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Renegades ready for 25th season

Improvement is the mindset for talented youngsters

Hudson Valley Renegades players, from left, Chris Betts, Allen Smoot, Jesus Ortiz and Trey Cumbie are ready to start the 2018 season. The Renegades, the defending New York Penn League champions, will play their home opener on Thursday, June 21 against the Vermont Lake Monsters. Photo by Curtis Schmidt

By Robert Bouffard

The new season for the defending New York-Penn League champion Hudson Valley Renegades began this past weekend with high hopes. This year’s roster is full of fresh, young talent and the players are all eager to improve and get into the swing of things with the season.

This year marks the team’s 25th year in the Hudson Valley. The team is celebrating by updating the uniforms to include a new alternate logo on the hats for the players to don during batting practice.

Out of the 27 players on the roster, only three are returning from last year’s team: pitchers Andrew Gist, Nick Padilla and Blake Pflughaupt. Gist pitched three innings to close out the championship game for the Renegades last season and Padilla and Pflughaupt both were important contributors to the team and its success.

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Two events will bring crowds to Fairgrounds

Summer Classic spurs interest of youth in agriculture

Mike Clum, left, Eastern New York Summer Classic show director, is pictured with Garrett Knoll, show judge Kevin Phautz, Dillon Knoll and Brendan Knoll of BGDK Show Pigs of Hamburg, N.Y., in the 2016 show. This year’s event is set June 22-23 at the Dutchess County Fairgrounds. Courtesy photo

by Curtis Schmidt

Mike Clum and his team of coordinators at the Eastern New York Summer Classic want to give every youth the opportunity to be a “heavy hitter” in raising and showing livestock.

And their show is geared to do just that.

The fourth annual event, set June 22-23 at the Dutchess County Fairgrounds in Rhinebeck, is designed for all young people who want to be serious about learning the facts involved in raising and showing livestock – and winning some serious prize money. It is part of a livestock show circuit that also includes events in Western New York.

“This is the future of agriculture in our area,” said Clum, the show director. “Our goal is to promote agriculture and increase the interest of young people in all facets of livestock. It includes showmanship, type classes and detailed education in raising and showing market lambs, swine and beef cattle.”

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Renegades ready for 25th season

Improvement is the mindset for talented youngsters

Hudson Valley Renegades players, from left, Chris Betts, Allen Smoot, Jesus Ortiz and Trey Cumbie are ready to start the 2018 season. The Renegades, the defending New York Penn League champions, will play their home opener on Thursday, June 21 against the Vermont Lake Monsters. Photo by Curtis Schmidt

By Robert Bouffard

The new season for the defending New York-Penn League champion Hudson Valley Renegades began this past weekend with high hopes. This year’s roster is full of fresh, young talent and the players are all eager to improve and get into the swing of things with the season.

This year marks the team’s 25th year in the Hudson Valley. The team is celebrating by updating the uniforms to include a new alternate logo on the hats for the players to don during batting practice.

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