From the Desk of the Athletic Director  
 

Boys 4 x 800 Relay Team (6/2011)
Congratulations to the boys 4 x 800 relay team, Travis Correa, Sheldon Derenoncourt, Derek Palafox, and Brandon Santana, for winning the Suffolk County Championship this past weekend. The team also finished 6th in NYSPHAA and 8th in the Federation.  The boys received All-State honors for their accomplishments.

Bellport Seniors Chosen for Football Classic / Empire Challenge All-Star Game (6/6/11)
Congratulations to Bellport High School Seniors, Justin Winter and Ryan Sloan, who were selected to participate in the “Upstate Downstate Football Classic” . The New York State High School Football Classic, was established by the New York State High School Football Coaches Association to promote and showcase the outstanding football talent in the state of New York. It is a heavily sponsored contest & played in the Dome at Syracuse University. Players are chosen by a staff who review film & recommendations. Players are chosen by position which makes the selection even more special. The New York State High School Football Classic serves to unite the 650 high school football programs throughout the State, and over 20,000 football coaches (head coaches and assistants), as well as the 80,000 student athletes in New York State that compete in scholastic football. The Classic game and weekend stands as the pinnacle for high school football in New York State, and a rallying point for the New York High School Football Coaches Association.

Ryan and Justin will be joined by Mike Burton and Travis Houpe in the 16th annual “Outback Steak House Empire Challenge All-Star Game” on June 21st at Hofstra Stadium.  Coach Cipp has also been selected as a coach for the game. 

 

Bellport Girls Varsity Softball - A Class Act (5/31/11)
Comsewogue School District extended their gratitude to our Girls Varsity Softball Team in recognition of their tribute and support for one of their team members. A week after learning that a member of the Comsewogue Softball Team suffered a sudden cardiac arrest while playing in the gym, the Bellport team wore the Comsewogue Team's shirts with Bellport on the front and their team member's name on the back.  Wearing the shirts for the whole game, Bellport later presented each of the Comsewogue girls with the tee shirts as well.  Comsewogue in return, wore the Bellport shirt at a subsequent game. In the words of Comsewogue Superintendent of Schools, Joseph Rella, "it is probably the classiest thing I have seen happen.....your girls lifted the spirits of our kids in a way that they will never forget, I will never forget and our district will never forget".  Kudos to our Coach, Erin Molloy, Assistant Coaches Buster Mass and Jason McGowan, and to the members of our Girls Varsity Softball Team for their wonderful demonstration of sportsmanship and compassion.

2010 Long Island Football Championship Team:  The Bellport 2010 Football Team was recognized by the Board of Education and Brookhaven Town Board for the most ever Suffolk County and Long Island titles. This was Bellport’s 11th County Championship, the most ever in Suffolk County and the school’s 20th Division Championship season in 35 years of existence. The Bellport Clippers hold the record for most ever playoff victories by a Suffolk County team.  Click here  to read more. 
 

Reunion 1980 Boys Basketball New York State Championship Team:  A reunion of the 1980 boys basketball New York State championship team was held on Tuesday, Feb. 15, at Bellport High School's Boys Gymnasium.  The team and coaches from that championship team were introduced at half time of the Varsity's game with Huntington HS.


Randy Smith Night - Tuesday, February 8, 2011, HS Boys Gym, 6:45pm:  The Varsity Boys Basketball Team dedicated the naming of the Boys High School gym floor in memory of Randy Smith, former Bellport Alumni who played in the NBA.  The presentation took place during half time of the game vs Half Hollow Hills West.

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 Burton, Honce provide spark for Bellport Football...reprinted from Newsday / MSG Varsity, 10/24/10
 

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Below is a listing of all Interscholastic Sports with the Starting dates for each sport and additional information about our program. 

BELLPORT HIGH SCHOOL
INTERSCHOLASTIC ATHLETICS PROGRAM
Scheduling Information
FALL SEASON
Boys	Girls
Football: Varsity & JV & JV9	Clipperettes Dance Team
Soccer: Varsity & JV	Soccer: Varsity & JV
Cross Country: Varsity	Cross Country: Varsity
Golf: Varsity & JV	Tennis: Varsity & JV
	Volleyball: Varsity & JV
	Cheerleading: Varsity & JV
WINTER SEASON
Boys	Girls
Basketball: Varsity & JV & JV9	Basketball: Varsity & JV
Bowling: Varsity	Bowling: Varsity
Winter Track: Varsity	Winter Track: Varsity
Wrestling: Varsity & JV	Cheerleading: Varsity & JV
	Clipperettes Dance Team
SPRING SEASON
Boys	Girls
Baseball: Varsity & JV	Softball: Varsity & JV
Track & Field: Varsity	Track & Field: Varsity
Tennis: Varsity & JV	Lacrosse: Varsity & JV
Lacrosse: Varsity & JV	Golf: Varsity

Please also visit www.sectionXI.org . Visitors to the site can obtain schedules, game times, maps to game sites, league and division standings, rules and regulations and so much more.

First Day of Practice:   Fall 2010 Football August 16,2010
                                    High - All other fall August 30, 2010
                                    Middle - September 7, 2010
 

First Day of Practice: Winter 2010 All Modified Early Winter November 15, 2010
                                   V, JV, & JV9 Winter Sports November 17,2010
                                   All Modified Late Winter Sports January 24, 2011
                         

First Day of Practice: Spring 2011 Varsity and JV March 7, 2011
                                   All Modified Spring Sports March 28, 2011

Physicals:
All student athletes must pass a sports physical before participating in any practice or game.
The physical may be administered by either a family Physician or the School Doctor and when passed, is
in effect until the end of the 2010-2011 school year. Health updates maybe required for each sport
season. Forms for sport physicals are maybe obtained in the Nurse 's Office, the Athletic Office, or on
our website  There are two parts for the physical:  a parental health history and permission form, which must be brought signed to the exam and the physical form, which is filled out by the examining doctor. The School Physician has the final approval of all Physicals.

If any further information is needed, feel free to call our office at 730-1597.

Sincerely,

Robert McIntyre
Director of Athletics, Health and Physical Education

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