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.

Winter Sports Risk Minimization Strategies

Spring Sports Information 2022-2023

Physicals
All students interested in playing a Spring sport must have a current sports physical.
The South Country School District will be providing physicals on the following dates:

Bellport High School: March 9th at BHS Health Office

Bellport Middle School: TBA at BMS Health Office

High School Tryouts

March 13th 2023

Physical Appointments
Bellport High School: March 9th, at BHS Health Office. Upon appointment request.

Bellport High School Spring Sports starts March 13th 2023

Bellport Middle School: March 22nd, at BMS Health Office. Upon appointment request.

Varsity Spring Track

Girls’ Coach: Katrina Watkins kawatkins@southcountry.org
Boys’ Coach: Don Nelson donald.nelson@g.riverhead.net

Boys’ Baseball

Varsity Coach: Joe Murphy jmuprhy2526@yahoo.com
JV Coach: Don Schaaf dschaff@southcountry.org

Girls' Softball

Varsity Coach: Kate Cutrone Kcutrone@southcountry.org
JV Coach: Jennifer Kelly Jkelly@southcountry.org

Varsity Girls' Golf

Coach: Glen McAvoy gmcavoy@southcountry.org

Boys' Lacrosse

Varsity Coach: Jimmy Butler jjbutler4@gmail.com
JV Coach: Dennis Pluth Dpluth@southcountry.org

Girls' Lacrosse

Varsity Coach: Courtney Pabst courtneyepabst@gmail.com
JV Coach: Bob Nofi nofibellportlax@optimum.net

Boys' Tennis

Varsity Coach: Charles Valentine Cvalentine9@southcountry.org
JV Coach: William Champlin wchamplin@southcountry.org

Middle School Sports Tryouts

Bellport Middle School Spring Sports starts March 27th 2023

MS Spring Sports Coaches:

MS Girls’ Softball

Coach: Thomas Beemer tbeemer@southcountry.org

MS Boys’ Baseball

Coach: Pete Dunbar coachdunbar@hotmail.com

MS Lacrosse

Boys' Coach: Kyle Moodt kmoodt@southcountry.org
Girls' Coach: Sean Dowd sdowd@southcountry.org

MS Track

Girls' Coaches: Jaclyn Donaldson-Hawkins jaclyndonaldsonhawkins@gmail.com
Emily Saccente esaccente@southcountry.org
Boys' Coaches: Garret Watkins gwatkins@southcountry.org
Joshua Nicolas jnicolas@southcountry.org

MS Boys' Tennis

Coach: Dylan Belz dylanrbelz@gmail.com

Online Sports Registration through Family ID

(Spring Sports March 27, 2023 Deadline )

Family ID Website

NFHS Live Sports Bellport High School

Bellport High School YouTube Live Sports

NYSPHSAA To Delay Fall Sports Start Date & Cancel Fall Championships

Family ID Welcome Letter

Family ID Welcome Letter (Spanish)

Click here to register for Family ID

In the News

Athletic Accolades

We just completed the winter Scholar Athletes. The following are our Winter Scholar Athlete Teams:

Boys' Winter Track

Girls' Winter Track

Girls' Varsity Basketball

Boys' Varsity Bowling

Date Added: 3/15/2023

Bellport track star earns first-place championship title

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First-year Bellport High School winter track runner Ella Masem took home a first-place state championship title in the intersectional relay event at the state championship meet on March 4.

The sophomore, who qualified for the state meet in the 1,000-meter run at the Section XI state qualifiers in February, ran a fast enough time to also earn her a spot on the Section XI state intersectional relay team. During the relay, Masem ran an impressive 3:02 in the 1,000-meter leg, helping to lead her team to not only victory, but a new state record of 10:13:90.

The South Country Central School District extends its congratulations to Ella Masem.

Date Added: 3/10/2023

Winter Sports Round-Up

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

Girls Winter Track and Field
State Qualifier: Ella Masem

Boys Winter Track
All-League: Kyle Brown, Aidan Donaghy and Shawn Johnston

Girls Bowling
Wild Card Qualifier
All-League: Bryelle Reid, Hailey Schnyer and Morgan Thompson

Boys Bowling
All-League: Christopher Schulz

Girls Basketball
All-League: Brynn Johnsen
Unsung Hero: Maddie Budris

Boys Basketball
Team: Division 2 Champions, AA County Semifinalist
Division 2 Coach of the Year: Peter Grossi
All-League: Samir Bell, Xavier George and Jason Hunt
All-Conference: Samir Bell
All-County: Samir Bell

Wrestling
Team: League 4 Champions, 5th Overall in County Championship
League 4 Coach of the Year: Charles Maragioglio
League Champions: Henry Caceres, Izaiah Green, Jaiden Green, Camryn Howard, Mikael-Anthony Neris and Luis Rodriguez
County Champions: Jaiden Green, 5th in NYS Championship; Camryn Howard, 8th in NYS Championship

Cheerleading
All-Division: Ramona Pilger
All-County: Sierra Seaman
All-County Academic: Scarlett Maldonado

Date Added: 3/9/2023

Bellport High School Wrestler Competes in State’s First Girls Wrestling Invitational

Bellport High School senior Cadence Howard became one of the first wrestlers to compete in the New York State Public High School Athletic Association’s inaugural all-girls wrestling invitational tournament held in Syracuse on Jan. 27.

Howard, who has been wrestling since middle school, was one of 410 girls from across the state to compete in 13 weight classes. She showcased her impressive skills and earned fifth place in her weight class.

In addition to being a member of her school’s varsity wrestling team, Howard is on her school’s varsity cheer and varsity softball teams.

The South Country Central School District extends its congratulations to Cadence Howard on a job well done.

Date Added: 2/6/2023

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Athletic Director

Patrick Hayes
Phone: 631 730-1597
FAX: 631 286-5336
PHayes@southcountry.org

Athletic Trainer

Ms. Gina Harris
GHarris@southcountry.org