Congratulations to the West Islip varsity girls basketball team and coaches Chris Scharf and Kristen Doherty on a great season. The Lions won 11 games and had an incredible second half to their season, winning five of their last seven games to earn a playoff spot. Courtney Xippolitos made school history, becoming the West Islip High School leading scorer with 1,250 career points! Also making history was Coach Chris Scharf, who reached the impressive milestone of 200 career wins with the team’s regular season victory over league champion Smithtown West on January 31. The team was awarded the 2025 Section XI Sportsmanship Award for League IV.

Date Added: 3/31/2025