Congratulations to Port Jeff basketball’s Lola Idir on reaching career point No. 1,000!
“It was a great and well-deserved accomplishment for Lola,” Port Jeff AD Adam Sherrard said. “The atmosphere in the gym was amazing. I am looking forward to watching Lola, and her teammates work hard to bring another championship to Port Jefferson.”
Congratulations to the Westhampton Beach girls’ volleyball program for winning the Long Island Holiday Sports Heroes Video Challenge for winter 2022 through Team Up 4 Community.
They teamed up with the school’s childhood cancer awareness club and created the “Digging for Gold” event to raise funds and awareness.
They have raised over $13,800 and are currently raising funds for a fellow Hurricane student.
While Lynbrook finished second in the holiday service contest, Section XI’s Bay Shore came in third.
Their Athletes Helping Athletes club is always ready to help their community when needed. They work with seventh and eighth-grade students by visiting the school to discuss important topics such as drugs, alcohol, cyberbullying, social media, and vaping.
This Holiday Challenge recorded 17,197 athletes performing over 36,494 hours of community service! This is valued at an economic impact of $381,580 given back to our communities! Learn more about Team Up 4 Community here.
The Walt Whitman girl’s wrestling team joined Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone, and the Suffolk County Police Department in December to help 40 kids from their community with shopping for the holiday season!
The Section XI staff wishes you a very happy and healthy holiday season!
The Smithtown varsity gymnastics team was honored by the Suffolk County Legislature this week for winning their second consecutive Section XI title!
Congratulations to Northport’s Olivia and Natalie McKenna on being selected field hockey All-Americans by the National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA).
Olivia, a midfielder, was named second team and Natalie, a goalie, was named third team.
The NFHCA serves as the recognized leader in naming All-American field hockey student-athletes. The All-American teams are made up of student-athletes that represent the highest level of field hockey players concerning the nominating criteria. NFHCA member coaches have the opportunity to nominate their student-athletes each fall. Over 170 student-athletes at the high school and collegiate levels are recognized annually for this prestigious honor.
The New York State Public High School Athletic Association Inc. (NYSPHSAA) announces its Fall 2022 scholar-athlete teams and number of individuals.
For Fall 2022, NYSPHSAA recognized 3,886 Scholar-Athlete teams and 49,801 individuals. A total of 627 schools across the state participated in the Scholar-Athlete program, which honors schools each season there is an interscholastic competition.
“The Scholar-Athlete program continues to highlight the amazing work our student-athletes do in the classroom each day”, said Dr. Robert Zayas, NYSPHSAA Executive Director. “To see over 49,000 students recognized for the effort they put into their studies is truly remarkable. These young people continue to amaze with their ability to balance schoolwork and sports.”
The full list of Scholar-Athlete teams for the Fall 2022 season can be found here.
The full list of the number of Scholar-Athlete individuals per team for the Fall 2022 season can be found here.
The number of Scholar-Athlete teams increased by 61 from the Fall 2021, while the number of individuals honored increased by 1,778 compared to last fall.
The winter Scholar-Athlete submission period will begin on Monday, January 30. Deadline to submit for the winter is Monday, March 13.
About 250 student-athletes from across Suffolk County attended a Section XI Student Leadership Conference at Center Moriches High School on Friday. Students in attendance represented 45 schools.
The event was organized by Center Moriches Athletic Director Jeremy Thode.
“Honored to host and sponsor this worthy conference,” he wrote on social media. “It’s time we listen to our kids and let them use their voices concerning mental health, leadership, connection, sportsmanship, and the resources they need in schools.”
“It was a great day for the 250 student-athletes who attended,” said Section XI Executive Director Tom Combs. “This was a great success and we’re happy about the impact it made.”
Great Student-Athlete Leadership conference today at CM HS!! Student-Athletes from 46 HS gathered together to discuss and hear presentations on Character, Social Media and Mental Health. @NBHSPrincipals @KimSkillen pic.twitter.com/AJdWAApWAM
— North Babylon Athletics (@NBabAthletics) December 16, 2022
Thank you Jeremy Thode for hosting student athletes from @SCSD_HSW @SCSD_HSE @SmithtownCSD @SectXISuffolk pic.twitter.com/BgIEWXq0rQ
— StownBullsAD (@StownAd) December 16, 2022
Thank you to the 45 @SectXISuffolk High Schools for sending your student athletes, Athletic Directors and other leaders to our first Student Athlete Leadership Conference! #LeadershipMatters pic.twitter.com/NP2veqV9rm
— Dr. Masera (@CMSchools_Super) December 16, 2022
Let’s welcome the State Farm Billy Williams Insurance Agency as a new sponsor for Section XI!
