Dan Wiatre, head varsity boys’ basketball coach at St. Edmund Prep H.S., Sheepshead Bay, won his 200th career game.
Author: Jim Mancari
CYO Background, Catholic Faith Guide UConn Freshman
Emmett Hendry, a freshman shooting guard for the University of Connecticut men’s basketball team, played CYO ball at Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish and is now a member of the university’s Catholic Club.
Sports Round-Up Dec. 17
Don Kent, former head varsity boys’ basketball coach at Msgr. McClancy H.S., East Elmhurst, and Christ the King H.S., Middle Village, is celebrating 12 years cancer free.
Coach’s Homecoming Supports Brooklyn Community Hoops
Brian Shea, the head varsity boys’ basketball coach at Adams Street Academy, recently hosted a series of youth basketball clinics at his home parish, St. Thomas Aquinas.
Sports Round-Up Dec. 10
At the first-ever Tom Konchalski Classic in late November, the legacy of the late longtime local basketball scout Tom Konchalski was celebrated at the historic Rose Hill Gymnasium at Fordham University, the Bronx.
St. Francis Closes Doors of Daniel Lynch ’38 Gymnasium
St. Francis College members gathered at 180 Remsen St. in Brooklyn on Nov. 19 to close the Daniel Lynch ’38 Gymnasium after 50 years.
Sports Round-Up Dec. 3
Two local baseball lifers were inducted Nov. 13 into the New York State Baseball Hall of Fame.
Xaverian Clippers Sweep Girls’ Volleyball City Championships
The Xaverian H.S. varsity and junior varsity girls’ volleyball teams both won their respective GCHSAA city championships this fall.
Sports Round-Up Nov. 26
Father James T. Devine died on Nov. 1 – All Saints Day – at the age of 88.
Nets’ Brooklyn Tenure Mired by Headaches and Heartaches
The Nets have been in Brooklyn for 10 years, and it’s been 10 years of frustration for fans.