The four finalists of the Suffolk girls diving championship: From left, first place Carly Lansky of Half Hollow Hills/Kings Park, second place Mackenzie Clarke of Hauppauge-Smithtown, third place Samantha Rubino of Sachem and fourth place Avery Timm of Connetquot on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2026 in Stony Brook.
Congratulations to Carly Lansky of Half Hollow Hills-Kings Park!
Carly won the Section XI Diving Championship with a score of 463.40 in yesterday’s meet at Stony Brook University!
The senior will represent Section XI at this year’s NYPHSAA Championship at Webster Aquatics Center in Rochester on November 20th.
Finishing 2nd and also qualifying was Mackenzie Clarke(446.00) of Hauppauge-Smithtown. Sachem’s Samantha Rubino(437.20) was 3rd and Ward Melville’s Avery Timm(425.85) was 4th.
7th grader, Victoria Losito of Hauppauge-Smithtown was presented with the Lester Sloan Jr. Award. This award is presented to the 1st year diver who shows a promising future in diving in Section XI. This award was present by the LISOA.
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