Xaverian Lacrosse Player Thrives In International Tournament

One Diocese of Brooklyn teen has his sights set on playing lacrosse in the Olympics, and his recent taste of international competition has him craving more: Patrick Cahill is a 16-year-old sophomore junior varsity lacrosse player at Xaverian H.S., Bay Ridge.

Villanova Hoops Broadcaster Walked Same Halls as New Pope

Whity Rigsby, a graduate of Archbishop Molloy H.S., Briarwood, and now radio broadcaster for the Villanova men’s basketball team, says it’s surreal to think that he walked the same halls and shared in similar experiences as the pope.

St. Francis de Sales Displays Girl Power on the Gridiron

This spring, St. Francis de Sales, Belle Harbor, expanded its Catholic Youth Organization (CYO) flag football program to include sixth, seventh, and eighth grade teams comprised only of girls — the only parish in the diocese to field such a squad. While the CYO flag football league is technically a co-ed league, the vast majority of young athletes are boys.

Interleague Play Is the New Norm for CHSAA Baseball

The local Catholic baseball league has a somewhat new structure, in that the varsity and junior varsity teams from the Diocese of Brooklyn are also squaring off against the Diocese of Rockville Centre, Long Island.