More than 47,000 runners ran in the 42nd annual ING N.Y.C. Marathon on Sunday, Nov. 3. But of course, this year’s marathon was supposed to be the 43rd running, since the race was established in 1970. After Hurricane Sandy led to the cancellation of the 2012 N.Y.C. Marathon, runners – many of whom were affected […]
Author: Jim Mancari
Local NYC Marathon Times (with photos)
Correction: Thomas Dolan from Blessed Trinity ran the marathon in 3:06.
H.S. Girls Soccer Champs Crowned
The Christ the King R.H.S., Middle Village, girls’ varsity soccer team won its third straight GCHSAA Division I Brooklyn/Queens championship with a 1-0 victory Nov. 2 over The Mary Louis Academy, Jamaica Estates. The St. Edmund Prep, Sheepshead Bay, girls’ varsity […]
Diocesan Volleyball Champions Crowned
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. […]
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 […]