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Section XI News

2018 Suffolk County Girls Basketball Coaches Association Honors

The Suffolk County Girls Basketball Coaches Association had their annual awards dinner in late March honoring the top players and coaches in the county.

Here is a rundown of the main awards given out:

MISS SUFFOLK COUNTY BASKETBALL

  • Danielle Cosgrove, Sachem East

ALL-TOURNAMENT

  • Kim Shalhoub – Commack
  • Christina John – Hauppague
  • Liz Dwyer – Mattituck
  • Melina Santacroce – McGann-Mercy
  • MVP: Katie Kelly – Commack

LEAGUE PLAYER OF THE YEAR

  • League I: Danielle Cosgrove- Sachem East & Ty’Zhea Hawkins- Brentwood
  • League 2: Hannah Stockman- Northport & Naabea Assibey-Bonsu- Central Islip
  • League 3: Alexa Wallace- Half Hollow Hills West
  • League 4: Casey Travers- Eastport South Manor
  • League 5: Samantha Schultz- Kings Park
  • League 6: Moneasia McCloud- Wyandanch
  • League 7: Liz Dwyer-Mattituck & Beth Felix- The Stony Brook School

ROOKIES OF THE YEAR

  • LEAGUE 1: Taydra Simpson- Longwood & Mackenzie Szlosek- Sachem East
  • LEAGUE 2: Madonna Getchell- Walt Whitman & Morgan Elliott- Connetquot
  • LEAGUE 3: Paige Doherty- Smithtown West & Adriana Romo- Centereach
  • LEAGUE 4: Liuna Katz- Eastport South Manor & Lindsay Hanson- Comsewogue
  • LEAGUE 5: Nicole Petrocelli- Hauppauge
  • LEAGUE 6: Michele Corona- Shorehan Wading River
  • LEAGUE 7: Jemini Sensabaugh- Center Moriches & Niamh Scanlon- Stony Brook School

COACHES OF THE YEAR

  • SCGBCA: James Mellor – Sachem North
  • Class AA:  Co-Coaches Denis Conroy- Commack, Russ Tietjen- Commack
  • Class A:  James Edson- Hauppauge
  • Class B:  Steve Van Dood-Mattituck
  • Class C:  Meghan Smith – McGann-Mercy

JV COACH OF THE YEAR

  • LEAGUE 1: Jillian Kraft- Commack
  • LEAGUE 2: Kaitlyn Kelly- Northport & Lauren Caggiano- Half Hollow Hills East
  • LEAGUE 3: Perry Marinelli- Huntington
  • LEAGUE 4: Dan Bachety- West Babylon
  • LEAGUE 5: John Reynolds- East Islip
  • LEAGUE 6: Shannon Colligan- Elwood John Glenn & Tracey Carron- Mount Sinai
  • LEAGUE 7: Kay Rolle-Mattituck

MILESTONES

1,000 POINTS

  • Chanel Taylor- Central Islip
  • Ty’Zhea Hawkins- Brentwood
  • Mackenzie Tyler- Hampton Bays
  • Alexa Wallace- Half Hollow Hills East
  • Gabby Sartori- Mount Sinai
  • Hannah Stockman- Northport
  • Beth Felix- Stony Brook School
  • Moneasia McCloud- Wyandanch
  • Alyssa Adomaites – Elwood John Glenn
  • Naabea Assibey-Bonsu- Central Islip
  • Samantha Hinke- Half Hollow Hills West

1,500 POINTS

  • Nora Gabel-Comsewogue
  • Danielle Cosgrove- Sachem East
  • Liz Dwyer- Mattituck
  • Samantha Schultz- Kings Park

300 WINS

  • Carole Olsen-Copiague

200 WINS

  • Russ Tietjen- Commack
Section XI News

Section XI Alumni: Coan Shows More Improvement in Wisconsin Spring Game

Sayville native Jack Coan has always been a fast learner, but when you get to the big time Division I level of football that he’s at, it’s not easy to progress.

For Coan, it’s the same old story though, another season, another chance to improve and shine.

“I definitely know a lot more, and I’m so much more comfortable than I was last spring,” Coan told LandOf10.com “I kind of actually know what I’m doing this spring.”

Coan, who is headed into his sophomore season next fall, will be the backup to starter Alex Hornibrook.

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#SectionXITBT: Horseshoe Pitching in 1940

Before you think it, no, Section XI does not have a sanctioned “horseshoe pitching” event, and neither does the New York State Public High School Athletic Association, but this photo is too unique not to feature!

It was a different era in 1940 that’s for sure!

Check out this image above from Westhampton Beach when the school won the Suffolk County Horseshoe Pitching championship.

#TBT #SuffolkCounty

Section XI News

Section XI Student-Athletes Named Scholar Athletes

The New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA) is proud to announce its winter 2018 Scholar-Athlete teams and individuals.

This is the 26th year the NYSPHSAA has conducted the Scholar-Athlete program, which is sponsored by Pupil Benefits Plan, Inc.

This winter, NYSPHSAA recognized 2,336 Scholar-Athlete teams and 31,072 individuals. The figures represent a 13.73% (282 more teams) and 5.15% (1,521 individuals) increase compared to the number of honorees for the winter 2017 season.

To be recognized as a Scholar-Athlete team, 75% of a team’s roster is required when computing a team’s average GPA, which must be 90.0 or greater.  Student-athletes with a 90.0 or greater GPA are still recognized as Scholar-Athlete recipients even if their team did not qualify for the Scholar-Athlete team award.

“Research continues to provide evidence that student-athletes perform better in the classroom when compared to their non-participating classmates.  The NYSPHSAA Scholar-Athlete program brings attention to the benefit and impact interscholastic sports participation has upon students,” said Robert Zayas, NYSPHSAA Executive Director.  “We are very proud of this program and all of the students who excel in the classroom.”

The full list of scholar athlete teams for the winter 2018 season can be found here!

The full list of scholar athlete individuals for the winter 2018 season can be found here!