East Hampton Athletic Director Kathy Masterson has been named Section XI Athletic Director of the Year.

Masterson, who spent the bulk of her career as the AD at Westhampton, started her tenure in East Hampton in 2022.

“Winning this award is so humbling,” she said. “I am so honored to be a part of a profession that I love, and that means the world to me.”

The photo used with this post speaks volumes to Masterson’s character and devotion to the student-athletes she works with daily. She is accessible, and innovative and immerses herself in the school community to impact the lives of athletes, coaches and staff.

It features her and Sean Lester, a member of our Unified Bowling and Basketball teams, at East Hampton’s Unified Soccer day.

It was another great day for Student Athletes in the Section XI Athletics For All Program!

Thank you to Centereach Bowl for hosting this great day!

Vice President Tim Mullins leads the NYSPHSAA executive committee meeting in #Saratoga.

Kings Park’s Matt Garside reached career point No. 1,000 in January.

He is only the sixth player in Kings Park history to reach this milestone. 

Congrats, Matt!

Good luck to everyone competing today!

Find all Section XI winter championship, playoff and tournament info here: http://bit.ly/3BavieH

• 400m: Ryleigh O’Donnell – 64.06
• 4x400m Relay: Leslie Samuel, Melina Sarlo, Meredith Spolarich, and Ryleigh O’Donnell – 4:13.74
• Sprint Medley Relay: Meredith Spolarich, Melina Sarlo, Leslie Samuel, and Ryleigh O’Donnell – 4:31.09

Congratulations to Alexandra Viera from Rocky Point High School on winning the inaugural New York State Girls Wrestling Invitational at 126 pounds!

Rocky Point native Alexandra Kelly is off to a strong start in her collegiate track and field career.

Last year’s New York State champion in the triple jump and the No. 1 ranked triple jumper in the country as a senior, Kelly made history at Princeton this season when she set a school record of 13.04m in the triple jump.

William Floyd’s 4 x 800 meter relay team of Aaliyah Jordan, Destiny Samuels, Brianna Smith and Zariel Macchia broke a school record at the Ocean Breeze Holiday Festival, finishing with a time of 9:56.40.

At the same competition, Zariel Macchia recorded a No. 1 time in the nation running the two mile in 10:33.22.

With that performance, the 4 x 800 meter relay team qualified for the Millrose Games on January 11, which saw them finish second with a time of 9:46.23, another school record.

This effort has qualified them for the New Balance Nationals Indoor at the Armory in March.

Content and image from William Floyd Schools