Delaware League

Congratulations to all of the Delaware League Varsity Girls Softball and Varsity Boys Baseball Teams advancing to Section IV Class D play. On the girls side, the seeds in Class D are as follows: the #2 seed Windham Ashland Jewett, the #3 seed the Charlotte Valley/Schenevus Merged Team, the #6 seed the Gilboa Conesville/Roxbury Merged Team, and the #8 seed the South Kortright/Andes Merged Team. On the boys side, the seeds in Class D are as follows: the #2 seed the South Kortright/Margaretville Merged Team, the #3 seed the Gilboa Conesville/Roxbury Merged Team, and the #4 seed the Jefferson/Stamford Merged Team. Good luck to all of the teams!!!

On behalf of the Delaware League Superintendents and Athletic Directors, we would like to congratulate our overall Delaware League Varsity Boys Baseball Champion the South Kortright/Margaretville Merged Team and our overall Delaware League Varsity Girls Softball Champion, Windham Ashland Jewett Central School. The #1 seeded South Kortright/Margaretville Merged Team defeated the #2 seeded Gilboa Conesville/Roxbury Merged Team in the Varsity Baseball Championship Game by the score of 6-2. The #1 seeded Windham Ashland Jewett Team defeated the #2 seeded Charlotte Valley/Schenevus Merged Team in the Varsity Softball Championship Game by the score of 6-5. Both games took place in Neahwa Park in Oneonta, NY and we would like to thank the City of Oneonta Parks and Recreation Department for allowing us to use the fields and having them in great shape for us. We also want to thank our point person to work with in City Hall, Bonnie Cuozzo. We appreciate it so very much!!! Thank you!!!

On behalf of the Delaware League Superintendents and Athletic Directors, we would like to congratulate our individual tennis champions that were crowned at our Delaware League Individual Tennis Tournament at Total Tennis in Saugerties, NY. Our Boys Singles Champion is Ben Fink, from Windham Ashland Jewett Central School. Our Girls Singles Champion is Dannielle Galatti from Hunter Tannersville Central School. Our Boys Doubles Champions are Owen Pellettier and Harrison Smith from Windham Ashland Jewett Central School. Our Girls Doubles Champions are Madison Burgwin and Jillian Mosley from the Gilboa Conesville/Roxbury Merged Team. Congratulations again to everyone!!!

On behalf of the Delaware League Superintendents and Athletic Directors, we would like to congratulate Julie Bergman, longtime Section IV administrator, on being chosen to the Class of 2026 Induction Class for the NYSPHSAA Hall of Fame. Induction will take place in the summer in July of 2026. Julie served Section IV in numerous capacities and NYSPHSAA as well including a three year term as NYSPHSAA President. She has been involved in athletics locally and regionally for over 30 years beginning at Delaware Academy in Delhi. Julie was a pleasure to work with and was extremely supportive of the Delaware League and our efforts locally and regionally in all of Section IV. Congrats again Julie!!!

On behalf of the Delaware League Superintendents and Athletic Directors, we would like to congratulate the Windham Ashland Jewett Central School Boys Varsity Tennis team on being our 2025-26 Delaware League Varsity Boys Tennis Champions with a league record of 12-0 and an overall record of 14-1. By virtue of being our league champion, the team will be our league representative to the Section IV Division 2 Team Tennis Sectional Tournament. Opening round play is Monday May 18th, 2026 at the Binghamton Tennis Center at 12:00 pm. #1 seeded Windham Ashland Jewett will play #4 seeded Watkins Glen from the IAC, and #2 seeded Delaware Academy from the MAC will play #3 seeded Oneonta from the STAC. The winners will compete against each other later that day for the championship . Good luck in sectional play!!!

The Delaware League Varsity Baseball and Softball Championships will take place on Thursday May 14th, 2026 in Neahwa Park in Oneonta, NY at 4:30 pm. The Varsity Baseball Game will take place on Field #6 between the #1 seeded team South Kortright/Margaretville Merged Team being the home team and the #2 seeded Gilboa Conesville/Roxbury Merged Team being the visiting team. The Varsity Softball Game will take place on Ted Christman Field #4 between the #1 seeded team Windham Ashland Jewett being the home team and the #2 seeded Charlotte Valley/Schenevus Merged Team being the visiting team. The rain date will be Friday May 15th, 2026 with the same place and times. Best of luck to all four teams!!!

On behalf of the Delaware League Superintendents and Athletic Directors, we would like to congratulate Grace Walley, a student athlete on the Walton/Downsville Girls Varsity Indoor Track and Field Team, for being both the Section IV Individual Champion and the NYSPHSAA Individual Champion in the Shot Put Category. We know your family, your coaches and teammates, and your community members are all very proud of these remarkable accomplishments. Best of luck in your senior year!!!

Congratulations to George Nebesnik, Head Coach of the Stamford/Jefferson Girls Varsity Basketball Merged Team on being selected as the BCANY Section IV Class D Varsity Girls Basketball Coach of the Year for the 2025-26 season. Also, congratulations to McKenna Hoyt of the Stamford/Jefferson Girls Varsity Basketball Merged Team , on being named the Section IV Class D Varsity Girls Basketball Player of the Year for the 2025-26 season, and on being named to the All Section IV BCANY First Team All Star Team. Also named to the Honorable Mention Team was Tierney Turner of the Stamford/Jefferson Girls Varsity Basketball Merged Team. The Delaware League is proud of all of you for earning these great accomplishments and being wonderful representatives of your schools and communities. Also congratulations to Stamford graduate and Head Coach of the Delaware Academy Girls Varsity Basketball Team, Todd Bruce, on being selected as the BCANY Section IV Class C Varsity Girls Basketball Coach of the Year for the 2025-26 season, a well deserved award.

Congratulations to Head Coach George Nebesnik and the Stamford/Jefferson Varsity Girls Basketball Merged Team on an extremely successful year representing their schools, families, friends, communities, the Delaware League, and Section IV proudly as they advanced to the NYSPHSAA Class D Final Four Semifinals before falling to the Section V Champion Batavia Notre Dame by the score of 73-57. The NYSPHSAA Section IV Sportsmanship Girls Basketball Winner was Bailey Mead from the Stamford /Jefferson Varsity Girls Basketball Merged Team. The tradition this program has created is recognized and respected throughout the area by players, coaches, and communities alike. It has been a pleasure to see them compete all season long. We are all very proud of you and pleased at how you represented all of us in the state tournament. Congratulations again on an amazing season!!!

Congratulations to Head Coach George Nebesnik and the #1 seeded Stamford/Jefferson Varsity Girls Basketball Merged Team as they won a NYSPHSAA Class D Quarterfinal Contest in a very entertaining game over the #3 seeded Section III Runner Up Copenhagen Central School by the score of 56-46. On behalf of the Delaware League we want to wish you the best of luck as you head into NYSPHSAA Class D Tournament Semifinal Play this coming Thursday March 19th, 2026 at 6:00 PM in the McDonough Field House on the campus of Hudson Valley Community College against the Section V Champion Batavia Notre Dame Central School. The other Semifinal contest will follow this game at 7:45 PM with Section X Champion Chateaugay Central School playing the Section XI Champion Smithtown Christian Central School. For digital tickets to the games, please go to GoFan.

Congratulations to Head Coach George Nebesnik and the #1 seeded Stamford/Jefferson Varsity Girls Basketball Merged Team as they won the Section IV Class D Championship in an exciting 59-45 victory over the #2 seeded Cherry Valley/Springfield Lady Patriots. On behalf of the Delaware League we want to wish you the best of luck as you head into NYSPHSAA Tournament Play next Sunday March 15th, 2026 at 10:00 AM at the Visions Veterans Memorial Arena in Binghamton, NY against the Section III runner-up, #3 seeded Copenhagen Central School. Congratulations also to our Tri-Valley neighbor, #2 seeded Edmeston Central School and their Head Coach Darren Belden for winning the Section IV Class D Championship over #4 seeded Schenevus Central School at SUNY Delhi by the score of 65-59 in a well played contest. Best of luck as well in NYSPHSAA Tournament Play next Sunday March 15th, 2026 at 3:00 PM at the SRC Arena at OCC against the Section III Champion, #2 seeded Sackets Harbor Central School. For digital tickets to both games, please go to GoFan.

Best of luck to Head Coach George Nebesnik and the #1 seeded Stamford/Jefferson Varsity Girls Basketball Merged Team as they will take on the #2 seeded Cherry Valley/Springfield Lady Patriots from the Tri-Valley League on Saturday March 7th, 2026 at 2:00 PM at the Manes Fieldhouse on the SUNY Delhi Campus in the Section IV Class D Girls Basketball Finals. We know that your families, friends, and school communities are all very proud of your hard work this season. The winner will advance on to NYSPHSAA State Tournament Regional play. For digital tickets, go to GoFan.

Congratulations to the Section IV Skiing participants led by the Windham Ashland Jewett Central School Varsity Girls Ski Team and the Hunter Tannersville Central School Varsity Boys Ski Team. Windham Ashland Jewett finished as NYSPHSAA runner-up in 2nd place overall in the girls team competition. Hunter Tannersville finished in 7th place overall in the boys team competition. For the individual girls skiers, Piper Cohane of Windham Ashland Jewett Central School was the top finisher in the Giant Slalom event finishing in 3rd place overall and she was also the top finisher in the Slalom event finishing in 8th place overall. For the individual boys skiers, Preston Kostera of Corning Painted Post Central School was the top finisher in the Giant Slalom event finishing in 26th place overall and he was also the top finisher in the Slalom event finishing in 24th place overall. The Section IV Sportsmanship Award Winners were Teagan Mahoney from Hunter Tannersville Central School for the girls and Jackson Storms from Windham Ashland Jewett Central School for the boys. Congratulations to everyone who participated and represented the Delaware League and Section IV.

On behalf of the Delaware League Superintendents and Athletic Directors, we would like to wish Charlotte Valley Central School Student Athlete Hayden Marino the best of luck as she represents the Delaware League as a member of the Section IV SAAC Committee and will help lead a breakout session on The Impact of Sportsmanship by Spectators and how it affects the student athlete participants mental capacity and outlook throughout the contest. This will happen on Wednesday February 25th, 2026 at the Section IV SAAC Conference in Binghamton, NY for Athletic Directors, Coaches, and Student Athletes in all of our Section IV schools. By virtue of her hard work on this committee, Hayden has additionally been chosen to attend the NYSPHSAA Student Leadership Conference on April 15th and 16th, 2026 in Albany, NY. This is a wonderful opportunity for her to represent Charlotte Valley, the Delaware League, and Section IV at the state level. We know that Hayden will be a great representative for us and that she will do a wonderful job. Congratulations again Hayden for all your hard work and the recognition you are receiving. We are all very proud of you!!!