AWARDS AWARDS AWARDS
Gold Key Award Winners 2008 (Click HERE or on picture to view Varsity Athletic Awards pdf)

NYSPHSAA Team Awards 2008
18 out of 25 Teams qualified for Scholar Athlete Award

Interscholastic Athletics - Highlights – Spring 2008

Varsity Softball clinched a spot in the Section XI post season playoff schedule.
Our first ever Girls’ Varsity Golf program completed their season by winning the prestigious NY State Public High School Athletic Association Team Scholar Athlete Award with an unweighted team GPA of 93.5.

Varsity Baseball also earned a post season playoff opportunity and the NYSPHSAA Team Scholar Athlete Award with an unweighted team GPA of 92.7

JV Baseball won the Sportsmanship Award for League IV; had the best record in League IV; and Rob Maccone was named JV Coach of the Year.

Our Spring 2008 Varsity Crew team hosted the Big Duck Regatta at their home “field”, Peconic Bay. They also achieved Team Scholar-Athlete status with an impressive GPA of 90.5. Ed O’Neill and Dylan Gould are the 2008 New York State Junior Double Event Champions. This victory was achieved at Saratoga Springs on May 11, 2008.

Varsity Boys Lacrosse achieved the NYSPHSAA Team Scholar Athlete Award with an average of 94.6.

Varsity Boys Tennis weighed in with a team average of 90.2 and also won the Team Scholar Athlete Award.

Boys’ Spring Track broke the school record for the 4 x 800 event. Nick Constandy, John Razzano, Nick Grefe and Drew Dillingham turned in a time of 8:25:84 FAT. Joe Verdeber won the pole vault and qualified for the State Championships. >MORE

Girls Spring Track also won the NYSPHSAA Team Scholar Athlete Award with an unweighted team average of 96.6. Ashley Bell qualified in the 100 and 200 meters and ran the anchor leg on the winning 4 x 100 (12.4 seconds) and she took second in the 200 (25.44) at the state qualifiers. The 4 x 100 team consists of Ashley Bell, Quiera DeCosta, Victoria Crum and Ellie Markewitz. The team finished the race in a season-best time of 49.2 seconds. Ashley Bell and Heather Riley received athletic scholarships to run track on the collegiate level. >MORE

The Riverhead Athletic Department has been nominated for the 2007-08 Section XI Sportsmanship Award. This would mark the second time the Blue Waves have distinguished themselves in this area.

In addition to the new Girls’ Golf program, opportunities for Riverhead’s young women expanded in Girls’ Lacrosse. Due to popular demand, a Middle School team has been established with plans for both a Middle School team and a JV9 team next year.

Winter Varsity Scholar/Athlete Award 2008

Winter 2008 SECTION XI SPORTSMANSHIP AWARDS:

Varsity Bowling: Coach Scott Hackal

Boys 7th Grade Basketball: Coach Bob Mills

Boys JV9 Basketball: Coach A.J Kretchmer

Girls 7th Grade Volleyball: Coach James Korte

WINTER 2008 NY STATE SCHOLAR ATHLETE TEAM AWARDS:

Varsity Girls Basketball: 90.453 Coach Dave Spinella, Coach Vic Guardinino

Varsity Boys Winter Track: 92.713 Coach Steve Gevinski, Coach Sal Loverde

Varsity Girls Winter Track: 96.233 Coach Becky Winkel, Coach Ed Grassman, Coach Kip Stevens

Varsity Wrestling: 91.041 Coach Wade Davey, Coach Tom Riccio

Recognized by the Riverhead School District: Varsity Winter Cheerleading: 90.3926 Coach Stephanie Piraino and Coach Flo Ofrias

GIRLS VARSITY BASKETBALL HIGHLIGHTS

League IV Champions
NYSPHSAA State Academic Award: 90.4 team avg.
ALL League: Kayla Lewis and Tyisha Johnson
All League/All County: Jackie Zilnicki and Sinead Cordero
Academic All County: Ashley Bell

Mr. David Spinella, Section XI Varsity Girls Basketball won Coach of the Year

MORE HIGHLIGHTS

Section XI Girls Winter Track, All County Heather Riley, 3rd in Suffolk County Pole Vaulting

Section XI, All County, County Champion!! [1st place!!], Joe Verderber, Boys Varsity Winter Track

BLUE WAVES WIN 2007 NYSPHSAA TEAM AWARDS

Riverhead Central School District takes special pride in the performance of its teams and the many sportsmanship and scholar/athlete awards the district has received.

Fall 2007 NY State Scholar Athlete Team Award
The RHS Athletic Department is delighted to announce that seven (of ten) RHS varsity teams have qualified for the New York State Public High School Athletic Association Team Scholar Athlete Award for the fall 07-08 season (team must maintain a grade point team average of 90 or higher):

Varsity Girls’ Tennis - 90.889 - Coach Jerry Duvall
Varsity Girls’ Soccer - 92.986 - Coach Maria Dounelis/ Asst. Timothy Page
Varsity Girls’ Volleyball - 93.400 - Coach Danielle Davin/ Asst. Greg Sanders
Varsity Girls’ Field Hockey - 91.408 - Coach Cheryl Walsh Edwards/Asst. Rebecca Winkel
Varsity Boys’ Cross Country - 93.290 - Coach Kevin Brennan/ Assistant Patrick Burke
Varsity Girls’ Cross Country - 96.301 - Coach Kevin Brennan/ Assistant Patrick Burke
Varsity Fall Boys Golf - 91.164 - Coach Chad Haverty

Our varsity cheerleading program also achieved Scholar-Athlete team status with a team GPA of 90.150. Coaches Stephanie Piraino and Florence Ofrias


Fall 2007 Section XI Sportsmanship Award

Fall Varsity and JV Sportsmanship Award 2007-08

Three of the ten varsity teams competing during the fall season earned recognition from Section XI Officials for sportsmanship:

Varsity Boys Cross Country - Coaches Brennan and Burke
Varsity Football - Coaches Leif Shay, Bill Hedges, Scott Hackal, David McKillop
Varsity Girls Tennis - Coach Jerry Duvall


Two Middle School teams and one JV team also won the Section XI Sportsmanship Team Award:

Fall Middle School Sportsmanship Award 2007-08

Middle School Girls Soccer - Coach Ben Butler
Middle School Field Hockey - Coach Cheryl Mustachio
Junior Varsity Girls Soccer - Coach Dan Vallance

BLUE WAVES WIN 2005 SECTION XI “GOOD SPORTS” AWARD

2004 Scholar/Athlete Team Award Winners

In the Spring of 2004, the RHS Blue Waves were awarded the “Scholar/Athlete Team Award” by the NY State Public High School Athletic Association for “outstanding scholastic achievement by varsity level athletes.”

2005 Section XI “Good Sports” Award Winners

This Fall, the Athletic Department learned that the Riverhead Blue Waves were awarded the 2005 Section XI “Good Sports” Award. Riverhead’s teams scored the highest overall average of sportsmanship team points. The teams are rated by opposing teams and awarded by NYPHSAA.

"This is a prestigious award presented to the top Suffolk sports programs as nominated by Section XI and the Sportsmanship Chairman, Mr. Mical Browne," notes Bill Groth, RCSD Athletic Director. "This award is a testament to the pride, character and class of our student-athletes and the commitment to excellence by their coaches," concludes Mr. Groth.