Good luck to all Section XI Division II wrestlers competing in the individual championship event!
Date: Friday, February 11
Time: 9 a.m.
Location: Mattituck High School
Tickets: $8 online and $10 at door
Category Archives: Section XI News
Section XI Swimming & Diving Championship Info
Good luck to all Section XI swimmers and divers, who are competing in their respective championship events between February 10 and 12!
2/10 Section XI Diving Championships – 4:30 Warm-Up, 5:30 Start @ Hauppauge HS … adm $7 online, $10 at door
2/12 Section XI Swimming Championships @ Stony Brook University … adm $7 online, $10 at door
Session #1 9am Warm Up 10am Start
Click for NYSPHSAA Swimming & Diving Championships info.
Brentwood XC Teams Win Big Grant from Brooks
In the latest edition of NYSPHSAA’s Overtime Sports, they pay a visit to Brentwood High School.
Girls cross country coach Katie Mitchell took a chance on twitter and won big money for the boys and girls cross country teams at Brentwood.
They applied and won a grant that helped provide apparel for the program.
Check out the story.
West Islip’s Tim Smith Makes NYS History
Congratulations to West Islip bowler Tim Smith, who set a New York State record by recording four 300-games this season!
Bob McIntyre Named NYSAAA Section XI AD of the Year
Congratulations to Bellport Athletic Director Bob McIntyre on being named 2022 New York State Athletic Administrator Association Athletic Director of the Year for Section XI!
Section XI League Wrestling Championships
Good luck to all Section XI wrestlers competing in their League tournaments this weekend!
Purchase tickets from the Go Fan site/app. It’s $7 online and $10 at the door.
League 1 – Sachem East
League 2 – Ward Melville
League 3 – HH Hills East
League 4 – Hauppauge
League 5 – East Islip
League 6 – Miller Place
Section XI Athletics for All at Centereach Lanes
This week we had a a great day at Centereach Lanes with over 100 student-athletes who participated in the Section XI Athletics for All bowling event.
Thank you to those who helped make the event possible, especially these proud and talented student-athletes, as well as Centereach Lanes for providing a safe space for our kids!
NYSPHSAA Holds Quarterly Executive Committee Meeting
The New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA) held its quarterly meeting of the Executive Committee on Wednesday, February 2nd at the Embassy Suites in Saratoga Springs. The committee voted on several key proposals important to the Association’s 787-member schools.
The Executive Committee approved establishing criteria for the creation of a sixth classification for sports with 501 or more teams eligible to participate in the NYSPHSAA State Championships. Starting in the 2023-24 school year, the NYSPHSAA sports of baseball, softball, boys basketball, girls basketball, boys soccer and girls soccer are eligible for a sixth classification pending approval from each sport committee.
Following the sixth classification vote, the Executive Committee approved establishing a timeline, process and criteria for the classification cut-off numbers for non-variation five, four and three classification sports along with two-division sports. Both of these action items can be found starting on page 53 of the meeting agenda.
After lengthy discussion to address venue COVID restrictions by section representatives on the Executive Committee, a motion submitted by Section IV to limit attendance at the Competitive Cheerleading Championships at the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) to 400 or less was defeated by a 14-6 vote (2 abstentions).
Section VI made a motion to limit the attendance at the Boys Basketball Championships and Wrestling Championships to less than 5,000 was defeated by a 18-4 vote. The NYSPHSAA is subject to the New York State Department of Health guidance for Large Scale Indoor Events, which require vaccination/ testing for indoor events of more than 5,000.
The meeting was called to order by President Julie Bergman at 9:00 am and concluded at 1:21 pm. The next meeting of the NYSPHSAA Executive Committee will be Wednesday, May 4th at The Embassy Suites in Saratoga Springs.
Section XI Participates in Jets Event for National Girls and Women in Sports Day
Student-athletes from Section XI took part in an event with the Jets and Nike in recognition of the 36th annual National Girls & Women in Sports Day.
The purpose of the event was to promote opportunities for women in sports and Section XI was fortunate to be involved in the program.
Students from Amityville, Center Moriches, Longwood, North Babylon, Sachem East, Sachem North, Ward Melville and Walt Whitman were at MetLife Stadium for the event.
They received uniforms, private tours of the Jets locker room and attended panel discussions with notable women in sports.
Remembering Commack Baseball Coach Brian Bonin
Section XI is sad about the passing of Commack Baseball Coach Brian Bonin.
Bonin coached the varsity at Commack from 2017-2021 and had a career record of 73-21-1, winning two Suffolk County titles and the 2021 Long Island Conference I championship.
Bonin, 33, who taught physical education in the Commack, died Jan. 25, after a year-long battle with melanoma.
He is survived by his wife Lauren, daughters Ashlynn and Ella and son Luke, parents Joe and Lorraine, brother Joe and four nieces and nephews.
Bonin’s funeral is Wednesday at 11:15 a.m. St. Cyril and Methodius Roman Catholic Church in Deer Park.