Rhinebeck Athletics has been recognized as a School of Excellence for the 2025–2026 school year by the New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA). This prestigious recognition honors schools that demonstrate a strong commitment to academic achievement among their student-athletes. Rhinebeck is one of just 237 schools to earn this distinction. To receive the School of Excellence
On Thursday, June 4, 2026, Rhinebeck High School proudly celebrated the accomplishments of its student-athletes during the annual Varsity Sports Recognition Night. The evening honored athletes for their dedication, leadership, sportsmanship, and academic excellence. A total of 79 Scholar-Athletes were recognized for maintaining an unweighted GPA of 90 or higher during their varsity sports seasons,
Eleanor Firestone and Sawyer Giles were recognized for their athletic and academic success on Thursday, May 28th by the Mid-Hudson Athletic League. Eleanor Firestone has been a dedicated multi-sport athlete throughout her time at Rhinebeck High School, competing in Varsity Soccer for four years, Varsity Track & Field for two years, and Varsity Unified Basketball
The Unified Basketball team traveled to Pine Plains on Thursday, May 7th and returned with a win in another close game. Great defense was provided by Frankie and Mason, while Malcolm, Nina and Dudley were tenacious on rebounds. Angela, Abby, Arabella, and Jada made excellent shots and Vivian, Claire, Mac and Kate provided assists
The Rhinebeck Unified basketball team lost a close game against Red Hook in a game that went back and forth until the end. Rhinebeck showed persistence and excellent sportsmanship in a tight game. Good shooting, rebounding, and defense was shown by Frankie, Malcolm, Zizou, Dudley, Claire, Mac, Abby, Kate, Violet, Arabella, Jada, Nina, Ali and
Game 1 v Wallkill: Unified basketball opened with a close game away against Wallkill, ending with a win for the Hawks. Balanced scoring and strong defense was provided by Angela, Arabella, Dudley, Frankie, Jada, Malcolm, Mason and Nina. Ali, Claire, Ellie, Mac, Violet, Vivian and Zizou provided rebounding and assists for the squad. Game
The Unified basketball team finished the season with a close loss to Poughkeepsie and a win at New Paltz. Congratulations to all the member of the team who contributed baskets, assists, rebounds, and steals all season: Malcolm, Angela, Vivian, Dudley, Ellie, Henry, Claire, Jason, Wolf, Connor, David, Abby, Kate, Violet, Arabella, Nina, Jada, Ali, Nate, and Mason.
Rhinebeck played a strong game against Rondout getting a win on Senior Day. Henry and Connor were recognized before their last home game with the team. Scoring for Rhinebeck were Malcolm, Dudley, David, Abby, Arabella, Jada, Nina and Mason. Bringing up the ball and strong passing was done by Angela, Ellie, Vivian, Claire, Kate,
Rhinebeck played a close game with John Jay on Tuesday, with excellent play on both sides. Strong play by Malcolm, Angela, Dudley, David, Abby, Arabella, Nina, Jada and Mason led to scoring and rebounds. Vivian, Ellie, Claire, Connor, Ali and Nate added rebounds and assists.
Rhinebeck recovered from Tuesday’s loss with a strong game against Kingston on Thursday. Malcolm, Angela, David, Abby, Arabella, Jada, Nina and Mason scored and provided strong defense for Rhinebeck. Ellie, Claire, Henry, Jason, Wolf, Connor, Kate and Nate provided assists and rebounds.
Rhinebeck dropped a close game to Arlington on Tuesday. Rhinebeck had good hustle and defense by Malcolm, Abby, Arabella, Jada, Nina and Mason. David had the first block of the season and Dudley grabbed many rebounds. Angela made her debut with a good pass. Taking up the ball and getting the play rolling were Vivian,
April 24th at Red Hook: Rhinebeck and Red Hook faced off in the first Unified Basketball game of the season with Rhinebeck pulling off a victory. Arabella scored her first points as a Unified player, and was aided in scoring by Dudley, David and Mason. Vivian, Ellie, Claire, Henry, Jason, Wolf, Connor, Kate and Ali
