Tannersville News

H-T’s Krystal Plattner puts up a shot Friday as SCS sophmore Kimi Freer and senior Emily Mullen defend. The Lady Indians earned a victory 35-27 at home.

By Rosie Cunningham

STAMFORD - Kimi Freer had a double-double, with 11 points and 19 rebounds to help Stamford to a 35-27 Delaware League victory on their home court last Thursday.

“Pound for pound and inch for inch (5’5), she is certainly one of the best rebounders in the league,” Stamford Coach Lonnie Nickerson said of Freer.

McGunnigle and Walsh, cross-endorsed, seek trustee seats

By Jim Planck

Hudson-Catskill Newspapers

TANNERSVILLE — Village of Tannersville residents Leigh J. V. McGunnigle and Brian Walsh have been nominated as the candidates for the community’s annual election on March 20.

There are two two-year trustee seats for the Village Board on the election ballot — that of McGunnigle, who is seeking re-election to a second term, and that of outgoing and long-time Trustee Linda Kline, who is not seeking re-election.

McGunnigle is a Republican who received his party’s nomination at its caucus, and Walsh is a Democrat who was similarly given his party’s nod.

Additionally, both were cross-endorsed by their respective opposite parties.

McGunnigle, the son of incumbent Mayor Lee McGunnigle, said Thursday he found his first term as a trustee both fruitful and educational.

“It was a great experience to learn,” he said.

By Rosie Cunningham

TANNERSVILLE - The Hunter-Tannersville boys varsity basketball team defeated Stamford 60-43 last Thursday on their home court. The Wildcats are now ranked seventh in state Class D and hold a two-game lead over Davenport in the Upper Delaware Division. They were expected to clinch the dividion title if they defeated Windham last night (Wednesday). Scores were not available at press time.

Now 11-0 and 14-1 on the season, H-T’s top gun, Laszlo Hajnoczi finished Thursday’s game with 14 points while Zach Mudge and Reno Romi each contributed 13 points in double figures.

For Stamford, FranKelly Santiago scored a double-double, including the game-high 16 points and pulling down 11 rebounds. He also had four steals. Teammate Ryan Dianich contributed 12 points.

H-T Coach Chris Glennon said the state ranking is a great thing especially for the school and local community,” he said. “It’s something the community has latched onto and is really abuzz about.”

Staff reports

Zach Mudge hit five-three point shots and had a game-high 23 to lead Hunter-Tannersville to a Delaware League win.

"He was dominant," Windham coach Joel Middleton said. "He ran the floor very well and got some big shots in the halfcourt when they were reversing the ball to him. He just looked really good tonight."

H-T 56, Windham 19

HUNTER-TANNERSVILLE (15-1, 12-0): Reno Romito 3 0-1 7, Zachary Mudge 8 2-2 23, Tyler Kelaher 1 0-0 2, Neal Statts 2 1-2 5, Dylan Legg 3 1-2 8, Corey Mitchell 1 0-0 2, Nick Spychalsky 3 2-4 8, Jay Amodio 0 1-2 1. TOTALS: 21 7-13 56.

WINDHAM (0-12): Ed Gulino 2 0-0 4, Jon Licurse 1 2-2 4, David Saunders 3 0-0 7, Thomas Pelham 2 0-0 4, Mike Bunce 0 0-2 0, Rob Carl 0 0-2 0. TOTALS: 8 2-6 19.

H-T 20 12 18 6 _ 56

Windham 4 4 7 4 _ 19

Three-point field goals: H 7 (Romito, Mudge 5, Legg); W 1 (Saunders). JV score: H-T won.

Roxbury puts the fear in undefeated H-T Boys

By Rosie Cunningham

TANNERSVILLE - The Roxbury boys nearly upset undefeated Hunter-Tannersville on their home court last Friday. The Rockets, who made an impressive run after cutting the Wildcats’ lead to four, held H-T to a scoreless fourth quarter before losing 47-51.

H-T senior Laszlo Hajnoczi had a double-double with 18 points 12 rebounds and coach Chris Glennon credited him with “keeping them in the game”.

Tyler Kelaher also contributed 11 points and three steals for the Wildcats, while Zach Mudge and Dylan Legg each scored eight points to help the win.

Roxbury’s Kyle Ciaravino had the game-high 25 points for the Rockets.

“Going into the game we wanted to stop Kyle Cairavino and we obviously failed at this attempt. He scored 25 points against the four different defenses we employed. Hats off to him. He had a great shooting night and showed his potential as a player,” said Glennon.

2-day concert to raise money for Irene victims

By W. T. Eckert

Hudson-Catskill Newspapers

TANNERSVILLE — The hills of Tannersville will be alive with the sounds of music aiming to raise money for Tropical Storm Irene Relief this month.

The weekend of Feb. 18 and 19 will bear witness to an array of concerts that will range from opera to blues during the Hurricane Irene relief Concert Weekend at the Orpheum Performing Arts Center on Main Street in Tannersville.

With the generous support of the Friends of the Orpheum and the Catskill Mountain Foundation, guitarist and Friends of the Orpheum Creative Advisor Greg Dayton said the concerts are made possible.

The net proceeds of the concert will be donated to the Prattsville Relief Fund and the Shandaken SHARP Committee for continued Irene relief efforts.

“Through the efforts of the Relief Fund,” Kevin Piccoli, Prattsville Relief Fund Chairman said, “we have been able to help over 75 families start to rebuild their homes and get on the road to recovery, but we have a long way to go.”

Jeremy Zamyslowski, Terrie Carney await trial on federal charges

By Doron Tyler Antrim

Hudson-Catskill Newspapers

ALBANY — Two Tannersville residents are awaiting trial in federal court for allegedly possessing and attempting to use counterfeit money last year.

The U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of New York Richard Hartunian announced on Monday that Jeremy Zamyslowski, 25, and Terrie Carney, 40 — both of 55 Spruce Street in Tannersville — have been indicted on charges they possessed 173 counterfeited and altered bills last August and attempted to pass the money at Walmart in Catskill and Grand Union supermarket in Tannersville.

The indictment covers the period of May 2011 to Feb. 1, 2012.

“The indictment alleges that the conspirators alerted five-dollar bills and turned them into fifty-dollar bills by removing the ink from five-dollar bills and then reprinting them as fifty-dollar bills,” the U.S. Attorney’s Office said in a release.

Janet Dougherty is suspected of committing a series of daylight burglaries in the town of Hunter. Dougherty is being held in the Greene County Jail.

Patricia Skerritt is being held in the Greene County Jail on suspicion of committing several burglaries in the Hunter area.

From staff reports; photos provided.

Charged with daylight burglaries of homes in town

HUNTER — After a month-long investigation into a series of daytime burglaries in the town of Hunter, police said Thursday that two women were caught while allegedly burglarizing a home in the mountain town early Wednesday morning.

The town of Hunter Police Department and the New York State Police at Catskill announced the arrest of Patricia Skerrit, 51, and Janet Dougherty, 47.

Police said both women live at 5305 Route 23A in Haines Falls.

Hunter took home a big win on Davenport's home court last Thursday. Photo By Rosie Cunningham

Mudge leads team with 14-points, four assists

By Rosie Cunningham

DAVENPORT - Hunter-Tannersville came out on top of the division face-off of undefeated teams on Friday, defeating host Davenport 46-35.

H-T played hard heading into the first quarter of the Upper Delaware Division match-up with Zachary Mudge scoring 10 points in the first-quarter as he hit a pair of three-pointers. Mudge finished the game with 14 points and four assists.

Brian Mattice was working on snow equipment when he fell 200 feet

By W. T. Eckert

Hudson-Catskill Newspapers

HUNTER — A 41-year-old Hunter Mountain Ski Resort staff member was killed Wednesday in an accident that ended with him falling 200 feet from a ski trail.

Brian Mattice of Gilboa was working with snow making equipment at approximately 8:50 a.m. Wednesday when he slipped on ice, resulting in his sliding down the steep embankment near the Milky Way ski trail at the resort, state police said.

Hunter Mountain Ski Patrol responded to the scene of the accident, but Mattice, who struck a tree and a rock during the fall, was found dead.