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Section XI News

Suffolk County Wrestling Tournament Info

Get ready for an exciting weekend of competition as the top wrestlers in Suffolk County will be crowned.

The action begins on Saturday, Feb. 10 at 10 a.m. at Suffolk Community Brentwood. There is a $6 admission fee.

The championship rounds will take place on Sunday. See more information below.

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CLICK FOR DIVISION 2 BRACKETS!

2/10/2018
Wrestling – Sec XI Division I/II Championship
@ SCCC -Brentwood 10:00am
Location : Suffolk County Community College
Tickets : $6

2/11/2018
Wrestling – Sec XI Division I/II Championship
@ SCCC – Brentwood 9:30am
Day Session ($6 adm) Evening Session – Finals ($6 adm)
Location : Suffolk County Community College
Tickets : $6

Section XI News

Section XI Athletes of the Week: Evelyn Walker & Josh Serrano

Each week Section XI will announce a male and female athlete of the week. Nominees are submitted by school district athletic directors.

The athletes of the week for the Week of February 5 are Evelyn Walker from Port Jefferson and Josh Serrano from Amityville.

Female Athlete of the Week: Evelyn Walker, Port Jefferson

Evelyn Walker from Port Jefferson was fouled shooting a three-pointer with 0.9 seconds left in the fourth overtime and made all three free throws to give Port Jeff a two-point lead in its Suffolk VIII win last week.

Male Athlete of the Week: Josh Serrano, Amitville

Amityville’s Josh Serrano scored career point No. 1,500 with a three-point shot against Hampton Bays on Jan. 31.

Serrano has played on the boys varsity basketball team for four years and currently leads the Warriors in scoring and is one of the top scorers on Long Island. His leadership this season helped clinch the league title last week as well.

Previous Section XI Athletes of the Week

  • Jared Trefney, Hills East / Nicole Leslie, Huntington
  • Raf Lievano, Ward Melville / Ty Zhea Hawkins, Brentwood
  • Sean Braithwaite, Center Moriches / Beth Felix, Stony Brook
Section XI News

2018 Winter Championship Schedules

The winter sports championship schedule is heating up.

We’ve already experience some exiting wrestling and track and field events and are about to embark on the county championship in fencing. The action just continues to pick up from here on out for the winter season.

The easiest way to stay up-to-date on all events ahead of time, and plan your schedule around what’s to come, is check out our winter championship info page!

CLICK HERE for all winter championship information!

Section XI News

Section XI Athletes of the Week: Beth Felix & Sean Braithwaite

Each week Section XI will announce a male and female athlete of the week. Nominees are submitted by school district athletic directors.

The athletes of the week for the Week of January 29 are Beth Felix from Stony Brook and Sean Braithwaite from Center Moriches

Female Athlete of the Week: Beth Felix, Stony Brook

Beth Felix has been a strong asset for the Stony Brook girls’ basketball team both on and off the court. One of the top scorers in Suffolk with a 22.8 points per game, Felix is also a great leader in her school and in the community. She was honored this past December with a town community service award for raising over $13,000 for a non-profit camp that serves teens. She also started a campaign to provide 10,000 Bibles to non-profit ministries and the underprivileged. She started another program called H.E.L.P (Heroin Epidemic Lifeline Program) for which she has campaigned, raised, and distributed over $18,000 worth of educational materials back to the community and also finds time to maintain a 3.9 GPA.

Male Athlete of the Week: Sean Braithwaite, Center Moriches

Sean Braithwaite is averaging 19.8 points, 7.5 rebounds and 7 assists per game over the last week for Center Moriches. The Red Devils are 6-0 in league play and 14-2 this season. Braithwaite’s consistent play is a major reason by the defending Class B Long Island champions remain the team to beat this year and are poised to make a strong run at a New York State title. Look for Braithwaite to keep up his scoring touch as the season progresses.

Previous Section XI Athletes of the Week

  • Jared Trefney, Hills East / Nicole Leslie, Huntington
  • Raf Lievano, Ward Melville / Ty Zhea Hawkins, Brentwood
Section XI News

Brentwood’s Napolitano Surpasses Campo in Wins

Brentwood wrestling coach Ralph Napolitano reached a significant career milestone when he became the winningest coach in program history, passing the legendary Joe Campo.

Campo, who retired in 1985, had 253 career wins, and Napolitano how has 254.

“I would like to thank everyone from the bottom of my heart for all the congratulatory posts and well wishes,” Napolitano wrote on Facebook. “However, the real congrats should go to all the kids the past 16 years that we have been blessed to get the opportunity to coach. These amazing young men year in and year out come to us looking to be lead, looking to be part of something special and give us their blood, sweat, and tears every day. They embrace wearing the green and white and have made us proud each and every year.

“A wrestling season is a marathon not a sprint filled with many highs and sometimes many lows. These young men have always carried themselves with pride and enormous amounts of dignity. They are the true heroes! In a world void of heroes and do gooders, they truly inspire us to try to give them our best efforts each and every day. On behalf of all the coaches that I have had the privilege of coaching side by side with all these years.”

Section XI News

Kings Park Names Gym After Arthur Snelders

A great honor for former longtime Kings Park teacher, coach and athletic director, Arthur Snelders, who had the basketball court named in his honor this week!

Snelders worked at Kings Park from 1956 to 1986 and spent the last 10 years of his career as the district’s athletic director.

He coached a number of varsity sports, including boys basketball and boys soccer, winning more than 300 contests and a number of league championships.