Warwick and North Rockland square off in 11th annual Wounded Warrior Project Challenge

North Rockland High School athletics wecleomed the Wildcats their campus for the 11th Annual Wounded Warrior Project Challenge on Saturday. Teams from almost every spring sport played at both schools were represented. 

Prior to traveling by bus to North Rockland, the Wildvcats varsity and junior varsity athletes first got together for an early-morning breakfast in the Warwick Valley High School cafeteria. Once in Rockland, the event began with welcome messages and an engaging presentation by keynote speaker Tonya Oxendine. Ms. Oxendine, a 30-year US Army veteran from Tampa who has benefitted from the support provided to her by the Wounded Warrior Project.

The Wildcats and the Raiders boys and girls teams faced one another in 10 sports at three venues. 

• Varsity & JV Baseball @ North Rockland HS
• Varsity & JV Softball @ North Rockland HS
• Boys Varsity & JV Lacrosse @ North Rockland HS
• Girls Varsity & JV Lacrosse @ North Rockland HS
• Girls Flag Football @ Town of Haverstraw Sports Complex
• Boys & Girls Golf @ PJ Rotella Golf Club

For scoring, a win in each match-up was worth points -- one point for a junior varsity win; two points for a varsity win -- and the team with the highest total at the end of the day is the winner. This year, the overall win went to the Raiders, making the overall WWP Challenge record 6-4-1, with North Rockland in the lead. The Wildcats were victorious in junior varsity baseball, girls varsity and junior varisty lacrosse, boys golf, and girls flag football.

The overall score came down to the last team playing, girls golf, and the Wildcats came up short. Most importantly, nearly $4,000 was raised by Warwick and North Rockland students and families, all of which was donated directly to the Wounded Warrior Project.

Go Wildcats!