Tadesse cleared a school record 15-0 in the pole vault on his second jump to win the title.

Last season the New Paltz boys tennis team finished at 14-0 and were MHAL champions; this season looks to be more of the same.

I’m not sure if New Paltz softball can top last year’s first-ever Section 9 (Class A) title, especially after losing eight starters to graduation, but brand-new coach Brooke Frey — up from JV’s, like lots of her players — certainly will give it a try.

Both New Paltz and Highland baseball had solid seasons in 2016, but both ended with losses in the Section 9 quarterfinals — New Paltz to Wallkill in Class A; Highland to Spackenkill in Class B — and with both suffering major losses to graduation.

It was a winter sports season of many surprises for New Paltz and Highland varsity teams.

In the end it was the team that won it all. It’s become a tradition at little Highland.

It wasn’t enough that New Paltz wrestling opened the season with a 45-28 win over Eldred-Liberty-Sullivan West (ELSW), or that

See who made the cut.

A great run by the Huguenots came to an end last Friday at Dietz Stadium.