Congrats to Ward Melville girls’ fencing and Newfield boys’ fencing on winning their respective Suffolk County titles!
Congratulations to this year’s individual Suffolk County Division I wrestling champions and North Babylon for winning the team championship!
Rick Herrmann Most Outstanding Wrestler: Anthony Severino (Lindenhurst, 116)
Jack Mahoney Champion of Champions: Jason Kwaak (Brentwood, 152)
Ed Luksik Most Pins Least Time: Jason Kwaak (Brentwood, 152), 4 in 3:21
| Team Score | |
| North Babylon 166.5 Lindenhurst 114.5 Islip 110 Hauppauge 103.5 East Islip 100 Northport 90 Smithtown East 87.5 Smithtown West 83.5 Sachem North 83 Brentwood 81 Connetquot 78 Rocky Point 72 Longwood 71.5 Bellport 69 Miller Place 67.5 Walt Whitman 67 Bay Shore 60 Ward Melville 60 Commack 55 Kings Park 52 Patchogue-Medford 52 |
Sayville 47 Huntington 45.5 Eastport-South Manor 41.5 Comsewogue 33 Half Hollow Hills West 31 Central Islip 26 East Hampton 24 West Islip 18 Newfield 16 Westhampton Beach 15 William Floyd 15 West Babylon 14.5 Sachem East 11 Half Hollow Hills East 6 Harborfields 5 Deer Park 4 Amityville 2 Centereach 0 Copiague 0 Riverhead 0 |
Brackets: Division 1 Brackets (pdf)
Championship Finals
Photo courtesy of Ray Nelson
Rocky Point won the Long Island female wrestling championship that was held at their school.
They scored 138 team points, beating out Bay Shore who finished in second with 107.
Team Scores
1. Rocky Point Sr High 138
2. Bay Shore Girls 107
3. Walt Whitman HS 53
4. Bellport Sr HS 39.5
5. Harborfields 39
6. Copiague 34
7. John H Glenn HS 27
8. Half Hollow Hills HS-East 24
9. St Anthonys 22
10. Huntington HS 19
11. Calhoun Sr High 18
11. Commack 18
11. Mepham (Wellington C) HS 18
14. Northport Sr High 16
14. Sachem East 16
14. Sewanhaka East 16
17. Sachem North 14
18. Levittown Division HS 12
19. Roslyn 11
20. Wm Floyd 9
21. Amityville Memorial HS 7
22. Longwood 5
23. Lynbrook Sr 4
24. East Islip HS 0
24. Jericho Sr High 0
Championship Finals
Consolation Finals
Congratulations to John Glenn on winning the Division II Section XI team championship with 302 points and to all individual county champions!
Good luck in the NYSPHSAA tournament.
| Team Score | |
| 1. John Glenn 302 2. Mount Sinai 250 3. Port Jefferson 214 4. Bayport-Blue Point 175 5. Shoreham-Wading River 175 |
6. Babylon 121.5 7. Southampton 93 8. Mattituck 88 9. Hampton Bays 70 10. Center Moriches 35 |
Brackets: Division 2 Brackets (pdf)
Championship Finals
Rick Herrmann Most Outstanding Wrestler: Gavin Mangano (Shoreham-Wading River, 131)
Jack Mahoney Champion of Champions: Tommy Aiello (John Glenn, 108) & Chris Colon (Shoreham-Wading River, 124)
Ed Luksik Most Pins Least Time: Kyle Barber (Bayport-Blue Point, 145), 4 in 5:04
Mike Fitzgerald Team Champions Award: John Glenn
The February 10-11 weekend is among the most exciting during the busy Section XI sports year.
To our student-athletes and coaches, good luck, and to our spectators, enjoy!
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BOWLING
FENCING (individual county championships)
SWIMMING
WRESTLING
Congratulations to this year’s Section XI boys bowling singles and doubles champions!
The New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA) held its quarterly Executive Committee meeting on Wednesday, January 31, at the Embassy Suites in Saratoga Springs. The following key points were discussed and voted on that will be implemented for the regular and championship season for the 787 membership schools.
Nine championship sites were voted on during the meeting including the approval of Boys Basketball moving to Binghamton from 2025-27. Additionally in the winter, the Skiing State Championships were approved to go to Gore Mountain/North Creek Bowl (2025), Whiteface Mountain/Mount Hoevenberg (2026) and Bristol Mountain/Harriet Hollister State Park (2027) as part of a rotation. Two spring championship sites were also approved. Greenlight Networks Grand Slam Park in Binghamton will host the 2025-2027 Softball State Championships and Hobart & William Smith Colleges will host the Boys Lacrosse State Finals from 2025-27. In the fall, Hudson Valley Community College was approved as the host site of the Game Day Cheer State Championships from 2024-26.
Numerous proposals were brought forward to expand state championships including two volleyball proposals. A two-day Boys Volleyball State Championship was approved which includes every section now having representation at the state tournament. The girls volleyball state committee presented a proposal for a three-day tournament now that they have begun to compete in six classes. That item will be voted on at the May 1st meeting.
Both indoor and outdoor track presented proposals for expansion as well. Indoor Track had its proposal approved to add a second division for the relays at state championships. Outdoor Track & Field had its lone proposal approved to move to a third class starting in the 2025 spring season.
Two tennis proposals were brought forward including both girls and boys starting a 2 singles, 3 doubles format for their events starting in 2024. This was approved while a second proposal, to move all boys and girls tennis championship events (team and individual), was introduced and will be voted on in May.
Two football proposals were presented, including an additional official for state semifinals and finals. The item will be voted on May 1st at the next Executive Committee meeting.
The Safety Committee had one proposal approved. To provide safer guidelines during inclement weather for outdoor sports, the MyLightning Tracker app was approved for implementation in 2024.
From the modified to the varsity level, rule revisions in various sports were approved, including the experimental use of a shot clock in boys’ and girls’ lacrosse, as well as approving metal cleats for modified softball.
The Winter 2024 NYSPHSAA Executive Committee will be held Wednesday, May 1st, at Embassy Suites in Saratoga Springs.
February 7, 2024, marks the 38th annual National Girls & Women in Sports Day (NGWSD).
This celebration inspires girls and women to play, be active, and realize their full power.
The confidence, strength, and character gained through sports participation are the tools girls and women need to become strong leaders in sports and life.
Section XI honors the achievements of girls and women in sports and continues to acknowledge the power of sports to unlock limitless potential.
We applaud the vital role played by the individuals and organizations who join us in championing this effort: advocates seeking to protect Title IX and advance gender equity, athletes using their platform to inspire greatness, and coaches working daily to promote play.
We invite you to celebrate NGWSD in your community!
Todd Nelson, who has served as assistant director of the New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA) for the past 16 years, has been selected as the NFHS Citation Award honoree by the National Federation of State High School Associations. Congrats, Todd!
His primary responsibilities include overseeing safety and research, sportsmanship, classification of schools, sanctioning, professional development, rule book publications, handbook updates, eligibility interpretations, championship program content, and the wrestling weight certification program.
Nelson is also currently leading the implementation of girls’ flag football and girls’ wrestling as championship sports for the NYSPHSAA, and he also oversees cheerleading.
Nelson’s main focus and passion, however, is Unified Sports. In his 16 years as assistant director, Nelson has worked closely with Special Olympics in New York. Nelson’s diligent work has made Unified Sports part of more than 300 NYSPHSAA member schools. Due to his work with Special Olympics, Nelson obtained a master’s degree (physical education with a concentration in adapted PE) from the State University of New York (SUNY)-Cortland. He also obtained a NYS Certification in school administration.
Before his time with the NYSPHSAA, Nelson was an athletic administrator for the Waterville, New Hartford, and Herkimer Central School Districts for 14 years. He has also been the boy’s vice president of NYSPHSAA Section III for over five years.
