The Huntington High School varsity girls’ basketball team is once again expected to be one of Suffolk’s best with several returning veterans and a cast of exciting newcomers. Try-outs for the varsity and JV teams begin Monday, November 14 at 3 p.m. in the high school gym.
The Huntington High School varsity girls’ basketball team is once again expected to be one of Suffolk’s best with several returning veterans and a cast of exciting newcomers. Try-outs for the varsity and JV teams begin Monday, November 14 at 3 p.m. in the high school gym.
All Huntington High School girls are invited to try-out. Tryouts will be held daily from 3:00-5:30 p.m. for at least three days or until the team is selected. Once rosters are finalized, practices will be held Monday through Friday from 3-5:30 p.m. and on Saturday at a time to be determined.
Students trying out on November 14 should come prepared to play with shorts, t-shirt and sneakers. Every prospective player needs to submit a parent permission form.
Varsity head coach Michael Kaplan and assistant coach Marissa Bergmann are returning to the bench. JV Coach of the Year Katie Reilly is also coming back. Tim Madden and Jordan Ioviero will coach the two Finley Middle School girls’ basketball teams.
Here are brief profiles of the high school coaches:
Mike Kaplan
Mike Kaplan came to Huntington in 2010 from crosstown rival Harborfields, where he had been working as an assistant coach since 2006. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in physical education at SUNY College at Brockport in 2005.
In college, Kaplan was Brockport’s starting point guard for four years and helped lead the Golden Eagles to a pair of NCAA tournament appearances where the team reached the “Sweet 16” and the “Elite 8.”
In 12 seasons as Huntington’s head coach, Kaplan is 153-74 for a .674 winning percentage.
Marissa Bergmann
Bergmann has been a Huntington physical education teacher since September 2014. A member of Huntington High School’s Class of 2003, she earned an undergraduate degree at Purdue University in elementary education with a minor in reading and obtained a master’s degree at Stony Brook University in liberal studies with a concentration in health science.
Bergmann has coached high school basketball and field hockey and middle school field hockey, softball, soccer and lacrosse. She has served as treasurer of the Suffolk County Girls’ Basketball Coaches Association.
Katie Reilly
A member of Huntington’s Class of 2016, Reilly went on to serve as captain of Princeton University’s lacrosse team. She graduated from Princeton in May 2020 with a BA degree in politics and earned a Master of Social Work degree at Stony Brook University. She is currently employed as a Huntington UFSD social worker. Reilly is the head coach of Blue Devil varsity girls’ lacrosse team.
Questions about the team or try-outs? Send a message to one of the coaches:
Varsity Mike Kaplan coachkaplan@gmail.com
Assistant Marissa Bergmann mbergmann@hufsd.edu
JV Katie Reilly katiereilly920@gmail.com
Interested in playing girls’ basketball for the Blue Devils? You should sign-up in the nurse’s office. Every student needs to get re-qualified by the school nurse prior to each sport season. The nurse can only clear a student-athlete who has the following forms on file:
• Private Physical Exam Form (link below)
NYS Private Physical Examination Form for Athletes
• Interval Health History Form (link below)
Interval Health History for Sports Participation (English/Spanish)
All Blue Devil sports student-athletes are also required to submit a blue parent permission form to their coach no later than the first day of tryouts/practice.
The form can be found at this link:
Parent Consent Form for Athletes (English/Spanish)
Questions: Contact athletic director Jim Hoops at jhoops@hufsd.edu or call the athletic office at 631.673.2018.