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The host Marlboro High School softball team picked up its 15th straight win on Friday, defeating Rondout Valley 8-1 in Mid-Hudson Athletic League play.

Valerie Joern was 4 for 4 and Kyzhea Singleton was 2 for-4 for the Poughkeepsie High School softball team in a 6-1 victory over host Putnam Valley on Friday. Kiamani Thomas homered and Kiara Pittman doubled for Poughkeepsie (9-10).

It took two days and two different courts, but Franklin D. Roosevelt High School senior Jonah Berkowitz won his third straight Mid-Hudson Athletic League singles title in a battle of unbeaten players.

Julia Rigothi and Kara Prichard placed second overall in the time trials and second in their semifinal heat on Friday to qualify their Poughkeepsie High School girls junior doubles boat in today's final at the prestigious Stotesbury Cup Regatta on the Sch

Caitlin Swanson scored three goals as the host Red Hook High School girls lacrosse team defeated Saugerties, 14-5, on Thursday.

The John Jay High School softball team last tasted defeat on May 12, 2011 when they lost to Section 1 Conference I League A rival Roy C. Ketcham.

Franklin D. Roosevelt High School's doubles tandem of Kevin Ackerman and Dan Schroedl won the Mid-Hudson Athletic League championship with a 6-0, 6-1 win over Rhinebeck's Nick Hatter and Corey Sansola on Thursday at SUNY New Paltz.

Pine Plains clinched the Mid-Hudson Athletic League Division III softball title, defeating Onteora High School twice by the score of 17-2 in a doubleheader on Thursday.

Rhinebeck High School scored a run in the sixth inning to top host John A. Coleman Catholic in West Hurley 3-2 to clinch the Mid-Hudson Athletic League Division IV title on Thursday.

Arlington High School's Will Merrell and Alex Shih advanced to today's league doubles final at Cross Court with a pair of victories. By winning its quarterfinal match, the duo qualified for next weekend's Section 1 Tournament at SUNY Purchase. In singles action, Arlington's Karan Narula lost his semifinal before bouncing back to win the third-place match. Narula also qualified for sectionals.

In a contest that included seven combined hits, the visiting Marlboro High School softball team snuck past Our Lady of Lourdes 3-1 on Wednesday to improve to 14-1. "We had timely hits, which were important," Marlboro coach Jennifer Veronesi said.

Our Lady of Lourdes High School senior Taylor Petrini shot a season-low 3-over-par 37 at Vassar College Golf Course to help Lourdes to a 178-224 win over Carmel on Wednesday. The victory clinched Lourdes' first Section 1 League C title since 2008.

Jon Repetto was 3 for 4 with a home run and four RBI as the John Jay High School baseball team beat visiting Clarkstown North 14-6 in a nonleague game on Wednesday.

Morgan Kelly was 2 for 3 with a run scored and an RBI as the visiting Pawling High School softball team defeated rival Dover 4-2 on Wednesday. Lauren Owens had an RBI triple for Pawling (10-5). Katie McDougal struck out nine and walked three.

Mid-Hudson Athletic League singles and doubles semifinals and finals will be held today at 2 p.m. at SUNY New Paltz. Franklin D.

This week, Varsity Club Weekly visits John Jay High School to speak with Patriots baseball coach Tom O'Hare and player Jason Coscio.

Danielle Axelrod filled the stat sheet with six goals and two assists, as the Arlington High School girls lacrosse team won its final game of the regular season, 19-7, over host Millbrook on Tuesday.

Our Lady of Lourdes High School senior Blair Wegescheide signed a National Letter of Intent to swim at the University of Pittsburgh.

The Red Hook High School baseball team got on base early and often and defeated host Spackenkill, 13-4, on Monday in Mid-Hudson Athletic League play at Todd Middle School.

Ryan Mackey shot a 2-over-par 38 Monday and teammate Cullen Spang was one shot behind, but their Arlington High School boys golf team fell just short of winning the Section 1 Conference I team championship, as John Jay-Cross River turned in a 204 aggregat