GIRLS WRESTLING
Warwick sophomore Victoria Alvarado won a state championship at the first-ever New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA) girls’ wrestling tournament on Feb. 27 in Albany.
Victoria dominated her weight class, pinning all four of her opponents in the first period. She started off with pins of 33 seconds, 1:00, and 2:06 before capturing the state title with a pin in 2:04 against Section 11’s Aaliyah Morrow.
“Tori had an incredible season and capped it off with a state title, which was our goal to start the year,” Warwick coach Phil Szumlaski said. “She’s put a lot of time in throughout the year to prepare for this event and we couldn’t be happier for her. She’ll now go down in the history books as winning one of the first state titles in NYS girls wrestling history with two more years left to go!”
The state title came after Victoria won championships at the Eastern State tournament and the Section 9 tournament.
Photo by Perna Imaging
Photo by Perna Imaging
Photo by Perna Imaging
BOYS INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD
Warwick junior Luke Beattie broke his own New York State pole vault record by clearing 17 feet, seven inches at the Section 9 Indoor Track and Field state qualifying meet on March 1. Luke’s (and the state’s) previous best vault was 17-1.25.
Luke will be competing next in the New York State Public High School Athletic Association championship meet on March 8 at Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex. He won the state title last year at 16-0.
Luke will be joined at the state meet by his teammates on Warwick’s 800-meter relay team (Isaiah Gonzalez, Ryan Sullivan, Logan Conley and Luke Beattie). The relay team qualified with second-place finish in a time of 1:30.73 seconds.
GIRLS INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD
Wildcat senior Rachel Venter will also be heading back to the state meet after winning the pole vault at the Section 9 qualifying meet. She cleared 12-0 in the meet at the Armory Track and Field Complex. Venter placed fifth last year (11-6).
Warwick junior Reagan Smith qualified for the state meet in the 600 run by placing second in 1:38.55.
BOYS SWIMMING AND DIVING
Eighth-grader Drew Voloshin became the first middle school to win the diving championship at the Section Swimming and Diving Championships at Valley Central High School on Feb. 20-22. His teammates Macklin Tomlinson (also an eighth grader) and senior Lucas Langone finished second and third.
The three Warwick divers advanced to the NYSPHSAA championship meet on March 7 in Ithaca.
Voloshin finished with an 11-dive total of 522.70 points. Tomlinson scored 451.65 and Langone 441.55.
Two other Warwick eighth-graders, Danyal Hafeez and Rory Wright, finished fifth and sixth. Sophomore Jaden Klausner finished ninth, as the Wildcats took six of the top 10 spots in the event.
“Our divers have trained hard all season and did an outstanding job,” Warwick diving coach Chris Blackwell told Mid-Hudson News. “They put up great results and I’m very proud of Drew, Mac, and Lucas for qualifying for the state meet. Our entire team did a great job at the meet.”
Warwick junior Connor Holland qualified for the state meet by taking second in the 100-yard freestyle (1:47.17). He also placed fourth in the 100 backstroke (52.91).
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Warwick earned the top seed in the Section 9 Class AA girls basketball tournament and received a bye in the first round. The Wildcats will play in the semifinals against the Minisink Valley-FDR winner at 6 p.m. on March 6 at WVHS. The championship game is scheduled for March 8 at 4 p.m. at Monroe-Woodbury High School.
Warwick has 19-1 record, with the only loss coming against second-seeded Cornwall.
BOYS BASKETBALL
The Wildcats, seeded third, play sixth-seeded Goshen at home on March 4 at 6 p.m. The winner will play at second-seeded Washingtonville in the semifinals at 4 p.m. on March 6. The championship game is scheduled for March 8 at 2 p.m. at Monroe-Woodbury High School.
Warwick (13-7) has won five of its last six games.
GIRLS ALPINE SKIING
Warwick eighth grader Emma Fontaine finished in the top 40 at the NYSPHSAA state ski championships at Gore Mountain.