Category Archives: Section XI News

Reminder: Spectators Are Restricted from Section XI Events

Section XI is excited that sports are back.

During its most recent meeting, the Section XI Athletic Council, in conjunction with the Section XI Executive Board, the committee voted to approve high risk sports for high school competition following the Suffolk County Department of Health guidelines. They also voted to deny all modified winter sports, which includes early and late winter activities. The committee continued to restrict ALL spectators from winter contests.

“Due to safety concerns outlined by the Suffolk County Department of Health and physicians on our safety committee, having no spectators at contests will give us the best chance for schools to complete their upcoming seasons,” said Tom Combs, Executive Director of Section XI. “The health and safety of our student-athletes, coaches and support staff are paramount in this endeavor of returning to play.”

You can find schedules and standings on SectionXI.org and follow updates @SectXISuffolk via social media. Many local districts will stream events on their platforms and Section XI will aim to share many of these links on its website and social media channels in the coming weeks.

“We wish each student-athlete, coach, trainer, official and program the best of luck as competition begins,” said Combs.

Yankee Players Chat with Section XI Student-Athletes

Athletic sections across New York were treated to Zoom meet and greets with two New York Yankees players.

Catcher Kyle Higashioka spoke with dozens of students from the Free and Reduced Lunch Program of Section XI on Tuesday.

Pitcher Jordan Montgomery was on camera with Special Needs Unified and Pioneer students of Section XI in December.

Special thank you to Shelter Island Athletic Director Todd Gulluscio, broadcaster Kevin Devaney and player-agent-speaker Mark Leinweaver for coordinating,

Both were covered in the New York Post and on YES Network.

Section XI Boys, Girls Volleyball Schedule and Playoff Structure Released

The shortened boys and girls volleyball season schedules are officially available on SectionXI.org.

Matches will take place between March 8 and April 16. Note they are listed under “fall boys volleyball” and “fall girls volleyball” on the schedule page.

The girls playoffs will run from April 17 to April 24, while the boys will have a tournament from April 20 to April 24.