Category: Athletic News
Three sports and AP classes no sweat for Fleischman
When Jerikah Fleischman arrives at Binghamton University this fall, she’ll be a few credits shy of entering college as a sophomore.
She ranks fifth in her class at Liberty High School with a 98.1 grade-point average despite a demanding, accelerated schedule and is a standout in soccer, indoor track and softball.
Jerikah was recently featured in the Times Herald Record. Read the full story here.
Sports Roundup (Week of May 5)
Monday, May 6
Softball
Liberty 15, Burke 9
Boys Tennis
Liberty vs. Monticello
No information supplied by coach.
Boys Golf
Liberty vs Sulivan West @ Villa Roma
No information supplied by coach.
Tuesday, April 30
Boys Golf
Liberty vs Roscoe @ ?
No information supplied by coach.
Wednesday, May 8
Baseball
Liberty vs Eldred @ Hall of Fame
No information supplied by coach.
Boys Spring Track
The Liberty Boys Spring Track team traveled to Monticello for a league meet. Liberty lost to a very deep and talented team but several Indians had good performances.
Lucas Carrion won the long jump with Kymanni Denis placing second. Jake Lesczynski won the pole vault improving his personal best by 2 feet! Jake was also third in the 400 hurdles. Troy Willis took second in 100, 200 and 400. Rayshawn Reynolds was second in high jump and third in the 100. Miguel Campos was second in the 800 and third in the 1600. Jose Luna was second in triple jump improving his season’s best by almost two feet! Francisco Miguel was second in shot put and third in discus. Rich Jandik was second in discus and third in shot put. John Nolan was third in the 110 high hurdles. Wayne Kratz was third in the 400.
Girls Spring Track
The Girls Varsity Track team produced some excellent results in their dual meet at Monticello.
Alyssa Kavleski won the 100 and 200. Brooke Roth won triple jump and was second in 100 hurdles and long jump. Brianna Roth won pole vault and was second in 400 hurdles, triple jump, and high jump. Ally Roth was second in the 1500 and the 800 and 3rd in high jump. Eleisha Graves was second in shot put and discus. Chloe Ricco was 3rd in the 400 and Alexandra Riley was 3rd in the 3000.
Many girls set personal bests in the meet.
Softball
Liberty 14, O’Neill 5
Boys Golf
LIberty 276 Sullivan West 296 TriValley 300
The Boys Golf clinched the league championship beating Sullivan West and Tri-Valley. Gavin Racette led the way with a 48. The Indians captured the league championship and ended their league season UNDEFEATED!
Girls Golf
Sullivan West 161 TriValley 189 Liberty 189
Baseball
Liberty vs. O’Neill @ O’Neill
No information supplied by coach.
Boys Tennis
Liberty vs. Cornwall @ Cornwall
No information supplied by coach.
Thursday, May 9
Softball
Liberty 20 Fallsburg 2
Girls Golf
Fallsburg 172 Liberty 178
Friday, May 10
Saturday, May 11
Sports Roundup (Week of April 28)
Monday, April 29
Boys Golf
Liberty vs Goshen @ Stony Ford CC
No information supplied by coach.
Girls Golf
Liberty vs Burke Cathloic @ ?
No information supplied by coach.
Boys Tennis
Liberty vs. Goshen
No information supplied by coach.
Tuesday, April 30
Boys Golf
Liberty vs TriValley
No information supplied by coach.
Wednesday, May 1
Boys Spring Track
The Liberty Boys Spring Track team hosted Goshen and Chapel Field and a cold a breezy day. Liberty stayed close to Goshen for the first half but succumbed to the Gladiators greater depth. The Indians easily defeated Chapel Field.
The meet began with a victory in the 4 by 8 relay by the team of Miguel Campos-Castro, Jake Lescynski, Jose Luna and Gabe Desrochers. Senior Ashton Barrett won the high jump, triple jump and long jump! Senior Lucas Carrion won the 100 meter dash and was third in long jump. Eighth grader Rayshawn Reynolds was third in the 100 meter dash and placed second in high jump. Sophomore Miguel Campos-Castro was second in the 800 and placed third in the 1600 and 3200. Sophomore Troy Willis tied for first in the 200 and was second in the 400. Senior Jake Lescynski was second in the 400 hurdles. Senior Kymanni Dennis was third in the 200. Junior Francisco Miguel placed second in shot out. Junior Rich Jack placed third in discus
The Varsity 4 by 1 team of Lucas Carrion, Kymanni Dennis, Rayshawn Reynolds and Jamar Islam won their race.
Girls Spring Track
The Girls Varsity Track team beat Chapel Field handily but lost to a strong Goshen team yesterday in a home tri-meet.
The girls had some strong performances in the meet including Brooke Roth, Brianna Roth, and Alyssa Kavleski sweeping triple jump. Additional team scoring came from the following:
Eleisha Graves won shot put and was 2 nd in discus.
Brooke was second in 100 hurdles and long jump.
Brianna was second in high jump, pole vault and the 400 hurdles.
Alyssa was second in the 100 and 200.
Ally Roth was third in high jump.
Katrina Blais was third in 400 hurdles.
The 4×400 team of Katrina, Ally, Chezzy Hanofee and Chloe Ricco placed first.
Softball
Liberty 20, TriValley 2
Liberty defeated Tri-Valley 20-2 today in Grahamsville improving their record to 5-2 on the season. Gabby Magie led the Indian offense with three hits, including a booming triple, two runs scored and 4 RBIs. Jerikah Fleischman chipped in a double and single, scored twice and drove in two while Katy Decker had two hits, two RBI and three runs scored. Ana Barragan also had her first double of the season. Liberty also played a nearly flawless game defensively.
Boys Golf
Liberty vs TriValley
No information supplied by coach.
Baseball
Liberty vs. O’Neill @ O’Neill
No information supplied by coach.
Thursday, May 2
Friday, May 3
Saturday, May 4
Sports Roundup (Week of April 21)
Tuesday, April 23
Softball
Liberty 21, O’Neill 10 (5 innings – rain shortened game)
The Liberty Varsity softball team earned a big divisional win at O’Neill. After a slow start, Liberty’s offense exploded for 14 runs in the 4th and 5th innings as they pulled away for a 21-10 victory in a rain-shortened five inning game. Jerikah Fleischman had two doubles, a single, four runs scored and six RBI to pace the Indian offense; she was on base in all of her five at bats. Katy Decker added two hits, three runs scored and four RBI. Brooke Nichols did her job from the lead-off spot scoring four runs on a hit, three walks and a HBP. Varsity record now stands at 2-1 in the division and 4-2 overall.
Baseball
Liberty vs. Burke @ Burke
No information provided.
Wednesday, April 24
Boys Tennis
Liberty vs. Port Jervis @ Liberty
No information provided.
Boys Golf
Liberty vs. Sullivan West @ Villa Roma
No information provided.
Thursday, April 25
Girls Spring Track
The Girls Varsity Track team travelled to Port Jervis yesterday where they cruised to a 107-24 victory over Burke but fell in what was an incredibly exciting track meet to division opponent Port Jervis by one point, 66-65. The girls scored in 15 of 17 events and swept the 110 hurdles and high jump. In a meet where the girls knew that every point counted, they gave it their all from start to finish.
Scoring in individual events were:
Brooke Roth- 1 st in 100 hurdles, long and triple jumps
Katrina Blais- 2 nd in 100 hurdles and the 800
Nicole Blais- 3 rd in 100 hurdles
Alyssa Kavleski- 3 rd in the 100, 200, and triple jump
Ally Roth- 2 nd in high jump, 3 rd in the 1500 and 800
Kelsey Morgans- 1 st in high jump, 2 nd in the 400 and 200
Chloe Ricco- 3 rd in the 400
Brianna Roth- 1 st in 400 hurdles, 3 rd in high jump
Areli Vega- 2 nd in 400 hurdles
Sydneigh Fleischman- 2 nd in the 3000
Eleisha Graves- 2 nd in shot and discus
The 4×100 team of Brooke, Chloe, Alyssa and Ysabel Manzi placed 1st.
Boys Spring Track
Yesterday the Liberty Boys Spring Track team traveled to Port Jervis to compete against Port Jervis and Burke. The Indians defeated Burke 94-39 but lost to Port Jervis.
Senior Ashton Barrett won the triple jump, placed second in the long jump and tied for second in the high jump. Sophomore Miguel Campos was second in the 1600 and 800 and third in the 3200. Senior Jake Lescynski won the pole vault and was third in the 400 hurdles. Junior Troy Willis won the 400 dash. Eighth grader Rayshawn Reynolds was third in the 100 and 200.Junior John Nolan was second in the 400 hurdles. Senior Kymanni Dennis was second in the 200.
In the final race, the 1600 meter relay, Junior Troy Willis took the baton for the final leg and ran down the Burke runner to secure the victory for his team in the last 100 meters.
Boys Tennis
Liberty vs. Monticello @ Liberty
No information provided.
Girls Golf
Liberty vs. Fallsburg @ Lochmore
No information provided.
Saturday, April 27
Girls Spring Track
The Girls Varsity Track team traveled to Monticello on Saturday to compete in the Jessica Fingers Invitational under cold, snowy and windy conditions. However, given the intense conditions, the team performed well in many events.
Placing and scoring for the team were:
Placing 3 rd in individual events were Kelsey Morgans in high jump and Areli Vega in the 400 hurdles. Placing fourth were Julia Austin in javelin, Angel Giarrantano-Rogers in hammer and Brooke Roth in triple jump. Eleisha Graves was 6 th in shot put.
Scoring in relays were:
Placing 3 rd was the freshman/sophomore 4×400 of Ally Roth, Katrina Blais, Jordan Raynor and Alyssa Kavleski and the freshman sophomore 4×100 relay of Chezzy Hanofee, Alyssa, Jordan and Katrina. Placing 4 th was the varsity 4×400 of Areli, Kelsey, Brianna Roth and Hillary Ortiz-Vega.
In 5 th were the Varsity sprint medley relay of Kelsey, Brooke, Areli, and Brianna. Also 5 th was the freshman/sophomore sprint medley relay of Chezzy, Alyssa, Jordan and Katrina and the 4×800 relay of Jerikah Fleischman, Sydneigh Fleischman, Nicole Blais and Ally. Rounding out the scoring was the Distance Medley Relay of Jerikah, Sydneigh, Ally and Chloe Ricco.
Boys Spring Track
On Saturday the Liberty Boys Spring Track team traveled to Monticello to compete in an invitational meet. Although the conditions were not ideal, some of the boys rose to the occasion and had good performances.
The best result of the meet was in the Freshman/Sophomore Medley Relay. The team of Miguel-Campos Castro, Gabe Desrochers, Wayne Kratz and Rayshawn Reynolds won the event and SMASHED the school record by almost 20 seconds!
Senior Ashton Barrett won the high jump, placed second in the triple jump and third in the long jump. Eighth grader Rayshawn Reynolds made it to the finals of the 100 meter dash and placed sixth. Rayshawn also placed sixth in the Varsity high jump. Senior Lucas Carrion placed sixth in the long hump.
The Varsity 4 by 1 team of Lucas Carrion, Kymanni Dennis, Gabe Desrochers and Jamar Islam placed fourth.
The Varsity 4 by 4 team of Miguel Campos-Castro, Jamar Islam, Kevin Raymond and Troy Willis took fifth.
The Freshman/Sophomore 4 by 4 team of Michael Burger, Wayne Kratz, Zach Haberzettl, and Juan Romero placed fifth.
Sports Roundup (Week of April 8)
Monday, April 8
Softball
Liberty 9, Goshen 10
The Liberty Varsity Softball team battled to the end but came up just short in a 10 to 9 loss at Goshen this afternoon. In a very exciting last inning, Goshen robbed two base hits from Liberty including a homerun when their left fielder went over the fence taking a homerun away from Jerikah Fleischman. The catch preserved the Goshen victory. Kelsey Morgans went 4-4 with a homerun, triple and two singles. She scored 3 runs and drove in 3 to lead the offense. Katy Decker had a single and double with two runs scored. Jerikah Fleischman added a double. Liberty’s record is 0-1.
Wednesday, April 10
Boys Spring Track
The Liberty Boys Spring Track team hosted O’Neill and Fallsburg on a cold and windy day. The Indians overwhelmed an undermanned Fallsburg team 120 to 6 but lost to their archrivals 0’Neill 66 to 70.
Sophomore Zach Haberzettl ran the 3200 for the first time and placed third! Senior Ashton Barrett placed first in the high jump, triple jump and long jump. Sophomore Miguel Campos won the 3200, placed second in the 1600 and third in the 800.Senior Jake Lesczynski won the 400 IH. Junior Kevin Raymond won the 110 high hurdles and was third in the 400. Junior Breckin Cheh won the shot put. Junior Rich Jandik won the discus. Eighth grader Rayshawn Reynolds was third in the 200 and high jump. Junior Kymanni Dennis was second in the 200. Senior Lucas Carrion was third in the 100. Sophomore Troy Willis placed second in the 400. Freshman Gabe Desrochers was third in the 400. Junior Francisco Miguel was second in shot put. Freshman Wayne Kratz was third in discus.
Liberty won the 4 by 800 relay with the team of Miguel Campos, Jake Lesczynski, Jose Luna and Juan Romero.
Girls Spring Track
The Girls Varsity Track team scored an 84-55 win over division opponent O’Neill and defeated Fallsburg 107-8 on yet another cold, windy day.
The girls swept shot put, discus, and triple jump. Eleisha Graves won shot and disc. Brooke Roth was first in 100 hurdles, long and triple jumps. Brianna Roth was 1st in high jump, 2nd in pole vault and 3rd in the 1500. Alyssa Kavleski was 2nd in the 100, 200 and triple jump. Mya Reynolds was 1st in the 200 and 3rd in the 100. Katrina Blais was 2nd in 400 hurdles and 3rd in 100 hurdles. Sydneigh Fleischman was first in the 3000 and 3rd in triple. Angel Giarrantano-Rogers was 2nd in discus and 3rd in shot. Jerikah Fleishman was second in shot. Kelsey Morgans was 2nd and Chloe Ricco 3rd in the 400. Areli Vega was 3rd in 400 hurdles. Alexandra Riley was 2nd in the 3000. Jordan Raynor was 3rd in discus.
The 4×800 relay of Jerikah, Sydneigh, Katrina and Alex placed first.
Thursday, April 11
Softball
Liberty 37, Fallsburg 1
Gabby Magie had a double, three singles and scored six runs to lead Liberty’s 24-hit attack in their victory over Fallsburg. Kylie Bachman added a double and three singles of her own while Areli Vega and Katy Decker each scored five times. Kelsey Morgans had two more doubles and a single, scoring three runs and driving in four. Taylor Arpino pitched a 1-hitter and struck out eight in her five innings of work. Liberty’s record is 1-1.
Friday, April 12
Softball
Burke 4, Liberty 0
Although they played a solid game defensively, Liberty fell in a pitcher’s duel 4-0 to Burke Catholic. Katy Decker pitched a complete game, giving up just 3 earned runs while scattering nine hits and striking out 4. Brooke Nichols reached base each of the three times she was up with a walk and had a stolen base. Gabby Magie and Ana Barragan each had a hit for the Indians. Liberty’s record is 1-2
Saturday, April 13
Softball
Sullivan West Tournament – Game 1
Liberty 10, Monticello 9
In the bottom of the 6th inning, Ana Barragan scored the go ahead run on a double by Katy Decker completing a huge rally and giving Liberty a 10 – 9 win over Monticello. Liberty had trailed 9 – 1 in the 4th inning. Decker went 4 – 4 with three doubles, 2 RBI and a run scored. Taylor Arpino went 3 – 3 with 3 RBI and 2 runs scored while Gabby Magie had a double, single and two runs scored. Liberty improves to 2 – 2.
Sullivan West Tournament – Championship Game
Liberty 16, Sullivan West 0 (5 innings)
Katy Decker threw 5 scoreless innings giving up just three hits while striking out six leading Liberty to a 16-0 victory in the championship game of the Sullivan West Tournament. Jerikah Fleischman had a double and triple with 4 RBIs to pace Liberty’s offense. Lily Alejandro went 2-3 with 3 RBIs while Kylie Bachman had a double with two runs scored. Decker reached base 4 times with a double (her 4th of the day), two walks and a HBP. Liberty’s record is now 3-2.
Sports Roundup (Week of 2/24/19)
Tuesday, February 26
Boys Basketball
Liberty 66 Spakenkill 72
Teams.. …..Q1 – Q2 – Q3 – Q4
Liberty…….22 – 12 – 19 – 13
Spack……….9 – 15 – 23 – 25
Contributors
Ashton Barrett – Team high 20 points
Kymanni Dennis – 17 points
Bobby McCleod – 15 points
Chris Bayer – 12 points (4 3-pointers)
Game Highlights
Indians HOT in the first quarter outscoring Spakenkill 22-9
Liberty leads by 10 at the half
Both teams play aggressive defense
Spakenkill surges in the second half when Liberty fails to convert many opportunities
Record
Liberty 10 – 11
Athlete registration goes digital through FamilyID
Athlete registration just got easier! The Athletic Department is going digital through FamilyID, a secure registration platform that provides students with an easy, user-friendly way to register for sports.
When you register through FamilyID, the system keeps track of your information in your FamilyID profile. You enter your information only once for each family member for multiple uses and multiple programs.
Before you register
All student-athletes must have a current physician’s physical on file with the health office to participate in sports. If your student athlete’s physical is expired, you may submit a new one to the health office by taking a picture or scanning a copy and uploading it to the FamilyID form or please hand in a copy to the appropriate school health office.
Registration process
A parent/guardian should register by clicking on this link: https://www.familyid.com/liberty-central-school-district-athletics
Follow these steps:To find your program, click on the link provided by the Organization above and select the registration form under the word “Programs.”
- To find your program, click on the link provided by the Organization above and select the registration form under the word Programs.
- Next click on the green Register Now button and scroll, if necessary, to the Create Account/Log In green buttons. If this is your first time using FamilyID, click Create Account. Click Log In, if you already have a FamilyID account.
- Create your secure FamilyID account by entering the account owner First and Last names (parent/guardian), E-mail address and password. Select I Agree to the FamilyID Terms of Service. Click Create Account.
- You will receive an email with a link to activate your new account. (If you don’t see the email, check your E-mail filters (spam, junk, etc.).
- Click on the link in your activation E-mail, which will log you into FamilyID.com
- Once in the registration form, complete the information requested. All fields with a red* are required to have an answer.
- Click the Continue button when your form is complete.
- Review your registration summary
- Click the green Submit After selecting ‘Submit’, the registration will be complete. You will receive a completion email from FamilyID confirming your registration.
If you need assistance with registration, contact FamilyID at support@familyid.com or 888-800-5583 ext. 1. Support is available seven days per week and messages will be returned promptly.
Liberty basketball teams make playoffs
The Lady Indians defeated Monticello 50-43 on Thursday, February 21 to even their record at .500. This qualified the team for the Section IX Class B playoffs for the first time in six years! The Lady Indians, seeded 8th, play Rondout Valley, the 9th seed, in a HOME game at 6 p.m. on Saturday, February 23.Click here for more information on the game against Monticello.
The Boys team previously qualified and is seeded 4th in Section IX Class B. They will host 5th seeded Spackenkill at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, February 26.
Come out for both games and cheer your teams into the next round!
LIBERTY PRIDE!
Sports Roundup (Week of 2/17/19)
Tuesday, February 19
Boys Basketball
Liberty 86 Chester 76
Teams.. …..Q1 – Q2 – Q3 – Q4
Liberty…….31 – 16 – 19 – 20
Chester…..16 – 17 – 13 – 30
Contributors
Bobby McCleod – Team high 25 points
Kymanni Dennis – 18 points
Ashton Barrett – 17 points
Chris Bayer – 17 points
Game Highlights
Indians HOT on the first quarter outscoring Chester 31-16
Liberty hits 17 2-point shots and 16 3-point shots
Record
Liberty 10 – 10
Girls Basketball
Liberty 47 Chester 39
Teams.. …..Q1 – Q2 – Q3 – Q4
Liberty…….
Chester…..
Contributors
Kassidy DeGroat – 15 points, 10 rebounds – 3rd double-double
Kelsey Morgans – 13 points, 6 assists, and 5 rebounds
Ally Roth – 11 points, 6 steals
Game Highlights
Team played great defense and moved the ball well offensively. Team is one win away from sectionals for the first time in 6 years.
Record
Liberty
Thursday, February 21
Girls Basketball
Liberty 50 Monticello 43
Teams.. …..Q1 – Q2 – Q3 – Q4
Liberty………9 – 14 – 16 – 11
Monticello…4 – 15 – 9 – 15
Contributors
Ally Roth – 16 points, 5 steals, 4 rebounds
Kelsey Morgans – 15 points, 6 rebounds
Kassidy DeGraot – 8 rebounds, 5 steals
Game Highlights
Team evens record at .500 and earns first playoff game in six years!
Monticello played a tough game right down to the last few seconds but the Lady Indians prevailed.
Record
Liberty 10-10
Friday, February 22
Wrestling
On Friday, February 22, members of the ELS Wrestling team traveled to Albany to compete in the NYSPHSAA Division II Individual Wrestling Tournament at the Time sUnion Center. The wrestlers who represented ELS and Section IX were Nick Curreri (Eldred) at 145, Cesar Santiago (Liberty) at 170, Drew Bendy (Liberty) at 182, and James DeAveiro (Sullivan West) at 195.
In the outbracket bouts that start the tournament, Cesar Santiago defeated. Aidan Shepardson (Dalton School-AIS) by a score of 7-3. Drew Bendy wrestled a close match but lost to Pat Quinn (Seaford-8) by a score of 11-8. In the round of sixteen Nick Curreri lost 11-5 to Malachy Farrell (Avon-Geneseo-5). Cesar Santiago and James DeAveiro also lost to their opponents in this round.
Indoor Track
On Friday, February 22, members of the Liberty Indoor Track team traveled to Gillis Fieldhouse at the United States Military Academy at West Point to compete in the 2019Section IX state qualifier meet. This meet is highly competitive and qualifies athletes to go to the NYSPHSAA State Indoor track Championship at Ocean Breeze on February on Saturday, March 2.
The Liberty athletes competing where Brooke Roth in the long hump, Alexandra Riley and Sydneigh Fleischman in the 1500m walk and Miguel Campos in the 600m dash. All the athletes posted personal bests in the meet. Brooke Roth had the the best finish making the finals of the long jump and placing fifth among all jumpers. In the race walk Alexandra Riley placed seventh with Sydneigh Fleischman closed behind in eighth. Alexandra’s time of 8:53.7 minutes is a new school record. Alex started the year with a time of 9:49 but continued to improve her technique and saw her time drop by almost one minute. Miguel Campos was seeded 21st in the 600 but ran his best time of the year to finish 12th.
Girls Basketball
Liberty 46 Rondout Valley 61
Teams.. …..Q1 – Q2 – Q3 – Q4
Liberty……..10 – 13 – 19 – 14
Rondout……20 – 13 – 16 – 12
Contributors
Kelsey Morgans -Team high 29 points
Ally Roth – 9 pointss
Game Highlights
Liberty started the game down 20-10 after the first quarter and was never able to recover. Cold shooting and Rondout’s ability to break the press contributed to the loss.
The team can be proud that they went from 1-19 last season to 10-10 this year. They made the playoffs for the first time in six years. Three starters return plus several bench players and girls moving up from the JV team.
Record
Liberty 10-11
Sports Roundup (Week of 2/10/19)
Sunday, February 10
Wrestling
The ELS wrestling team traveled to Ulster County Community College on Sunday, February 10 to participate in the Section IX Division II wrestling tournament. The team is composed of wrestlers from Eldred, Liberty and Sullivan West and their motto is “There schools, one team.” The team recently captured the Section IX Divison II team championship which earned them a trip to Syracuse.
In the tournament on Sunday, ELS placed third behind powerhouse Port Jervis and nemesis Highland. Four wrestlers earned section titles and a right to represent Section IX at the state tournament. Nick Curreri (Eldred) was the first ELS wrestler to punch his ticket to states by pinning his opponent in the 145 weight class. At 170 pounds Cesar Santiago (Liberty) dominated his opponent to secure a trip to Albany. Drew Bendy (Liberty) took the title at 182 blanking the opposing grappler. Finally, James DeAveiro (Sullivan West) put his opponent to his back and ended the bout by a pin in 42 seconds.
Other wrestlers who placed in the top four included Henry Peters (SW) placing second at 160, Quintin Herzog (Liberty) who was fourth at 99 pounds, Joey Curreri (Eldred) third in the 120-pound weight class, and Marshall Thomas (Liberty) fourth at 182.
The NYSPHSAA 2019 Individual Wrestling Championships will be held at the Times Union Center in Albany. The preliminary and quarterfinal round will be held on Friday, February 22 with the semifinals and finals on Saturday, February 23.
Indoor Track
The Varsity Indoor Track team traveled to West Point on Sunday for the OCIAA Championships. This meet pits small schools like Liberty against powerhouse schools such as Newburgh, Warwick, and Monroe-Woodbury.
Several athletes recorded personal bests in this very competitive setting.
Nicole Blais had personal bests in the 300 and 600. Sydneigh Fleischman had a personal best in the triple jump. Both Sydneigh and Alexandra Riley turned in exceptional performances in the 1500 racewalk, besting their previous marks by 30 seconds each!
On the boys side, Steven Cardenas and Gabe Desrochers had personal bests in the 300. Jose Luna cut 6 seconds off his season’s best in the 600. Kevin Raymond increased his long jump mark by a foot and a half! Dustyn Kratz increased his mark in shot out by a foot!
The team is eager to compete in the Class B meet on Saturday, February 16 at West Point against other similarly sized schools.
Monday, February 11
Boys Basketball
Liberty 73 Eldred 39
Teams.. …..Q1 – Q2 – Q3 – Q4
Liberty
Eldred
Contributors
Ashton Barrett – 16 points
Kymanni Dennis – 11 points
Jerlyn Hernandez – 10 points
Bobby McCleod – 10 points
Game Highlights
None
Record
Liberty 8 – 10
Wednesday, February 13
The win over Fallsburg, a league opponent, qualified the Indians for postseason sectional play!
Boys Basketball
Liberty 71 Fallsburg 35
Teams.. …..Q1 – Q2 – Q3 – Q4
Liberty…….11 – 19 – 18 – 23
Fallsburg…2 – 11 – 13 – 9
Contributors
Jerlyn Hernandez – Game high 17 points, 10 rebounds
Kymanni Dennis – 16 points, 10 rebounds
Ashton Barrett – 15 points
Bobby McCleod – 11 points
Game Highlights
Indians started out slowly but gradually picked up the intensity as the game continued by getting to the rim and controlling the boards. With this win the Indians clinch their 6th straight playoff birth.
Record
Liberty 9 – 10
Friday, February 15
Girls Basketball
Liberty 46 Livingston Manor 31
Teams.. …..Q1 – Q2 – Q3 – Q4
Liberty……
Manor……
Contributors
Ally Roth – 18 pts, 4 steals, 3 assists
Kelsey Morgans – 6 pts, 2 steals, 3 assists
Kassidy Degroat – 8 rebounds
Gabby Magie – 5 rebounds
Game Highlights
None
Record
Liberty
Saturday, February 16
Girls Basketball
Liberty 21 Burke Catholic 51
Teams.. …..Q1 – Q2 – Q3 – Q4
Liberty……
Burke……
Contributors
Kelsey Morgans – 7 pt
Kassidy Degroat – 7 pts
Game Highlights
None supplied
Record
Liberty – not supplied
Indoor Track
The Varsity Indoor Track team traveled to West Point on Saturday for the Section IX Class B Championship. This meet included all the “smaller” schools in Section 9 from Port Jervis to Chapel Field.
Although the Liberty girls had only seven competitors each athlete stepped up to try to score for the team. The girls were able to hold on to third place until the end of the meet when they dropped to fourth scoring an incredible 45 points!
Brianna Roth was section champion in the pole vault and leapt to second in the high jump. Brooke Roth was second in the long jump, fourth in triple jump and sixth in the 55 hurdles. Alexandra Riley and Sydneigh Fleischman placed second and third in the 1500 meter walk.
Unfortunately, the boys did not fair as well with most athletes recording subpar performances. The team scored only three points and finished next to last in the standings. Miguel Campos was the only boy able to score points. Miguel placed fifth in the 600 and fifth in the 1000.
Several athletes have met the standard to compete in the Section IX state qualifying meet on Friday, February 22 at West Point. These athletes must wait for the seed meeting on Wednesday to find out if they can attend the meet.