The tenth grade boys’ Tyro Division Catholic Youth Organization basketball team from St. Margaret’s parish, Middle Village, won the Brooklyn/Queens Diocesan championship Sunday. Led by Coach Sammy Santiago, St. Margaret’s defeated its main rival, St. Joseph’s, 71-61. Even without one of the teams top players in Jordan Santiago (injury) for the final two rounds of […]
It was a busy weekend of Catholic Youth Organization (CYO) sports in the Diocese of Brooklyn. On Saturday, the second girls’ basketball Interdiocesan Classic was held at Molloy College, Rockville Centre, L.I. The Nassau-Suffolk CYO hosted the event, which was held last year at St. Francis Prep, Fresh Meadows. Each diocese submitted Class ‘B’ teams […]
The Nazareth R.H.S., East Flatbush, boys’ and girls’ basketball teams continued their string of recent successes by capturing CHSAA state titles. The boys won the Class ‘A’ state title by defeating Canisius H.S., Buffalo, N.Y., 46-40 Saturday afternoon at Fordham University, the Bronx. The Kingsmen outscored Canisius by 10 points in the final eight […]
Before this year’s ‘AA’ City Championship, seniors from the CHSAA had one last chance to showcase their basketball skills in the senior classic games played at Fordham University, the Bronx. The Brooklyn and Queens schools were well represented. In a nice sendoff, the five seniors from Archbishop Molloy H.S., Briarwood, selected to the game had […]
The 1990 City Championship varsity baseball team was inducted into the Xaverian H.S., Bay Ridge, Hall of Fame March 9. Thirteen members of that team returned to accept the honor, and the team’s head coach, Lou Piccola, spoke on the team’s behalf. Joining the team on the auditorium screen via Skype was Jay Gavigan, a […]
The St. John’s University, Jamaica, Red Storm men’s basketball fell to Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wis., 69-67 in overtime Saturday at Madison Square Garden. But the story of the day was that the Red Storm welcomed members of the N.Y.C. Police, Fire and Sanitation Departments, as well as the Office of Emergency Management (OEM) who were […]
With the threat of it possibly being their last-ever game in a Royals’ uniform, Christ the King R.H.S., Middle Village, seniors Jon Severe, Jordan Fuchs and Isaiah Cosbert set the tone in the team’s 78-63 victory over Bishop Loughlin M.H.S., Fort Greene, Sunday to capture the ‘AA’ N.Y.C. CHSAA Championship at Fordham University, the Bronx. […]
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Following a 14-point come-from-behind thriller Wednesday against St. Edmund Prep, Sheepshead Bay, it seemed like nothing could stop the Bishop Kearney H.S., Bensonhurst, Tigers from capturing the Class ‘B’ girls’ basketball city championship. Kearney was still fresh off winning the Division II Brooklyn/Queens diocesan championship with a weekend victory over St. John’s Prep, Astoria. But […]
Designation Is Pope Benedict’s Final Gift to the Diocese by Marie Elena Giossi In one of his final acts as pontiff, Pope Benedict XVI designated St. Joseph Church in Prospect Heights as a co-cathedral for the Diocese of Brooklyn. Parishioners applauded when the announcement was made during the Spanish and English Masses at the […]
