A Tradition of Excellence

Winter 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.

Winter Season Athletics Headlines

October 17, 2025

Blue Devil Winter Sports Sign-ups Begin on Saturday, October 18

Winter Season Athletics Information

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About the Winter 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.

Winter 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.