Westhampton Beach High School Has an Outstanding 2022 Season

Another year has passed us by and it was another year of Westhampton Beach High School athletic success.

The Hurricanes had a year full of individual success that helped fuel the team aspect of their respective sports. They had all but one team in the fall and winter seasons named as New York State All-Academic teams, showing the athletes dedication to being the best on the field and in the classroom as well.

In the fall, Fifty Westhampton Beach earned honors as either All-State, All Island, All County, All Division, All League, or All Conference in their respective sports. Along with the individual honors, three teams won League Championships and one of these three teams competed at the New York State Championships.

The Boys Cross Country Team had a dominant season in the fall as they would go on to reclaim the League V championship once again.

The team was led by Division, County, State, and Region Champion Maximus Haynia. The senior was one of the best runners in not just New York State but arguably the country during the 2022-23 season. He won the Class B New York State Title in Cross Country before pulling off an upset over New York State Gatorade Player of the Year and Stony Brook University signee Collin Gillstrap of Monroe Woodbury at the Nike Cross Regional Championship in Wappingers Falls, New York.

Haynia was part of a lethal one-two punch with Class of 2022 graduate Gavin Ehlers for the majority of his high school career but the United State Military Academy signee definitely saved his best performance for his senior season. Joining Haynia on the All-League, All-Division, All-County, and All-State teams by junior Trevor Hayes.

The Girls Cross Country team saw Oona Murphy, Caeden Dorn, Jamie Kelly, and Gabby Wendel earn All-League honors. Murphy, and Dorn also made All-County this fall while Dorn would join Kelly, and Wendel as All-Division honorees.

On the Gridiron, it was another successful season for head coach Bryan Schaumloffel as his squad went 8-3 in the regular season and made the postseason once more. Unfortunately, the Hurricanes season came to an end in the county semifinals as they would lose to the eventual Long Island Champion Sayville.

Kevin Smith, Nolan Michalowski, Salvatore Fracapane, Broder Schaffer, Gianni Amodemo, Jordyn Brown, and Aidan McDermott all received All-Division nods for their efforts this fall. Hebberd, Gambino, and Andrew Mensch all made All-Country for the Hurricanes while Hebberd was named academic All-County as well. Hebberd added on to his accolades in 2022 with an All-State nod, joining Salvatore Fracapane on the All-State team.

The Girls Tennis team had a successful year as well, winning the league five championship and having both Matilda Buchen and Julia Stabile capture All-State honors. Coach Matt Reed was named Coach of the Year honors for his efforts this fall.

The Girls Soccer team had numerous individual award winners this season as well. Lily Strebel and Cate Baker made All-League while Amanda Shannon and Sarah Gormley made All-County and Emily Tully made Academic All-County.

Sarah Gormley was also named fourth team All-State for her efforts in the 2022 season for the Hurricanes.

As the weather outside got too cold for outdoor sports, the Westhampton Beach Boys Track team continued their tradition of individual dominance. Nick Simonetta, Max Haynia, Ezekiel McCrary, Adrian Caumartin, Trevor Hayes were named All-League while Hayes, Haynia, McCrary, and Caumartin and Trevor were named All-County.

Haynia continued his dominance on the Track as he was named All-State and won the Suffolk County MVP for his performance.

On the Girls side of the track, the team had a slew of All-League Honorees. Katie Baker, Sydney Beardslee, Aine Byrne, Maya Cirincione, Sophia DePierro, Halle Geller, Jamie Kelly, Oona Murphy, MikaiLing Pantophlet, Madison Philips, McKenzie Schindler, Amanda Shannon, Lily Strebel, Emily Tully, Mia Valenzuela, Anabel Velloso, Annabelle Wasser, and Gabriella Wendel all made All-League for the Hurricanes.

Geller, Philips, Strebel, Wasser, Pantophlet and Velloso also made All-County while Strebel was All-State.

Westhampton junior Max Buchen dominated in the pool this winter. Buchen won a Suffolk County Championship this winter and he was named All-Long Island for his efforts. He competed at the New York State Swim Meet where he placed third in his event, claiming All-State Honors and was in consideration for All-American honors.

The Girls Basketball team had a very good year as they claimed the League Championship and had plenty of individual honors to go along with it. Kylah Avery, Sarah Gormley, Kate Sweet and Sandra Clarke were named All-League. Sandra Cooke had a spectacular year as she was named League MVP and made All-County.

The Boys Basketball team had three All-League performers; Jordan Bennett, Andrew Mensch, and Quinn McCormack. They were led by head coach Connor Davis.

Max Bunchen with his county championship medal WHB ATHLETICS

Max Haynia winning the Class B State Championship Syracuse.com

Once the weather warmed up, the Hurricanes didn’t miss a beat on the track. Max Haynia capped off his spectacular high school track career with a fourth place finish in the 3200 meter run at the state meet, earning All-State Honors. Haynia also broke the nine minute barrier in the 3200 meter run (just a few meters shy of two miles) running 8:57 over the distance.

The Girls team had Lily Strebel and Madison Phillips make All-County and make the State Meet for the Hurricanes. Phillips competed in the 100 meter hurdles and shot put. Strebel competed in the 1500m run where she placed tenth overall.

The Baseball Team had a solid season as well. They were led by New Paltz commit and All-League Pitcher Ryan Kineriemen. Kineriemen was also awarded the Gianni Mongelluzzo Scholarship Award according to the Westhampton Beach Athletics Department. Junior Kevin Smith was also recognized as academic All-League for the Hurricanes this season.

The 2023 Small School Champion Westhampton Beach Girls Track Team WHB ATHLETICS

The Softball team had a very successful season as they finished 13-7 and made the postseason for the third straight season. Freshman third baseman Katie Burke made All-County this year, joining teammate and two-way star Addison Cieli who was also All county and was named as one of the Top 100 players on Long Island. Cieli had the second most strikeouts out of all qualified pitchers on Long Island with 225 and an era of 2.12.

On the turf, the Boys Lacrosse team finished with a winning record of 9-7 and saw Senior Gavin Arcuri named NCHSA Academic All-American for his efforts on the field and in the classroom. Arcuri will continue his athletic and Academic career at Vassar College this fall.

The Girls Lacrosse team had Reilly Mahon, Maya Farnanm and Reese King make the All-County team and Ava Derby and Lily Graves were All County Honorable Mention.

This year was another successful year for Westhampton Beach High School Sports. Their Athletics department was led by Jason Cohen who has helped the Hurricanes become a force in Suffolk County Athletics once again.