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NYSPHSAA Statement on Winter Storm Watch

NYSPHSAA is closely monitoring the approaching winter storm. 

At this time, there are no plans to adjust the time schedule or format of the NYSPHSAA State Wrestling Championships, scheduled to be held at the Albany MVP Arena (formerly Times Union Center) on Friday, February 25 and Saturday, February 26. 

Any updates will be immediately released on NYSPHSAA’s social media platforms and website.

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NYSPHSAA Wrestling Championship Info

The NYSPHSAA Wrestling State Championship returns to the MVP Arena in Albany on February 25-26.

Tickets can be purchased on www.mvparena.com (fees apply) or at the arena box office.  Doors open one hour prior to each start of the session.

ACCESS BRACKETS AND INFO HERE!

The schedule for the event is as follows:

SESSION #1
Friday, February 25, 9:30 am – Parade of Champions/National Anthem
10:00 am – 3 pm – Preliminaries: Division 1 and 2
3:00 pm – 4:30 pm – Quarterfinals: Division 1 and 2
4:30 pm – 8:00 pm – Wrestlebacks: Division 1 and 2

SESSION #2
Saturday, February 26    9:30 am – National Anthem/Special Awards
9:30 am – 12:00 pm – Semifinals: Division 1 and 2
Wrestlebacks: Division 1 and 2
12:00 – 2:00 pm – Wrestlebacks/Consolation Semifinals: Div 1 & 2
2:00 pm – 3:30 pm – Consolation Finals: Division 1 and 2

SESSION #3
Saturday, February 26    6:15 pm – Finals: Division 1 and 2 (2 mats only)

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NYSPHSAA Executive Committee Approves Capacity Limitation at Competitive Cheerleading Championships

The New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA) has announced its Executive Committee has approved a capacity limit at its Competitive Cheerleading State Championships scheduled for Saturday, March 5th at Gordon Fieldhouse on the campus of Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT).

The announcement is a result of the NYSPHSAA Executive Committee’s action to limit capacity to under 400 individuals to accommodate student-athletes on teams who qualified for the event. By holding capacity to under 400, the RIT policy does not require vaccinations or testing for anyone entering their facilities. The Executive Committee approval eliminates the ability to accommodate spectators.

“Due to membership concerns, the NYSPHSAA Executive Committee held an emergency meeting today to discuss our Competitive Cheerleading State Championships,” said Dr. Robert Zayas, NYSPHSAA Executive Director. “Although today’s action of the Executive Committee will result in spectators not being able to attend, all student-athletes will have the opportunity to represent their school and compete for the title of state champion.”

The approval by the NYSPHSAA Executive Committee forces a revision to the original championship format.  This will require five separate sessions of competition with the finals in each division immediately following preliminary performances. A final schedule will be released following the qualification of all teams at www.nysphsaa.org.

The event, which was already scheduled to be streamed on the NFHS Network, can be accessed online at www.nfhsnetwork.com.

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Huntington’s Emily Plachta Scores 1,000 Career Points

Huntington’s Emily Plachta scored the 1,000th point of her high school career in a playoff win over Centereach. Nice work, Emily!

 

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Section XI Division I Wrestling Champions

Congratulations to Sayville on winning the Division I Suffolk County wrestling team championship, as well as the individual county champions crowned from across Section XI.

Rick Herrmann Most Outstanding Wrestler: Matt Marlow (Northport, 118)
Jack Mahoney Champion of Champions: Mack Murtha (Sayville, 172)
Ed Luksik Most Pins Least Time: Mack Murtha (Sayville, 172), 4 in 7:13
Bill Knapp Team Award: Sayville

Championship Finals

  • 102 – Mason Mangialino (Comsewogue, Fr.) dec. Connor Sheridan (Hauppauge, Fr.), 3-2
  • 110 – Mikey Manta (Hauppauge, Sr.) dec. Jason Kwaak (Brentwood, Fr.), 5-4
  • 118 – Matt Marlow (Northport, So.) dec. Christian Lievano (Ward Melville, Sr.), 8-3
  • 126 – Brayden Fahrbach (Mt. Sinai, So.) pinned Vincent Ziccardi (Kings Park, Sr.), 6:40
  • 132 – Nick LaMorte (Rocky Point, Jr.) dec. Stephen Lukas (Eastport-South Manor, Sr.), 5-1
  • 138 – Jared Weinhaus (Sachem East, Sr.) dec. Zach Miller (Islip, So.), 4-2 SV
  • 145 – Justin Klein (Miller Place, Sr.) dec. Christian Paredes (Connetquot, Sr.), 5-3
  • 152 – Matt Hole-Lopez (Islip, Sr.) dec. Gavin Cirolli (Miller Place, Sr.), 10-5
  • 160 – Tom Andria (Islip, Sr.) dec. Braden Ainslie (Sayville, Sr.), 12-9
  • 172 – Mack Murtha (Sayville, Sr.) pinned Eric Wetherbee (Sachem North, Sr.), 0:51
  • 189 – Jabali Zoia (Longwood, Sr.) pinned Jake Trovato (Lindenhurst, Sr.), 2:51
  • 215 – Robert Smith (Huntington, Sr.) dec. Jaiden Green (Bellport, Jr.), 5-3 SV
  • 285 – Sebastian Regis (East Islip, So.) pinned John Feramola (Connetquot, Sr.), 5:17

The New York State wrestling championships will take place in Albany on February 25-26. All tournament info can be found here.

Photos by Ray Nelson

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January Section XI-Island Federal Scholar-Athletes

Congrats to the January Nominees for Section XI-Island Federal Scholar-Athlete Award!

Matthew Szypula – Matthew is a two-time captain for Half Hollow Hills West. He has a 4.0 GPA and is a high honor roll student. In addition to being a member of the National Honor Society, Math Honor Society, & Italian Honor Society, he volunteers at Saint Matthews Church and tutors high-risk students.

Alexandra Kelly – Alexandra is a multi-sport phenom and stellar academic student. This past Fall she tallied 29 total points on the pitch for Rocky Point Girls’ Soccer including the game winner over previously undefeated East Islip. Currently she has a 101.66 GPA and will be attending Princeton University next year as a member of their Track & Field team.

Both Matthew & Alexandra have been added to our Watch List and will be finalist for our 2022 Scholar-Athlete Scholarships awarded in June!