With an impressive time of 6:42.64, high school senior Isabella Rogler was named the Suffolk County champion in the 1,500-meter race walk on Feb. 10. Her performance qualified her for the NYSPHSAA Indoor Track and Field championships, to be held March 7 at the Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex in Staten Island.

Previously, Rogler had competed in the one-mile race walk at the 113th annual NYRR Millrose Games, held Feb. 8 at the Armory New Balance Track and Field Center in New York City. After receiving a waiver from the NYSPHSAA, she competed in this prestigious event against a mix of select high school students, college students and professional walkers, finishing sixth with a time of 7:01.60.

Rogler is now ranked second in the nation in the one-mile race walk and first in the 1,500-meter race walk for high school winter track athletes.

Ten terrific high school band students – Bradynn Alessi, Kailyn Cornell, Shannon Edgley, Avery Lanzarotta, Christopher Palazzo, Stephen Petraglia, Michael Rabin, Anthony Shaw, Jake Turcios and Michael Woss – were recently selected to perform at the 62nd annual Mid-Island Band Festival at Hauppauge High School.

“These fine musicians endured 10 hours of rehearsals in order to present an impressive program of quality band literature,” said Eric Albinder, West Islip’s director of art and music education.