Good morning,
Due to the delayed opening of school, the field trip to the opera show in NYC scheduled for today is cancelled. Students should report to their classes for the day.
Thank you!
Payton Neubauer took home the gold medal in her weight class at the Girls Varsity Wrestling Tournament on Friday night and Austin Sperano came in third place in the Boys Varsity Wrestling Tournament on Saturday afternoon. Congratulations to our two wrestlers.
The Boys and Girls Wrestling Teams had very competitive matches versus the Watervliet wrestling teams last night. Cooper, Payton, and Vivienne all had wins on the night and hope to continue their winning ways at Friday (12/19) and Saturday's (12/20) tournaments.
The Boys Varsity Basketball Team is on a two game winning streak, defeating Notre Dame Bishop Gibbons on Monday and beating Germantown on Tuesday night. The next game for the boys is on Friday night (12/19) at Taconic Hills. The Boys Varsity Volleyball Team won their first game of the season dominating Greenville on Monday and their next game is on Wednesday (12/17) with modified game starting at 4:30 in the MS Gym.
Friday night was an exciting day in Cairo-Durham history as Jacob Young eclipsed the long standing Varsity Basketball record for points scored in a career. With a lay-up in the third quarter, Jacob scored his 1,142nd point and passed the 1976 record of 1,141. Great job Jake.
Girls JV Basketball took a tough loss at Catskill on Monday night while the Boys JV Basketball Team got their first win of the season on Tuesday night versus Chatham. The Boys Varsity Basketball Team lost a close game to Chatham on Tuesday and their next game is on Friday night (12/12) versus Rensselaer.
After a 5 year hiatus it was good to see a cheerleading squad on Friday night cheering our team on to victory. The ladies will be cheering again on Tuesday and Friday night this week.
The Girls JV Basketball Team defeated Taconic Hills on Friday night by a score of 29-11. The next game for the girls is on Monday (12/8) at Catskill. The Boys Varsity Basketball Team lost on Friday night and Sunday morning and their next game is home versus Chatham on Tuesday (12/9).
Modified Winter Sports starts on Monday, December 1st after school. Boys Modified Basketball and Boys Modified Volleyball go from 2:30-4:00 in the MS Gym and Girls Modified Basketball goes from 4:00-5:30 in the MS Gym.
On Thursday night we celebrated our Fall Sports Athletes at the end of the season ceremony in the High School Auditorium. We handed out 41 plaques and honored 10 Patroon Conference All Stars.
Good Luck to the Varsity Football Team that is taking on Taconic Hills tonight (11/7) at 7:00 PM. The game is being played at Taconic Hills and the winner of this game plays on 11/14, at home, against a Section 9 opponent in a Regional Game.
The Varsity Football Team defeated Livingston Manor on Saturday afternoon by a score of 46-30. The CCD team will have a crossover game this week and a playoff game at Taconic Hills on November 7th.
The Girls Varsity Soccer Team had a valiant try against Patroon Conference opponent Chatham yesterday afternoon losing 2-1 in Double Overtime. The Boys Varsity Soccer Team overcame a slow first half to power past Galway by a score of 5-0. The boys will now play against BKW on Monday, 10/27, at CD at 7:00 PM. Dress warm and come out and support the team.
We have a busy day of sports action for Cairo-Durham today, 10/23. Starting at 3:00 the Girls Varsity Soccer Team will travel to Chatham in the opening round of girls soccer sectionals. At 4:30 the CCD Modified Football Team will take on Coxsackie-Athens at Catskill and the Cross Country Teams will run at Olana Castle in the Greene County Cup. At 5:00 in the MS Gym the Girls JV and Varsity Volleyball Teams will take on cross town rivals Greenville and at 7:00 the Boys Varsity Soccer Team will host Galway in the opening round of boys soccer sectionals.
The Sectional Seeding Meeting took place yesterday for both boys and girls varsity soccer. In Class C the boys received the 3rd seed and will play against Galway (14th seed) on Thursday, 10/23, at CDHS at 7:00 PM. In Class B the girls received the 10th seed and will play at Chatham (7th seed) also on Thursday, 10/23, at 3:00 PM. Good Luck to both of our teams in the post season.
On Friday night under the lights we celebrated our Senior football players. They played a great back and forth game with Pine Plains but eventually ended up on the losing end of a 24-20 final score. The next varsity football game is on Saturday, 10/25, at Livingston Manor at 1:00 PM.
Tuesday was a very successful day for Cairo-Durham Athletics. The Girls Modified Soccer Team defeated Germantown 9-4, the Girls Modified Volleyball Team defeated Taconic Hills 2-0, the Boys Varsity Soccer Team battled to a 2-2 tie versus Cobleskill-Richmondville, and our Girls Varsity Volleyball Team (on Senior Night) defeated Taconic Hills 3-1.
On a freezing cold Thursday night we celebrated the 9 seniors on the Boys Varsity Soccer Team. The parents went all out with the decorations and the boys went out in style with a decisive 9-1 win over Rensselaer/Doane Stuart.
The Boys and Girls Modified Soccer Teams defeated Patroon Conference rival , Taconic Hills, yesterday afternoon. The girls scored one goal in the first quarter and played solid defense to secure the 1-0 win. The boys were tied 2-2 with 25 seconds left when they found the back of the net to win the game 3-2. The next game for both teams is on Friday, 10/10, at Taconic Hills.
The Boys and Girls Varsity Soccer Teams came away with wins yesterday against Germantown. The boys won 11-0 and the girls won 2-0. The next game for both teams is on Thursday, 10/9, vs Rensselaer/Doane Stuart.