Images from “Athletics for All” students at the monthly Sports Playday held at Centereach Bowl.
Schools included Bellport, Bay Shore, Connectquot and Commack.
It was a great event for everyone who participated.
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Franco, Barnett Top Girls Soccer Players in Suffolk
As we continue to build out digital archive of news and information about Section XI athletics, we’re recapping fall sports award winners and highlights.
Hannah Franco from Islip and Talani Barnett at Bay Shore had remarkable seasons.
Here’s a rundown of the top winners from Section XI girls soccer:
NYS Class A Player of the Year: Hannah Franco, Islip
Suffolk County Player of the Year: Hannah Franco, Islip
United Soccer Coaches All-American: Talani Barnett, Bay Shore and Hannah Franco, Islip
United Soccer Coaches All-Region: Olivia Maldonado, Babylon
First Team All-State
- Nicky Constant, Shoreham-Wading River
- Hannah Franco, Islip
- Jillian Golden, Southold-Greenport
- Olivia Maldonado, Babylon
Second Team All-State
- Nicole Scudero, Hauppauge
- Sarah Quigley, Babylon
- Grace Syron, Southold-Greenport
Third Team All-State
- Stephanie Tsangaris, John Glenn
- Annie Lincoln, Southold-Greenport
Fourth Team All-State
- Sam Hogan, Kings Park
- Lydia Kessel, Shoreham-Wading River
Fifth Team All-State
- Jill Mapley, Westhampton
- Caiya Schuster, Mount Sinai
- Dominique Bono, Islip
Sixth Team All-State
- Brooke Cergol, Mount Sinai
- Kayla Multer, Islip
First Team All-Long Island
- Talani Barnett, Bay Shore
- Lydia Kessel, Shoreham-Wading River
- Olivia Maldonado, Babylon
- Emily McNelis, Northport
Second Team All-Long Island
- Nicky Constant, Shoreham-Wading River
- Gia Inzerillo, Easport-South Manor
- Jordyn Levy, Hills West
- Allison Seidman, Commack
- Nicole Scudero, Hauppauge
NYSPHSAA Student-Athlete Advisory Committee Presents
Half Hollow Hills East’s Matthew Weltmann and Mt. Sinai’s Amanda DiDonato presented to the Section XI Executive Board this week on the goals and mission of NYSPHSAA’s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee.
Great presentation Matt & Amanda!
Kings Park to Honor Art Snelders
On Tuesday, Jan. 23, Kings Park High School will honor former longtime athletic director, Art Snelders, with the naming dedication of the gymnasium in his honor.
Snelders is an inductee of the Kings Park Athletic Hall of Fame and the Suffolk County Sports Hall of Fame.
Head down to the gym at 5:30 p.m. to see the ceremony.
Lindy’s Ruckert Plays in Army All-American Bowl
Suffolk’s Jeremy Ruckert represented Long Island football in a big way when he played in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl last weekend in Texas.
He only had one pass thrown his way, but did set a massive block that lead to a 44-yard rush.
He will play his next football for Ohio State as the No. 1 ranked tight end recruit in the nation.
Ruckert helped his Lindenhurst football team capture a Class I Long Island championship this year.
Weather Alert, Jan. 5: All Games Cancelled
Due to the winter weather conditions in Suffolk County, all Section XI games and events are cancelled for Friday, Jan. 5, 2018.
Be safe and stay warm!
UPDATED: Student-Athletes Sign Letters of Intent
Hundreds of student-athletes across Suffolk County signed their National Letters of Intent throughout the fall.
Note: This will be an ongoing list of names and not the whole list yet … when we get new names from athletic departments, we’ll add!
Bayport-Blue Point (photo above)
- Katelyn Eames, High Point University, lacrosse
- Brooke Sparacio, Quinnipiac University, lacrosse
- Jenn Smith, Belmont Abbey College, lacrosse
- Ashley Walsh, St. John’s University, track & field
- Lauren Wilke, Stonehill College, volleyball
- Cassidy Weeks, Boston College, lacrosse
- Courtney Weeks, Boston College, lacrosse
Comsewogue
- Kiera Venza, Ohio State, lacrosse
- Brianna Blatter, Bryant University, lacrosse
- Hannah Dorney, Notre Dame, lacrosse
- Emily Mendel, New Haven, soccer
- Emily Whitman, Adelphi, softball
- Nick Donnelly, Belmont Abbey , lacrosse
Longwood
- Jake Murphy, Long Island University/LIU Post, lacrosse
- Robert Lopez, Molloy College, lacrosse
- Emily Koerick, New York Institute of Technology, softball
- Gabriella Vicidomini, Queens College, softball
- Jarred Vanderhoof, St. Thomas Aquinas College, baseball
Miller Place
- Tyler Ammirato, Marist, lacrosse
- Anthony Seymour, West Point, lacrosse
- Anthony Filippetti, Marist, lacrosse
- Hailey Duchnowski, LIU Post, lacrosse
- Briannagh Smith, Mercy, field hockey
- Ally Tarantino, Monmouth, field hockey
Sachem
- Justin Allone, Seton Hall University, cross country
- Taylor Calvagna, Hartford College, lacrosse
- Danielle Cosgrove, University of Notre Dame, basketball
- Pete Engelken, Marist College, lacrosse
- Craig Leonard, LIU Post, baseball
- Grace Lipponer, Manhattan College, lacrosse
- Daniel Palermo, Iona College, baseball
- Ashley Perrini, NYIT, lacrosse
- Hailey Rhatigan, Mercer University, lacrosse
Section XI Mourns Loss of Jay “Doc” Holiday
We are saddened by the passing of long time Suffolk County athletic director, Jay “Doc” Holiday.
Holiday was an athletic director in Kings Park and Islip.
Arrangements for Doc’s wake and funeral have been announced. The wake is Sunday from 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. The service will be on Monday morning at 11 a..m. at the funeral home.
Services will be at Branch Funeral Home, 190 E. Main St., in Smithtown.
#SectionXITBT: 1970 North Babylon Basketball
#SectionXITBT: This 1970 North Babylon basketball team won a Suffolk County championship.
On this roster was Dan Allocco, Dave Banks, Jerry Hartz, Gary Kuhn, Lonny Shockley, Jim Stelfox, Wes Wilhelmsn, Ray Brown, Wally Flythe, Kevin Hatcher, Carl Manfredi, Bill Morris and Bill Thomas. They were coached by Mike Cavaliere.
#TBT #Suffolk #Hoops
TBR News Names Cutinella Family Game Changers of 2017
It was a pleasure to see the Cutinella Family recognized as “Game Changers” in 2017 for the work they did with The Thomas Cutinella Memorial Foundation, as well as overall awareness and policy changes reflected for high school football across the state and region.
Frank and Kelli Cutinella have done much more than that as well.
Read the story on TBR News and keep Tom’s memory alive!
(Photo from TBR News)