Outstanding work by the Bay Shore girls volleyball team for hosting a breast cancer awareness event.

The fundraiser will provide donations to the “Side Out Foundation.”

Check out the incredible pink uniform combo from Bayport-Blue Point football in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Players, coaches, cheerleaders and fans all supported the effort on Friday night. Thanks for sharing @bbpboosterclub!

Section XI is excited to announce Island Federal as a new sponsor.

Island Federal and Section XI will partner to host two college financial preparation seminars open to all soon-to-be-graduating high school students.

Island Federal will be recognized as the presenting sponsor of the “Community Leader Award.” This monthly promotion will recognize one male and one female student-athlete who has demonstrated excellence in the classroom, on the field, and in the community.

Section XI and Island Federal will work together to present the “Island Federal Scholar-Athlete Award” to one male and one female high school.

Lindenhurst student-athletes are supporting the Christina Renna Foundation.

The foundation raises awareness and funds for children’s cancer research and helps children in need.

Great work, Bulldogs!

The NFHS is featuring “Title IX” legends this month and we could not think of a better one in Section XI than former Executive Director Cathy Gallagher.

Before beginning her career at Section XI, she was a physical education teacher and coach at Smithtown and Cold Spring Harbor high schools and a PE teacher at Suffolk Community College from 1959 to 1968.  She also enjoyed a career in sports officiating from 1967 to 1974.

She started as Associate Director at Section XI in 1973 and became Executive Director in 1982, where she stayed until 2003.  Among her many accomplishments at Section XI were playing a significant role in reorganization, eliminating separation for boys’ and girls’ programs and introducing new procedures and office policies.

In 1985, she successfully digitized the entire operation, which enabled her staff to schedule all contests, in all sports, at all levels.  Statistics for all varsity contests became computerized and provided a daily update on league/division standings. She established procedures for monitoring and administering a misconduct policy to impose on offenders, a program that is still working efficiently today.

Legend.

We’re about a month into the fall sports season and the standings are taking more shape each week.

Don’t forget to bookmark the Section XI standings page and check in on the progress of your school and team leading up to the playoffs.

More incredible community service out of Section XI.

Center Moriches student-athlete Jillian Ryan has led a campaign in her community in support of the Tunnel 2 Towers foundation.

Check out the faculty in the district supporting her efforts.

Great work, Jillian!

Thank you to all sports officials across New York, but especially in Section XI!

In remembrance of 9/11, the West Islip girls volleyball program ran a car wash and raised $500 for Tunnel 2 Towers in memory of West Islip resident and NYPD Sgt. Terrence O’Hara, who passed away in 2017.