Blue Devils Varsity Team Captains Named

Huntington High School varsity athletic teams will be led by a stellar group of captains this fall. The 11 separate Blue Devil squads are all striving for success. Teams have been practicing since August 21 and several are already climbing the standings of their respective league.

Coaches have announced the names of 25 fall captains. Most are well known to Blue Devil fans after many years of exceptional performances. Immediately upon being named, all of the captains went about setting a positive and encouraging tone for their teammates.

Varsity head coaches Todd Donaghy (girls’ volleyball), John Romano (boys’ cross country), Elizabeth Andersen (girls’ cross country), Kathy Wright (field hockey), Ronald Wilson (football), John Pagano (boys’ soccer), John Walsh (girls’ soccer), Michael Marinello (golf), Jamie Fishlow (girls’ tennis), Jacqueline Lazzarini (girls’ gymnastics) and Christopher Helmke (girls’ swimming and diving) will look to the captains for leadership both in an out of the playing arena.

The group of captains includes:

Girls Volleyball: Kate Barba, Brianna Borenstein, Lauren Donaghy

Boys Cross Country: Ethan Goleski

Girls Cross Country: Jannel Marroquin

Field Hockey: Olivia Polinsky, Jordana Paniccia, Elizabeth Stair, Ella O’Heir

Football: Carmine Carusone, David Dorilus Dax, John Genova, Thomas Smith

Boys Soccer: Dante Salgado, Jerson Contreras, Bryan Lizama, Edwin Marroquin

Girls Soccer: Reese Rinaldi, Emersen Evans, Riley Murtagh

Golf: Nicholas Sclafani, William Fallon

Girls Tennis: Jane Callery, Isabella Palacios

Girls Swimming & Diving: Rotate captains for meets

Gymnastics: Kaitlyn Sansiviero

Some of the captains and their teams are planning for a one day community service project unique to each of the Blue Devil squads. It’s a still developing initiative that is yet to hit its stride. Teams, led by their captains will take on a one-time, one-day project in an effort to give back to the community that so generously supports the academic and co-curricular programs.

Projects will be featured on Huntington UFSD’s website and social media platforms and ultimately submitted to the NYSPHSAA for consideration for its community service award.

The ultimate goal is to have all Blue Devil sports programs participating in a community service project during their respective season. Captains are expected to play a key role in helping to get the initiative off the ground.