Congratulations to these Comsewogue varsity girls winter track student-athletes on their new school records:

• 800m: Madison Cole, 2:26.10
• 3000m: Lexie Cole, 10:39.30
• 4x800m Relay: Madison Cole, Grace Jos, Hermione Granger and Lexie Cole, 10:16.22

Congratulations to  East Islip (Division I) and John Glenn (Division II) on winning Section XI Dual Meet Championships this past weekend!

Section XI Division I

East Islip (EI) 29, Brentwood (Bwd) 27
189 – Julien Perez (Bwd) dec. James Sturek (EI) 8-6
215 – Chris Ayala (Bwd) pinned Deandre Perez (EI) 5:20
285 – Sebastian Regis (EI) pinned Elmer Cruz (Bwd) 0:43
102 – Rocco Destefano (EI) pinned Jocelyn Rojas (Bwd) 2:43
110 – Jason Euceda (Bwd) pinned Logan Brandt (EI) 1:48
118 – Kendricks Pellici (Bwd) dec. Dylan Aristides (EI) 1-0
126 – Derek Lopez (Bwd) dec. Matthew Walsh (EI) 10-6
132 – Jason Kwaak (Bwd) dec. Logan Alfalla (EI) 10-6
138 – Justin Shayew (EI) dec. John De La Rosa (Bwd) 5-0
145 – Christopher Trahey (EI) dec. Maximo Vilorio (Bwd) 7-5 SV
152 – Anthony Avitabile (EI) TF Nathan Stephan (Bwd) 18-3 5:59
160 – Stephen Coleman (EI) pinned Louis Rodriguez (Bwd) 1:26
172 – Jean Carlos Almendarez (Bwd) dec. Nicholas Groneman (EI) 11-4

Section XI Division II

John Glenn (JG) 32, Port Jefferson (PJ) 27
160 – Liam Rogers (PJ) dec. Anthony Bell (JG) 10-4
172 – Preston Biedenkapp (PJ) dec. Dan Elling (JG) 7-5
189 – Anthony Pipia (PJ) pinned Anthony Palencia (JG) 1:11
215 – Carmine Gerbino (JG) dec. Junior Beltran (PJ) 3-2
285 – Willy Rodriguez (PJ) dec. Melkin Alfaro-Chavez (JG) 5-3 SV
102 – David Argyos (PJ) dec. Ashton Presti (JG) 9-3
110 – Tommy Aiello (JG) TF Nick Rodriguez (PJ) 24-7
118 – Frank D`Elia (PJ) pinned Khaleif Anthony (JG) 5:03
126 – Chris Boccard (JG) pinned John Bonura (PJ) 1:24
132 – Karahn King (JG) pinned Chris Lotten (PJ) 5:03
138 – Anthony Mirando (JG) pinned Cade Delgado (PJ) 1:24
145 – Nick Comito (PJ) dec. Dylan Bulger (JG) 2-0
152 – Kevin Vides (JG) pinned Braeden Cesarski (PJ) 1:10

Photos by Ray Nelson

Check out the digital Section XI dual wrestling championship program in advance of this weekend’s tournament by scanning the QR Code or clicking here: http://bit.ly/3GZcvGr

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The NYS Girls Soccer Hall of Fame announced its Class of 2023 and three individuals from Section XI made the list.

Katie O’Connor (Ward Melville), Phallon Tullis-Joyce (Longwood) and Scott Wallace (Harborfields) will be honored at a ceremony in September.

From the NYS Girls Soccer HOF website:

Katie O’Connor (Ward Melville HS, Class of 2015, midfield, Class AA), 2014 All-American, 2x All-Region, All-State 3 times, 1 section title, twice finalist. College – Duquense: all-time leader in goals, game winning goals, second all-time points and shots for Duquense.

Phallon Tullis-Joyce (Longwood HS, Class AA, goalie, Class of 2014), All-State 3rd team and 5th team, 5-years on varsity. College – Univ. Miami standout between the pipes.  A 2022 NWSL National Title Champion with the OL REIGN and 2022 NWSL Goalkeeper of Year Finalist with the most clean sheets and saves this season having come back to the states via France’s Stade de Reims team of the French 1st Division 2019-2022. 

Coach/Contributor Scott Wallace (Harborfields HS, Class A, 1991-Present, career record 304-189-50) – 1 state coach of the year, 1x NFHS Regional Coach of the Year, 5 section titles, 1 final four, contributed as Section. 11 rep (also SCGSCA President 1999-2009) for NYYSCOGS with 7 years for state rankings and All-State.

Read more about the 2023 induction class.

Congratulations to Copiague senior Malachi Moore on reaching the career milestone of 1,500 points!

Paying tribute to the man who had a dream today and every day.

It was a great day of bowling for more than 100 student-athletes in the Section XI Athletics For All program last week!

These events continue to grow and make an impact.

Congratulations to former Center Moriches wrestler Jordan Titus on being named Big 12 Wrestler of the Week! He beat the No. 1 ranked wrestler in the country last week.

Read more! 

Brentwood’s Jocelyn Rojas made history when she became the first girl to place at the Rocky Gilmore Classic Wrestling Tournament! Great work, Jocelyn!

Photo from New York Women’s Wrestling