A Mass at St. Ephrem’s parish, Dyker Heights, on March 30, celebrated by Msgr. Peter Kain, pastor, closed out the parish’s 2013-2014 Catholic Youth Organization basketball season.
Author: Jim Mancari
CYO Essay Contest
The Catholic Youth Organization (CYO) of Brooklyn and Queens invites eighth-grade student-athletes to express their writing skills by submitting their essay response to the following question.
Gil Hodges Would Have Been 90 Today
Happy birthday to legendary Brooklyn baseball hero Gil Hodges! He would have been 90 years old today. Gil’s family is still waiting for the call to Cooperstown, and he’s up for election this year in December at MLB’s Winter Meetings.
St. Joe’s Mendez Named National Baseball Hitter of the Week
the St. Joseph’s College (Brooklyn) baseball team boasts the national player of the week as senior Joe Mendez (Staten Island, N.Y./Monsignor Farrell) was named the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) NCAA Division III National Hitter of the Week.
Dick Bavetta to Break Cal Ripken’s Mark
NBA referee Dick Bavetta, born and raised in Park Slope, will work his 2,633 consecutive game tonight at Madison Square Garden when the New York Knicks host the Brooklyn Nets.
CHSAA Pulls Off Sweep of Mayor’s Cup Games (with slideshow)
On March 29 at the Nat Holman Gymnasium of City College in Manhattan, all that talent was in the same place at the same time at the annual N.Y.C. Mayor’s Cup games.
Inaugural CYO Hall of Fame Class Announced
When new Catholic Youth Organization (CYO) director Rob Caldera took over in July, 2013, one of his main goals was to establish a CYO Hall of Fame. That vision has become a reality, and the CYO’s inaugural Hall of Fame dinner dance will take place Friday, May 16 at the Immaculate Conception Center, Douglaston. The […]
Bishop: Immigrants Don’t Leave Dignity at Border
Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio gave a presentation entitled “Catholic Teaching on the Issue of Immigration” at St. John’s University, Jamaica.
CYO Girls Take to the Pool for Season Championships
The Nassau County Aquatic Center at Eisenhower Park, East Meadow, L.I., was the site of this year’s Catholic Youth Organization girls swimming championships on Saturday March, 29. Here are the results of the meet: A Division: 1st Place St. Sebastian 384 Points […]
Nazareth Forward Chooses College
Nazareth R.H.S., East Flatbush, varsity basketball forward Ammad Alkhulaidi, a 2014 Tablet All-Star, will play basketball next fall at the College of Mount St. Vincent, the Bronx. Congratulations to Ammad for a job well done!