Chancellor Carranza threw out the ceremonial first pitch before the start of the 2017–18 PSAL AAA Baseball Championship game at Yankee Stadium. (Photo Credit: Damion Reid)
Every school year, over 45,000 City high school students compete in thousands of sporting events that are organized and sanctioned by the Public Schools Athletic League (PSAL), the DOE’s official interscholastic high school athletics organization
Thanks to PSAL, thousands of students across the City are able to represent their schools and face-off against each another in 25 sports for bragging rights, glory, and lifelong memories.
Yet, out of the tens of thousands of student-athletes who participate in PSAL sports every school year, only a select few earn the right to be called, “champions.”
In celebration of the City’s top student-athletes and teams, The Morning Bell put together the following list of NYC’s 2017–18 PSAL champions. Take a look and see who came out on top this past school year!
Great sportsmanship is a key ingredient for all PSAL contests. (Photo Credit: Damion Reid)
PSAL Champions List (Varsity, Junior Varsity, & Multiple Pathways Leagues)
Badminton
Divisional Winners:
- Boys: Franklin D. Roosevelt High School
- Girls: Stuyvesant High School
Individual Winners:
- Boys Singles: Andy Ng (Townsend Harris H.S.)
- Boys Doubles: Steve Wong & Alexander Lu (Stuyvesant H.S.)
- Girls Singles: Lizbeth Ortiz (John Adams H.S.)
- Girls Doubles: Shiya Lian & Tenzin Dassel (Seward Park Campus)
Stuyvesant H.S. captured the 2017–18 Girls Badminton Championship after defeating Brooklyn Tech, 3–2, in a tense championship game. (Photo credit: Damion Reid)
Baseball
Divisional Winners:
- AAA: James Monroe Campus
- AA: Bathgate Educational Complex
- A: Metropolitan Campus
- MPL: International Community High School
Monroe’s Edward Urena led the Eagles to their second straight AAA Baseball Championship title by pitching a complete game shutout against Grand Street Campus in the PSAL City Championship game at Yankee Stadium.
Basketball
Boys’ Divisional Winners:
- AA: South Shore Educational Complex
- A: Brooklyn High School for Law and Technology
- B: Fannie Lou Hamer Freedom High School
- MPL A: Metro/Brooklyn Democracy Academy Wolves
- MPL B: Aspirations Diploma Plus
Girls’ Divisional Winners:
- AA: South Shore Educational Complex
- A: James Madison High School
- B: John Jay Educational Campus
- MPL: John V. Lindsay Wildcat Charter School
South Shore Educational Campus became the first NYC high school to have both its boys and girls’ basketball teams win PSAL AA Championships in the same season. (Photo Credit: Damion Reid)
Bowling
Divisional Winners:
- Boys: New Dorp High School
- Girls: New Dorp High School
Individual Winners:
- Boys: Logan Leeds (Forest Hills H.S.)
- Girls: Makayla Katz (Tottenville H.S.)
New Dorp High School captured both the Boys and Girls Bowling Championships in the 2017–18 season. (Photo Credit: Damion Reid)
Cricket
Overall Team Winner:
John Adams High School beat Jamaica Campus, 190–142, in the 2017–18 PSAL Co-Ed Cricket Championship Game. (Photo Credit: Damion Reid)
Cross Country
Divisional Winners:
- Boys Varsity: Susan E. Wagner High School
- Boys JV: Brooklyn Technical High School
- Girls Varsity: Brooklyn Technical High School
- Girls JV: Brooklyn Technical High School
Individual Winners:
- Boys: Jack Craven (Beacon H.S.)
- Girls: Shayla Sanders (Young Women’s Leadership School)
Fencing
Divisional Winners:
- Boys: Brooklyn Technical High School
- Girls: Hunter College
Individual Winners:
- Boys Foil: Nicholas Prince (Fiorello H. LaGuardia H.S.)
- Boys Epee: Yehia Ellis (Brooklyn Tech)
- Girls Foil: Lauren Kim (Bronx H.S. of Science)
- Girls Epee: Chelsea Xia (Hunter College High School)
Brooklyn Tech captured its first overall Boys Fencing Championship in 2017–18.
Flag Football
Divisional Winners:
Susan E. Wagner defeated New Dorp H.S. in the “A” Division Final to capture the 2017–18 PSAL Flag Football Championship.
Football
Divisional Winners:
- AAA (Championship): Curtis High School
- AA (Bowl Championship): Herbert H. Lehman High School
- A (Cup Championship): F.K. Lane Campus
Curtis H.S. captured its second straight PSAL AAA Football Championship during the 2017–18 school year. (Photo Credit: Damion Reid)
Golf
Divisional Winners:
- Co-Ed: Bronx High School of Science
- Girls: Hunter College High School
Individual Winners:
- Co-Ed: Hamza Inak (Bronx H.S. of Science)
- Girls: Rebecca Chan (Hunter College H.S.)
Hunter College High School’s Rebecca Chan took home the 2017–18 PSAL Girls Golf Individual Championship with an impressive final round score of 79. (Photo Credit: Damion Reid)
Gymnastics
Divisional Winners:
- Boys: Long Island City High School
- Girls A: Tottenville High School
- Girls B: Hillcrest High School
Individual Winners:
- Boys All-Around: Jhon DeJesus (John F. Kennedy Campus)
- Girls A All-Around: Sarah Landowne (Curtis H.S.)
- Girls B All-Around: Danny Lazarre (Hillcrest H.S.)
Long Island City H.S. won its 13th PSAL Championship in Boys Gymnastics after defeating John F. Kennedy High School at the 2018 City Championships. (Photo Credit: Damion Reid)
Handball
Divisional Winners:
- Boys: Francis Lewis H.S.
- Girls: Brooklyn Technical H.S.
Indoor Track
Divisional Winners:
The Young Women’s Leadership Academy won the 2017–18 PSAL Girls Indoor Track Team title.
Lacrosse
Divisional Winners:
- Boys AA: Frederick Douglass Academy
- Boys A: Midwood High School
- Girls: Hunter College
Midwood H.S.’s Division “A” Boys Lacrosse team lifts Coach John Murphy following their win over Columbus H.S. in the 2017–18 PSAL Boys A Lacrosse Championship game. (Photo Credit: Damion Reid)
Outdoor Track
Divisional Winners:
- Boys: Susan E. Wagner High School
- Girls: Benjamin Cardozo High School
Freshman/Sophomore Divisional Winners:
- Freshman Boys: Medgar Evers College Prep
- Freshman Girls: Susan E. Wagner High School
- Sophomore Boys: Susan E. Wagner High School
- Sophomore Girls: Paul Robeson High School
Rugby
Divisional Winners:
- Boys A: Columbia Secondary School
- Boys B: James Madison High School
- Girls A: Mott Haven Community High School
- Girls B: KIPP NYC College Prep
KIPP NYC College Prep captured the 2017–18 PSAL Girls Rugby B Championship. (Photo Credit: Jesl Kelley)
Soccer
Boys’ Divisional Winners:
- Boys A: Martin Luther King, Jr. Educational Campus
- Boys B: Flushing International High School
- Boys MPL: Manhattan Comprehensive Night and Day High School
Girls’ Divisional Winners:
- Girls A: Francis Lewis High School
- Girls B: Martin Luther King, Jr. Educational Campus
- Girls MPL: Manhattan Comprehensive Night and Day High School
- Girls JV: Beacon High School
Manhattan Comprehensive Day & Night School won both the PSAL Boys and Girls MPL Soccer Championships in 2017–18. (Photo Credit: Jesl Kelley)
Softball
Divisional Winners:
- AA: Port Richmond High School
- A: John Bowne High School
- B: High School of Art & Design
- MPL: Voyages Preparatory High School
Port Richmond’s AA Girls Softball Team beat Tottenville H.S., 2–0, in the 2017–18 PSAL AA Softball Championship game. (Photo Credit: Damion Reid)
Stunt
Brooklyn Tech captured its third straight PSAL Stunt A championship in 2017–18.
Divisional Winners:
Swimming
Divisional Winners:
- Boys: Stuyvesant High School
- Girls: Stuyvesant High School
It was a clean sweep for Stuyvesant H.S. in the pool, as both its Boys and Girls teams won PSAL Swimming Championships in 2017–18. (Photo Credit: Jesl Kelley)
Table Tennis
Zefeng Chen claimed the 2017–18 PSAL Boys Singles Table Tennis crown for Lower East Side Preparatory H.S. (Photo Credit: Damion Reid)
Divisional Winners:
- Boys: Brooklyn Technical High School
- Girls: Millennium High School
Individual Winners:
- Boys Singles: Zefeng Chen (Lower East Side Preparatory H.S.)
- Boys Doubles: Christopher Wong & James Yen (Brooklyn Technical H.S.)
- Girls Singles: Yinuo Yang (Millennium H.S.)
- Girls Doubles: Meijuan Lin & Alice Ou (Manhattan Comprehensive Night and Day School)
Tennis
Divisional Winners:
- Boys A: Beacon High School
- Boys B: Maspeth High School
- Girls A: Brooklyn Technical H.S.
- Girls B: Lab Museum United
Individual Champions:
- Boys Singles: Shawn Jackson (Susan E. Wagner H.S.)
- Boys Doubles: Donovan & Julian Szupar (Beacon H.S.)
- Girls Singles: Nadeya Maslova (James Madison H.S.)
- Girls Doubles: Kyra Bergman & Lorraine Bergman (Beacon H.S.)
Beacon High School claimed the 2017–18 PSAL Girls Doubles Tennis Championship thanks to sisters, Kyra Bergman and Lorraine Bergman. (Photo Credit: Damion Reid)
Volleyball
Divisional Winners:
- Boys A: McKee/Staten Island Tech
- Boys B: Metropolitan Campus
- Girls A: Benjamin Cardozo High School
- Girls B: Riverdale/Kingsbridge Academy
- MPL: International Community High School
Riverdale/Kingsbridge Academy beat Robert F. Wagner H.S. to claim their second straight Girls Volleyball B Championship. (Photo Credit: Mike Haughton)
Wrestling
Divisional Winners:
- Boys: Tottenville High School
- Blended: Bronx High School of Science
- Girls: Harry S. Truman High School
Harry S. Truman H.S. captured its second straight PSAL Girls Wrestling Championship after defeating Edward R. Murrow H.S., 34-20.
Congratulations to all of our champions!
To learn more about each of these sports, including upcoming schedules for the 2018–19 school year, please visit PSAL’s website.
