NEW TRI-VALLEY SOFTBALL COACH

 Bears Have New Softball Coach                                               
                                   

   GRAHAMSVILLE--Twenty-three year-old SUNY Cortland graduate Claire Moore is the new varsity girls softball coach at Tri-Valley Central School.

                                                           

     Moore takes over leadership of the softball program which for the first time since 2007 last year made it into sectional play and in doing so produced their first winning record since 2005.
  The team last year finished the season with a 11-8 record.
  OCIAA league opposing team coaches last year noted the improved Tri-Valley team and during sectional play Tuxedo coach Michelle Hines said, "they are going to be very good contenders in the next couple of years."
  Moore replaces Coach Mary Feusner who is considered by many to be an icon in softball circles and coached Tri-Valley since 1980 and retired from teaching last year ending her 37 years of coaching.
  Feusner during her coaching career coached a total of 624 games and prior to being named the head coach was the assistant coach under Fred Booker in 1978 and 1979.
  During a recent interview  Coach Moore acknowledged the fact that she was replacing an icon in the sport of softball and noted that she "appreciated all the positivity that this program presently has and where it has come to at the present time."
  "The collaboration of all the  coaches in the past are certainly going to help all the coaches in the  future continue with a successful program," Moore added.
  Coach Moore is a graduate of Saugerties Central High School in Ulster County and completed her undergraduate degree as well as he masters degree at SUNY Cortland. Her bachlors degree is in Physical Education and her masters degree in Health Education.
  Graduating from SUNY Cortland in May of 2014 she assumed her first year of teaching in September of last year and teaches Physical Education for grades 4-6 and 9-12.
  Her athletic experience comes from competing in high school softball and volleyball and although she did not compete on Cortland's Division III highly competitive women's softball team she  was involved in softball and volleyball athletics at Cortland.
  When asked about her new job as coach Moore said, "I'm very excited to begin coaching varsity softball as Tri-Valley and eager for the season to begin."
  "Our goal is to work hard and be better student athletes and softball players everyday." and "I am honored to be the Varsity coach and am prepared to continue a successful softball program," Coach Moore said.
  Gary Clearwater continues as assistant coach. Kristin Jung is the JV coach and Scott Mickelson is coach of the modified team.
  Weather permitting Tri-Valley opens their league season against Chester at home on April 8 at 4:15.

 

                                                                  

The 2015 Tri-Valley Central School varsity softball team include, front row l to r, Katelyn Jester, Ashley Johnson, Danielle Shafarsky, Robyn Diamond and Ashton Krummack. Back row, l to r, Assistant coach Gary Clearwater, Mikayla Clearwater, Morgan Shamro, Brianna Terbush, Angie DiToro, Elizabeth Hannold, Brianna Mandes and Coach Claire Moore.