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 […]
Author: Jim Mancari
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 […]
Xaverian Hockey Enjoys Outdoor Game
The Xaverian H.S., Bay Ridge, varsity hockey team made its way to Yankee Stadium in the Bronx for the second of two outdoor professional hockey games hosted in the baseball stadium. The New York Rangers hung on for a close 2-1 victory over the rival New York Islanders. Earlier this season, the Clippers played a […]
St. Ephrem’s Clinic Always a ‘Swish’ (with video)
In what has become a winter tradition, St. Ephrem’s parish, Dyker Heights, hosted the third annual “Swish for Kids” basketball classic Jan. 19 in the school’s gymnasium. The men’s basketball teams from St. Francis College, Brooklyn Heights, and the College of Mount St. Vincent, the Bronx, played a scrimmage, held relay races and taught basketball […]
Former Ford Falcon Guiding UMass
Chaz Williams, a red-shirt senior point guard for the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Mass., has led the Minutemen to a 17-2 start through the team’s first 19 games. Williams is a graduate of Bishop Ford H.S., Park Slope, and was the captain of the varsity boys’ team that won the school’s only N.Y.C. championship in […]
600 Wins for Coach Leary
St. Francis Prep, Fresh Meadows, boys’ varsity basketball coach Tim Leary earned his 600th career win Jan. 8 when his L’il Terriers defeated All Hallows H.S., the Bronx, 66-40. Leary, a 1963 graduate of St. Francis Prep, has spent the past 39 seasons at the school after being head boys’ coach at St. Augustine D.H.S. […]