Not only did Brentwood’s Bryce Harris reach the 1,000 point plateau for his career recently, but he was honored by Indian alums Mitch Kupchak and Chuck Everson too.
Kupchak had a successful playing career in the NBA and is currently the General Manager of the Charlotte Hornets. Everson was a member of the 1985 NCAA Champion Villanova Wildcats.
They’re in this image along with Brentwood alum and current Athletic Director, Kevin O’Reilly.
Great season for both the boys and girls bowling teams at East Islip who both took second place at the NYSPHSAA championships, respectively.
The Section XI girls all-star team took second in the state, while the Section XI boys all-star composite team took third.
Suffolk County legend Tracey Fuchs is one of five individuals who will be inducted to the National High School Hall of Fame.
Fuchs, an inductee of the Suffolk Sports Hall of Fame and NYSPHSAA Hall of Fame, will be honored at a ceremony in June in Indianapolis.
She is being honored along with Derrick Brooks of Florida, Dusty Baker of California, Damon Bailey of Indiana, and Seimone Augustus of Louisiana.
Fuchs, who was one of field hockey’s top stars at all levels, set national records for goals scored in a season (82) and career (171) at Centereach High School in the early 1980s before leading the University of Connecticut to a national championship and playing in four World Championships.
She is currently the head field hockey coach at Northwestern.
The Boys Basketball A and AA Long Island Championships will be played at Nassau Coliseum on Sunday, March 10:
For online tickets: Linets.spinzo.com/lic
Senior Trenton Burr of Hauppauge describes what is state title in the 100 yard backstroke means! pic.twitter.com/DYmLVp6jEV
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Trenton Burr of Hauppauge wins the 100 Yard Backstroke in 50.30!! pic.twitter.com/uAVxb7xu3S
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Shoreham-Wading River’s Jason Louser won two New York State titles in two individual events – 200 IM and 100 breaststroke – broke two state records previously held by Section XI swimmers and was also named Most Outstanding Swimming and Diving Competitor.
One heck of a season for Jason!
Give it up to Sachem North, Rocky Point and Mount Sinai for winning New York State cheer titles in their respective divisions!
The New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA) is proud to announce EastportSouth Manor Boys Volleyball Team (Section XI) as the winners of the Fall 2018 NYSPHSAA Community Service Challenge.
ESM was chosen by the NYSPHSAA Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) comprised of two current student-athletes from each of NYSPHSAA’s 11 member sections. Established in the Fall of 2010, the program encourages students to get involved in their community.
This year, NYSPHSAA has partnered with Team Up for Community to allow submissions using an online portal. The Team Up for Community portal provides schools the opportunity to showcase community service projects which ultimately fosters young peoples’ sense of civic engagement and community thus helping them achieve their educational, developmental and social goals. This is the first year NYSPHSAA will be honoring Community Service Challenge Champions after each sport season. In previous years, just one champion statewide was chosen at the end of the school year. This fall, 106 projects were submitted by NYSPHSAA member schools with a total of 4,844 student-athletes involved in the projects equaling over 60,000 hours volunteered.
The Eastport-South Manor (ESM) Boys Volleyball team participated in a Student Build project for the Habitat for Humanity of Suffolk. Habitat of Suffolk builds affordable single-family housing throughout Suffolk County. First, the team spent countless hours raising $1,400 to purchase materials necessary to build a home. Then, the student-athletes volunteered their time unloading and hanging sheetrock, building a form for a patio, mixing and pouring cement, and installing insulation.
According to Bill Kropp, ESM Boys Volleyball Head Coach, community service has been a tradition for the program. “I couldn’t be more proud of my boys and how they stepped up to continue the team’s tradition of helping others. With every effort to assist those in need, I saw their growth in becoming outstanding leaders in the community as well as on the court.”
“As a team, we love looking for opportunities to grow our team bond,” said ESM senior Justin Riccardelli. “Habitat for Humanity was the absolute perfect fit because we worked together as a team learning skills none of us knew. At the same time, we are supporting and giving back to our local community.”
William Madsen, Eastport-South Manor Athletic Director, has seen this team grow together for a decade and was not surprised of their commitment and success with the project. “I’ve had the pleasure of watching this program grow and compete at a high level for ten years,” said Madsen. “I’ve not only enjoyed watching their championships, but’s it’s the way these boys have carried themselves on and off the court that I’m most proud of. They’ve done community projects for years with not a thought about receiving the recognition that the NYSPHSAA has bestowed upon us this year.”
Congratulations to all Suffolk County wrestlers who placed at the New York State wrestling championships.
Full final brackets are here.
Special shout out to ESM’s Adam Busiello who won his fifth straight New York crown, a first for any wrestler from Suffolk County.
