A fifth Hampton Bays High School senior has committed to continuing athletics in college. Allie O’Brien, who was celebrated at a ceremony on June 20, will be attending Marist College in the fall as a pole vaulter on their track team. She will be studying secondary and special education. 

O’Brien joins Emma Halsey, Isaiah Lattanzio, Matthew Papajohn and Joffre Proano, who previously committed to athletics in college.

The Hampton Bays School District congratulates O’Brien on her commitment.

Date Added: 6/26/2024

Hampton Bays High School junior Sofia Galvan had the opportunity to compete at the Nike Outdoor Nationals in the 2000-meter steeplechase, a five-lap race that includes hurdling over 25 barriers and into a water pit. After qualifying for the meet in May, she ran a 7:57 in the championship event, held at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon. The Hampton Bays School District congratulates Galvan on qualifying for and competing at this event and finishing up an amazing junior year of running Hampton Bays track.

Date Added: 6/21/2024

The spring 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:

Girls Spring Track and Field
All-League: Allie O’Brien, Leah Fassino, Sofia Galvan, Emma Halsey, Izzy Ospitale and Asha Pensa
All-County: Sofia Galvan (2,000m steeplechase), Emma Halsey (100m hurdles and triple jump), Allie O’Brien (pole vault) and Asha Pensa (shot put and discus)
All State, All-Federation: Asha Pensa (shot put and discus)

Boys Spring Track
Set four school records in the 100m, 200m, 400m and 4x400m relay

All-League: Alan Cruz, Brian DeJesus, Daniel Feliciano, Charlie Garcia, Erick Ibanez, Xavier Johnson, Daniel Ortiz, Matthew Papajohn, Joffre Proano and Cesar Ramos

All-County: Charlie Garcia (100m, 200m, 4x400m relay), Erick Ibanez (4x400m relay), Matthew Papajohn (400m, 4x400m relay) and Cesar Ramos (4x400m relay)

All-Sectional: Charlie Garcia (three-time county champion in the 100m, 200m and 4x400m relay, broke school record in the 100m and 200m dashes; 100m time is the No. 1 fastest time in New York State)

Girls Softball
Scholar-Athlete Team
All-Division: Shea Egan
League VII Coach of the Year: Rich Doulos

Baseball
All-League: Pat Donahue

Girls Lacrosse
All-County: Eden Brown, Taylor Meyers
All-Division: Nikole Vasquez
All-Rookie: Fiona Haddock
Unsung Hero: Allison Booth

Boys Tennis
All-League: John DePalma and Jaime DePalma
League 4 Team Sportsmanship Award: Kael Schoerlin

Date Added: 6/20/2024

Four Hampton Bays High School seniors were honored during a ceremony on June 4 for committing to continue athletics in college.

The Hampton Bays School District congratulates the following students:

Emma Halsey — University of Rhode Island, track and field

Isaiah Lattanzio — Flagler University, lacrosse

Matthew Papajohn —Sacred Heart University, track and field

Joffre Proano — SUNY Cortland, track and field

Date Added: 6/7/2024

Members of the Hampton Bays High School boys and girls track teams had an impressive run at the Suffolk County Spring Championship meet.

The girls team finished in fourth place overall. Asha Pensa placed second in shot put with a throw of 35 feet, 6.75 inches and second in discus with a throw of 131-11. Sofia Galvan placed third in the steeplechase with a time of 7 minutes, 55 seconds, and Emma Halsey had a personal best in hurdles, running 15.77 and finishing second. She also placed fourth and set a new school record in triple jump with a jump of 34 feet, 4.25 inches. Allie O’Brien placed second in pole vault, clearing a height of 8 feet. All four of these girls earned All-County medals for their performances.

The boys team finished fifth overall. The 4x400-meter relay team, made up of Charlie Garcia, Erick Ibanez, Matthew Papajohn and Cesar Ramos, took first place with a time of 3:32.18. Garcia was three-time county champion in the 100-meter, 200-meter and 4x400-meter relay. He broke the school record in the 100-meter and 200-meter dashes, with the fastest time in New York in the 100-meter race — 10.62. Papajohn, who was part of the winning 4x400-meter relay team, earned All-County in the 400-meter dash, finishing second overall. The 4x100 relay team made up of Charlie Alvarracin, Garcia, Kevin Londono and Osman Milian Jr. finished fourth overall, and Joffre Proano also scored in pole vault with a fifth-place finish.

The Hampton Bays School District extends its congratulations to the athletes on a job well done.

Date Added: 5/30/2024