Mark your calendars … Modified sports – Section XI Athletics for All – begin on Wednesday, September 4, depending on the start of your school!
We’re looking forward to another impactful year of important events for our student-athletes.
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Let’s Work Together for Our Student-Athletes
Let’s all work together to improve our sportsmanship this year.
This is a message to coaches, student-athletes, and spectators: please let the coaches coach, players play, and officials officiate!
Get Your Fall Sports Paperwork and Physicals Done
REMINDER: Football starts on Monday, August 19, and all other fall sports begin on Monday, August 26, so make sure your paperwork and physicals are up to date!
Countdown to the Section XI Fall Season
It’s on to another year of high school sports!
Are you a freshman getting started? You’re going to do great!
Are you a sophomore? You know the deal: don’t sit back!
A junior? Show what you have.
Senior? Let it all out, and go for it!
No matter the year, push yourself to the limit and HAVE FUN!
Section XI fall sports start on August 19. Are you ready?
Sayville’s Ava Rueb is Top Flag Football Scholar Athlete
Sayville’s Ava Rueb was named the 2024 top scholar-athlete by the National Football Foundation. Congrats, Ava! Watch the piece about her honor via Newsday.
Sayville’s Olivia Moynihan Wins National Football Foundation Girls QB Challenge
Sayville’s Olivia Moynihan grew up wanting to play football and never thought that would become a reality. Now, she’s recognized as one of the most talented quarterbacks on Long Island.
Moynihan was awarded first overall at the second-annual National Football Foundation Girls QB Challenge presented by Orlin & Cohen on Saturday afternoon at the Smithtown West High School turf.
“I’ve been working really hard this summer for this,” Moynihan said. “I wanted to come here and win, and it worked out.”
Section XI Mourning Loss of Bellport Coach Sean Chavious
Section XI is sad to learn about the passing of longtime Bellport Football coach Sean Chavious. Our thoughts are with his family, friends, and the Bellport community.
Brannigan, Fredette Represent Section XI at Paralympics
Good luck to two former Section XI student-athletes competing at the 2024 Paralympics in Paris.
Northport’s Mikey Brannigan is a runner, and Westhampton Beach’s Lee Fredette is a wheelchair rugby player.
Thanks for making us proud!
NYSPHSAA Central Committee Meets in Riverhead for 2024 Summer Meeting
The New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA) held its annual Central Committee meeting starting Tuesday, July 30, and concluding on Wednesday, July 31, at The Hyatt Place Long Island/East End and Atlantis Banquets and Events in Riverhead. During the meeting, key proposals were addressed and several members were recognized for their time serving NYSPHSAA.
Several sports were approved to implement new regional rotations, which were created and recommended by each sport committee prior to the Central Committee meeting. The following sports had rotations approved: Girls Team Tennis, Girls Soccer, Boys Soccer, 11-man Football, Field Hockey, and Girls Volleyball starting in the fall of 2024. Additionally, a girls volleyball proposal to return to pool play during the state championship was approved. The 2023 championship was conducted in a bracketed format.
The Executive Committee approved new rule book language regarding in-game ejections. It now states: “Any athlete, coach or school representative ejected from a football game will be suspended from contest play for the next two consecutive halves.”
Boys Ice Hockey game rules were discussed and approved which now allows for an overtime structure when a game needs a singular winner. Upon the completion of two overtimes, a shootout will be conducted until a winner is earned. Additionally, the Central Committee addressed an adjustment to the rulebook for Boys Ice Hockey, which the goalie position must not be subbed into or out of a game until the next stoppage of play. Another winter sport, Bowling, was approved for two divisions in the Composite competition and approved to go from a 5-player to a 6-player format in the school competition.
For ticketed championship events, a $.50 increase in admission has been approved, which will begin this fall.
The Sportsmanship Stay in the Game award was presented to Section VII. This award recognizes the Section that has the highest percentage of schools without a disqualification penalty, for unsportsmanlike conduct, for a coach and/or player at all levels of competition this past school year.
Additionally, with the completion of her eight-year term, Past President Julie Bergman (Deposit-Hancock, Section IV) was recognized for her years of serving the membership. Debra Ferry (Half Hollow Hills, Section XI) will take her place as the incoming NYSPHSAA 2nd President. Ferry’s term as an officer begins September 1.
Several members were also recognized for their time on the NYSPHSAA Executive Committee. Section V Central Committee member Tom Schmandt was celebrated for his eight years of service before his retirement. Roberta Greene (Washingtonville, Section IX) was recognized for her decades of service to the NYSPHSAA Executive Committee as the longest-tenured member of the committee.
The meeting was concluded by the traditional Presidential Passing of the Gavel as Russell Bartlett (Tupper Lake, Section X) transferred his duties as NYSPHSAA President to Timothy Mullins (Bayport-Blue Point, Section XI) effective September 1.
The complete meeting agenda can be found here.
The list of approved items can be found here.
Two from Section XI Represent Puerto Rico in Olympics
Arella Guirantes and Brianna Jones, two former Section XI student-athletes, are playing together on the Puerto Rican women’s basketball team at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Guirantes attended Bellport High School and was a first-round pick with the LA Sparks in the 2022 WBNA Draft.
Jones, who plays professionally in Saudi Arabia, grew up in North Babylon.
They were both All-Long Island selections in high school.