The Hampton Bays School District congratulates junior Asha Pensa-Johnson on being named to Newsday’s top 50 Long Island girls track and field athletes. Asha was honored for throwing 119-1 for fourth place in last year’s outdoor Division II discus state championship. She also threw 122-2 for first place in the same event at the St. Anthony’s Invitational.

Date Added: 4/23/2024

Hampton Bays varsity runner Emma Halsey had a stellar winter season that culminated with her becoming the first Hampton Bays athlete to qualify and compete in the Nike Indoor Nationals. The senior ran the 55-meter and 60-meter hurdles, two events that she excelled in during the winter season. She broke the school’s record in the 55-meter hurdles with a time of 8.64, as well as the school’s triple jump record with a jump of 34 feet, 8.75 inches. She further earned All-League, All-County and All-County Academic accolades. She has committed to running at the University of Rhode Island in the fall and will study Environmental Science Management. The district congratulates Emma on her exceptional season.

Date Added: 3/15/2024

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


Wrestling

152 lbs., Cyrus Gutierrez-Tyler, 3rd place

285 lbs., Mike Gutierrez, 4th place

124 lbs., Kevin Saa Pacheco, 4th place

138 lbs., David Orellana, 6th place


Girls Basketball

All-League and All-County Academic: Tania Quiros

All-County Academic: Gianna Betta

Unsung Hero: Julia Brandes


Boys Basketball

All-County Academic: Frank Galeas

All-League: Isaiah Lattanzio

All-Conference: Patrick Donahue


Cheer

Team: Qualified for the 2024 Suffolk County Championship; school record overall season-high average of 70.39; first time since 2020 that Hampton Bays has advanced to the postseason and was the only team on the South Fork to represent competitive cheerleading at this level; placed 4th in the county at the Section XI cheerleading championship

Scholar-Athlete Team

All-County: Elise Flynn

All-County Academic: Allie O'Brien

All-Class: Maddie Warn


Boys Winter Track:

Broke four school records:

Charlie Garcia ran 35.93 in the 300-meter

Joffre Proano pole vaulted 13'7

4x400-meter relay team: Comprised of Eddy Benenaula, Charlie Garcia, Matthew Papajohn and Joffre Proano; ran 3:36.49

SMR relay team: Comprised of Anthony Arango, Alan Cruz Rojas, Joffre Proano and Cesar Ramos; ran 4:03.80

All-County and Academic All-County: Joffre Proano for the pole vault


Girls Winter Track:

Broke six school records:

Emma Halsey ran 8.64 in 55-meter hurdles and jumped 34’-8.75” in the triple jump

Sofia Galvan ran 5:39.51 in the mile, ran 11:23.44 in the 3,000-meter and ran 2:30.74 in the 800-meter

SMR team: Comprised of Leah Fassino, Sofia Galvan, Emma Halsey and Izzy Ospitale; ran 4:36.75

All-League: Emma Halsey for hurdles and triple jump; Sofia Galvan for the 1,500-meter

All-County and Academic All-County: Emma Halsey for 55-meter hurdles

Date Added: 3/12/2024