Former longtime South Huntington Athletic Director Dr. Jim Wright was inducted into the New York State Athletic Administrators Hall of Fame during the organization’s annual conference in Saratoga.

Dr. Wright has been a member of the NIAAA and NYSAAA for 20 years.

For Section XI, he is a past Conference 1 president and served on seeding, finance, and policy committees while chairing girls Cross Country, Fencing, and Softball. He is now the NYSPHSAA chair for Softball and represented the NYSAAA on two NYSPHSAA Strategic Plans.

He has been a leader in professional development both in New York State and nationally.

Section XI Athletic Director of the year Kathy Masterson with some of her colleagues at the NYSAAA conference.

The conference was lead by President Todd Gulluscio of Shelter Island and the ADs of Section XI.

Congratulations to three former Section XI athletic directors on being named to the NYS Athletic Administrators Association Wall of Honor. They were recognized at a ceremony in Saratoga on March 14.

Honorees included  Kathly Cooney, who worked at Hauppauge and Southampton, John DeLuca, who worked at Longwood and Walt Whitman, and Tom Sabatelle, who worked at Sachem.

All three left legacies in their school community and impacted the lives of thousands of students-athletes and hundreds of coaches.

Good Luck to Todd Gulluscio, President of New York State Athletic Administrators Association, as he guides the conference attendees on professional development that will prepare them to “Be The Leader!”

 It’s tourney time! 

Come see the state semifinals and finals this Friday-Sunday in Glens Falls

Get tickets here: http://ow.ly/BSRq50Nh6W9

See the matchups and game times here: http://ow.ly/Ey2750Nh6W7

Can’t make it there? Watch every game live here: http://ow.ly/UzKF50Nh6W8

Some winter teams are still performing, but we’re excited about a new season of games ahead!

Be sure to bookmark these pages to stay up-to-date about your favorite teams:

• Section XI Schedules
• Section XI Standings
• Section XI Spring Playoff Info

Congratulations to the Class B Southeast Regional Champions from Southampton! Next stop @NYSPHSAA State Championships at Glens Falls! 🏀

📸 @TGulluscio pic.twitter.com/wuOIC0XygR

— SectionXI (@SectXISuffolk) March 11, 2023

Congratulations to the Class AA Southeast Regional Champions from Brentwood! Next stop @NYSPHSAA State Championships at Glens Falls! 🏀

📸 @TGulluscio pic.twitter.com/JYdmMJPAS3

— SectionXI (@SectXISuffolk) March 12, 2023

Do you have school spirit?

👍 Is it always positive, supportive and kind?

👎 Or is it mean-spirited?

#BenchBadBehavior means respecting EVERYONE at the game, including the officials … https://benchbadbehavior.com/posts/2023-09

Big thank you to @SCSD_HSW Athletes Helping Athletes Club, for organizing an Awesome afternoon of Bowling, Dancing and Good times with our FAST program students! @SmithtownCSD @SectXISuffolk pic.twitter.com/wL7hXsCqHl

— StownBullsAD (@StownAd) March 7, 2023