The GCHSAA crowned this year’s Brooklyn/Queens champions. The Fontbonne Hall Academy, Bay Ridge, junior varsity team capped off its undefeated season with a victory over Archbishop Molloy H.S., Briarwood, with scores of 25-22 and 25-21 to capture the Division I title. […]
Author: Jim Mancari
Running the Marathon for a Cause
Juana Carmen Rosario, a parishioner at St. Michael-St. Malachy, East New York, ran the ING N.Y.C. Marathon on Sunday, Nov. 3 for a special cause: children, adolescents and adults with developmental disabilities. Through running the marathon, which she finished in four hours and 43 minutes, Rosario supports the Queens Center for Progress, an agency that serves […]
Brothers Recall Team Support After Sandy
A baseball team is comprised of 25 players who all share a common vision: winning a championship. But when Hurricane Sandy struck one year ago, the word “team” took on a different meaning for two Staten Island brothers. Dom and Mike Camerada are members of the St. Joseph’s College, Clinton Hill, baseball team. Their home […]
CYO Teams Join Fight Against Breast Cancer
On the final weekend of National Breast Cancer Awareness month, a few local Catholic Youth Organization (CYO) sports teams showed their support for breast cancer. Above, the girls’ basketball players and coaches of St. Adalbert’s, Elmhurst, and Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Astoria, as well as CYO […]
16 Straight Tennis Titles for Terriers
The St. Francis Prep, Fresh Meadows, varsity tennis team earned its 16th straight GCHSAA state title with an intense 3-2 victory Oct. 24 over The Mary Louis Academy, Jamaica Estates.
CYO Track Meet Results
The Catholic Youth Organization (CYO) hosted its first track meet of the season Sunday, Oct. 27 at Alley Pond Park in Queens. Here are the boys’ and girls’ results. Overall Boys’ Results Lowest score denotes higher finish. DIVISION TEAM FINISHERS POINTS 1 2 3 SENIOR 1) OUR LADY OF LOURDES 1 2 3 6 BOYS […]
Bishop Kearney Track Wins Cross-Country Championships
The Bishop Kearney H.S., Bensonhurst, track team won the cross-country championships at Van Cortlandt Park, the Bronx, on Saturday, Oct. 19. The Kearney Tigers took the overall championship by defeating Archbishop Molloy H.S., Briarwood, and placing four runners in the top-10. Sophomore Theresa Gallagher won the individual championship by beating twin sister Jacqueline Gallagher by […]
Slideshow: Xaverian 28, Nazareth 14
The Xaverian H.S., Bay Ridge, varsity football team defeated Nazareth R.H.S., East Flatbush, by a score of 28-14 on Oct. 26.
Free Winter Tennis Training Clinic
From the Mayotte Hurst Tennis Academy As Long Island middle school and high school girls tennis players conclude their fall seasons and PSAL players prepare for the spring season, former Top 10 ATP Tour player and Olympic Silver medalist, Tim Mayotte of the Mayotte Hurst Tennis Academy at Cunningham Sports Center in Fresh Meadows, N.Y is offering […]
Former H.S. Rivals Now Teammates in College
It’s no secret that Holy Cross H.S., Flushing, and Christ the King R.H.S., Middle Village, have built up an impressive sports rivalry over the years. On the football field, the Knights and Royals have not matched up in a CHSFL game for quite some time, but that does not take away from these two storied […]