The St. Edmund’s Prep, Sheepshead Bay, varsity softball team earned an exciting 5-4 walk-off victory May 21 over Bishop Kearney H.S., Bensonhurst, in the Brooklyn/Queens GCHSAA ‘A’ Championship. The Eagles led by two runs heading into the top of the seventh inning, but the Tigers rallied to plate two runs to tie the game. St. […]
Author: Jim Mancari
Keeping a Summer Tradition Alive
During the summer months on the Rockaway peninsula, two things are constants: the beach and the St. Francis de Sales Summer Basketball Classic. And even after Hurricane Sandy ravaged the area, both traditions are expected to continue this summer. The tireless dedication from parishioners at the Belle Harbor parish has made the possibility of reviving […]
Bonnies Crowned Varsity ‘AA’ Softball Champs
The Fontbonne Hall Academy, Bay Ridge, varsity softball team swept St. Francis Prep, Fresh Meadows, by scores of 3-1 and 6-4 on May 21 to capture the Brooklyn/Queens GCHSAA ‘AA’ Championship. The Bonnies dropped the first game of the series to the L’il Terriers in nine innings the day before but fought back to take […]
One Final Race for St. Francis de Sales Runners
Five graduating high school seniors who all ran for the St. Francis de Sales, Belle Harbor, Catholic Youth Organization track team ran in their final race together, the CHSAA Outdoor Track and Field Intersectional Championships, held at Randall’s Island Park. The runners were Devin Rocks (Bishop Ford H.S., Park Slope), Patrick Goldberg (Archbishop Molloy H.S., […]
Lay Leaders Complete Pastoral Institute Course (with slideshow)
The diocesan Pastoral Institute commissioned 55 new lay minsters representing 33 parishes on May 16 at a Mass and bilingual ceremony in the chapel at the Immaculate Conception Pastoral Center, Douglaston. The new lay leaders join nearly 700 lay ministers in the diocese who have successfully completed the three-year program of study, in existence since […]
Running for Revival In Breezy Point (with video and slideshow)
The Breezy Point and Rockaway communities are still feeling the effects of Hurricane Sandy six months after the storm. Of the 2,800 homes, 2,400 remain unoccupied, with residents scattered about the tri-state area and beyond. About 130 homes burned in one of the largest fires ever witnessed in the state of New York, and another […]
The Spirit of Xaverian (with audio slideshow)
The Xaverian H.S., Bay Ridge, community gathered May 1 at El Caribe Country Club, Mill Basin, for the fourth annual Spirit of Xaverian Gala to celebrate alumni members who have made a difference since leaving the halls of the Shore Road school. Nearly 550 guests attended, and four honorees were recognized for their professional and […]
Photos: McClancy Choir Greets Former Crusader
The Msgr. McClancy, East Elmhurst, choral group, pictured above, under the direction of Theresa Busso and Brother Joseph Rocco, S.C., president, sang the National Anthem at Citi Field, Flushing, May 8 to welcome back a former Crusader, Chicago White Sox pitching coach Don Cooper, ‘74. This was Cooper’s first road trip playing in Queens, since the […]
Tablet Forum: Animal Rights Is Topic of Interest (with slideshow)
The role of animals in God’s creation was the topic of the most recent Tablet Forum conducted May 10 at Christ the King R.H.S., Middle Village. The session featured the N.Y.C. premiere of the film, Peaceable Kingdom: The Journey Home, a group discussion on animal rights and a tasting of vegan delights. Nearly 500 people […]
St. Saviour Tennis Star Receives Scholarship
St. Saviour H.S., Park Slope, senior tennis star Raven DeLeon has received a scholarship to play for St. Thomas Aquinas College, Sparkhill, N.Y. Congratulations to Raven and good luck with the Spartans!