BASEBALL — Beacon honored its six seniors — Jack Antalek, Liam Murphy, Ronnie Anzovino, Jackson Atwell, Anthony Borromeo and Mikey Fontaine — on May 9 with a 1-0 win over Red Hook. All six will play baseball in the fall, with Antalek at Mercy College, Murphy at SUNY Rockland and Anzovino, Atwell, Borromeo and Fontaine at SUNY Orange. 

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Beacon defeated Red Hook, 1-0, on May 9. (Photo by Cadence Heeter)

Against Red Hook, Ryan Landisi threw 5 1/3 shutout innings and Derrick Heaton picked up the save. Mercer Jordan was 2-for-2, plating Ryan Smith in the second inning for what was the game-winning run. The Bulldogs took on Cornwall Thursday (May 16) and await a playoff matchup announcement. 

SOFTBALL — The Bulldogs finished with a 6-11 record after splitting the final two games of the season. Goshen thrashed Beacon, 19-0, on Monday (May 13) but the team recorded a 13-6 win over Sullivan West on Tuesday. The Bulldogs await a potential playoff berth and opponent. 

TRACK AND FIELD — Beacon competed at the Middletown Invitational on May 11. Damani DeLoatch continued his great season, picking up first-place medals in the long jump (20-9.25) and triple jump (48-0.25). Jayden Mihalchik placed third in the shot put at 37-0 and fifth in the pole vault at 10-6. Noah Spiak placed third and Henry Reinke placed fifth in their respective 400-meter dash heats, with Spiak running 52.06 and Reinke racing 50.72, season bests for both. 

The girls finished strong in their relays, placing third in the 1,600-meter relay at 26:37.75 and fourth in the 800-meter sprint medley relay at 2:01.43. Khloe Franklin placed third in the long jump at 13-4. The team will compete today (May 17) at the OCIAA Championships hosted by Warwick. 

GOLF — The boys wrapped up their season with an 8-5 record. Will Martin represented the team at the OCIAA qualifier on Monday (May 13), placing fifth, which advanced him to the first round of sectionals competition on May 21. 

The girls finished 10-10. They picked up two wins in a row, knocking off Pine Plains, 159-165, on May 8 and then beating Minisink Valley, 161-168, the next day. They wrapped up the regular season with a loss to Lourdes, 175-168, on Monday (May 13) and a win over John Jay, 138-172, on Tuesday and hope to have golfers selected for OCIAA qualifiers. 

BOYS’ TENNIS — Beacon wrapped up its season with a 7-9 record and is awaiting a possible selection to the playoffs. 

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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.