Office of Athletics, Health & Physical Education
Home of the "Clippers"
Patrick Hayes, Director of Athletics, Health & Physical Education
Welcome to the Athletic Department of the South Country Central School District, home to the Bellport Clippers.
Interscholastic athletics are an integral part of the educational process of the South Country School District. Athletics is an enriching experience that allows the student athlete to explore the physical and mental excellence within themselves. The South Country's School District’s goal is to develop a competitive athletic program without losing sight of educational values such as sportsmanship, health and scholastic attainment.
The South Country School District has a high participation rate in a well-rounded program of individual and team sports. Bellport athletics offers sports that include varsity, junior varsity and modified programs for students in grades seven through twelve. Our teams and student-athletes have distinguished themselves with winning records and championships in the Section XI, and New York State competitions and nationally recognized. Many teams have been recognized for their combined grade-point average through the NYSPHSAA team Scholar-Athlete program. We are proud of our accomplishments and invite you to take a moment to explore our website.
We wish all our teams a safe and healthy season. #ClipperPride
For more information about our athletics, physical education, and health programs please contact: PHayes@southcountry.org.
Back to School Sports Information 2023
Physicals
All students interested in playing a fall sport must have a current sports physical.
The School District will be providing physicals on the following dates:
Bellport High School: August 18, 9:30am at BHS Health Office
Bellport Middle School: August 18, 9:30am at BHS Health Office, September date TBA
Sports Tryouts
Bellport High School Fall Sports tryouts begin on August 22rd
Fall sports include: Football, Boys' and Girls' Soccer, Cross Country, Boys' Golf, Girls' Volleyball, Girls' Tennis and Cheerleading
Bellport Middle Fall School Sports Meeting is on September 6th and tryouts begin on September 7th
Fall sports include: Football, Boys' and Girls' Soccer, Cross Country, Girls' Tennis and Cheerleading
Online Sports Registration through Family ID
(August 31, 2022 Deadline)
Family ID Website
Fall Sports Try-out Dates
Girls/Boys Cross Country- 8/22- 8/26
Session l: 8am-9:30am
Coach: GXC Alic Johnsen AlJohnsen@southcountry.org
BXC Phil Patanjo phil@cbmaintenanceny.com
Boys Varsity/JV Soccer- 8/22- 8/26
Session l:8am-10am Session ll: 6:30pm-8pm
Coach: Varsity-Pete Grossi PGrossi@southcountry.org
JV-Junior Turcios JTurcios@southcountry.org
Girls Varsity/JV Soccer- 8/22- 8/26
Session l: 8am-10am Session ll- 5pm-6:30pm
Coach: Varsity-Tracy Kellerman TKellerman@southcountry.org
JV-Jennifer Gibbons JGibbons@southcountry.org
Varsity/JV Football- 8/22- 8/26
Session l: 7am-10am Session ll 5pm
Coach: Varsity- Jamie Fabian JFabian@southcountry.org
JV-Joe Hruby-JHruby@southcountry.org
Girls Varsity/JV Tennis- 8/22- 8/26
Session l: 8am-10am
Coach: Varsity-Mark Jennings mjjenni@optonline.net
JV-Dawn Reuter DReuter@southcountry.org
Varsity/JV Cheerleading- 8/22- 8/26
Session ll: 5pm-7:30pm
Coach: Hailey Weiss bellportcheerleading@gmail.com
JV-Danielle Maracic- DMaracic@southcountry.org
Girls Varsity/JV Volleyball- 8/22- 8/26
Session l: 8am-10am Session ll- 5pm-7pm
Coach: Larry Auth spikeport@aol.com
JV-Ellen Hoffman ehoffman@southcountry.org
Boys Varsity/JV Golf- 8/22
Session I: 9:30am
Coach: Varsity Jeff Johnsen jjohnsen@millerplace.k12.ny.us
JV-Charles Valentine CValentine9@southcountry.org
Click here to register for Family ID
In The News
A Dream Come True
Johnnie Booker, a football star from Bellport High School, recently participated in the 2022 Dream All-American Bowl at the Dallas Cowboys’ AT&T Stadium in Texas.
Booker was one of 167 athletes hand-picked to take part in a weeklong training session that culminated with a game on Jan. 17. Booker’s team — coached by Joe Horn, who played for the New Orleans Saints — won their final game 21-13.
Date Added: 1/24/2022
South Country Participates in the Murph Challenge
Bellport High School students, teachers and administrators commemorated Memorial Day weekend through participation in the second annual Lt. Michael P. Murphy Murph Challenge, a grueling fitness workout to benefit the school’s fundraising efforts for the Wounded Warriors Project.
Participants came together on the high school track to finish a 1-mile run, followed by a trip to the high school’s gym to complete 100 pull-ups, 200 push-ups and 300 squats, followed by another 1-mile run.
Lt. Michael Patrick Murphy was a U.S. Navy Seal officer and the first recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor since the Vietnam War for his actions in the War in Afghanistan. He was born and raised in Suffolk County and after participating in several War on Terrorism missions, was killed in 2005 after his team was surrounded by Taliban forces. While in the Navy, he discovered CrossFit, creating his own CrossFit-style workout that involved running, pushing, pulling and lifting. The annual Murph Challenge has evolved into a workout that pays tribute to Lt. Murphy and to all fallen heroes.
Social studies teacher Joe Scioli, who started and runs the program at Bellport High School, said the event puts the actions of a local hero in perspective. “This challenge is a good way to make Memorial Day relevant to our students,” he said.
Class of 2020 graduate and student-athlete Joshua Leidig said he has participated in the event each year as a way to honor fallen heroes and the contributions of Lt. Murphy, calling the workout a tradition. Shaun Bolton, also a participant, described the event as a “bond that can’t be broken.”
Mr. Scioli thanked participants for contributing approximately $500 to benefit the Wounded Warriors Project.