ACCORD, N.Y. — Once again, Rondout Valley High’s field hockey team came up agonizingly short of a Class C state title with Sunday’s 3-2 overtime loss to powerhouse Whitney Point in the championship game at Arlington High.

The Ganders (19-2) rallied from a 2-0 deficit to get the equalizer from Haylee Henebery on a feed from Ella Schoonmaker with 10 minutes left in regulation on Nov. 16. Stella Greco had pulled Rondout Valley to within 2-1 on a penalty stroke in the third quarter.

“Once Ella Schoonmaker hit the ball into the circle, I knew I had to make a move on the ball,” Henebery said. “When I tapped the ball, I didn’t think it was going in but once I realized it was in, and once everyone started running towards me, it felt so surreal. Realizing I just tied up the game felt so awesome a

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