All-State baseball teams

Here are the local all-state honorees:

Class AA
Nick Camastro, Arlington, 4th team

Class A
Josy Espinal, Beacon, second team
Dennis Cohen, Red Hook, fourth team

Class B
Allen Lekocevic, Pine Plains, fourth team

Keeping Track

Beacon High School graduate Ryan Powers finished his season with the Mississippi State baseball team by hitting .268. Powers' 10 doubles tied him for the third-most on the team.

Red Hook graduate Wendy Glickenhouse has completed the 2009 spring season as a member of the Babson varsity track and field team. She competed in three meets this year running the 1,500-meter run. Her best showing came at the New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference Championships with a time of 5:56.23.

Making six relief appearances for Clemson's baseball team, Lourdes grad Alex Frederick went 1-0 with a 3.72 ERA, striking out eight batters and walking four.

Editor's note: Keeping Track is a regular feature on the Varsity Club blog during the school year. If you have a college note to submit, you can e-mail the link or a copy of the school's press release to pjsports@poughkee.gannett.com.

All-State softball

Class AA
NYSSCOGS Player of the Year:
Olivia Galati (St. John the Baptist-CHSAA)
NYSSCOGS Co-Coaches of the Year:
Cathy Morano (Tottenville-PSAL) and
Brian Lynch (Brentwood-11)
First Team
02 12 SS Shannon Jones (Troy)
03 12 SS Morgan Nandin (Cicero-North Syracuse)
04 12 OF Hali Enderby (Horseheads)
05 12 P Stacy Kuwik (Fairport)
08 11 SS Samantha Ray (Oceanside)
C 12 P Olivia Galati (St. John the Baptist)
11 12 P Nicole Flint (Brentwood)
11 12 C Nicole Capella (William Floyd)
P 12 P Alyssa Corvino (Tottenville)
P 12 3B Jeanine Leo (Tottenville)
Second Team
01 12 C/P Emmalee Dolfi (Arlington)
02 11 P Jena Servidone (Columbia)
03 11 P Tiffany Sampere (Liverpool)
05 12 C Rosie Roessel (Fairport)
06 11 P Jennifer Sansano (Clarence)
08 12 P Kelley Jansen (Long Beach)
08 11 C Sydney Folk (Long Beach)
09 11 P Jennifer Reitemeyer (Hyde Park FDR)
09 11 P Jane Pinckney (Valley Central)
11 12 P Megan Sweezy (East Islip)
Third Team
01 12 P Samantha Welsh (North Rockland)
04 12 C Allicia Cacciotti (Horseheads)
06 09 INF Caitlin Attfield (Niagara-Wheatfield)
08 12 C Katie Mirabile (Carey)
09 12 SS Stephanie Kasson (Hyde Park FDR)
11 11 2B Nicole Hagenah (Commack)
11 12 P Chelsea Shea (West Babylon)
11 11 1B Colleen Smith (East Islip)
P 12 C Ashley Corrao (Tottenville)
P 12 SS Dia Cascone (Susan Wagner)
Fourth Team
01 10 P Taylor Pirone (Ursuline)
02 12 P/CF Amanda Ferro (Shenendehowa)
02 12 2B Casey Madden (Saratoga)
02 12 C Caitlyn Schultze (Queensbury)
03 12 C Kalyn Howard (Liverpool)
06 10 P/INF Robin Kennery (Williamsville North)
08 11 P Lindsay McKillop (East Meadow)
09 09 SS Maggie Cocks (Valley Central)
11 11 P Liz Weber (Bay Shore)
11 11 C Dayna White (East Islip)
Fifth Team
01 10 P Lauren Sputo (White Plains)
02 10 SS Mary Beth Dombrowski (Bethlehem)
03 12 C Lucia Meola (Cicero-North Syracuse)
04 12 P Bertie Lake (Union-Endicott)
05 09 P Alissa Dixon (Webster Schroeder)
05 11 INF Vicki Switzer (Webster Schroeder)
06 12 C Stephanie Pfentner (Clarence)
09 12 C Courtney Finn (Minisink Valley)
11 11 1B Brianna Clarke (Eastport South Manor)
11 12 2B Vanessa Acosta (Brentwood)
Sixth Team
01 12 C Heather Hanson (North Rockland)
02 12 C Shannon Dougherty (Columbia)
04 12 SS Amy Van Houten (Horseheads)
04 11 SS Emily Reed (Binghamton)
05 12 INF Whitney Rodak (Spencerport)
05 12 P Erika Hoppner (Webster Thomas)
09 11 1B Charlise Castro (Kingston)
11 12 1B Elizabeth Escobar (West Babylon)
11 10 P/2B Taylor McGowan (Bay Shore)
P 10 P Kayla Hill (Bronx Madison)
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Class A
NYSSCOGS Player of the Year:
Samantha Giovanniello (Floral Park-8)
NYSSCOGS Co-Coaches of the Year:
Dan Dackman (Floral Park-8) and
Mike Carlacci (Pearl River-1)
First Team
01 11 SS Tammy Wray (Somers)
01 12 C Krystina Poloni (Pearl River)
04 12 P Nicole Osovski (Maine-Endwell)
05 11 SS Michelle Prong (Victor)
06 12 INF Alexis Wayne (Depew)
06 12 P Chelsea Dustin (West Seneca East)
08 09 P Samantha Giovanniello (Floral Park)
08 10 P Michelle Daubman (Plainedge)
10 12 P Ashley Marshall (Malone)
11 10 P Lindsay Taylor (Kings Park)
Second Team
02 12 P Erin Glikes (Lansingburgh)
02 11 C Leanne Merchant (Burnt Hills)
03 12 P/1B Beth Kann (Oneida)
05 12 P Danielle Shelp (Pittsford Sutherland)
05 12 C Jenee Vanderstyne (Victor)
08 12 1B Marissa Lo Monaco (Seaford)
08 11 C/P Samantha Trapasso (Garden City)
09 12 C Alyssa Condomitti (Cornwall)
10 10 INF Brittany Marshall (Malone)
11 12 C Jillian Donnelly (Mt. Sinai)
Third Team
01 10 P Katie O'Flynn (Pearl River)
01 10 P Janine Lalli (Eastchester)
02 10 SS Alexa Toole (South Glens Falls)
02 11 SS Sarah Cipperly (Lansingburgh)
04 11 C Sarah Rosenbarker (Maine-Endwell)
05 10 INF Maddie Resse (Pittsford Mendon)
C 12 P Marissa Pullo (Holy Angels)
08 10 C Melissa Correa (Floral Park)
09 10 SS Amber Butenoff (Port Jervis)
11 12 P Nicole Gallo (Mt. Sinai)
Fourth Team
01 11 P Ashley Marino (Harrison)
02 10 C Megan Volz (Lansingburgh)
02 10 P Maddy Wheeler (South Glens Falls)
03 12 CF Jenn Rougeux (Oneida)
04 11 1B Kaitlyn Harris (Maine-Endwell)
05 12 P Ellyn Kocoloski (Our Lady of Mercy)
06 12 INF Tina Schwartzmeyer (West Seneca East)
10 12 C Abby Premo (Malone)
11 11 2B Kaitlin O’Connor (Miller Place)
11 12 P Caitlyn Maynes (Miller Place)
Fifth Team
01 12 P Brittany Lischinsky (Lakeland)
01 11 1B/P Kelly Bentson (Brewster)
02 12 SS Alli Pullen (Ichabod Crane)
03 12 P Jill Murphy (Phoenix)
03 12 CF Taylor Kubber (Indian River)
04 09 P Quincy Lewis (Corning West)
04 12 3B Chelsey West (Johnson City)
04 12 OF Holly Frampton (Corning West)
09 12 1B Kelsey Hand (Cornwall)
11 09 SS Sandy Hawthorne (Hauppauge)
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Class B
NYSSCOGS Co-Players of the Year:
Stephanie Caso (Poly Prep-AIS) and
Anna Arceneaux (Mechanicville-2)
NYSSCOGS Co-Coaches of the Year:
Don Arceneaux (Mechanicville-2) and
Jonnah O’Donnell (Marlboro-9)
First Team
02 10 P/2B Anna Arceneaux (Mechanicville)
02 09 3B/SS Alysa Russell (Mechanicville)
03 10 3B/P Jessica Patterelli (Canastota)
03 12 C Gabby Luety (Homer)
04 12 P Dani Koltz (Chenango Valley)
04 12 OF Demetra Kermidas (Chenango Valley)
06 12 INF Anne Wasik (Fredonia)
06 12 INF Sarah Shembeda (Olean)
09 12 SS Jessalyn Sweeney (Pine Plains)
A 12 SS Stephanie Caso (Poly Prep)
Second Team
01 12 3B Jackie Gallagher (Putnam Valley)
02 11 SS/P Shannon McBride (Mechanicville)
04 11 3B Rebecca Griswold (Windsor)
04 12 SS Kelsey Mullins (Susquehanna Valley)
06 10 INF Amanda Werth (Royalton-Hartland)
C 11 SS Megan Hennessy (Immaculata)
09 12 P Amber Carozza (Marlboro)
09 12 C Cheryl Hicks (Marlboro)
C 12 P Isabella Corrao (St. Dominic’s)
A 11 P Vicki Capozucca (Poly Prep)
Third Team
02 10 3B/2B Kelsey Hines (Mechanicville)
02 11 P Aleshia Link (Taconic Hills)
04 11 2B Meaghan Lewis (Chenango Valley)
04 09 C Lindsey Haskell (Susquehanna Valley)
05 12 P Brittany Kemp (Wayland-Cohocton)
06 11 INF Jamie Nash (Cheektowaga JFK)
C 11 P Megan Smith (Immaculata)
06 12 OF Katie Bartkowiak (Fredonia)
09 12 INF Kacie DeMaio (Highland)
11 12 1B Katie Connolly-Smithwick (Center Moriches)
Fourth Team
01 11 P Jacqueline Crews (Dobbs Ferry)
01 12 P Devon Disiena (Somers JFK)
01 09 P Jessica Calvini (Rye Neck)
02 12 1B Bridgette Plummer (Schuylerville)
02 11 P Samantha Harrison (Cobleskill-Richmondville)
04 11 SS Jessica Bump (Windsor)
05 09 C/OF Abby Dygert (Mynderse)
06 10 P Cherise Gunnell (Falconer)
10 10 P Kaci Wentworth (Canton)
11 11 P Amanda McKay (Babylon)
Fifth Team
02 09 CF Abby Maiello (Mechanicville)
03 12 P Liz McGinley (Canastota)
04 11 P Leslie Harlem (Oneonta)
05 12 INF Rachel Roddenberg (Penn Yan)
05 12 P/CF Charise Nankivell (Hornell)
05 11 P Megan Coffey (Greece Odyssey)
08 09 P Ashley Cole (Carle Place)
10 11 SS Sam Brown (Canton)
11 12 C Marissa Raimo (Hampton Bays)
11 12 P Ali Hultberg (Hampton Bays)
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Class C
NYSSCOGS Player of the Year:
Megan Michie (Rhinebeck-9)
NYSSCOGS Coach of the Year:
Steve Boucher (Rhinebeck-9)
First Team
02 09 P Rachel Quackenbush (Hoosick Falls)
03 12 P Ashley Snyder (Pulaski)
04 10 P Sarah Wayson (Tioga)
04 12 P Emily Pautz (Elmira Notre Dame)
04 11 3B Kari Walkley (Tioga)
C 11 1B Stephanie Simmeth (Lancaster St. Mary's)
06 11 C Anna Nietupski (Cassadaga Valley)
09 10 P Megan Michie (Rhinebeck)
09 12 P Alyssa Brognano (Chapel Field)
09 11 CF Amy Mandigo (Rhinebeck)
Second Team
01 10 P Chelsea Lisikatos (Haldane)
02 12 P Colby Hochmuth (Duanesburg)
02 11 P Katelyn Callahan (Lake George)
04 09 P Rebecca Hanrahan (Greene)
05 12 P Sarah Stefanon (Perry)
05 09 P Ashley Covel (Oakfield-Alabama)
06 11 P Amanda Smith (Randolph)
06 12 C Katie Cass (Frewsburg)
09 11 SS Grace Hodges (Chapel Field)
10 12 P Sarah Thayer (St. Lawrence)
Third Team
02 12 SS Aly Sanders (Duanesburg)
02 11 SS Jenna Priore (Hoosick Falls)
03 12 P Keaton Perry (Utica Notre Dame)
03 12 U Heather McManus (South Lewis)
04 09 C Sydney Dimon (Elmira Notre Dame)
05 12 P Kelly Spears (Warsaw)
06 12 C Jenn Andrews (Randolph)
07 11 SS/P Katie Karkoski (Ticonderoga)
09 12 SS Rebecca Monteith (Tuxedo)
10 12 C Elise Roy (St. Lawrence)
Fourth Team
01 12 1B Lindsey New (Valhalla)
02 12 CF Samatha Anderson (Hoosic Valley)
02 12 P Katie Carenger (Waterford)
03 12 INF Courtney Claflin (Sandy Creek)
03 10 P Grace Rooney (Bishop Ludden)
04 11 C Marissa Miller (Tioga)
05 12 C Jessenia Andujar (East Rochester)
05 12 P Kate Kearney (Pembroke)
08 11 P Kerri Apicella (Oyster Bay)
11 09 P Micheko McGivney (Port Jefferson)
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Class D
NYSSCOGS Player of the Year:
Jessie Winans (Afton-4)
NYSSCOGS Coach of the Year:
Cindy Bostelman (Afton-4)
First Team
02 10 P Carissa Phillips (Germantown)
03 11 P Cheyenne Bumpus (Stockbridge Valley)
04 11 SS Jessie Winans (Afton)
04 12 P Ashley Winans (Afton)
04 12 OF Jennifer Boudreau (Afton)
05 11 P Trisha Pike (Batavia Notre Dame)
05 11 P Alyssa DiMartino (Northstar Christian)
07 11 SS/C Jessica Potter (Crown Point)
09 10 P Marissa Diescher (Livingston Manor)
10 12 P/SS Heather Johnson (Heuvelton)
Second Team
02 12 2B Suzy Wright (Germantown)
02 11 P Jackie Petteys (Hartford)
03 11 SS Andrea Rogers (Stockbridge Valley)
03 12 P Mallory Ingalls (Oriskany)
03 11 P Erin Batson (Poland)
04 11 2B Stephanie Parsons (Afton)
04 12 SS Daisha Kane (Hancock)
05 12 P Sara Schwartzmeyer (Elba)
06 11 P Carrin Murphy (Forestville)
10 11 C Megan Johnson (Heuvelton)
Third Team
02 12 2B Taylor David (Fort Ann)
03 12 SS Mandy Weakley (Poland)
03 12 P Jenna Weaver (Sackets Harbor)
03 12 C Emily Peterson (Alexandria Bay)
04 10 P Krista Baxter (Downsville)
04 11 LF Stephanie Sherman (Afton)
05 12 P Allison Richter (Fillmore)
05 11 INF Nicole Hart (Batavia Notre Dame)
06 12 U Chelsea Mead (Ripley)
10 10 P Katie French (Harrisville)

All-State softball

Just got off the phone a few minutes ago with Perry Novak of the New York State Sportswriters and Coaches Organization for Girls Sports.

He was putting the final touches on the All-State softball teams and may be releasing them later today. If things hold up, our region will be well represented on these teams. As soon as we get them, they will be posted on Varsity Club.

As for All-State baseball, there are still sections who have not submitted their information to Novak -- including Section Nine. Once he has all the information, he'll begin putting together the teams.

Final state baseball rankings

Class AA
1. MAMARONECK-1 22-4-1
2. Massapequa-8 22-8
3. Clarence-6 22-7
4. Vestal-4 21-2
5. Columbia-2 21-5
6. Kingston-9 21-6
7. Penfield-5 19-6
8. North Babylon-11 19-7
9. Cicero-North Syracuse-3 17-9
10. Webster Thomas-5 21-5
11. Arlington-1 19-5
12. Longwood-11 19-9
13. NFA-9 20-5
14. Connetquot-11 21-6
15. Frontier-6 17-6
16. Ithaca-4 16-6
17. Auburn-3 19-5
18. H.F. Carey-8 18-8-1
19. MacArthur-8 19-4-2
20. Warwick-9 14-8

Class A
1. AQUINAS-5 23-5
2. W.T. Clarke-8 25-4-1
3. Maine-Endwell-4 19-4
4. Mexico-3 21-8
5. Somers-1 18-5
6. Grand Island-6 17-8
7. Islip-11 19-9
8. Lakeland-1 20-2
9. Pittsford Sutherland-5 23-3
10. Cornwall-9 21-4
11. Albion-6 21-2
12. Island Trees-8 20-5-2
13. Miller Place-11 19-6
14. New Hartford-3 20-7
15. John Glenn-11 20-3
16. Red Hook-9 17-5
17. Schalmont-2 19-7
18. Malone-10 11-5
19. Cheektowaga-6 16-8
20. Saugerties-9 15-9

Class B
1. WESTHILL-3 29-2
2. Dobbs Ferry-1 22-3
3. Fredonia-6 22-8
4. Beekmantown-7 17-4
5. Spa Catholic-2 25-5
6. Bath-5 19-3
7. Southampton-11 19-7
8. JFK-1 21-2
9. Fonda-2 24-4
10. Cold Spring Harbor-8 20-4
11. Pine Plains-9 21-5
12. Dunkirk-6 23-4
13. Chenango Valley-4 14-7
14. Wheatley-8 16-11
15. Windsor-4 18-3
16. Plattsburgh-7 16-3
17. Gowanda-6 19-8
18. Southold/Greenport-11 17-8
19. Ogdensburg-10 11-3
20. Holley-5 15-9

Class C
1. MAPLE HILL-2 19-8
2. Frewsburg-6 23-5
3. Oyster Bay-8 15-10
4. Seton Catholic-4 14-9
5. Keio-1 21-3
6. Ticonderoga-7 18-3
7. Oakfield-Alabama-5 24-4
8. Watertown IHC-3 19-7
9. Little Falls-3 22-3
10. Pierson/Bridgehampton-11 15-8
11. Ft. Plain-2 24-4
12. Thomas A Edison-4 20-5
13. Tully-3 20-7
14. Cattaraugus/Little Vly-6 18-6
15. Cal-Mumford-5 18-3
16. Norwood-Norfolk-10 15-7
17. Brushton-Moira-10 12-2
18. Cuba-Rushford-5 16-7
19. North Salem-1 14-9
20. Port Jefferson-11 10-13

Class D
1. ARKPORT-5 21-2
2. Hamilton-3 20-5
3. Schenectady Christian-2 17-9
4. South Kortright-4 17-2
5. Clifton-Fine-10 14-4
6. Schroon Lake-7 15-1
7. Indian Lake/Long Lake-7 15-3
8. Jefferson-4 16-2
9. North Collins-6 18-6
10. Bolivar Richburg-5 18-4
11. Ft. Ann-2 16-4
12. Livingston Manor-9 14-9
13. Copenhagen-3 14-5
14. Harrisville-10 15-3
15. Pine Valley-6 17-6
16. S.S. Seward-9 17-9
17. Northstar-5 14-8
18. Chateaugay-10 11-3
19. Maple Grove-6 13-7
20. Smithtown Christian-11 6-13

Parade to honor state champions

Rhinebeck will honor its state champions with a parade and barbecue on Friday at 6 p.m.

The parade will begin at Montgomery & East Market Streets, Rhinebeck, and will go to the high school for a barbecue.

The parade and barbecue will honor the Rhinebeck softball team and Elizabeth Marvin. The Hawks won the state Class C softball title, and Marvin claimed a state title in the 1,500-meter run.

Photo gallery of Rhinebeck softball

You can check out some more photos of Rhinebeck's state softball championship by going to www.poughkeepsiejournal.com

Final state softball rankings

Class AA
1: 24-4 Brentwood-11
2: 29-0 Tottenville-PSAL
3: 20-6 Long Beach-8
4: 25-3 Fairport-5
5: 20-7 Columbia-2
6: 27-2 LI St. John Baptist-CHS
7: 24-2 North Rockland-1
8: 24-4 Liverpool-3
9: 21-1 NYC Madison-PSAL
10: 19-8 Horseheads-4
11: 21-5 Williamsville North-6
12: 24-4 Hyde Park FDR-9
13: 22-5 Bay Shore-11
14: 22-2 Clarence-6
15: 20-7 Cicero-North Syracuse-3
16: 15-5 Ursuline-1
17: 16-8 Niskayuna-2
18: 24-2 Valley Central-9
19: 21-3 Webster Thomas-5
20: 19-3 Arlington-1
20: 22-3 West Babylon-11

Class A
1: 23-4 Floral Park-8
2: 24-2 Pearl River-1
3: 19-2 Malone-10
4: 27-3 Victor-5
5: 21-4 Maine-Endwell-4
6: 20-5 Lansingburgh-2
7: 18-5 West Seneca East-6
8: 24-4 Seaford-8
9: 20-5 Oneida-3
10: 19-4 Cornwall-9
11: 19-7 Sayville-11
12: 20-3 Harrison-1
13: 17-3 South Glens Falls-2
14: 20-5 Corning West-4
15: 23-6 Hauppauge-11
16: 19-7 Mercy-5
17: 19-4-1 Amherst-6
18: 19-3 Lakeland-1
19: 20-7 Phoenix-3
20: 15-9 East Hampton-11

Class B
1: 25-5-1 Mechanicville-2
2: 24-5 Fredonia-6
3: 25-4 Chenango Valley-4
4: 18-7 Marlboro-9
5: 18-2 Poly Prep-AIS
6: 20-3 Canton-10
7: 20-4 Schuylerville-2
8: 20-5 Windsor-4
9: 25-3 Canastota-3
10: 22-3 Wayland-Cohocton-5
11: 17-8 St. Dominic-CHS
12: 18-9 Carle Place-8
13: 16-8 Albertus Magnus-1
14: 22-2 Taconic Hills-2
15: 20-5 Hampton Bays-11
16: 20-6 Immaculata-CHS
17: 20-2 Putnam Valley-1
18: 16-6 Babylon-11
19: 18-7 Mynderse-5
20: 14-6 Ausable Valley-7

Class C
1: 18-8 Rhinebeck-9
2: 24-6 Hoosick Falls-2
3: 21-4 Tioga-4
4: 16-2 Randolph-6
5: 21-3 St. Lawrence-10
6: 18-4 Chapel Field-9
7: 16-9 South Lewis-3
8: 20-6 Lancaster St. Mary’s-CHS
9: 23-4 Duanesburg-2
10: 18-5 Greene-4
11: 18-2 Perry-5
12: 19-5 Ticonderoga-7
13: 16-6 Utica Notre Dame-3
14: 11-8 Port Jefferson-11
15: 16-8 Valhalla-1
16: 22-4 Oakfield-Alabama-5
17: 16-5 Cassadaga Valley-6
18: 9-14 Oyster Bay-8
19: 19-6 Pembroke-5
20: 18-6 Warsaw-5

Class D
1: 26-3 Afton-4
2: 20-4 Batavia Notre Dame-5
3: 21-5 Stockbridge Valley-3
4: 17-3 Forestville-6
5: 20-4 Germantown-2
6: 19-2 Heuvelton-10
7: 16-1 Crown Point-7
8: 20-4 Deposit-4
9: 19-5 Elba-5
10: 11-11 Florida-9
11: 16-4 Livingston Manor-9
12: 16-8 Northstar Christian-5
13: 17-3 Ripley-6
14: 18-4 Oriskany-3
15: 18-1 Poland-3
16: 18-4 Hartford-2
17: 16-4 Schenevus-4
18: 15-3 Downsville-4
19: 18-8 DeSales-5
20: 12-7 Hammond-10

Parade in Rhinebeck tonight for state champions

Phil Strum here, in the Journal office in the City of Poughkeepsie.

I called Steve Boucher a little while ago. While the Rhinebeck softball coach and director of athletics was probably still on Cloud Nine after Rhinebeck's Class C state title win over Tioga, he was pleased with what his school was able to accomplish today with Elizabeth Marvin winning the Div. 2 title in the 1,500 run and his softball team's win.

For history's sake, the softball title for Rhinebeck is the first team sport to win a championship in Rhinebeck history. The only other state titles in Rhinebeck history were Laura DeWitt, who won the Class C, state cross country championship in 2002. Kyle Eighmy won the state racewalking championship for Rhinebeck in 1984.

From what I understand, Eighmy — who is now the fire chief of Rhinebeck — has organized a small parade for the state champions in Rhinebeck tonight at 11:30 p.m. If we get any further details before we close shop for the night, we will post them. If not, if you're in Rhinebeck, and you know anything about this, leave a comment.

Either way, congratulations Rhinebeck.

Rhinebeck Hawks win state title

The softball team from Rhinebeck High School has defeated Tioga, 6-1, to capture the New York State Public High School Athletic Association's Class C championship.

Want to see how the title game went down? Scroll down to read a recap of the action...

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Top 7th: Tioga manages a single in the inning, but Rhinebeck wins 6-1.

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Bottom 6th: Kristin Herr doubles, Paige Albano running. Heather Hannaburg strikes out. Megan Michie singles. Arianne Loeber fielder's choice loads the bases. Amy Mandigo strikes out. Becky Ferry's single scores two runs. Emily Braggins flies out. Rhinebeck leads, 6-1, heading into the seventh inning.

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Top 6th: Shortstop Emily Braggins turns in a key catch to help Rhinebeck turn away Tioga in order. The Hawks are still in front, 4-1.

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Bottom 5th: Amy Mandigo singles and steals second base. Becky Ferry flies out to right field. Emily Braggins singles, Mandigo scores. Alexa Mackie pops out. Brittany Pfeiffer strikes out. Rhinebeck now leads 4-1 after five innings.

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Top 5th: Tioga goes down in order in the fifth.

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Bottom 4th: Kristin Kerr lines out. Heather Hannaburgh reaches on an error. Megan Michie lines out. Arianne Loeber grounds out. After four complete innings, Rhinebeck leads Tioga, 3-1.

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Top 4th: Tioga touches Rhinebeck for just a single, as the Hawks maintain their 3-1 lead halfway through the state Class C championship game.

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Bottom 3rd: Becky Ferry hits solo home run to center field. Emily Braggins ground out. Mackie strikes out. Brittanty Pfeiffer strikes out. Rhinebeck now leads, 3-1, after three full innings.

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Top 3rd: Tioga goes down in order in the top of the inning and still trails Rhinebeck, 2-1.

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Bottom 2nd: Megan Michie grounds out. Arianne Loeber grounds out. Amy Mandigo grounds out. Rhinebeck still ahead, 2-1.

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Top 2nd: Using a leadoff double, a sacrifice bunt and a triple, Tioga scored one run in its half of the frame, trimming Rhinebeck's lead to 2-1 after an inning-and-a-half. A pair of batters struck out in the inning.

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Bottom 1st: Mandigo singles. Becky Ferry strikes out. Emily Braggins single, Mandigo out at second. Alexa Mackie hit by a pitch. Brittany Pfeiffer single loads bases. Kristin Herr single scores Braggins and Mackie score. Heather Hannaburgh strikes out. The Rhinebeck Hawks lead Tioga, 2-0, after one full inning of the state Class C championship game in Waterloo.

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Top 1st: Tioga finished its first at-bat with two hits, including a double, but the Rhinebeck Hawks turn a double play to get out of the inning without a run. Rhinebeck coming to the plate...

More on Marlboro

The softball team from Marlboro High School gave up just a pair of runs in today's state Class B semifinal, falling to Mechanicville, 2-0, to see their season end at 18-7 overall.

"They were the better team today," Jonnah O'Donnell said after her final game as the Iron Dukes' head coach; she's leaving that post to become Marlboro's athletic director. "I would have liked to go out with a state championship, but (the state) Final Four is not too shabby." Chelsea Lopez's three hits led Marlboro's offense.

For a recap of today's game, click here. Pick up tomorrow's Poughkeepsie Journal for a complete story from Waterloo.

UPDATED: Title game running late

UPDATE (3:47 p.m.) The Rhinebeck-Tioga state title game should start soon. Between rain and the previous game on the diamond running late, things are backed up in Waterloo.

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We're a little less than an hour away from the state Class C softball championship game.

Having defeated Hoosick Falls, 1-0, in the state Class C semifinals earlier today, the Rhinebeck Hawks (17-8 overall) are set to take on Section Four's Tioga, which defeated Randolph from Section Six, 5-2, in the day's other Class C semifinal game. The Hawks have already eclipsed their 2008 performance at the state Final Four, where the Bolivar-Richburg Wolverines defeated Rhinebeck, 4-0, in the semifinals.

Just as with today's semifinal, we'll bring you live updates from Waterloo High School when Rhinebeck and Tioga square off with the state crown on the line. First pitch is scheduled for 3:30 p.m.

Millbrook's Cummings wins state gold

Darnell Cummings, of Millbrook High School, has just won the Div. 2 100-meter dash at the New York State Public High School Athletic Association's championship meet.

Cummings won the event in 10.95 seconds, beating the runner-up my almost one-tenth of a second. Today's victory came just three weeks after Cummings won the same event at the Mid-Hudson Athletic League championship meet. In that race, Cummings won in 11 seconds flat, and he added a victory in the 200 dash with his time of 21.6 seconds.

In today's Div. 2 200 dash, Cummings took the runner-up position, finishing in 22.25 seconds. Webutuck's Tiere Spruill finished fifth in the same race, turning in a time of 22.79.

On the girls' side, Pine Plains’ Avery Evans took the runner-up spot in the Div. 2 100 hurdles, finishing in 14.55; she also finished third in the 100 hurdles (14.41). Rachel Pierantozzi of Millbrook took third place in the Div. 2 100 dash with her time of 12.74. Rhinebeck's Elizabeth Marvin placed eighth in the 1,500 run (4:37.15).

Arlington's Sean Reilly claimed the area's first gold medal yesterday, winning the triple jump. You can read about that victory by clicking here.

Check back here throughout the day to see if any more of our local student-athletes claim state titles at Cicero-North Syracuse High School.

Rhinebeck Hawks win, advance

The Rhinebeck High School softball team has defeated Hoosick Falls, 1-0, in the state Class C semifinals at Waterloo High School.

The Hawks retired the first 20 batters of the game in order, allowing just a single with two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning; that runner, though, was promptly erased as she tried to stretch her single into a double. With the victory, the Hawks improve to 17-8 on the seasons. More importantly, Rhinebeck moves on to the state Class C championship contest, which is scheduled to take place at 3:30 this afternoon at Waterloo High School.

Be sure to check back here at the "Varsity Club" for live updates from the title game.

If you missed any of the action or couldn't make the trip up north, scroll down here to see how the semifinal action unfolded.

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Bottom 7th: Rhinebeck gives up a two-out single but throws the runner out at second base, as the Hawks defeat Hoosick Falls, 1-0, and advance to the state Class C championship game, scheduled to start at 3:30 p.m.

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Top 7th: Paige Albano strikes out. Megan Michie grounds out. Arianne Loeber singles. Amy Mandigo grounds out.

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Bottom 6th: Rhinebeck again holds Hoosick Falls without a baserunner, heading into the seventh inning with a 1-0 lead in the state Class C semifinals.

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Top 6th: Becky Ferry doubled, Moira Nugent running. Emily Braggins strikes out. Alexa Mackie singles, Ferry to third. Brittany Pfeiffer strikes out. Kristin Herr flies out.

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Bottom 5th: Hoosick falls goes down 1-2-3 once more. Heading into the sixth inning with the Rhinebeck Hawks leading Hoosick Falls, 1-0, in the state Class C semifinals.

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Top 5th: Megan Michie strikes out. Arianne Loeber strikes out. Amy Mandigo strikes out.

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Bottom 4th: Hoosick Falls remains hitless, again going down in order. Heading to the fifth inning...

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Top 4th: Amy Mandigo singles. Becky Ferry singles, Moira Nugent pinch-running. Emily Braggins sacrifice fly scores Mandigo. Alexa Mackie singles. Brittany Pfeiffer hit by pitch to load bases. Kristin Herr singles but Nugent is thrown out at home. Heather Hannaburgh strikes out. Rhinebeck leads, 1-0.

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Bottom 3rd: The Hawks again retire the side. Neither team has managed a hit — let alone a run — through three full innings.

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Top 3rd: Heather Hannaburh strikes out looking. Megan Michie strikes out looking. Arianne Loeber strikes out looking.

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Bottom 2nd: Rhinebeck retires Hoosick falls in order again. Still no hits or runs in the state Class C semifinal.

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Top 2nd: Lexa Mackie strikes out. Brittany Pfeiffer strikes out. Kristin Herr strikes out. Still no score.

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Bottom 1st: Hoosick Falls goes down 1-2-3, as there's no score between Rhinebeck and Hoosick Falls after an inning of play in the state Class C softball title game.

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Top 1st: Amy Mandigo grounds out. Becky Ferry strikes out on a called third strike. Emily Braggins strikes out on a called third strike. Hoosick Falls coming up...

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Things in Waterloo are behind schedule, and the Rhinebeck-Hoosick Falls game should begin shortly after 11:30 a.m.

Stay tuned...

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The softball team from Rhinebeck High School, seen here after its regional semfinal victory on Wednesday, is minutes away from the state Class C semifinals in Waterloo.
The Hawks (16-8 overall) will take on Hoosick Falls at 11 a.m., with the winner heading into today's state championship game at 3:30 p.m.

Stay tuned right here at "Varsity Club" for live updates throughout the game. And, as always, check out tomorrow's edition of the Poughkeepsie Journal for the complete story on today's action!

Marlboro loses 2-0

Marlboro is retired in the 7th inning. Mechanicville wins, 2-0, and will play for the state title at 1:30 p.m.

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Marlboro is trailing 2-0 going into the 7th inning.

In the sixth, Marlboro loaded the bases, but a 3-2 force to the plate hurt the rally.

In the bottom of the sixth, Casi Kirk singled to center, driving in the game's first run.

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Marlboro catcher Cheryl Hicks made a nice play to catch a pop up to highlight the fifth inning. Marlboro and Mechanicville are still scoreless.

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Marlboro second baseman Chelsea Lopez made a diving stop and completed the 4-3 play in the fourth inning. Game remains scoreless.

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Marlboro and Mechanicville are deadlocked at 0-0 through three innings

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Marlboro turned a double play and the game is now scoreless after two innings

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The first inning just ended at Waterloo High School, and Marlboro and Mechanicville are scoreless

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The Marlboro High School softball team will be playing in its second Class B final four in three years when it opposes Mechanicville at 9 a.m. today.

Marlboro is coming off a pair of 3-1 wins over Carle Place and Albertus Magnus in the state regionals.

Mechanicville is the defending state champ in Class C.

Live updates will be posted as they are reported.