Newsday has announced its First Team All-Long Island selections and there are plenty of Suffolk County athletes who have been honored for their incredible seasons.
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Suffolk to the Pros: Rob Pannell
If you’re from Long Island lacrosse is not taken for granted. The rest of the country, anything is possible.
When it comes to lacrosse there are a handful of names that stand out, and in the modern era, one of the premier players of the game hales from Suffolk County.
Smithtown native Rob Pannell is one of the greatest players in NCAA history and is forging his way as one of the most marketable players in the pro game today.
Pannell, who played at Smithtown, then briefly at Deerfield Academy before starring at Cornell. Today he plays for the New York Lizards of Major League Lacrosse.
Pannell Notes
- NCAA Second place all time for NCAA points (354 career points)
- 2013 Tewaaraton Trophy
- 2x Lt. Raymond Enners Award (2011, 2013)
- 2x Jack Turnbull Award (2010, 2011)
- NCAA Division I Men’s Lacrosse Championship Finalist (2009)
- 3x Ivy League Player of the Year (2010, 2011, 2013)
- 4x First Team All-Ivy League (2009, 2010, 2011, 2013)
- ESPY Nominee for Best Collegiate Athlete (2011)
- MLL: Single Season Points Record (74)
- MLL Offensive Player of the Year (2016)
- MLL Rookie of the Year (2013)
- MLL All-Star (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016)
- MLL All-Pro (2014, 2015, 2016)
- Member of Team USA (2014)
- All-World (2014)
- FIL Most Outstanding Attackman (2014)
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Suffolk County Lacrosse Championship Week
It’s lacrosse championship week in Suffolk County!
Girls’ championship game results:
- Class A: Middle Country 13, Northport, 3
- Class B: ESM 15, Rocky Point 8
- Class C: Mt. Sinai 9, Bayport 6
- Class D: Mattituck already clinched victory!
Boys’ championship game results:
- Class A: Ward Melville 9, Smithtown East 8
- Class B: ESM 7, East Islip 5
- Class C: SWR 13, Islip 7
- Class D: Babylon already clinched victory!
Brackets: Click to review all previous games and results from this year.
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Section XI Honors Sponsors, Partners
Thank you so much to all of our sponsors and partners from the 2016-2017 year. Your support means a tremendous amount!
- Major General Kok presents US Army Service Award to Nick DeCillis, Section XI Administrative Assistant for Corporate Sponsorship
- Section XI Coporate Sponsor, Jennifer Gunn, TFCU
- Section XI Sponsor, Russell Cohen, Laser/Residential/Sprinturf
- Section XI sponsor, Lucy Mazany, Signature Bank
- Section XI Sponsor, Don Hoffman, Cullen and Danowski
- Section XI Sponsor, Harold Schwab, Steve Schwab, Schwab’s 2nd Wind
- Section XI sponsor, Bob LoNigro, Emily LoNigro, Port Jeff Sports
- Section XI Sponsor, Major General Kok, Captain Imbriaco, First Sergeant Willhite
Section XI Teams Finish Successful Unified Hoops Season
Unified Hoops action in Suffolk County finished up this week out at William Floyd High School … great work by the student-athletes at Northport, Whitman, Floyd and Amityville who participated this year!
NYSPHSAA Announces Spring Scholar-Athlete Teams, Individuals
The New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA) announces its spring 2017 Scholar-Athlete teams and individuals. This is the 25th year the NYSPHSAA has conducted the Scholar-Athlete program, which is sponsored by Pupil Benefits Plan, Inc.
This spring 2,064 teams received the Scholar-Athlete Team Award. Even more impressive, 35,301 student-athletes received an individual grade point average of 90.00 or above, and have been recognized as Individual Scholar-Athletes. The change in this year’s program resulted in over 1,200 more individual scholar-athletes being recognized during this spring season compared to the spring 2016 season.
“Congratulations to our member schools and student-athletes,” said Executive Director Robert Zayas. “We continue to be proud of this program especially this year in which we recognized an additional 1,200 student-athletes achieving high standards in the classroom. We are excited to have the opportunity to expand this program to honor even more students for the academic excellence.”
The 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 and Individuals for the 2017 spring season can be found HERE!
Sayville Wins Suffolk Girls Golf Team Championship
Sayville has captured the Section XI girls golf team championship.
Sayville will play the Section VIII winner on May 30 at Bethpage Yellow.
Section XI Team Results, Top Four
- Sayville 949 (Two Day Total)
- Runner – up – Commack 969
- 3rd Place – Smithtown West 972
- 4th Place – Smithtown East 979
Smithtown Wests’s Emily Montagnino Wins Individual Title
Emily Montagnino is cool and collected in both victory and defeat, coaches and teammates said. On Tuesday, that demeanor helped produce her biggest victory as a high school golfer.
Montagnino, a junior from Smithtown West, shot a 163 over two days at Middle Island Country Club to win the Suffolk Individual Girls Golf Championship. Montagnino shot an 8-over 79 on Tuesday after shooting an 84 on Monday.
“It’s a good feeling,” said Montagnino. “My putting was a lot better on the second day, and that helped,” she added. That was evident, as she birdied the sixth hole on Middle Island Dogwood and was also even over the final three holes to edge teammate Paige Diecidue by one stroke.
Former Brentwood AD Bill Lown Passes Away
Section XI is saddened to learn about the passing of former Brentwood athletic director, Bill Lown.
Bill was the varsity soccer coach at Brentwood for 10 seasons, and the Brentwood athletic director and Suffolk County Soccer Chairman from 1990-1999.
The SCSCA named their “Small School Player of the Year” award in his name and he was inducted into the New York State Soccer Hall of Fame in 1998.
Bill was well respected in Brentwood, Suffolk County and state soccer communities.
Lown is survived by his wife, Jean, son William D. (Carla) Lown, daughter Elizabeth Pappas and three sisters and two grandchildren.
Visitation info: The Branch Funeral Home (190 E. Main St.) in Smithtown, N.Y. 11787 Sunday from 2-6 p.m.
The funeral service will be at First Presbyterian Church of Smithtown Monday at 10 a.m. Interment will follow with military honors at Calverton National Cemetery.
Section XI Spring Tournament Brackets
The spring playoff brackets for Section XI baseball, softball, boys lacrosse and girls lacrosse are officially available:
Baseball: http://www.sectionxi.org/TOUR/BSB.htm
Softball: http://www.sectionxi.org/TOUR/SB.htm
Boys lacrosse: http://www.sectionxi.org/TOUR/BLAX.htm
Girls lacrosse: http://www.sectionxi.org/TOUR/GLAX.htm