The winter sports season has wrapped up in the South Country Central School District with several high school athletes earning accolades. The district congratulates the following student-athletes:


Girls Track

Team: League 3 Championship, Second Place in the County

All-State, All-Federation: Ella Masem (1000m) and Nevaeh Pedraza (Long Jump)

All-Island: Ella Masem (600m) and Nevaeh Pedraza (55m)

All-County: Ella Masem (1000m) and Nevaeh Pedraza (Long Jump and the 55m)

County Champions: Ava Cooley, Shania Creary, Inocencia Rodriguez and Arielle Ross (4X200 Relay)

New Balance National High School Championships Qualifiers:

Ella Masem (800 meters), Jocelyn Fitzgerald (800 meters), Nevaeh Pedraza (60 meters), Ava Cooley, Nevaeh Pedraza, Inocencia Rodriguez, and Ella Masem (Sprint Medley Relay)


Boys Track

All-League: Trey’von Holland (Shot Put)

All-League, County Champion: Vincent Pitre (600m)

National Qualifiers Sprint Medley Relay: John Uyi, Desmond Escobar, Raymond Kreamer and

Vincent Pitre



Girls Bowling

All-League: Rebecca DeLillo



Boys Bowling

All-League, second team: Robert Ariola



Girls Basketball

All-League: Mariah Battist

All-County Academic, Unsung Hero: Madeline Fox



Boys Basketball

All-League: Jordan Battist and Michael Frankie

All-County: Sean Glynn

Academic All-County: Carmelo Micucci



Boys Wrestling

Team: League 4 Tournament Champions, Undefeated League 4 Dual Meet Champions,

Division 1 Semi Finalists (County Dual Meet Tournament)

All-State, National Championship, Virgina Beach: Camryn Howard (1st place)

All County: Camryn Howard (1st place), Jacob Snedeker (3rd place), Henry Caceres (5th place) and Hayden Tooker (6th place)



Girls Wrestling

Team: New York State Championship, Suffolk County All Girls Wrestling Tournament Champions, Suffolk County Dual Meet Championship

State Qualifiers: Aaliyah Morrow (2nd place), Caitlin Maragioglio (4th place)

Date Added: 4/1/2025

Bellport Middle School and Bellport High School trombonists recently joined 50 trombonists from across Long Island for the Longwood Trombone Clinic. As part of the clinic, high school juniors Sebastian Pistorino and Zachary St. Juste, eighth grader Claudio Pineda-Segura and seventh grader Dominick Comanzo rehearsed and performed with fellow trombonists. The students were conducted by Professor Jonathan Lombardo from SUNY Fredonia. They also played alongside members of the SUNY Fredonia Trombone Choir. The event helped the musicians learn and improve their techniques and work with college students to prepare for an exciting culminating performance.

Date Added: 3/28/2025

Bellport Middle School celebrated Women’s History Month with an assembly featuring women in law enforcement. Speaking to the students were Deputy Police Commissioner Belinda Alvarez-Groneman, Deputy Chief Milagros Soto, Assistant Commissioner Elizabeth M. Daitz, Detective Sergeant Apryl Hargrove and SCPD Latino Liaison Officer Yasmin Gallant. They spoke to the students about their lives as officers and how they got into law enforcement.

Date Added: 3/21/2025

Kreamer Street Elementary School students and their families recently enjoyed a Winter Wonderland event where they learned about the habitats of animals in the winter months. Stations were set up that featured hands-on activities, including bird feeder and nest construction and information about the snowy owl, which lives on Long Island.

Date Added: 3/20/2025