Nothing says community spirit than the opening afternoon of high school football.
Northport High School had a proud moment last weekend when the school debuted its new turf football field.
A special message from Section XI Executive Director, Tom Combs …
“Section XI will never forget those who lost their lives and those who gave all to help save lives on September 11, 2001. And please keep in your thoughts and prayers those serving in the military keeping us safe.”
We will post occasional pieces about community service by our Section XI schools and teams! To learn more, go to Team Up 4 Community!
After practice on Monday, Aug. 27, members of the Smithtown East and West high school boys’ cross country team, led by coaches Peter Schieck and Mark Jackett, headed down to the Island Harvest farm in Brentwood to volunteer for a couple of hours.
Island Harvest is the largest hunger relief organization on Long Island, serving more than 300,000 Long Islanders annually, including adults, children, families, seniors, and veterans, through their network of approximately 570 food pantries, soup kitchens, and other emergency programs.
The boys learned about Island Harvest from staff member Hillary Hess, and then pulled weeds in between the rows of vegetables, as well as harvesting some zucchini and eggplant. It was a hot day, but the boys learned a lot and had fun serving their fellow Long Islanders in need!
Full Heart Alert for Thursday, Sept. 6, 2018.
No games, scrimmages, practices or contests allowed.
Time to bookmark your calendar with important Suffolk County sporting events!
Search for games/matches/events on our calendar/schedule page!
The New York State Public High School Athletic Association, Inc. (NYSPHSAA) has announced over a half million student-athletes in its 787-school membership participated in interscholastic athletics during the 2017-2018 school year, according to its annual Participation Survey.
The data is presented based on a 99.49% return of the participation survey from NYSPHSAA athletic administrators. The results show a total of 562,207 student-athletes which breaks down to 301,347 boys (53.6%) and 260,860 girls (46.4%) who participated on varsity, junior varsity, freshmen, or modified interscholastic athletic teams. There were 31,760 total interscholastic athletic programs offered with the highest number of student-athletes (269,101) participating in varsity programs.
“I am encouraged by the fact that we have over half a million students participating in athletics within our association,” said Dr. Robert Zayas NYSPHSAA Executive Director. “Research continues to provide evidence that students who participate in athletics receive better grades, attend school at a greater rate, receive less discipline referrals and graduate at an increased percentage when compared to their non-participating classmates. NYSPHSAA works each day to explore and implement new participation opportunities for students to not only enhance their education, but the rest of their life.”
New York is third in the country behind Texas and California for the total number of student-athletes participating in high school athletics according to the latest National Federation of High School Athletic Associations (NFHS) Participation Survey. The NFHS survey includes high school level participants, while the NYSPHSAA survey results include both high school and modified level programs and participants.
This is the third consecutive year results have yielded a decrease in participation. NYSPHSAA recently instituted more accurate and reliable data collection efforts which may be a possible factor relating to the decreased numbers. It should also be noted that enrollment numbers continue to decline across the state.
The complete participation survey information can be found here!
Follow along on SectionXI.org for all Suffolk County field hockey info throughout the 2018 season.
Here’s what you’ll need:
Good luck to all of our member school teams, student-athletes and coaches!
Big season ahead for soccer in Suffolk County.
Make sure you bookmark SectionXI.org’s schedule page to find out about the top matches for girls and boys soccer this season. Click here for schedules!
Once the season begins, you can track standings here.
Finally, get ready for an impact go at the playoffs and championship events and mark your calendars now for the big events. Learn more.
Good Luck to all fall sports participants for a safe, healthy and successful season!
Be sure to check SectionXI.org throughout the year for all standings, schedules and championship information.
NYSPHSAA is partnering with Team Up 4 Community again this year to provide a FREE platform for students, coaches, teams, administrators, and schools to apply for the NYSPHSAA Community Service Challenge.
A challenge will take place each sports season. A team does not need to be in season to apply. The NYSPHSAA SAAC will determine a winner after each season’s submission deadline.
We hope many Section XI schools, programs and student-athletes can get involved to great lengths this year and support community service in their towns!
