Riverhead School District takes special pride in the performance of its teams and the many sportsmanship and scholar/athlete awards the district has received. For a quick overview of current sporting events, see Sports in the News and/or Blue Waves Football.

RHS SPORTS SCHEDULE
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RHS BLUE WAVES FOOTBALL

See Blue Waves Varsity Football Team's Roster
BLUE WAVES ARE STILL UNDEFEATED!
Second round playoffs this Saturday, November 15th,
Riverhead Home, 1:00 PM

TEAMS
A list of all the sports teams at RHS.

Top Physical Education Award
The 2008-09 PE Zone Award coming soon.

2008-09 Sportsmanship & Scholar/Athlete Team Awards
Scholar/Athlete awards for the Fall 2008 sports season coming soon.

Championships, Awards and Scholarships
FALL 2008

Football: The Blue Waves Varsity Football Team finished Undefeated! FOOTBALL ROSTER FOR 2008

The Blue Waves Varsity Football Team
also won the Blue-White Cup for the third straight year. >More

Cross Country: Fall, 2008
Boys team finished up second in the league. Boy’s Team won FOUR spots on the All- League Team…Boy’s Team Qualified for the Championship race at the Division Meet this Tuesday, which is the “elite” race of that meet. (Only 2 teams from each League are qualified to enter). Nick Constandy finished the season undefeated in every League meet.We won top spot on the all-league team, and is currently ranked 5th in county for AA schools with a great shot at qualifying for the State Meet.

On the Girls Side: Girl’s team came in second in League Four. Girl’s team qualified for the Championship Race at the Division Meet also. Just like Nick, Katie Skinner went undefeated in every League meet, gaining the top spot honor. She too is ranked fifth in the county, and has a great chance of qualifying for the State Meet. (which is at Sunken Meadow this year) She has already run the qualifying time for the All-County Team…

Soccer Highlights

Boys Varsity Soccer

    * First League wins in three years
    * Defeated League champion Hills West on the road in league opener.
    * Overall record finished with 5 victories
    * Tripled scoring total from last year
    * 2 All-Conference selections, 1 All-League selection

Coach Huszagh, Coach Hansen

Girls Varsity Soccer

Girls Soccer moved up to League 4 this year from the developmental league.  They had a very good season, finishing with 6 victories. The following girls were selected for awards by the Suffolk Coaches, Brigit Burgio all-Conference, Amelia Czelatka and Sylvia Hong to the All-Academic team.

Swimming

Just in—The results from the Section XI Swimming and Diving Championships held at Suffolk-Brentwood. RHS swimmer Alaina Ingram competed in the 200 Freestyle and the 500 Freestyle.  Alaina was the winner of her heat in the 200 Freestyle and also got a personal best time (2.08.08). (See attached pdf.)

This season, Alaina swam the  200 Freestyle, 500 Freestyle and the 100 Backstroke. She met her goal for Varsity this year -- she wanted to qualify for Counties in three events, which she did, and she got personal best times in all three events.  Alaina looks forward to next year's varsity swimming season.

Volleyball

The RHS girls’ volleyball team completed a successful season by making the Section XI playoffs.

Tennis

Had several members make All-Division/All-League.

Golf

Finished second in their League.

Field Hockey

Had a successful season.

Recent Graduates who received Scholarships to Play in College
A brief three-year overview of student athletic achievement.

More Student and Alumni Sports News
Email submissions of current student and/or alumni athletic achievement.

2004 Scholar/Athlete Team Award
In the Spring of 2004 sports season, the Riverhead High School 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 student athletes." Not only are our athletes outstanding competitors, they are also "scholars." In addition, the school's teams are well-known each year for their sportsmanship awards.

2005 Section XI “Good Sports” Award Winners
In the Fall of 2005, 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.

Physical Education Course Offerings
The district also offers a full range of physical education courses. For the complete description of course offerings see the Course Offering Guide (Physical Education starts on page 56 in the thumbnail pages of pdf, which is page 52 of the Course Offering Guide).

Intramurals and Special Programs
In addition to interscholastic sports, the district has an excellent intramural and physical education program.

The Intramural Golf Team thanks the Cherry Creek Country Club for their generous donation of 200 golf clubs to the school's golf program.

Some of the special programs the Physical Education Department have participated in include the Core-Based Fitness Training Program, the Coca Cola Corporation's Step-O-Meter Program, Project Adventure classes, the Rowing Club, the Outdoors Club and the President's Fitness Challenge.

Related Links: Sports Schedule, Scholar Athlete Award, 2007-08 Sports Season, Ellen Dougherty, Jeremy Hobson, Mike Owen, RHS Rowing Club, Seven Lacrosse Players, 2007 Track Summary, Physical Education Class Offerings, NCAA Requirements, Bigger, Faster, Stronger Program