Section Nine Football

THE WESTERN SULLIVAN LEAGUE LIST OF CHAMPIONS

By FEARLESS PHIL Like the UCAL, the Western Sullivan League (WSL) teams started out playing six and eight-man football. Jim Wilson remembers playing for Roscoe in the mid-50’s before going on to be a Little All-American at Ithaca College. In 1962 he returned to Sullivan County to coach Livingston Manor for two seasons before moving on to the OCL to lead Minisink Valley to its only two OCL titles. Delaware Valley, Eldred, Jeffersonville-Youngsville, Livingston Manor and Roscoe were the original members. NYMA joined in 1982 before moving to the OCL in 1989. Liberty was a member between 1984-1988.

Here are the WSL Champs: 1958 – Roscoe/Jefferson-Youngsville (tie) 1959 – Roscoe 1960 – Livingston Manor 1961 – Roscoe 1962 – Roscoe 1963 – Roscoe 1964 – Tri-Valley 1965 – Tri-Valley 1966 – Delaware Valley 1967 – Jeff-Youngsville 1968 – Delaware Valley 1969 – Jeff-Youngsville 1970 – Delaware Valley 1971 – Delaware Valley 1972 – Jeff-Youngsville 1973 – Jeff-Youngsville 1974 – Jeff-Youngsville 1975 – Roscoe/Livingston Manor//Jeff-Youngsville (tie) 1976 – Livingston Manor 1977 – Jeff-Youngsville/Livingston Manor (tie) 1978 – Tri-Valley 1979 – Livingston Manor 1980 – Tri-Valley 1981 – Jeff-Youngsville 1982 – Jeff-Youngsville (beat NYMA for a sectional C-D title) 1983 – Jeff-Youngsville 1984 – Tri-Valley 1985 – Tri-Valley/Jeff-Youngsville (tie) 1986 – Liberty 1987 – Jeff-Youngsville 1988 – Liberty 1989 – Roscoe (Class D champ) 1990 – Roscoe (Class D champ).