Athletic Programs
Westhill's interscholastic sports program offers 35 teams at various levels serving 24 varsity sports. With nearly 56% of Westhill high school students participating in interscholastic athletics, and with an overall varsity winning percentage of nearly 80%, Westhill teams won 2005-06 league championships in Boys Cross Country, Girls Tennis, Girl's Indoor Track, Boys' Basketball, Girl's Basketball, Girls Outdoor Track, and Baseball. Section III Class B Championships were won by the Girl's Tennis, Boy's Cross Country (under the coaching of Jerry Smith), Boys Basketball, and Girls Indoor Track teams.
Fifteen out of twenty varsity teams won New York State Public High School Athletic Association Academic Awards for maintaining the required number of students on the roster and having composite GPA’s of 90% or higher. Fifteen Westhill seniors participated in all three varsity sport seasons, while collectively maintaining an overall GPA of more than 90%.
The Westhill Athletic Department has also laid claim to several State Championships, including:
- Girls Soccer 1993, 1995, 1996, 1999
- Boys Soccer 1992
- Girls Basketball 1989, 1996
- Boys Basketball 1997, 2010
- Baseball 2009, 2010
Note: Westhill competed in Class C until 1995, and has been Class B since then. The Cross Country and Track teams, upon merging with Bishop Ludden High School, were in Class A for the 2010-2011 school year. They returned to Class B before the 2011 Cross Country season.
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