After stints with the Dallas Cowboys, Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Detroit Lions, former Holy Cross H.S., Flushing, football standout Kevin Ogletree, pictured above left, recently signed with the New York Giants. The 2005 graduate played two varsity seasons with the Knights and helped the team capture the 2004 CHSFL ‘AA’ championship his senior year. The […]
Author: Jim Mancari
Injury Only Strengthens Giants’ Corner’s Faith
Injuries are an all-too unfortunate reality in the game of football, and the New York Giants are well aware. With just about half the schedule left to play, the team has been dealt season-ending injuries to star wide receiver Victor Cruz and All-Pro middle linebacker Jon Beason. But in the team’s Nov. 3 loss to […]
Firefighter’s ‘Long’ Road Back Was God’s Plan
Former FDNY firefighter Matt Long was in a terrible bus accident in 2005 but returned valiantly to run the 2008 N.Y.C. Marathon according to God’s plan for him.
Local NYC Marathon Times (with slideshow)
Listed here are the times of local diocesan runners who ran the 2014 N.Y.C. Marathon, as well as photos from race day.
Bishop Kearney Cross-Country Crowned Champs
The Bishop Kearney H.S. cross-country track team won the Brooklyn/Queens championship Oct. 26.
St. Joseph’s College Soccer Freshman Featured in Sports Illustrated and Newsweek
St. Joseph’s College freshman Cansu Usta will be featured in both Sports Illustrated and Newsweek for her athletic accomplishments in women’s soccer
NYC Marathon Is Music to IHM Musicians’ Ears
Two Immaculate Heart of Mary parish music ministers will be running the TCS N.Y.C. Marathon together on Sunday, Nov. 2.
TMLA Tennis Wins Catholic State Title (with video and slideshow)
For the first time in school history, The Mary Louis Academy varsity tennis team captured the GCHSAA state championship Oct. 23.
Still Time to Help Elect Gil Hodges to Hall!
There’s still time to sign the petition circulating to elect Gil Hodges to the Baseball Hall of Fame!
Pilgrims to National Shrine Reflect Ethnic Make-Up of Diocese (with video and slideshow)
A record 3,000 pilgrims from the Diocese of Brooklyn traveled to Washington, D.C. for a pilgrimage to the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate in Conception .