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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.
Sponsors, Supporters Honored at Annual Luncheon
A number of our sponsors were recognized at the annual Section XI Awards luncheon held at Mill Pond in Coram.
Thank you to the following companies who were able to attend and accept recognitions:
- Port Jeff Sports
- Laser Industries
- SportsYou
- News12 Varsity
- U.S. Army
- Signature Bank
- Schwab’s 2nd Wind
- St. Charles Sports Medicine
- Professional Physical Therapy
Pat Field from Copiague was honored with the Judith A. Martens Award by the NYS Athletic Administration Association.
St. Charles Hospital and The Concussion Management Program on was honored with a Community Service Award from the NYS Athletic Administration Association.
Congrats to Islip’s Kevin Lewis and Hampton Bays’ Mackenzie Tyler on winning the NIAAA Essay Scholarships.
