Congratulations to Pierson seniors Chastin Giles and Henry Brooks on both scoring 1,000 career points!
Category Archives: Section XI News
Milestone: Copiague’s Ford Scores No. 1,000
Congratulations to Copiague Senior Lanyah Ford who reached her 1,000th career point!
Milestone: Brentwood’s Jimenez Reaches 300 Wins
Congratulations to Brentwood coach Anthony Jimenez on reaching career win No. 300 this season!
Milestone: Northport’s Pavinelli Scores 1,000th Career Point
Congrats to Northport’s Danielle Pavinelli on scoring career point No. 1,000 against Smithtown West.
In the Community: WHB, Mt. Sinai Support Grace
In the Community: Westhampton Beach girls basketball hosted a fundraiser game for a local middle school student, Grace.
Pictured is Mt. Sinai varsity and Westhampton varsity girls basketball supporting the cause.
Center Moriches, Bay Shore Wrestling Support Thomas Valva
The Center Moriches and Bay Shore wrestling teams competed in blue singlets to raise awareness for child abuse victims.
The night was specifically meant to honor Thomas Valva, an 8-year-old from the Center Moriches community who died recently.
The singlets were provided by the Suffolk County Wrestling Coaches Association.
Milestone: CI’s Venturi Wins No. 100
Congratulations to Central Islip basketball coach Paul Venturi on earning career win No. 100.
The Musketeers led from start to finish.
Samara Jaco scored 11, Jelisse Rivera had 10 and Hannah Greene chipped in with nine to lead a well balanced attack.
In the Community: Brentwood Hoops Visits Elementary
The Brentwood boys varsity basketball team stopped by Northeast Elementary to observe and participate in Hot Shot Basketball.
The team had the opportunity to watch skill development at the elementary level as well as engage with students.
This unique experience allowed younger students to learn from and be inspired by varsity student-athletes.
Section XI Mourns Loss of Sachem Coach Matt DiStefano
It’s with great sadness that Section XI mourns the loss Sachem teacher and coach Matt “Dezy” DiStefano.
The founder of the “Dezy Strong Foundation has left a lasting impact on the Section XI region for all that he has done in motivating student-athletes and coaches.
Our thoughts and prayers are with Matt’s family and friends during this difficult time.
Carol Rose Named National Coach of the Year
Twenty-three high school coaches from across the country have been selected as 2019 National Coaches of the Year by the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Coaches Association. Section XI is lucky to have Northport girls lacrosse coach Carol Rose as one of these honorable individuals.
The NFHS, which has been recognizing coaches through an awards program since 1982, honors coaches in the top 10 girls sports and top 10 boys sports (by participation numbers), and in two “other” sports – one for boys and one for girls – that are not included in the top 10 listings.
The NFHS also recognizes a spirit coach as a separate award category. Winners of NFHS awards must be active coaches during the year for which they receive their award. This year’s awards recognize coaches for the 2018-19 school year.