Hall of Fame
Ronald A. Montalto has been an athletic administrator in Section IX since 1977. For 27 years, Mr. Montalto shaped the athletic program at Monroe Woodbury Central School District earning NYSAAA Athletic Director of the Year honors on three separate occasions and receiving National Federation Coaches Association acknowledgements with the Distinguished Service Award in 1994. The latter was a result of a successful varsity basketball coaching career at Monroe Woodbury where he led his teams to six Sectional titles, 12 Coach of the Year plaudits, and a career record of 253-130 at the time of retirement in 2000. He also served as the Section IX basketball chairman for several years. A native of Poughkeepsie, Mr. Montalto also spent 1977-1980 as the Director of Physical Education and Athletics at Highland Central School where he additionally took on head varsity coaching duties.