Congratulations to Center Moriches soccer coach Mike Russo on recording his first career varsity coaching win!
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Statement on Georgia School Shooting
Our thoughts and prayers go out to the families and friends of the people who we lost in the Georgia school shooting this week. Section XI is thinking about and praying for everyone involved.
Orlin & Cohen Sports Medicine Tips: Football Equipment
Longwood Hosts Pro Soccer Alum During Summer Workouts
Longwood’s girls’ varsity and JV soccer teams recently hosted Phallon Tullis-Joyce, a 2014 Longwood alum and now the goaltender of the Manchester United Women’s soccer team.
Phallon shared her expertise and trained with the team, inspiring everyone with her skill and dedication.
She played college soccer for the Miami Hurricanes and professionally for French Division 1 Féminine club Reims and OL Reign of the National Women’s Soccer League.
Laube, Goncalves Make NFL Rosters
Congrats to Section XI natives Dylan Laube and Matt Goncalves on making NFL rosters out of training camp!
Laube, who played at New Hampshire and is from Westhampton, is on the Raiders. Goncalves, who was at PITT and played at Eastport-South Manor, is on the Colts.
Good luck this season, men! 🏈
East Hampton’s Caeleigh Schuster Selected to U18 U.S. Field Hockey
Congratulations to East Hampton’s Caeleigh Schuster for being selected to the U18 Junior Woman’s National Team Selection Camp in Charlotte, NC, in December.
Schuster, a goalie, competed in July in Norfolk, Virginia, at the Junior NEXUS Championship with a combined team of top players from all over the Nation.
Her team placed third overall and took bronze in the tournament. Players were evaluated and selected from these top teams and then invited to try out for the Junior National Team.
Good luck, Caeleigh!
Section XI Lax Coaches Get Nod to ILCA Hall of Fame
The National Interscholastic Lacrosse Coaches Association announced its 2024 Hall of Fame class earlier this month. They’re among the most recognizable names in high school boys’ lacrosse history.
They will be enshrined at the NILCA’s annual banquet and ceremony on Oct. 12 at the Milleridge Inn in Jericho, New York.
BOB MACALUSO – NORTHPORT (N.Y.)
A longtime coach at Long Island powerhouse Northport, Macaluso won more than 280 games at the helm — notably leading the Tigers to a state championship in 2001. Northport made it to the Suffolk County final four in his last 12 seasons. Macaluso retired in 2007 but resurfaced later as the head coach of New Zealand’s national team, which he led to a 12th-place finish in the 2014 world championship.
PAUL MCDERMOTT – HUNTINGTON (N.Y.)
A two-time NILCA Coach of the Year, McDermott enjoyed a storied career at Huntington. He led the Blue Devils to three Long Island and two New York state championships to go with 19 league titles. His 304 career wins included a 63-game winning streak and No. 1 national ranking in 2007 when the Bratton twins were turning heads at Huntington. McDermott also served as vice president of the Suffolk County Lacrosse Association from 2000-2014. He was inducted into the Long Island Metro Lacrosse Foundation Hall of Fame last year.
TOM ROTANZ – SHOREHAM-WADING RIVER (N.Y.)
A three-time Long Island Coach of the Year, Rotanz compiled over 250 wins in 18 seasons at Shoreham-Wading River — a program he inherited as a scrappy startup in 1995. He led the Wildcats to state championships in 2001, 2007 and 2012. He also has 10 county and five Long Island titles to his credit. Rotanz served on the coaching staff for the gold medal-winning 2012 U.S. U19 team.
GEORGE SEARING – NORTHPORT (N.Y.)/YORKTOWN (N.Y.)
Macaluso’s co-head coach on Northport’s 2001 state title team, Searing’s coaching career started in the 1980s at another New York powerhouse in Yorktown. Between the two schools, he coached high school lacrosse in some capacity (assistant, head coach, and co-head coach) for 25 years and won five state championships. Searing also coached at the collegiate level, winning a pair of NCAA Division II titles as an assistant at NYIT in 2003 and 2005 before returning to Northport in 2007. He moved to Florida in 2020 and is now the head coach at Naples.
BILL TURRI – WEST ISLIP (N.Y.)
A longtime assistant at West Islip, Turri was the defensive coordinator and Scott Craig’s top deputy for over 30 years. Together, they won over 400 games, five state championships, and nine Suffolk County titles. Craig was inducted into the NILCA Hall of Fame two years ago. Now it’s Turri’s turn.
Two from Section XI Compete at World Lifeguarding Championships
Section XI had two lifeguards and student-athletes represent the United States at the World Lifeguarding Championships this month in Australia.
Congratulations to East Hampton’s Liam Knight and Colin Veit of Port Jefferson.
Northport Flag Football Plays at MetLife Stadium
The Northport Girls Flag Football team traveled to MetLife Stadium on Saturday, August 10, where the New York Jets invited them to play during halftime of the Jets’ preseason game.
It was an incredible opportunity for the program to walk out of the tunnel and play in a large stadium.
Orlin & Cohen Sports Medicine Tips: Asthma in Athletics
