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Leila Hawken
Mixed media artist Michael Gellatly displayed his works during the Art East Open Studio tour held on Saturday and Sunday, May 4 and 5. The open studio event included 10 locations throughout eastern Dutchess County stretching from North East southward to Hopewell Junction. Joining Gellatly in showing their studios’ works were Tilly Strauss and her father, Julian “Doc” Strauss.
Leila Hawken
Webutuck High School’s Ciara “C.C.” Gray batted 2 for 3 against Housatonic Valley Regional High School on Thursday, May 2.
Riley Klein
The sun was beating down as the game got underway in Falls Village. A cloudless sky led to a toasty match between these two teams with temperatures hovering around 76 degrees. Gnats were also hovering around.
Maddy Krueger fields a put-out at first from the catcher.Riley Klein
Webutuck got off to a strong start. A line drive by Aria Griskauskus brought Ciara “C.C.” Gray home. Housatonic responded with a run in the bottom of the inning to keep the game even through one.
Webutuck retook the lead in the second inning when Abby McEnroe logged an RBI on a bunt. The lead persisted until the bottom of the third inning, when HVRHS took over.
Fueled by powerful hitting and a series of errors by the Warriors, HVRHS added four runs in the third to pull ahead 5-2.
The score remained until the fifth inning when the Mountaineers climbed ahead. Haley Leonard got the inning rolling with a solo home run. Abby White sent Hadley Casey home on a single before Kylie Leonard brought White home with a double.
Webutuck scored its third run of the game in the top of the sixth inning. Olivia Wickwire hit an RBI double to bring the score to 8-3.
Housatonic responded by “finding the barrel,” as Coach Pete Foley instructed from third base. The Mountaineers swung for the fences and tacked on eight more runs.
Gissel Oros at bat for Webutuck against Housatonic Valley Regional High School on Thursday, May 2. Riley Klein
The game ended in a 16-3 decision in favor of HVRHS. The Mountaineers’ record advanced to 7-5 this season while Webutuck moved to 0-8. The next day, on Friday, May 3, Webutuck beat Dover 6-2.
HVRHS was led offensively by Haley Leonard, who hit 4-for-5 at the plate and brought in three RBIs in addition to her solo home run. Grace Riva batted 3-for-5 with three RBIs, Kylie Leonard hit 2-for-3 with two RBIs, Madison Gulotta hit 1-for-4 with two RBIs, and Anne Moran hit 2-for-5 with two RBIs. Anne Moran pitched four strikeouts for the Mountaineers.
For Webutuck, Abby McEnroe went 2-for-4 at bat with one RBI, Aria Griskouskus hit 1-for-3 with an RBI, and C.C. Gray batted 2-for-3. Lyndsay Johnson threw three strikeouts from the hill.
Webutuck coach Chris Osterman reassures Olivia Wickwire in the loss to HVRHS.Riley Klein
