The first social video series from Tom Combs, the new Executive Director of Section XI, is up!
Tom talks about some recent work being done early in his tenure and some other things to expect this fall around the Section.
Click here to see the video!
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#SectionXITBT: 1906 Southampton Football
This week’s Section XI Throwback Thursday photo is from the Southampton High School football team in 1906.
The photo is from the archives at the high school and doesn’t have any major historical significance other than it being 111 years old and a unique piece of original sports photography in Suffolk County history.
Newfield Volleyball Celebrates Coaches Wedding
Nothing says family like high school sports.
Newfield girls volleyball coach Christy Innes recently got married and a great photo was captured at the wedding of her team celebrating the moment (see above).
Congrats to the couple!
(Photo Credit: Bob Sorensen)
Mt. Sinai Lax at Tunnel to Towers Run
The Mt. Sinai girls lacrosse team competed at the Tunnel to Towers Run recently.
Coach Al Bertalone shared a team photo on his Twitter account celebrating their efforts.
The mission of the Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation is to honor the sacrifice of firefighter Stephen Siller who laid down his life to save others on September 11, 2001.
Section XI Member Schools Accept NYSPHSAA Sportsmanship Honors
Section XI member schools collected sportsmanship banners for their success as good participants, coaches and student-athletes during the 2016-2017 school year on Thursday.
At an event led by NYSPHSAA Executive Director, Robert Zayas, five schools were given 16-17 banners to hang in their schools for having no players or coaches ejected or suspended from athletic competition during the 2016-2017 school year.
Congratulations to the following schools:
- McGann-Mercy
- Ross
- Shelter Island
- Stony Brook
- Westhampton Beach
On the Field: BBP’s Bob Sullivan Field
We’ll look at some specific fields and school stadiums throughout the school year in Section XI.
Since Bayport-Blue Point football just played their first game on the new turf fields at Bob Sullivan Field recently, it’s worth a look at their crisp new facilities.
William Floyd Lacrosse Player Overcomes Adversity
In a feature story posted on the school district’s website, William Floyd lacrosse player Jake Taylor is profiled for his skill, but also overcoming being born with club feet and hip dysplasia.
“I never even knew about my feet and hip until recently when I found my old casts and braces in my bedroom closet,” said Jake. “I began playing lacrosse, soccer and football at an early age and my parents didn’t think I should know. I had to wear orthotics in my sneakers but I didn’t think it was anything major.”
Now Jake plays in one of the toughest high school lacrosse divisions in the world.
Section XI Schools Honored with NYSPHSAA Scholar-Athlete Team Awards
The New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA) announced over the summer its spring 2017 Scholar-Athlete teams.
These schools were officially honored during an event on Thursday, September 14 at Holbrook Country Club.
The School of Excellence and School of Distinction Awards were handed out. The School of Excellence Award recognizes schools who have 75 percent of its varsity programs receive the Scholar-Athlete Team Award over the academic school year. The School of Distinction Award recognizes schools who have 100 percent of its varsity programs receive the Scholar-Athlete Team Award.
Section XI member school honorees include:
NYS Schools of Distinction
- Babylon High School
- Elwood/John Glenn High School
- Rocky Point High School
- Shelter Island High School
NYS Schools of Excellence
- Comsewogue High School
- Miller Place High School
- Sachem High School East
- Sachem High School North
- Smithtown High School East
- Smithtown High School West
According to the state, last spring 2,064 teams received the Scholar-Athlete Team Award. Even more impressive, 35,301 student-athletes received an individual grade point average of 90.00 or above, and have been recognized as Individual Scholar-Athletes. The change in this year’s program resulted in over 1,200 more individual scholar-athletes being recognized during this spring season compared to the spring 2016 season.
“Congratulations to our member schools and student-athletes,” said Executive Director Robert Zayas. “We continue to be proud of this program especially this year in which we recognized an additional 1,200 student-athletes achieving high standards in the classroom. We are excited to have the opportunity to expand this program to honor even more students for the academic excellence.”
Sachem East Honors Player With Retired Jersey
The Sachem East football program retired the jersey number of Josh Mileto during a ceremony on Saturday afternoon.
The Arrows played host to Lindenhurst, whose supporters wore red to honor Josh and Sachem community.
Suffolk Student-Athletes Ranked Atop Respective Sports
Student-athletes from our member schools were ranked by Newsday as some of the top in their respective sports on Long Island to open the fall season.
Have a look at the links below and find Section XI representatives in each sport: