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Section XI News

NYSPHSAA Unveils 2018 XC Logo

It’s still awhile until the NYSPHSAA Cross Country Championships, but we’re still excited. The event will take place at Sunken Meadow and Section XI is the host region.

Check out the new logo above.

If you’re wondering the division, county and state championships are all at Sunken Meadow in late October and early November.

10/23/2018
Boys and Girls XC Section XI Division Championship
Location : Sunken Meadow State Park

11/2/2018
Boys and Girls XC Section XI Championships
Location : Sunken Meadow State Park

11/10/2018
NYSPHSAA Boys and Girls XC Championship
Location : Sunken Meadow State Park

Section XI News

Section XI Ballplayers Named All-State

In late July the New York State Sportswriters Association selected the All-State teams.

Here is a look at who received the honor from Section XI:

Class AA

  • First Team: Matt Hogan – Hills West
  • Second Team: Ryan Foran – Eastport-South Manor
  • Third Team: Tim McHugh – Commack
  • Fourth Team: Franklin Parra – Copiague
  • Fifth Team: Justin Aviles – Brentwood
  • Fifth Team: Jake Guercio – West Islip
  • Seventh Team: Joe Savino – Connetquot
  • Seventh Team: Roman Dorosh – Sachem East
  • Seventh Team: Jared Vanderhoof – Longwood

Class A

  • First Team: Joe Grillo – Rocky Point
  • Second Team: Bob Ray, Bayport-Blue Point
  • Second Team: Brock Murtha, Sayville
  • Third Team: Ryan Mullahey – Shoreham-Wading River
  • Fifth Team: Jesse Keshner – Shoreham-Wading River
  • Fifth Team: Chris Palmer – East Islip
  • Sixth Team: Alex Bonacci – Rocky Point
  • Sixth Team: Gabe Romano – Shoreham-Wading River

Class B

  • NYS Player of the Year: Liam Pulsipher, Center Moriches
  • NYS Coach of the Year: Dennis Donovan, Center Moriches
  • First Team: Liam Pulsipher, Center Moriches
  • Second Team: Alec Maag, Center Moriches
  • Second Team: Joseph Rende, Babylon

Class C

  • Fourth Team: Tyler LaBorne, Pierson/Bridgehampton
  • Fifth Team: Joe Wozsny, Stony Brook

FULL NYSWAA All-State listings here!

 

Section XI News

In Their Own Words: Mt. Sinai’s Meg Tyrell

Titles, All-American honors, records, and a bright future ahead at Syracuse University. Mt. Sinai’s Meg Tyrell has done it all during her prep career and she was named Section XI’s top female athlete of spring 2018.

We asked her to write about her career, so here it goes … this is Meg Tyrell in her own words:

“My high school lacrosse career has been everything that I could have dreamt of and more.

From my freshman year starting and playing for my first state championship to my senior year loss in the Long Island championship, these four years have been full of both extreme highs as well as some lows.

The success we have had over the past four years would not have been possible without our great coaching staff, Coach Bertolone, Coach Carron, and Coach Van Middelem. They have worked so hard from gathering film to creating dominating game plans for our opponents which have led to many overtime and close game wins.

My favorite memory would be our state championship win in 2017. We had to overcome a great deal of adversity and come back from a few goals down in critical games.

The journey from the beginning of that season to playoffs through the state championship final were full of such great experiences and many high intensity games against tough opponents.

The 2017 state championship was my third and final state championship, which I’ll hold close to my heart for a long time.

I’m so thankful for high school lacrosse because it has brought me so many relationships with people who will remain close with me as I enter new chapters of my life.

Although it was tough to say goodbye, I cannot wait to move on to my collegiate career at Syracuse University.”

Section XI News

Section XI Executive Committee at NYSPHSAA Meeting

The Section XI Executive Committee representatives at the NYSPHSAA meeting in Lake Placid.
 
From left: Superintendent rep Mike Radday, principal rep Patti Trombetta, AD rep Tim Mullins, Executive Director Tom Combs, AD rep Deb Ferry, Corporate sponsorship coordinator Nick DeCilles and Missing from photo Asst Executive Director Pete Blieberg.
Section XI News

NYSPHSAA Announces 18-19 SAAC Members

The New York State Public High School Athletic Association is pleased to announce the members of the 2018-19 Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC).

This year, 14 new members will join the SAAC teaming with eight returning members who served as juniors last year. The two students from Section XI are Erin Holler from Smithtown East and Matt Weltmann from Hills East.

The committee is comprised of two student-athlete representatives (one male and one female) from each of the 11 sections in New York State. A total of 61 student-athletes applied to be members of this year’s SAAC.

The SAAC was developed to encourage and facilitate involvement of student-athletes within NYSPHSAA. Over the course of the school year, the committee will discuss topics of concern to high school student-athletes and examine and develop ways to address those concerns to help student-athletes maintain a positive athletic experience.

One of the primary goals of the SAAC this year will be to create a mental health initiative to help student-athletes around the state who confront mental health issues. Furthermore, members of NYSPHSAA SAAC hope to expand and create student committees within their own section. Sections IV, VIII, and XI are among the sections who have begun the process.

We will share more information about the Section XI SAAC in coming weeks.