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 […]
Author: Jim Mancari
‘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. […]
Holy Cross Bowling Wins Brooklyn – Queens Championship
Congratulations to the Holy Cross H.S., Flushing, bowling team! The team, coached by Ray Cullinan, won the Brooklyn/Queens Diocesan Championship. They then advanced to the City Championship where they took second place in the finals. Team members include: Tyler Cacioppo, Bobby Fox,Justin Boniello, Tom Strong and team captain Matthieu Francois.
Bishop Loughlin Wins SNY Invitational
At City College in Manhattan, the varsity boys’ basketball team from Bishop Loughlin H.S., Fort Greene, won the SNY Invitational Jan. 25 with a 69-55 victory over national high school powerhouse St. Anthony’s H.S., Jersey City, N.J. Lions’ senior guard Khadeen Carrington, who has committed to play basketball at Seton Hall University, South Orange, N.J., […]
Homeless Center Named For a Woman of Faith
Dr. Elizabeth Lutas has been called a “saint,” but she says she is simply doing the Lord’s work. On Jan 16, Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens (CCBQ), along with its partners – the N.Y.C. Department of Homeless Services and the N.Y.C. Administration for Children’s Services – celebrated a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Catholic Charities Dr. […]