11 North Shore High School Athletes Sign National Letters of Intent

On November 28, 2023, Director of Athletics Don Lang proudly announced that 11 North Shore High School senior athletes signed National Letters of Intent (NLI). A Letter of Intent is a binding agreement between a prospective student-athlete and an institution. Once signed, the institution agrees to provide that student with financial aid (if eligible under the NCAA rules) for one academic year in exchange for that student’s agreement to attend the institution for one academic year. Additionally, all colleges and universities that participate in the NLI program agree to not recruit these student athletes once he or she signs the NLI.

Congratulations go out to the following North Shore athletes who are featured with balloons and wearing clothing from the schools that they will be attending next Fall 2024:

Student                            School                                        Sport

Athanasios Alafogiannis     Farmingdale State College      Lacrosse         
Alex Choi                            Bowdon College                           Lacrosse                              
Kaila Van Cott                    University of Chicago                  Lacrosse
Sawyer DeSeve                 Western Connecticut State         Lacrosse
Matthew D’Aversa              St. John’s University                    Lacrosse
Garret Gates                      NJ Institute of Technology            Baseball
Johnny Giertl                      Roger Williams University             Lacrosse
Hannah Gilliam                  Wesleyan University                      Lacrosse
Adriana Mavlios                 Fairleigh Dickinson University       Lacrosse
Matthew Ryan                   Adelphi University                         Baseball
Keira Pombar                    York University                               Basketball

Superintendent Dr. Chris Zublionis stated "how proud he was of the Varsity athletes and that he has known many since they were in the first grade and were playing on travel teams in elementary school!" Congratulations to all the Vikings and their devoted parents and families!

HS Principal Eric Contreras congratulated the seniors and reminded them of how proud we are of all of their accomplishments on and off the fields and courts. He said, "We will miss you and hope you will come back and visit next school year." All of the students along with their families expressed excitement and joy to achieve these Letters of Intent for all of their hard work and dedication.

At the National Letters of Intent ceremony, Mr. Lang praised these student-athletes while thanking their parents and encouraging all those in the audience to recognize and celebrate their tremendous success. Congratulations to all and best of luck next year! Go Vikings Go!  

Article and photos by Shelly Newman