During the June 12 Board of Education meeting, Director of Health, Physical Education and Athletic Patrick Hayes touted the accomplishments of the District’s spring athletic season and introduced the season’s athletes who received an All-County designation.

Congratulations to the following athletes:

Justin Albanese – spring track

Gavin Calvo – spring track

Jaiden Campbell – spring track

Colleen Carroll – girls spring track

Sarah Cluff – girls lacrosse

Alexandra DaEira-Loccisano – girls flag football

Jaden Flood – spring track

Madalena Hiotis – girls spring track

Thomas Gargiulo – baseball

Riley Gimpel – spring track

Allyson Justesen – girls flag football

Elaina Keller – softball – 2024-2025 League V Pitcher

Matt Keller – spring track

Brady McGowan – baseball

David Metz – spring track

Jack Mikula – spring track

Matteo Monter – spring track

Katelynn Murtha – girls lacrosse

Brooke Springsteen – softball – 2024-2025 League V Defensive Player

Jenna Vormittag – girls flag football

Logan Walsh – baseball

Kendall Ward – softball

Paul Zorn – spring track

Date Added: 6/16/2025

The District celebrated the successes of 27 student-athletes during Senior College Signing Day, held in the gymnasium on June 4. The ceremony honored years of hard work, determination, dedication and sacrifice and was a testament of the athletes’ commitment to their sports and teams, as well as the incredible character they developed.

District Director of Health, Physical Education and Athletics Patrick Hayes told the athletes, “We are incredibly proud of you. You’ve inspired us, and we cannot wait to see what you achieve next.”

Congratulations to the following student-athletes:

Justin Albanese – cross-country and track and field – Binghamton University

Griffin Becker – boys lacrosse – Belmont Abbey College

Rebecca Benson – girls volleyball – Rochester Institute of Technology

Gavin Calvo – cross-country and track and field – Farmingdale State College

Sarah Cluff – girls lacrosse – Marist College

Alexandra DaEira-Loccisano – girls soccer – Pace University

Logan DeLumen – boys volleyball – St. Joseph’s University

Ayden DesLauriers – boys volleyball – Loyola University (Chicago)

Katarina Dietz – girls lacrosse – Springfield College

Gracie DiPalo – girls soccer – Mercy University

Steven Gordon – football – SUNY Brockport

Joseph Gubitosi – baseball – St. Joseph’s University

Allyson Justesen – girls soccer – Oswego State University

Sophia Kourounis – dance – St. Joseph’s University

Noah Kirwin – baseball – CUNY Queens College

Alexis Maggi – softball – SUNY Fredonia

Alyssa Masino – St. Joseph’s University

Sara Mikula – cross-country and track and field – Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Zackary Pittala – boys soccer – Penn State University

Natalie Psaltis – girls lacrosse – Jacksonville University

Ella Russo – girls soccer – Mercy University

Andrea Sammarco – girls flag football – St. Joseph’s University

Michael Senzatimore – boys lacrosse – Post University

Aidan Slovensky – boys soccer – Maritime College

Breanna Viscusi – softball – Suffolk County Community College

Kendall Ward – softball – SUNY Oneonta

Paul Zorn – cross-country and track and field – Bentley University

Click here to view the ESM Athletes to Continue Their Sports slideshow.

Date Added: 6/9/2025

The winter sports season was a successful one for Eastport-South Manor Jr.-Sr. High School student-athletes. All eight varsity teams, 119 athletes in total, were named Scholar-Athlete Teams by the New York State Public High School Athletic Association for having acquired a collective 90% grade point average or more. This brings the school year total to 261 scholar-athletes to date. Both the girls and boys bowling teams received the NYSPHSAA Sportsmanship Award. The boys winter track team garnered the League III Championship title, as well as the Section XI Small School County Championship title. The boys track team is coming off of a cross-country championship title, and winter track is now in the spring season. Additionally, the boys bowling team was the League 2 Champions, Section XI Wildcard Tournament High Scorer in the county small and large school, Playoff Qualifier and NYSPHAA Sportsmanship Award Team.

Additionally, seniors Jaden Flood and Allyson Justesen were recognized for their outstanding athletic and academic endeavors with the 2024 NYS AHPERD Suffolk Zone Award. Sponsored by the New York State Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, the award recognizes one male and one female Suffolk County high school senior from each school district who exemplifies outstanding scholastic ability, physical education performance and leadership qualities.


The following is a wrap-up of the Sharks’ winter athletic season:

Girls Varsity Basketball: (Scholar-Athlete Team)

Sara Langdon – All-League

Karma Gould – Unsung Hero



Boys Varsity Basketball: (Scholar-Athlete Team)

Sait Coskuntuncel – All-League and All-Academic

Brady McGowan – All-League and All-Conference



Wrestling – Scholar-Athlete Team



Competition Cheer: (Scholar-Athlete Team)

Cassandrah Catalano – Academic All-County

Kaelyn McCall – All-County



Boys Bowling: (Scholar-Athlete Team, League 2 Champions, Section XI Wildcard Tournament High Score, Playoff Qualifier, NYSPHAA Sportsmanship Award Team)

Jacob Lerit – All-League

Logan Silbert – All-League and All-County



Girls Bowling – Scholar-Athlete Team, Section XI Playoff Qualifier, NYSPHSAA Sportsmanship Award Team



Girls Winter Track: (Scholar-Athlete Team)

Amaya Agudo – All-League and All-County

Meghan Burst – All-League

Colleen Carroll – All-League and All-County

Sarah Cluff – All-League

Sophia Colavito – All-League

Maddie Laezza – All-League

Elsie Martin – All-League

Lila McCarthy – All-League

Sara Mikula – All-League

Brooke Springsteen – All-League



Boys Winter Track (Scholar-Athlete Team, League 3 Champions and Section XI Small Schools County Champions)

Justin Albanese – All-League, All-County and All-State

Aiden Campbell – All-League

Christian Capolino – All-League

Jaden Flood – All-League

Riley Gimpel – All-League

Hyan Sy – All-League

Paul Zorn – All-League and All-County



Photo caption:

During the April 9 Eastport-South Manor Board of Education meeting, Board of Education President Jeffrey Goldhammer and trustee Cristina Costanza honored student-athletes who attended the meeting and are pictured (l-r) Justin Albanese, Paul Zorn, Amaya Agudo, Colleen Carroll, Logan Silbert and Kaelyn McCall.



Photo courtesy of the Eastport-South Manor Central School District