Let’s go, Tigers! Sports season updates and roundup, from cross country and field hockey to golf
"Not done yet" has become the celebratory cheer of the Northport High School field hockey team, as it heads undefeated into the Long Island Championship this weekend. Here's a roundup of what's happening (and what's happened) in high school sports.
Girls Field Hockey
The undefeated varsity field hockey team claimed another victory at the Suffolk County Class A semifinals, defeating Ward Melville 2-0 on November 2. That win helped pull the team to a ranking of 22 in the nation (yes, nation), according to MAX Field Hockey's Week #8 National Top 25 Rankings. The Tigers will advance to the Class A Long Island Championship this Sunday, November 7, at 3pm at Centereach High School.
The Northport field hockey team plays in the Class A Long Island Championship this weekend. Photo courtesy of the Northport-East Northport Union Free School District.
Boys Volleyball
The boys varsity volleyball earned the #1 seed in the Division I bracket and, at the time of publication, had just won the Class Division I semifinal match!
Tigers boys varsity volleyball. Photo courtesy of the Northport-East Northport Union Free School District.
Girls Volleyball
A close-knit and energetic varsity team finished its season of ups and downs with a 7-5 record in League 2.
Boys and Girls Cross Country
The boys varsity cross country team captured the Suffolk Division II and the Suffolk County Team Championship for the third year in a row on October 28 at Sunken Meadow State Park. Both the boys and girls cross country teams will be competing in the State Qualification Meet on Friday, November 5, at 1:30 pm at Sunken Meadow State Park.
Another notable – and historic – accomplishment from Northport’s cross country runners comes via their junior varsity team. At the Suffern Invitational at Bear Mountain State Park last month, the JV boys not only took first place in the three-mile run, but were the top eight runners to finish.
Football
The varsity football team earned the #4 seed after defeating Smithtown West and will advance to the Division II Tournament. The Tigers will host West Islip (#5 seed) this Saturday, November 6, at 1pm.
Girls Swimming
The girls varsity swimming and diving team will be competing in the Suffolk County Championships on Sunday, November 7, at 9am at SUNY Stony Brook.
The girls varsity swim team. Photo courtesy of the Northport-East Northport Union Free School District.
Girls Soccer
The Northport varsity girls soccer team advanced as the #1 seed to the Class AA semifinals but were defeated 4-1 by Smithtown East.
Boys Soccer
The varsity team finished 8-4-4 for the season, and second place in League 2, securing the #6 seed in the playoffs. The boys lost a hard-fought battle 3-2 in the first round to Smithtown West. Coach Donald Strasser expressed pride for the whole team on an “exceptional season.”
Golf, too!
Junior Padruig Douglas is celebrating following a win in the Suffolk individual gold golf championship. The all-league, all conference and all-county golfer shot a 5-over-par 77 to earn the win, and will represent Suffolk County at the New York State championship in June.
“Padruig’s win was a great accomplishment. I am proud of his determination and impressed by his hard work,” said his coach and NHS math teacher Brian Sundberg. “He was an absolute pleasure to coach, and I look forward to him being with me another year,” he added.
Junior Padruig Douglas will represent Suffolk County at the state championship in June. Photo courtesy of the Northport-East Northport Union Free School District.
At this evening’s board of education meeting, Superintendent Robert Banzer congratulated all who participated in a sport this season.
“We’re starting to close out the fall sports which means many of the teams are in the playoffs. But I would like to congratulate all of our fall athletes and coaches,” he said. “It was just tremendous that we were all back, and our students were able to compete. Congratulations to all of our fall athletes and coaches, and I just wish all of our teams that are in the playoffs all the best.”
Let's go, Tigers!
Did you know? As an upstart publication, the Northport Journal currently relies on volunteers to cover sports within the school district. We accept submissions from parents, coaches and fans interested in covering sports whether in a written article or with photographs. Not much of a writer? Get in touch and we’ll get the information from you. You don’t have to be a professional, just give us a passionate first-person account; we kind of prefer it that way!
