomulka, Adam Purdy, Justin Good, David Neuman, Josh Maley, Anthony Rozmus, John Gallagher, Eric Fortier, Juan Cardona, Rosario Musumeci, Matthew Turcio, Stephen Aresi
Coaches: Chuck Wilder and Devon Tomson

HUDSON VALLEY SWIMMING ROSTERS
Women

Kelly Johanson, Larchmont - 400m freestyle, 1500m freestyle

Ryan Marynowski, White Plains - 100m butterfly, 200m butterfly

Stacey Rogers, Pearl River - 800m free, 400m individual medley, 1500m free

Rachel Kessler, New Rochelle - 800m free, 200m fly

Jane Ehret, Florida - 400m IM

Amanda Owens, Rye - 200m backstroke

Taylor Scilufo, Pleasantville - 200m free, 200m IM

Brienne Ryan, New Windsor - 50m free, 100m back, 100 free

Caroline Weston, Katonah - 200m breaststroke

Ali Polhill, Brewster - 100 fly, 200 IM, 100 free

Christina Costa, Tarrytown - 200 free, 400 free, 200m back

Maggie D'Arcy, Mt. Vernon - 100m back

Betsy Weston, Katonah - 50m free

Alexandra Gorki, Chappaqua - 100m breast

Coray O'Halloran, Bronxville - 100m breast, 200m breast

Men
Matthew Hadley, Mt. Kisco - 100m back

Matthew Pon, West Harrison - 200m free, 800m free, 1500m free

Ryan Feeley, Rye - 200 free, 800m free, 100m free

Ben Rubenstein, Rye Brook - 100m fly

Kevin Barker, Armonk - 1500m free

Michael Burud, Red Hook - 100m breast, 200m IM, 100m free

Michael Nicholson, Chappaqua - 400m IM, 200m breast, 200m fly

Ben Itzkowitz, Scarsdale, 50m free

Frank Marchionni, Congers - 100m back

Kevin Hughes, Rye - 400m free

Ripley Danner, Saugerties - 200m back

Ian DeLisio, Woodstock - 200m breast

Alex Gianino, Yonkers - 200m IM, 400m IM

Jake Carmen, White Plains - 400m free

Nick Charriez, Mohegan Lake - 100m fly, 200m back, 200m fly

Christian Muller, Walden - 100m breast, 50m free

Head coach: Jo Ann McCaffrey

HUDSON VALLEY TENNIS ROSTERS
Boys:
Elliot Fanshel, Jarrett Sears, Matthew Burns, Peter Krasinski, Mike Pfister, David Pfister, Daniel Levine, Corey Zoutman

Diana Lorentz, Faith Broderick, Sarah Viebrock, Emily Gevins, Danielle Crill, Elora Benfer, Gabriella Murphy-Goldberg, Christine Krasinski
Coaches: Justin Satkowski and Lorraine Brady

HUDSON VALLEY TRACK AND FIELD ROSTERS
Men:
Tiere Sprull, Zavior Brown, Fred Locklary, Kris Kolewe, Akinto Boone, Timothy Mountain, Sean Halprin, Aaron Ghobrial, Paul Lagno, Cory Alvarado, Gregory Laraia, Matt Dunham, Claudio Delli Carpini, Jordan Coburn, Ryan Whitley, Corey Jones, Mike Foster, Mike Clifford, Christopher Hillyer, Mike Scott, Eric Von Aernam, Mike Thompson, Shane Jacobs, Mike Letizia, Garrett Grey, Daniel Cimino, Vincent Torrisi, Aaron Konigsburg, Troy Johnson, John Vallo, Brandon Freyer, Alex Lewchanka, Kevin McKenna.

Women:
Sasha Richards, Jen Clayton, Josalyn White, Myla Allen, Jessica Hennig, Dasia Jones, Dana Welch, Julia Miller, Breanda Crump, Heather Ruger, Nicole Ruger, Nicole Riosario, Courtney Roosa, Aisha Chisolm, Doris Little, Avery Faeth, Kaitlyn Strine, Robin Callan, Deanna Knapp, Samantha Spindel, Aylssa Pehmoeller, Megan Faeth, Stacey Brooks, Olivia Stevens, Kelsey Branch, Adrienne LaChance, Breeda Sanborn, Avery Evans.

Men's coaches: Joe Iatauro, Paul Isben, Kevin Stewart, Joe Intervallo, Don Dendy, Malcolm Burks.
Women's coaches:Elaine Iatauro, Mary Isben, Elena Knight, Hazel Yaun.

Women's racewalk: Catie Davis, Arame Mdobj

Men’s decathlon: Donald Cooper, Frank Risole

Women’s heptahlon: Alice O’Dell

HUDSON VALLEY WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL ROSTER
Titlola Alao, Kourtney Clark, Ashley Coyle, Danielle Etta, Ragin Jakson, Megan Lyons, Caitlin McConville, Kelly Scanlon, Nicole Tamburri, Allison Terlizzi. COACH: Dan Altro, Melissa Baccari.

HUDSON VALLEY WRESTLING ROSTER
Nick Olivetto, Charles Gonzalez, Max Josephson, Charles Sweeney, Henry Stauber,
Ryan Black, Kaare Stokdal, Daniel Graff, Michael Kane, Mark Swertfager, Jimmy Harrison, Mike Ahearn, Genta Murayama, Drew Bloss, Andres Salcedo, Dylan Sanzo, Ryan Tompkins, Rob Preiss, Erich Schmidt, Clay Neivert
Alternates:
John Galea, Keith Perry, Sean Floor, James Brundage, Nick Galluzo, Thomas Oddo,
Cinque Mandela, Max O’Meara, John Didio, Dennis Page, Peter Vellos, John Swertfager, Michael O’Brien, Bobby Whiting, Chris Cuzzola, Steven Butler, Paul Rauch, Carl Floor, Christian Garcia, Chris Corkery, Chris Savosh
Coaches:
Sal Imbimbo, Mark Taylor, Mark Panken, Dave Israel, Walter Bloss, Cappy Weiner, Fred Perry, Bob Bernarducci

MASTERS

HUDSON VALLEY MEN'S BOWLING:

Hillar Adamson, Hopewell Junction

Dale Aivaz, Yonkers

Dolph Rotter, New City

HUDSON VALLEY WOMEN'S BOWLING:

Joanne Wright, Newburgh

Donalle Effort, Sleepy Hollow

Jill Dillon, Mohegan Lake

HUDSON VALLEY WOMEN'S GYMNASTICS:

Stephanie Kelly

HUDSON VALLEY RUGBY ROSTERS:

Women:

Patricia Brilla - Wappingers Falls

Tricia Lisi - Brewster

Lacy Higgens - New Paltz

Sarah Mc Quade - New Paltz

Jessica Koonz - High Falls

Jennifer Duffy - New Paltz

Helen Murray - New Paltz

Jane Gordan - Wappingers Falls

Michelle Rose - Pine Bush

Kally Keesler - Beacon

Dana Wasserman - Wappingers Falls

Coaches: Clayton Walter and Bryan Baisley

Men

Mike Glosque - Saugerties

Joel Venables - New Paltz

Alex Katsaitis - Highland

John Durney - Cold Spring

Oliver Vega - New Rochelle

Mathew Persanis - Pelham

Ryan McCabe - New Rochelle

Nicholas Krzywonos - Kingston

Christopher Navara - Ulster Park

Ted Gjone - Lake Katrine

Austin Benjamin - Kingston

Laurindo Da Costa - New City

Coaches: Paul Lisi and Richard Carnes

ESG profiles roll on

From Sports Editor Jim Sheahan:

When the Empire State Games came to the Poughkeepsie area for the first time ever in 2005, I was new here.

The management team had been working up a massive plan for how to cover the ESGs for almost a year when I arrived in February of that year. My new boss wanted some ideas from me about what Sports was going to do before the Games to make them special for people in the Mid-Hudson Valley.

Hmmm. A crafty manager, my would-be boss actually asked me for ideas before he offered me the job. (I guess he wanted to have some ideas for the new Sports Editor if I didn't get the job.) Anyway, I came up with an idea.

We would profile one local ESG athlete every day for 30 days leading up to the Games, kind of a countdown to the Games. Brilliant! We'd write about young people, older people, gymnasts, archers, track stars, masters cyclists ... we'd illustrate the diversity of the region and the diversity of sports in the Games.

Alas, I wasn't as smart as I thought I was.

If I was smart enough to stop and think for a minute, I'd have realized that 30 days before the last Wednesday in July is roughly the last Wednesday in June. You should have seen my face when I found out that ESG officials would not release the rosters until 7-10 days into July.

The profiles were a hit that summer, but I had to do some back-alley negotiating and meet with some rather shady characters to find profile subjects before the actual rosters were released.

We did 30 more last year, and we're doing 30 more this year. I've really created a beast, and every summer I struggle to tame it. We started our profiles on Tuesday. The rosters are going to be released on July 10. By that time, we'll be 15 profiles into our group of 30. Big help.

Anyway, I've included some photos of profile subjects from this summer so far. High jumper Megan Tice, swimmer Eric Culver and tennis player Jarrett Sears.

If you know of someone who is in the ESGs and would make an interesting profile subject, please let me know. PS: I've already fulfilled my quota for track and field athletes.