BOYS’ BASKETBALL — Beacon moved to 4-1 following a 74-38 blowout on Dec. 12 of visiting Fallsburg. The Bulldogs were led by Jayden Bostick and Ryan Landisi, who each scored 10. Jamir Spence added eight and all 11 players on the roster scored. Beacon hosted Port Jervis on Thursday (Dec. 19) and travels to Albany High School on Saturday and a tournament at Lourdes on Dec. 27 to 29.

GIRLS’ BASKETBALL — Beacon fell at Lourdes, 49-38, on Dec. 13 as the Bulldogs’ season got off to rough start, with three losses in four games. Reilly Landisi scored 23 points and Daveya Rodriguez added 12. Beacon travels to John Jay East Fishkill on Jan. 2 before hosting Haldane in the Battle of the Tunnel on Jan. 6. 

WRESTLING — Beacon lost a league contest against Kingston on Dec. 11, 38-29. Jude Betancourt (160 pounds) won by pin. Beacon returned to the mats on Wednesday (Dec. 18), hosting Saugerties, and will travel to Corning over the weekend for a tournament.

BOYS’ SWIMMING — Beacon fell to 0-3 following losses to Newburgh (99-65) and Kingston (101-73). Against Newburgh on Dec. 12, Fionn Fehilly won the 500-yard freestyle in 5:53.05, Ada Bagriyanik took the 100-yard backstroke in 1:16.28 and Jayden Concepcion won the 100-yard breaststroke in 1:27.50. Beacon also won the 400-yard freestyle relay in 4:35.63.

On Tuesday (Dec. 17), against Kingston, the Bulldogs again won the 400-yard freestyle relay in 4:24.40, an 11-second improvement. Alistar Cunningham was the only gold winner, taking the 100-yard breaststroke in 1:11.78. Beacon traveled to Pine Bush on Thursday (Dec. 19). 

TRACK AND FIELD — Beacon opened its season on Dec. 13 at a Section IX meet at West Point. Jayden Mihalchik picked up a pair of fifth place finishes in the pole vault (9-6) and weight throw (45-6) while Luke Barna was sixth in the high jump at 5 feet. Diego Dickinson placed 12th in the 55-meter hurdles in 9.44; Tye Elias was 19th in the 55-meter dash at 7.14; Elijah Epps was 21st in the 300 meters in 40.04; Diego Dickinson was 12th in the 55-meter hurdles in 9.44; and Zachary Schetter was eighth in the triple jump at 36-7.

For the girls, Katherine Ruffy was fifth in shot put at 26-11.5; Khloe Franklin finished seventh in the long jump at 14-1 and 12th in the 55-meter hurdles in 10.44; Mikaela Sanchez was 20th in the 300-meter dash in 46.74 and Bethany Rudolph was 11th in the shot put at 26-8.75.

Beacon will compete in the Section IX Holiday Classic at The Armory in New York City on Dec. 27.

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Nick Robbins, a 2023 graduate of the University of Alabama, where he majored in news media with a concentration in sports journalism, covers Beacon athletics. Most recently, he covered high school football for the Alabama Media Group and was a sports writer for the Crimson and White, the university’s student newspaper.