Josie Kozack of Rondout Valley was named the Section 9 field hockey player of the year and Debbie Beam of Pine Plains was honored as coach of the year.

Onteora received the Richard Meilinger Team Sportsmanship Award.

The five top all-stars who will make the all-state team are Kozack and Samantha Schneller of Rondout; Pine Plains goalie Olivia Osofsky; and, Kingston midfielders Pepper Platte and Reese Longo.

Rondout Valley captured the Section 9 Class C championship and Kingston was awarded the Class A crown as the only playoff eligible. There was no Class B team that met postseason qualifications.

In Tuesday's state tournament first round, Kingston will face Mamaroneck of Section 1 and Rondout will take on Section 1's Bronxville, at 4 p.m. and 6 p.m., respectively, at Rondout.

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