Congratulations to Mason Mangialino, who broke the win record for Comsewogue wrestling by earning win No. 169 this season.
He’s been adding to the total since and has more to go at the league and potentially county tournament.
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Celebrating National Girls and Women in Sports Day
National Girls and Women in Sports Day is a vibrant movement we celebrate annually, which honors the achievements of girls and women in sports. It continues to Lead Her Forward by acknowledging the power of sports to unlock her limitless potential.
Advocating for effective policies to keep the women’s sports ecosystem strong has been a staple of NGWSD.
On the national day itself, February 5, Women Sports Foundation leadership, athletes, coaches, and sports industry leaders will be on Capitol Hill, holding meetings with Members of Congress and their staff to discuss a myriad of advocacy issues impacting girls and women in sports, and legislation needed to advance equal access and opportunity.
National Girls & Women in Sports Day® (NGWSD®) was co-founded by the Women’s Sports Foundation in 1987 as a special day in our nation’s capital to recognize women’s sports.
The day united premiere organizations and elite women athletes to bring national attention to the promise of girls and women in sports. In 1987, NGWSD also served as a remembrance of Olympic volleyball player Flo Hyman for her athletic achievements and dedication to promoting equality for women’s sports; Hyman died of Marfan’s Syndrome in 1986. NGWSD has since evolved into an event to acknowledge the accomplishments of girls and women in sports, the positive influence of sports participation and the continuing struggle for equality for women in sports.
NGWSD is powered by the Women’s Sports Foundation, supported by its team of champion athletes and celebrated throughout the year by schools and community-serving organizations across all 50 states. Learn more here, and follow the hashtag #NGWSD2025 on social media.
Section XI supports all the women who came before and the girls who play and coach today!
SWR’s Joe Condon Reaches 300 Career Wins
The Shoreham-Wading River High School wrestling team took part in a recognition ceremony of varsity head coach Joe Condon on achieving his 300th career win with the celebrated Wildcats.
Athletic Director Eric Bramoff hosted the Jan. 8 celebration before a home match against Bayport-Blue Point.
Coach Condon achieved the historic milestone at the December 27th Mountain Duals in Johnston, NY. He was lauded by former SWR wrestling coach Athletic Director Paul Jendrewski and current assistant wrestling coach Kevin Nohejl, who shared stories of Coach Condon’s contributions and legacy to SWR’s wrestling program. Family members, administrators, and spectators gifted him with a plaque.
Orlin & Cohen Sports Medicine Tips: Athlete’s Foot
John Glenn Wins D2 NYS Dual Meet Championship
Congratulations to John Glenn on winning the Division II New York State Wrestling Dual Meet Championship!
Glenn beat Nassau’s Plainedge, 38-29, in the finals.
John Glenn (JG) 38, Plainedge (Pdge) 29
131 – Dom Agovino (Pdge) dec. Aidan Lee (JG) 9-6 SV
138 – Karahn King (JG) TF Jon Cynar (Pdge), 18-1
145 – Kyle Carter (Pdge) pinned Ricky Jimenez (JG), 1:41
152 – Peter Bell (JG) def. Luke Nieto (Pdge) by DQ 3:52
160 – Dylan Bulger (JG) pinned Jake Dephillips (Pdge), 1:04
170 – Dylan Fella (Pdge) dec. Niko Drakopoulos (JG), 6-1
190 – Devin Downes (Pdge) pinned David Rafiq (JG), 0:54
215 – Carmine Gerbino (JG) TF Jake McClosky (Pdge), 20-4
285 – Elijah Porpora (JG) pinned Jayden Camp (Pdge), 0:58
101 – Luke Worzel (Pdge) TF Gianni Vargas (JG), 18-2
108 – Joe Manfre (Pdge) pinned Syed Abbas (JG), 0:57
116 – Tommy Aiello (JG) TF Nick Gerbasi (Pdge), 15-0
124 – Ashton Presti (JG)TF Jon Luca Frucci (Pdge), 19-4
Whitman’s Matthew Gervasio Reaches 100 Career Wins
Congratulations to Walt Whitman’s Matthew Gervasio on reaching 100 career wrestling victories this year!
Several wrestlers across Section XI have achieved the career milestone, and we will post additional updates from other schools over the coming weeks.
National Football Foundation All-Star Classic Announced
Suffolk County football players can play in a regional all-star football game again.
The National Football Foundation All-Star Classic was announced recently and will be played at Hofstra University on Saturday, June 21, at 1 p.m.
The new event is funded by the National Football Foundation and College Football Hall of Fame’s New York City chapter and will be modeled after the Empire Challenge, which ran for 24 years, but has not been played since 2020.
Pete Blieberg, the Assistant Executive Director of Section XI, will serve as the game coordinator. He also ran the Empire Challenge for 24 years.
“We had a template in place that worked, and we’ll use the same footprint,” Blieberg told Newsday. “The communication is vital to the success of the event. The Boomer Esiason Foundation had just about the entire staff involved in one way or another making that game a great success.”
Section XI will share more information about rosters and tickets as we get closer to June.
Half Hollow Hills Fencing Finishes Undefeated Regular Season
Congratulations to the Half Hollow Hills Boys Fencing 
team for completing an undefeated regular season for the first time in program history. HHH are also League I Champions for the third consecutive year.
team for completing an undefeated regular season for the first time in program history. HHH are also League I Champions for the third consecutive year.Playoffs begin this week, and Hills will host the Semifinal game on Tuesday, Feb. 4, against the winner of Commack vs Centereach.
LET THE SECTION XI POSTSEASON BEGIN!
East Islip Honors Newsday LI Player of the Year with Outfield Banner
The first note East Islip softball coach Jason McGowan ever sent Kyra Kreuscher as an 8th grader was “Dare to be great.”
She now has this quote on her glove as she continues her career at Seton Hall University.
“I am beyond proud of the player and person Kyra has become,” McGowan said. “She came to me as an eighth grader who played right field. She left EI an absolute legend.”
East Islip presented her with a Newsday Long Island Player of the Year banner that will be displayed on their outfield fence this spring and forever.
“Great motivation for my young team,” McGowan said.
Rocky Point Ladies Take Home the 2025 Journeymen NYS Girls Duals Crown
From New York USA Wrestling …
Picked by 58 percent of pundits in a recent NYS USA Wrestling pool question, it was the Lady Eagles of Rocky Point emerging as the NYS Queens today at the 2025 Journeymen Girls State Duals.
Sweeping their three appearances by scores of 39-25, 45-17, and 38-18 over the likes of Phoenix, Minisink Valley, and Shenendehowa; the Suffolk County based program demonstrated depth and powerful throughout their line-up…
Prevailing in 8 of the 12 individual bouts in the crossover finale against the Plains(wo)men; huge efforts were delivered by Julianna Hernandez (2024 Girls State Champion), Lily Blenk, Ava Capogna (2023 State 4th), Julia Zuchowska (2x State Qualifier), and Madison Hernandez (2024 State Qualifier) who got their arms raised in five of seven matches from 120-165 to turn an initial 3-1 deficit on the scoreboard into a commanding 24-13 advantage…
Nationally ranked [Julianna] Hernandez (120) blew open a 6-3 lead in the 2nd period when she struck for two takedowns and three turns to earn the 14-3 TF over 2024 State Qualifier, Makenzie Harbour….
Tallying four takedowns (including a 4pt double-leg to make the score 6-0), Blenk (126) pitched a 10-0 shutout against Olivia Fox….
After a loss at 132 pounds, Capogna converted a quick TD to go up 2-0 and then utilized a half to stick Haley Miller at the 46-second mark…
2024 State runner-up/2024 Pan-American U15 Gold medalist, Ava Guilmette keeping Shen’s hopes alive when she banked the 16-second stick of Bridget Myers to make the score 13-12; any momentum established for the S2 powerhouse was short-lived as Zuchowska fought off of her back (headlocked to go down 4-0) for a 1pt reversal and then from par terre was able to maximize a power-half to put and keep Karley St. Gelais on her back until the slap of the mat echoed at the 1:11 mark!!
[Madison] Hernandez followed suit with a half of her own, as she needed just 52 seconds to glue Isabella LaScala!
Isha Bouicicaut accepted a forfeit at 185 to mathematically clinch the dub (28-12 with just three matches to go) before Angelica Smiech and Clover Van Der Velden (2023 State Qualifier) closed strong with respective verdicts of 10-0 TF and pin in 1:33 (up 7-2) versus Isabella Palleschi and Elizabeth Bailey at 100 and 107 pounds…
In defeat, it was Madeline Hill (2024 S2 Girls 4th) collecting a blue chip head-to-head victory when she tallied a pair of 2nd period takedowns to claim the 9-6 decision over 2023 State Qualifier, Ophelia Rosenthal-Vincenti!