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News About Our Blue Devils...
Lady Devils Win Chester Tournament
12/29/07
Top row - L to R: Coach Tom Nolan, Alicia Crawford, Stacey Contreras, Katie
Burns, Vicky Mann, Alyssa Ellis, Stephanie Paulsen, Jotty Torres, Coach Ron Ellis.
Bottom row - L to R: Nadia Alexander. Margaret Mann, Antoinette Steele.
Coach Tom Nolan and the Ellenville girl's varsity basketball
team recently captured the championship of the Chester Hambletonian Classic basketball tournament. The Lady Devils defeated
Chapel Field in the opening game by a score of 56-46. In the title game, the Blue Devils dominated host Chester, winning
44-18. Sophomore point guard Alyssa Ellis was chosen as an All-Tournament selection. Senior center Antoinette
Steele was named Tournament M.V.P. Congratulations!
Tom Grable, E.H.S. Class of 1975
October 2007
Tom Grable is a former Blue Devils football player who went
on to place kick for Brockport State. Grable played for and later returned to Ellenville to coach football with former
Ellenville coach, Jack Sovak. Grable also coached current Ellenville varsity assistant Coach Merrill Conner.
Grable has stayed involved in sports and is currently the Athletic Trainer at Randolph High School in New Jersey.
Grable is pictured below in his athletic training clinic in October wearing pink and navy and using pink pre-wrap
in taping players to commemorate breast cancer awareness month. Tom Grable found the Booster Club website and thinks
the E.H.S. spirit is great to see.
Meghan Ballantine Returns for 2nd Season of Marywood University Field Hockey
August 17, 2007
Meghan Ballantine, a
2006 graduate of Ellenville H.S. returns to Marywood University (Scranton, Pa.) this fall to enter her sophomore year and
begin her second season as a member of the Marywood field hockey team. Ballantine made an immediate contribution in
her freshman campaign, playing in 14 games and starting 11. Meghan was tied for third on the team, scoring 5
goals (on just 12 shots), leading the team in shot percentage at .417 and shots on goal percentage, with a perfect 1.000.
Meghan is a Physical Education major. Congratulations Meghan!
2007 Booster Club Scholarship Winners
June
14, 2007
The Ellenville Booster
Club recently announced the winners for its 2007 scholarships. The winners were Caitlin Logan
and Stephon Dechon. Logan was a member of
the varsity soccer team. The Class of 2007 valedictorian, Caitlin will attend Ithaca University in the fall and
plans on majoring in communications. Dechon was a member of the varsity soccer, basketball, and tennis teams.
This three-sport athlete will attend Ulster County Community College in September. Special thanks to all those who contributed
to our scholarship fund!
Finkbeiner Continues to Shine at R.P.I.
May 20. 2007
Former Ellenville standout, Sara Finkbeiner
simply bypassed the "sophmore jinx" by completeing another outstanding
season for the R.P.I. softball team. Finkbeiner, a shortstop, was first on the team
in batting average (.462), hits (49), runs (43), triples (3), walks (24), on base percentage (.561) and stolen bases (9).
An All-League selection each of the last two seasons, she finished third on the team in doubles (6), total bases (76), home
runs (5) and runs batted in (32). Finkbeiner also gained third team All-Region honors and helped lead R.P.I. to a 25-10
record. Congratulations, Sara!
Matt Burns Hits for Plattsburgh State Baseball
Matt Burns (Ellenville Class of 2006) has completed his first season as a member of the baseball
team at Plattsburgh State. The former Blue Devils player batted .286 for the Cardinals and had an On Base
Percentage of .455, helping Plattsburgh to a 25 - 15 season! Congratulations Matt!
J.V. Girls Basketball Christmas Tournament
December 27, 2006
The junior varsity girl's
basketball team remained undefeated during the 2006-2007 season by defeating both Liberty and Tri-Valley in the Ellenville
J.V. Holiday Tournament. The Lady Devils are currently 6 - 0. Here is the team after the championship
game.
2006 Ellenville J.V. Holiday Tournament Champions Front row (l-r): Sabrina Castro, Amanda DeJesus, Vicky Mann, Darien Wilson, Katie
Burns, Ashlie Spence, Coach Nolan.
Top row (l-r): Nadia Alexander, Shelby Paes, Taylor Florez, Peyton McCarthy,
Zoraida Castillo, and Kathleen Dimilia.
2006 Booster Club Scholarship Winners
May 18, 2006
Congratulations to the Ellenville Booster Club Scholarship
winners for 2006! The winners were Danae O'Bryan and Meghan Ballantine.
The two scholarship winners also have something else in common - Pennsylvania. Danae is attending the University of Scranton while Meghan is right next door at Marywood University.
Please help support the Booster Club as we begin our fundraising activities for the scholarship
fund!
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January 31, 2006
Ellenville's Jones headed to Lafayette
Ellenville's Woody Jones thinks he got on the radar of college football coaches during a game against James I. O'Neill.
The coaches came to see some O'Neill players, but watched Jones play and then contacted coach Tony Borriello.
"When a kid is 6-foot-6, 270 (pounds), and runs a 4.9(-second) 40(-yard dash)," Borriello said, "it's going to get people's
attention."
Jones will sign a national letter-of-intent tomorrow, accepting a financial package to play football at Division I-AA Lafayette.
Jones expects to play tackle, the same position where he starred on high school fields last fall.
He said yesterday he will receive a grant for $31,600 of the $41,000 it costs annually to attend the school. Lafayette
does not give athletic scholarships.
Jones, a Sunday Record second-team all-star in 2005, said he received interest from Army, SUNY Albany, SUNY Cortland and
Union.
Lafayette, which competes in the Patriot League, cannot comment on Jones until it receives his written acceptance.
Update: Woody Jones just completed his
first year as a member of the Lafayette junior varsity football team. The Lafayette Leopards are perennial challengers
for the Division 1 - AA national championship. Woody hopes to challenge for a spot on the varsity rooster on 2007!
April 19th, 2004
Finkbeiner fires perfect game
Junior Sara Finkbeiner threw a perfect game as host Ellenville earned a 20-0 five-inning Mid-Hudson Athletic
League victory over Webutuck.
Finkbeiner (4-0) struckout 13 of 15 batters she faced. She went 3-for-3 with a double, home run and two RBI.
Shannon Gath blasted a two-run homer for Ellenville (4-0, 2-0 MHAL).
Update: Sara Finkbeiner is in her
sophmore year at R.P.I. College (Troy, N.Y.). Finkbeiner helped lead the R.P.I. softball team into the playoffs
in her freshman season, handling the shortstop duties and batting well over .300. Congratulations to Sara!
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Other Blue Devils in the News......the Blue Devils are well represented in college athletics. Former Ellenville athletes are making their
mark on teams throughout the country. The Ellenville Booster Club would like to keep the Ellenville faithful updated
on the exploits of our former athletes. JOE SCHUYLER (Class of 2003), recently completed
his final season on the Ithaca College football team. The former standout Blue Devil was a defensive tackle
for the Bombers, a team with a long history of football excellence. The 5'10", 250 lb. Schuyler, was a winner of
the prestigious Jack Sovak Award as a senior at Ellenville.................Former Ellenville Athletic Director DAVID COATES is currently the Athletic Director at Middletown H.S............Former Ellenville teacher and coach,
PETER MEOLI is currently the M.H.A.L. (Mid-Hudson Athletic League) Athletic Coordinator...............Former
Ellenville teacher and coach, BOB EDELMAN has become a bit of a local celebrity.
Edelman appears weekly on Jim Pidel's Sunday morning show on WELV radio. Coach Edelman, who was instrumental in the
long run of success by the Blue Devils basketball teams, is the subject of "15 Minutes with Bob." Pidel spends
time every Sunday morning at 9 a.m. talking sports, politics, and anything else with the personable and engaging Edelman.
Catch the show on WELV radio at 107.9 FM........
For the third consecutive year the Ellenville Blus Devils baseball team played at Doubleday
Field in Cooperstown, taking on Tri-Valley. After two close losses, the Blue Devils got the best of Tri-Valley, winning
5-2. The trip has become a highlight of the baseball season with the team making a trip to the Baseball Hall of Fame
after the game and sharing a team lunch. Over 50 Blue Devils parents and fans made the trip this season to root the
Blue Devils on.
| Ellenville beat Tri-Valley at Doubleday Field |
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| The Blue Devils offense in Cooperstown |
If you know of any former Blue Devil player or coach who our supporters might
be interested in hearing about, e-mail us the info. We'd love to share the news on our web site!
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