A Tradition of Excellence

Fall Sports

FinalForms Athletic Registration

Registration for Sports Made Easy

Huntington UFSD is now partnering with FinalForms, an innovative online forms and data management service that promises to revolutionize the current athletic program form submission process during each sport season at J. Taylor Finley Middle School and Huntington High School.

With FinalForms, parents can conveniently complete and sign athletic participation forms for their child using any digital device. This user-friendly platform also empowers parents to review and update their personal information at their convenience, ensuring its accuracy.

FinalForms even pre-fills information wherever possible for each student, effectively saving everyone valuable time. One of the most valuable features of FinalForms is its ability to retain data season after season and year after year, eliminating the need to enter the same information repeatedly.

Parents will be able to upload physical exam reports, interval health history documents and digitally sign consent forms. Student-athletes will be asked to sign up for their respective sport and sign-off on code of conduct and consent forms.

As the Huntington athletic department and nurses work to seamlessly integrate FinalForms into its systems, the district a Parent Playbook (link below) that offers clear instructions on how to register and access an account and begin using FinalForms. Should parents have any questions or require assistance regarding this partnership they can reach-out to athletic office assistant Nicole Haas at 631.673.2017 or nhaas@hufsd.edu.

The Parent Playbook will get you started in FinalForms. If you require any support during the process, scroll to the bottom of the web page and click “Use Support.”

For Initial Registration -- FinalForms Playbook

Please register at -- https://huntington-ny.finalforms.com now and electronically complete ALL forms!

Thank you for your assistance in streamlining our paperwork processes.

Fall Season Athletics Headlines

Blue Devil coaches are once again putting the kids first. (Darin Reed photo.)

August 25, 2025

Blue Devil Coaches to Put the Kids First

The kids come first. That’s the overriding principle that Huntington UFSD’s athletic program is built upon. The Blue Devil coaching staff is striving to give the athletes on their respective teams a great experience. Are they playing to win? Yes, but always within the rules and while maintaining the high level of sportsmanship that the district and community expects and demands.

Will Donaghy And Jack Corcoran prepare to compete at the Bridge Golf Club on th East End.

August 22, 2025

Huntington Golf Aims to Defend Titles Amid Renovations

The Huntington High School golf team enters the new season with both excitement and uncertainty. The Blue Devils are the defending league and conference champions, but this fall they’ll be without the Huntington Crescent Club, their longtime home course, which is closing for major renovations.

Sophmore Julia Hotine with the ball for the Huntington girls' soccer team. (Darin Reed photo.)

August 20, 2025

Blue Devil Philosophy, Priorities & Core Values

The Blue Devil athletic program at Huntington High School and J. Taylor Finley Middle School is set for 2025/26 with junior varsity and varsity football teams kicking off practice this past Monday and all other high school sports beginning on Monday, August 25. Finley teams will open the fall season when classes resume.

August 20, 2025

Still Time to Participate in Blue Devil Fall Program

The Huntington varsity and junior varsity football teams began practicing this past Monday. All other Blue Devil fall sports teams will hold their first practice/tryout sessions on Monday, August 25.

Five Blue Devils will serve on the Section XI Student Athlete Advisory Committee.

August 18, 2025

Blue Devils on Section XI Student Advisory Committee

There will be five Blue Devils on this year’s Section XI Student Athlete Advisory Committee. Seniors Jolie Weinschreider, Cameron Smith and Kymora Dorvilus, junior Ava McDonald and sophomore Kingsley J. Evans all submitted applications. The committee is being spearheaded by Center Moriches Director of Athletics Jeremy Thode.

The Blue Devil field hockey team will take the field on Monday, August 25. (Darin Reed photo.)

August 18, 2025

Blue Devil Field Hockey Ready for Practice Opener

The Huntington varsity field hockey team will take the field for its first day of official practice on Monday, August 25 at Blue Devil Stadium at 7:30 a.m. There is still time for players to sign up on Final Forms and to get cleared for the season.

The Blue Devils hope the number of multi-sport athletes grows next year (2)

August 1, 2025

Blue Devils Continue to Promote Multi-Sport Athletes

In an age of sport specialization, Blue Devil coaches have been asked to encourage students to take up the challenge of being a two or even three-sport athlete, a once relatively common occurrence that has become increasingly rare.

Huntington boys' soccer coach John Pagano with four senior award honorees. (Darin Reed photo.)

July 30, 2025

Blue Devil Seniors Earn Boys’ Soccer Awards

Huntington varsity boys’ soccer head coach John Pagano presented four graduating players with special honors at the 57th annual Blue Devil senior athletic awards ceremony in the high school auditorium.

Jolie Weinschreider is awfully proud to be a Huntington Blue Devil.

July 16, 2025

It’s a Privilege to be a Blue Devil

Jolie Weinschreider has been a warrior for the Blue Devils. The rising Huntington High School senior has been a star in three separate sports: soccer, basketball and lacrosse and the teenager has also compiled an academic grade average that far exceeds 100 after completing many advanced courses.

Huntington will offer a weight training and conditioning program this summer.

June 20, 2025

H-ton to Offer Summer Weight Training & Conditioning Intramurals

A summer weight training and conditioning intramural program will be available to Huntington High School students entering grades 9-12 next September. The summer program will run Monday through Thursday from June 30 through August 14 with sessions between 7:00-8:30 a.m. and again between 5:00-6:30 p.m.

The Huntington football program is preparing for its 102nd season. (Darin Reed photo.)

June 2, 2025

Huntington Football Meeting on Tuesday Night

The Huntington High School football program is preparing for its 102nd season. The Blue Devils are holding a meeting for varsity and JV parents and players on Tuesday (June 3) at 6 p.m. in the high school gym. The meeting is for current players in grades 8-11.

The Blue Devils have released the fall season athletic calendar.

May 13, 2025

Blue Devil Fall Athletic Season Dates Announced

Huntington UFSD has announced the fall season sports calendar of important dates, including the first day of tryouts for football, all other high school sports and J. Taylor Finley Middle School fall teams.

The Huntington varsity girls' volleyball team will be getting a new head coach. (Darin Reed photo.)

April 22, 2025

New Girls’ Volleyball Coach Coming to Huntington

Huntington UFSD athletic officials are working to replace longtime varsity girls’ volleyball head coach Todd Donaghy, who has decided to retire from his position. Donaghy is a district resident and a Huntington High School alum.

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About the Fall Season Athletics Program

A Longstanding Tradition of Excellence

Through the years, the Huntington interscholastic athletics program has played an important role in the lives of students and community members. An integral part of the Department of Physical Education, organized athletics in the Huntington School District date back more than one hundred years. Since the inception of sports teams here, Blue Devil competitors have won every possible honor bestowed on high school athletes.

Life Lessons and Opportunities to Participate

Students who choose to participate will learn lessons in the value of hard work, teamwork, personal sacrifice and commitment, time management, respect for authority and rules, as well as how to lead and follow. A myriad of sports are offered during fall, winter and spring seasons. Students can choose to compete on one team each season. Parents of athletes, alumni, and community members who want to support and become involved in the athletic program have an opportunity to join the Huntington Booster Club. This organization sponsors many activities and promotes and enhances the operation of the athletic program.

Communication made Easy

Schedules for all teams and directions to away contests are available from the athletic office or by logging onto the Section XI website at www.sectionxi.org.

Coaches are also available to discuss any aspect of their specific program with prospective athletes and/or parents. For further information, including tryout dates and sports offered by season, please call the athletic office at 631-673-2018.

Fall Season Athletics Leadership

James M. Hoops

District Director for Athletics, Health and Physical Education

James M. Hoops assumed the position of district director of health, physical education and athletics on July 1, 2021. He previously served for three years as coordinator of physical education, athletics and special projects. He has worked full-time in the district since April 1984 and has been a physical education teacher since September 1990. He is also certified as a social studies teacher.

A graduate of John H. Glenn High School, Mr. Hoops obtained undergraduate and graduate degrees at Stony Brook University, through which he also obtained his school administrator certification. He has coached wrestling on the high school level and boys’ and girls’ tennis and girls’ soccer on both the middle school and high school levels. He has also coached middle school boys’ and girls’ soccer and baseball.

While serving as assistant coach to iconic Hall of Fame head coach Lou Giani, the Blue Devil wrestling team won several Suffolk and state team championships along with 17 individual county and eight state champions.

Mr. Hoops has also served as the district’s public information coordinator since July 2001. He maintains Huntington UFSD’s website content and also prepares items for the district’s various social media platforms.

Michael Marinello

District Coordinator for Physical Education, Athletics and Driver's Education

Michael Marinello has been the district’s coordinator of physical education, athletics and driver education since July 1, 2021. He has been a Huntington physical education teacher since September 1995. He earlier taught at Western Suffolk BOCES for five years.

A graduate of Sachem High School, Mr. Marinello earned an undergraduate degree at Springfield College in physical education and a master’s degree at Stony Brook University in liberal studies with a concentration in health science. He has coached high school golf, high school and middle school wrestling, JV tennis and middle school baseball and boys’ track and field.

Currently the head coach of the Huntington High School varsity golf team, Mr. Marinello is also an assistant varsity wrestling coach. He has been a well-known and well-liked faculty member and athletic coach who also lives in the community and has sent his own children through Huntington High School.

Mr. Marinello is a CPR and First Aid trainer. He has also been a volunteer emergency medical technician. He has taught driver education for many years and he leads the district’s program.