The Latest Headlines from the New York State Public High School Athletic Association

The Latest Headlines from the New York State Public High School Athletic Assocation

January 2018

www.nysphsaa.org

Upcoming Winter Championships

Here's a look at the upcoming NYSPHSAA Winter Sports Championship Schedule:

-January 27, Wrestling Dual Meet-SRC Arena Syracuse

-February 10-11, Girls Ice Hockey, SUNY Oswego

-February 23-34, Wrestling, Times Union Center Albany

-February 26-27, Skiing, Bristol Mountian

-March 2-3, Boys Swimming and Diving, Nassau Aquatics Center

-March 3, Rifle Championships, West Point

-March 3, Gymnastics, Cold Spring Harbor High School

-March 3, Cheerleading, SRC Arena Syracuse

-March 3, Indoor Track and Field, Ocean Breeze-Staten Island

-March 10-11, Bowling, OnCenter Syracuse

-March 10-11, Boys Ice Hockey, HARBORCENTER Buffalo

-March 16-18, Girls Basketball, Hudson Valley Community College

-March 16-18, Boys Basketball, Floyd L. Maines Arena Binghamton

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Dual Meet Wrestling Championships

The first ever NYSPHSAA Dual Meet Wrestling State Championship will be held January 27th at SRC Arena at Onondaga Community College in Syracuse where 12 NYSPHSAA teams in each of two divisions will vie for a team State Championship. (The Public School Athletic League and Catholic High School Athletic Association will not participate in this event).

The best teams from each section in Division I and Division II will advance to the Dual Meet Tournament while numerous other teams will have a chance to fill at-large entries left open where sections may not have representation. In total, 24 teams will participate in a pool play format with 12 teams in each division.

The tournament gets underway with the first round starting at 9 am, second round at 10:30 am and third round at noon with eight mats going at once. The semifinal round kicks off at 2:30 pm with four mats, then the first Dual Meet Championship matches will take place at 6 pm with two mats. Awards will follow after 15 weight classes of wrestling.

Tickets are $10 for the entire day of wrestling.

You can purchase tickets using the link below:

gofan.co/nysphsaa.

Watch the December 2017 Edition of the Captains Club

Did you see the December edition of the NYSPHSAA Captains Club, brought to you by the New York State Correctional Officers and Police Benevolent Association?

Check out the great work being done in Section X to teach the importance of leadership and sportsmanship to current high school student-athletes.

Some of the best student leaders in the North Country took part in this inaugural event at Clarkson University.

If you know someone who should be featured in a future edition of the Captains Club please email Kristen Jadin, Director of Special Programs at kjadin@nysphsaa.org

Congrats to Fall 2017 Scholar Athletes

NYSPHSAA honored its first group of Scholar Athletes for the 2017-2018 school year.

For the Fall of 2017, NYSPHSAA recognized 3,373 Scholar-Athlete teams and 46,480 individuals. The figures represent a 14.65% (431 more teams) and 9.27% (3,945 individuals) increase compared to Fall 2016 in honoring teams and individuals who attain a 90.0 GPA or greater.

Starting in 2016, the NYSPHSAA adjusted its criteria to recognize individuals with a 90.0 GPA or greater whose athletic team did not qualify as a Scholar-Athlete team. Furthermore, the criteria was adjusted to allow for “small” teams to be recognized and 75% of a team’s roster be considered when determining a team’s average GPA.

This is the 26th year the NYSPHSAA has conducted the Scholar-Athlete program, which is sponsored by Pupil Benefits Plan, Inc.

For the complete lists of Fall Scholar Athletes please use the links below:

Scholar Athlete Teams

Scholar Athlete Individuals

Hazing Prevention Course

NYSPHSAA, along with AliveTek and Hazing Prevention.org continues to offer a hazing prevention course.

The course costs $100 for up to 50 facilitators. If you have questions about the course or want more info, please contact Director of Special Programs Kristen Jadin

To register click here

Community Service Challenge

Is your school leading the way in service to your community?

Apply for the Community Service Challenge, show how your teams are reaching out and helping others.

NYSPHSAA’s Community Service Challenge is a way to:

Do something good your community and yourself!
Get your voice heard on what matters in your community and what problems should be addressed.
Learn effective problem solving, critical thinking, and project management skills.
Strengthen your academic and social skills.
Make academic content more relevant and practical…you get to use what you’re learning!
Learn about potential careers by completing a project in collaboration with a community organization.
Meet amazing people that you wouldn’t ordinarily get to meet. They’ll stretch the way you think about the world.
Gain a sense of accomplishment.

To enter the Community Service Challenge use the link below:

Apply Here

February 2nd Executive Committee Meeting

The next Executive Committee Meeting will take place February 2nd at the Hilton Garden Inn in Troy at 9am.

There will be important items voted on, and discussed by the Committee. Some of the items that will be voted on include the approval of the following NYSPHSAA State Championship venues:

-Wrestling Championships, Times Union Center, Albany 2019-2021

-Boys Ice Hockey Championships, HARBORCENTER, Buffalo 2019-2021

-Boys and Girls Skiing Championships, Gore Mountain (2019), Bristol Mountain (2020), White Face Mountain (2021)

-Boys and Girls Bowling Championships, AMF Strike-N-Spare, Syracuse 2019-2020

-Cheerleading Championships, Rochester Institute of Technology, 2019-2021

-Girls Golf Championship, Deerfield County Club, Rochester 2019-2021

There will also be a vote on the Section X proposal to change the five classification cutoff numbers.

A discussion item on the agenda, at the request of NYSPHSAA President Jim Osborne, is to receive feedback from the Girls Basketball Committee related to the use of NFHS rules compared to the current NCAA rules.