William J. Kemble in The Daily Freeman reports that Saugerties school trustee Damion Ferraro wondered why the Saugerties School District has hired only male coaches for girls’ sports teams at a Oct. 13 school board meeting. “I’m finding it hard to believe that there’s not qualified women coaches in our district that are applying for these positions or interested in these positions,” Ferraro said. School district Athletic Director Dominic Zarrella said he is refining the application process, but defended the latest hiring choices, all male. “I think really what you need in a coach is a qualified coach, whether he’s male or female,” Zarrella said. “I do understand that it would be wonderful ... in a perfect world to have a female coach for a female team.” Read the full story in The Daily Freeman.