Devon Harris, a member of the first-ever Jamaican bobsled team which competed in the 1988 Winter Olympics, spoke at St. John’s University, Jamaica, March 31.
Author: Jim Mancari
Basketball Old-Timers Dinner at Bishop Ford
The Basketball Old-Timers of America will celebrate its 55th year of honoring individuals who have contributed to the great game of basketball on Friday, May 2 at Bishop Ford H.S., Park Slope.
CYO Volleyball Diocesan Champions Crowned at McClancy
The Catholic Youth Organization (CYO) hosted its annual girls’ volleyball diocesan championships Saturday, April 12 at Msgr. McClancy M.H.S., East Elmhurst.
Prospect Park Track Club Presents Bishop Ford with $12,500 check
Prospect Park Track Club’s Tom Meany presented Denise Catapano, Assistant Director of Athletics at Bishop Ford Central Catholic High School, with a check for $12,500.
Holy Week – Special Opportunities
BROOKLYN St. Frances de Chantal, Borough Park — Polish Palm Contest, April 13, 11 a.m. for tallest and most beautiful palm. Call 436-6407. St. Finbar, Bath Beach — Tenebrae Service, April 15, 8 p.m. Spanish, and April 16, 8 p.m. English. Call 236-3312. St. Frances Cabrini, Bath Beach — Holy Thursday Mass of the Last […]
Catholic School Past Shapes Mets Lefty
Mets lefty John Lannan started 148 games prior to this season, but this year the Catholic hurler finds himself as a member of the team’s bullpen.
St. Ephrem’s Closes Season with Mass
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.
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.