South Huntington Athletic Director Jim Wright has been honored with the Bruce D. Whitehead Distinguished Service Award.

The Bruce D. Whitehead Distinguished Service Award is presented annually to individuals from within the NIAAA membership in recognition of their length of service, special accomplishments and contributions to interscholastic athletics at the local, state and national levels. Nominations are submitted by state athletic directors associations, screened by the NIAAA Awards Committee and selected by the NIAAA Board of Directors.

This photo shows Wright with athletic directors and executive directors of athletic conferences from around the state.

The New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA) is proud to announce its fall 2019 Scholar-Athlete teams and individuals.

This fall, NYSPHSAA recognized 3,631 Scholar-Athlete teams and 47,781 individuals. The number of Scholar-Athlete teams increased by 187 (5.43%) compared to fall 2019. The number of individuals increased by 1,232 (2.66%) from the fall of 2019. A total of 632 schools across the state participated in the Scholar-Athlete program.

“Congratulations to our NYSPHSAA student-athletes and member schools,” said Dr. Robert Zayas, NYSPHSAA Executive Director. “The Scholar-Athlete program continues to be one of the most rewarding endeavors we encourage here at the Association. To see the number of Scholar-Athletes increase again this season is a true testament to the amazing work our young men and women are doing in the classroom each and every day.”

The full list of Scholar-Athlete teams for the fall 2019 season can be found here.

The full list of Scholar-Athlete individuals for the fall 2019 season can be found here.

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