Updated October 19, 2026. The postseason is arriving across Section IX. This calendar brings the published sectional dates and official bracket sources together. Matchups and seeds will be listed when the section releases them.
October 19–24: earlier calendar listings
| Sport | Date | Published event |
|---|---|---|
| Girls tennis | October 19, 4 p.m. | Section IX team championships at Middletown High School; rain date October 20. |
| Girls tennis | October 21–22, 10 a.m. | Section IX singles and doubles championships at Goshen Sports Complex. |
| Cross country | October 22 | League championship meet at Hudson Valley Sports Dome; girls 10:30 a.m., boys 11:30 a.m. |
| Cross country | October 24 | League championship meet at Sanfordville Elementary in Warwick; races at 10, 10:30, 11 and 11:30 a.m. |
| Girls swimming and diving | October 22–24 | OCIAA diving October 22 at Washingtonville, 4 p.m.; Division 2 swimming October 23 at Washingtonville, 4 p.m.; Division 1 swimming October 24 at NFA, 10 a.m. |
Next sectional dates
- Game Day Cheer: October 27, 6 p.m., Monroe-Woodbury High School. The state event follows November 8 at Hudson Valley Community College.
- Volleyball: point cards due October 28; seeding October 29; tournament begins October 31. The section lists Mount Saint Mary College for sectional finals but has not supplied class-by-class final times on its sport page.
- Cross country: November 3 at Mount Academy. Boys A/B races begin at 10 and 10:30 a.m.; girls A/B at 11 and 11:30. Boys D/C at 12:30 and 1 p.m.; girls D/C at 1:30 and 2. State championships are November 14 at Queensbury.
- Girls swimming and diving: November 5–7 at Valley Central. Swimming preliminaries November 5 at 4:30 p.m.; diving November 6 at 4 p.m. The official page lists conflicting noon and 2 p.m. swimming-final starts for November 7; confirm the final session time with the section before traveling.
Soccer and field hockey brackets
Use the official Section IX bracket page for released pairings. KOT845 will distinguish official seeds and results from projections. No bracket position is assigned here ahead of the section’s release.
Soccer coverage · Field hockey coverage · Volleyball coverage · Fall results
Football’s stretch run
October 26 update: Week 8 is next. Open the October 30–31 guide and Game Centers. The football postseason desk connects the calendar, qualifying race and official bracket source. Eight-man opening-round dates are October 30–31 in KOT845’s supplied handbook reference; seeds and kickoff details require the official release.
The October 23–24 games are complete. Follow qualifying standings and tiebreaks, the Playoff Lab and remaining schedule. Overall records, editorial rankings and playoff seeds answer different questions.
Official sources
- Girls tennis calendar
- Cross country calendar
- Girls swimming and diving calendar
- Volleyball calendar
- Game Day Cheer calendar
- Soccer information · Field hockey information
Schedules can change. Check the linked sport source for revisions, ticketing and travel details.