The St. Francis Prep, Fresh Meadows, gymnastics team is quickly becoming a dynasty. For the third consecutive season, the team won the CHSAA sectional championship title on Oct. 28, 2013. Gymnastics is a sport that tends to fly under the radar, but these young ladies have the talent to keep bringing the sport back into […]
Author: Jim Mancari
SJU Hall of Fame Nod for Rich Aurilia
St. John’s University, Jamaica, will induct its 19th Hall of Fame class March 1, and former baseball player Rich Aurilia will be one of seven new members. Born in Brooklyn, Aurilia played 15 years in the big leagues as an infielder for the San Francisco Giants, Seattle Mariners, San Diego Padres and Cincinnati Reds. He […]
Dad’s Memory Drives Xaverian Goalie’s Faith
In hockey, a goaltender’s job is to protect the goal from the opposing team trying to score. That’s a rather huge responsibility, especially since trying to stop a puck while on skates is no easy task. For Xaverian H.S., Bay Ridge, senior varsity hockey goalie Kurtland Sullivan, the word “responsibility” takes on a different meaning. […]
Kearney Twins Become Brooklyn / Queens Indoor Track Champions
Last week at the New York Armory, Bishop Kearney H.S., Bensonhurst twin sisters Tessy and Jackie Gallagher became Brooklyn/Queens Diocesan Indoor Track Champions. Tessy won the 3000-meter run, while Jackie won the 1500-meter with a time of 5:04 — setting a Kearney varsity school record in the […]
Steve Lavin Notches 200th Career Coaching Win
With St. John’s University’s 70-65 win Sunday over No. 12 Creighton at Madison Square Garden, head coach Steve Lavin earned his 200th career win as a coach. He’s spent the last four seasons at the helm of the Red Storm and was the coach at UCLA for seven seasons prior. The Johnnies have now won […]
Molloy Swim Repeats as City Champs
The Archbishop Molloy H.S., Briarwood, girls’ varsity swim team captured the N.Y.C. Championship Feb. 2 for the second straight year, scoring 831 pts. The team capped off its second consecutive undefeated season as well. The entire team turned in personal-best times and set three school records along […]
Alumnae Hoops Challenge at Saviour
St. Saviour H.S., Park Slope, held an alumnae basketball challenge on Jan. 31 to welcome back 70 alumnae and friends. It was the school’s first alumnae basketball gathering since the 1970s. The 20 ladies who played in the game (1990s vs. 2000s) reminisced about their days playing for the Pandas.
Bishop Visits: Kids Excited to Host Bishop During Catholic Schools Week (with slideshow)
As part of his annual Catholic Schools Week (CSW) schedule, Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio visited Immaculate Conception School, Jamaica Estates, on the morning on Jan. 30 to promote this year’s CSW theme – “Communities of Faith, Knowledge and Service.” The entire student body of more than 500 children from nursery through eighth grade attended a special […]
‘School Before Sports’ for Harlem RENS
No matter how you look at it, the word “student” always precedes the word “athlete” in the phrase “student-athlete.” Unfortunately though, some athletes focus too much on sports and not enough on academics, which can ultimately squash an athlete’s dreams of becoming a professional. The key in these situations is to teach young athletes early […]
St. Joe’s Bears Capture HVIAC Regular Season Title
From St. Joseph’s College, Clinton Hill The St. Joseph’s College (Brooklyn) men’s basketball team received a trio of double-doubles from sophomores Michael Megafu (Brooklyn, N.Y./Nazareth Regional) and Matt O’Neill (Brooklyn, N.Y./St. Edmund Prep) along with junior David Louison (Brooklyn, N.Y./St. Edmund Prep), on their way to a wire-to-wire, 92-75 victory over Sarah Lawrence College to secure the Hudson Valley Intercollegiate Athletic […]