Some high school athletes only compete in one or two sports each year, but then there are those, like Cathy Eliasson, who are active during the fall, winter, and spring.
Cornwall fans could sense the excitement before the boys basketball team sprinted onto the gym floor. There was a lot at stake when the Dragons hosted Goshen on Feb. 20.
The two high schools are 30 miles apart. But Cornwall and FDR have a connection. Lou Cioffi is filling in as FDR’s athletic director, after serving in that capacity in Cornwall for nine years.
Like a spirited distance runner, the Lady Dragons used a finishing kick to pull away from their opponents in the closing minutes of a Friday night basketball game in Goshen.
The Dragons on the sidelines were no longer watching the field. They were focused on the scoreboard clock, which was spitting out the time in tenths of a second.
Coming from a family with a military background, Alex Combs always envisioned joining an ROTC program after high school, but when the Cornwall senior received an invitation to run track for West Point, he couldn’t refuse the offer.