The Suffolk County Lacrosse Officials Association golf outing will be on July 19 at Mill Pond.
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2018 NYSPHSAA Spring Scholar-Athletes
The New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA) announced its spring 2018 Scholar-Athlete teams and individuals.
This spring, 2,355 teams received the Scholar-Athlete Team Award. Even more impressive, 38,034 student-athletes received an individual grade point average of 90.00 or above and have been recognized as Scholar-Athletes. This spring NYSPHSAA awarded 2,733 more individuals (7.74 percent ) and 291 more teams (14.1%) as compared to the spring of 2017.
For the 2017-18 school year, NYSPHSAA recognized a total of 8,064 scholar-athlete teams and 115,586 scholar-athlete individuals. That is an increase of 1,004 teams and 8,199 individuals from the 2016-17 school year.
“Congratulations to our member schools and student-athletes,” said Executive Director Robert Zayas. “To see the number of scholar-athlete teams and individuals continue to increase from last year is a testament to what great student-athletes we have in our state. Seeing over 1,000 more teams and over 8,000 more individuals honored as compared to last school year is truly remarkable.”
The annual School of Excellence and School of Distinction Awards will be given to deserving schools over the summer. The School of Excellence Award recognizes schools who have 75% 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% of its varsity programs receive the Scholar-Athlete Team Award.
The full list of Scholar-Athlete Teams can be found here.
The full list of Scholar-Athlete Individuals can be found here.
Section XI Represented on Biggest NCAA Lax Stage
Not only was the NCAA Division I women’s lacrosse semifinal and championship played in Suffolk County at Stony Brook University, but there were some homegrown talents from Section XI in the games.
James Madison beat Boston College, 16-15, in the championship.
Playing for the Dukes: Natalie Fuccillo (Eastport-South Manor), Corrine Schmidt (Bay Shore) and Rebecca Tooker (Eastport-South Manor).
Playing for the Eagles: Sam Apuzzo (West Babylon), Kaileen Hart (Babylon), Lauren Daly (Shoreham-Wading River).
North Carolina lost to James Madison in the semifinals.
Playing for the Tarheels: Jamie Ortega (Centereach), Katie Hoeg (Mattituck), Maddie Hoffer (Sachem), and Taylor Moreno (Huntington).
Maryland lost to Boston College in the other semifinal, but there are no Suffolk natives on the Terrapins.
Photos by Bob Sorensen
Commack Wins Section XI Team Tennis Title
Commack defeated Hills East in the Section XI boys tennis team championship.
Suffolk Baseball Players Top Blue Chip List
They’re just rankings, but they garner a lot of attention around this time of year.
Blue Chip Prospects just released their latest baseball player rankings and there are a number of Suffolk County athletes who rank on top.
Congrats to those who are ranked and good luck to those trying to crack the list in coming seasons.
Here are the lists:
- Top 5: hitters, pitchers, defense, classes 2018, 2019 and 2020
- Class of 2018 … No. 2 Matt Hogan from Hills East
- Class of 2019 … No. 2 Roman Dorosh from Sachem East
- Class of 2020 … No. 1, Brock Murtha from Sayville
- Class of 2021 … No. 1, Dylan Johnson from Newfield
Sayville Wins Section XI Golf Team Championship
Congratulations to Section XI on winning this year’s girl’s golf team championship.
Ten individual girls from Section XI also qualified for the New York State golf tournament, including (see photo below):
- Caroline Oakley, Southampton, sophomore
- Paige Diecidue, Smithtown West, junior
- Emily Montagnino, Smithtown West, senior
- Ceili Howland, Sayville, junior
- Kaitlyn Browne, Southampton, freshman
- Hannah Niggemeir, Sayville, junior
- Stephanie Miller, Commack, senior
- Ava Zimmerman, Commack, senior
- Colleen Buckley, Hauppauge, junior
- Abby Curry, Bayport-Blue Point, senior
Section XI Spring Championship Schedule
The playoff action in Suffolk County is officially heating up.
CLICK HERE for the full schedule of all champions
WI’s Craig Coaches 600th, Final Lax Game
Thirty one years. 600 games. 479 wins. One heck of a career for West Islip coach Scott Craig, who coached his final game on Friday, a loss to Connetquot in the Suffolk County playoffs.
“On the high school circuit, West Islip is recognized, nationally, as a premier program,” Craig told Newsday. “Obviously, it’s been a few years since we’ve gotten back to the pinnacle (the Lions’ last Long Island and state titles came in 2012), but I think most people know that Long Island lacrosse — especially the A division — is the cream of the crop.”
Craig was inducted to the Suffolk Sports Hall of Fame in 2014.
Huntington’s Flores Wins Tennis Title … Again
Make that two.
Huntington’s Jack Flores won his second straight Suffolk County boys tennis singles championship this week.
Flores beat Abhinav Srivastava from Hills East.
Sportsmanship at its Finest in Section XI
Here’s a great example of sportsmanship in Section XI.
During a routine dual track meet this year, an eighth grader was lined up with an upperclassmen, who usually clocks very fast times.
The elder statesman was aware he was matched up with someone almost five years younger. He turned to him and asked, “what’s your best time?”
Aiden, the eighth grader, said around 12:17. This was in the 3,200.
To which the upperclassman replied, “stick with me, we’re going to beat it today.”
They covered the two-miles stride for stride finishing within a tenth of a second at 12:09, a new personal record for the youngster.
Sportsmanship at its finest.