Great community service work by student-athletes from Pat-Med football, who packed over 100 bagged lunches to feed the homeless through the St. Frances De Sales Church soup kitchen of Patchogue.

Congratulations to Walt Whitman on winning the first Section XI flag football championship!

They came up short against Bellmore-Merrick in the Long Island title game at the New York Jets’ practice facility, but it was a very memorable season.

Section XI is looking forward to growth in the game for years to come.

Thank you and farewell to the following athletic directors who will retire following the 2021-2022 school year:

• John Frankie – Bellport
• William Madsen – Eastport-South Manor
• Dennis Maloney – Sayville
• Robert McIntyre – Bellport
• Larry Phillips – Central Islip
• Pat Smith – Smithtown
• Joe Vasile Cozzo – East Hampton

Thursday’s baseball Long Island championship games has been moved to Friday due to inclement weather.

L.I. Spring Sports Heroes Video Challenge 2022

TU4C challenged L.I. Athletes to be a Sports Hero to a cause or someone in need this 2022 Spring Season to see how big of an IMPACT we could make together in our L.I. Communities!

All those who entered have a chance to receive a scholarship or grant.

$5,000 in Scholarships & Grants will be awarded!

First Place Winner receives a $3,000 scholarship or grant.
Second Place Winner receives a $1,500 scholarship or grant.
Third Place Winner receives a $500 scholarship or grant.

Please take a moment to cast your vote to select the THREE (3), WINNERS.

Voting starts at 9 am EST on June 1st, 2022 and ends at 8 pm EST on June 8th, 2022.

The Winners will be selected based on the highest number of validated votes on their community service project/video in Team Up 4 Community’s Spring Heroes Challenge.

Once you enter your email address to vote, you will receive an email confirmation to CONFIRM your vote.

The W20 Foundation asks that all participants vote with Integrity & Sportsmanship.

The W20 Foundation reserves the right to disqualify entries or suspend voting if it has reasonable grounds to suspect that fraudulent voting has occurred or if it considers there has been any attempt to rig the voting.

All Votes / Email Addresses will be VERIFIED AND REVIEWED. Winners are announced on or about June 10 th, 2022.

** You can VOTE for as many entries as you choose, but only one VOTE can be cast per entry, per day, per valid email address.
** A valid email address is required to validate your vote.
** Voters are only allowed to enter an email address on behalf of themselves.

L.I. Spring Sports Heroes Video Challenge 2022

Congratulations to Mount Sinai’s Joey Spallina on breaking Nick Galasso’s Long Island high school lacrosse scoring record!

Spallina, who is committed to play at Syracuse in the fall, has 501 career points and counting.

The Mustangs won the Section XI Class C championship and advance to the Long Island title game on June 4 at 5:30 p.m.

The New York State Public High School Athletic Association Inc. (NYSPHSAA) announces its Spring 2022 scholar-athlete teams and number of individuals.

For Spring 2022, NYSPHSAA recognized 2,762 Scholar-Athlete teams and 41,441 individuals. A total of 568 schools across the state participated in the Scholar-Athlete program which honors schools each of the seasons there is interscholastic competition.

“The Association is proud to see over 41,000 student-athletes honored for their dedication to academics”, said Dr. Robert Zayas, NYSPHSAA Executive Director. “The young men and women honored as Spring Scholar-Athletes have found the perfect balance of athletics and academics and we congratulate them on an outstanding job.”

The full list of Scholar-Athlete teams for the Spring 2022 season can be found here.

The full list of the number of Scholar-Athlete individuals per team for the Spring 2022 season can be found here.

For the 2021-22 school year (fall, winter and spring) there were a total of 9,468 scholar-athlete teams awarded. A total of 123,047 individuals were recognized as Scholar-Athletes for the 2021-22 school year.

School of Excellence and School of Distinction honors will be announced this summer to those schools who had superior academic achievements within their sports teams. Schools must apply to be recognized. Deadline to apply is Thursday, June 30^th.

To qualify as a School of Distinction a school must have 100% of their varsity programs qualified for and received the NYSPHSAA Scholar-Athlete Team Award. To receive School of Excellence status a school must have at least 75% of their varsity programs qualified for and received the NYSPHSAA Scholar-Athlete Team Award.

While Section XI wishes you a happy and healthy Memorial Day Weekend, please keep in mind the men and women who gave their lives protecting our freedom and nation! We remember you today, this weekend and forever.