Even after six months, Breezy Point is still an area recovering from the devastating effects of Hurricane Sandy. But on May 19, the Breezy community will gather not recall the loss from the storm but instead to remember the support it received from the surrounding communities and beyond. This Sunday marks the 33rd annual Buckley’s-Kennedy’s […]
Author: Jim Mancari
Video: Basketball Old-Timers Induct Four New Members
Bishop Ford H.S., Park Slope, hosted the 74th annual Basketball Old-Timers of America dinner May 3. Four new inductees joined the ranks of the 183 Old-Timers in the Hall of Fame. They are: Willie Hall, Tom Konchalski, Mike Riordan and Bobby Cremins. Hall is a graduate of Archbishop Molloy H.S., Briarwood, who went on to […]
Jets Select Xaverian Grad in NFL Draft
With the 141st overall selection in the fifth round of this year’s NFL Draft, the New York Jets selected Oday Aboushi, an athletic offensive tackle from the University of Virginia (UVA), Charlottesville, Va. But before Aboushi suited up for the Cavaliers, he was a stalwart along the offensive line for the Clippers of Xaverian H.S., […]
McClancy Freshman Crowned First Girls’ City Champion in School History
Msgr. McClancy M.H.S., East Elmhurst, freshman Victoria Ramirez was crowned the girls’ CHSAA city champion in the javelin throw. She threw 70 feet, which made her the first city champion in the school’s history. Ramirez competed against girls from all five boroughs, Nassau and Suffolk County and Westchester County.
St. Francis Prep Baseball and Softball Stars Gear Up for Playoffs
by Neil A. Carousso The St. Francis Prep, Fresh Meadows, L’il Terriers baseball program has been one of the best programs in N.Y.C. While the Prep softball team is playing well this year, so is the baseball team, as they both look to make a run towards a Brooklyn/Queens title. Senior captain Nick LoPrinzi […]
St. Sebastian Hosts Tommy Ashton Basketball Tournament
St. Sebastian’s parish, Woodside, recently hosted the 11th annual Tommy Ashton 3-on-3 basketball tournament. The tournament was started in 2003 and honors the memory of Tommy Ashton, a Woodside native who lost his life in the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001 on the World Trade Center. All proceeds benefit the Tommy Ashton Foundation, a […]
Happy Together – Couples Renew Marriage Vows on Significant Anniversaries (with slideshow)
Couples from around the Diocese of Brooklyn reaffirmed their love for one another “in good times and in bad, in sickness and in health, all the days of their lives” at the annual Diocesan Eucharistic Celebration of Wedding Anniversaries, held April 27 at Immaculate Conception Monastery, Jamaica. Auxiliary Bishop Octavio Cisneros celebrated the morning Mass, […]
Rookie of the Year Restores City Bus Line and Helps Keep Streets Clean
Priscilla Consolo, a young parishioner of Our Lady of Grace, Gravesend, is this year’s Rookie of the Year. The Brooklyn Spectator and Home Reporter newspapers honored her as such during their annual 40 Under 40 Rising Stars event. Consolo, 19, was the youngest honoree at the ceremony. A freshman at Fordham University’s Lincoln Center campus, Consolo received the […]
Link to The Tablet’s Past Benefits Marine
A few days before last Christmas, I received an e-mail from a gentleman named Jack Fellin. Fellin played football at Mount St. Michael Academy, the Bronx, in the late 1950s and then played at the College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, Mass. He asked me if I knew anything about Marine Corps Col. John Whalen […]
Molloy Hosts Players’ Day for Late Coach (with video)
Archbishop Molloy H.S., Briarwood, hosted a special Players’ Day to honor the legacy of the late Jack Curran, who coached basketball and baseball at the school for the past 55 years before passing away March 14. Coach Curran’s former players returned, including professional basketball players Sundiata Gaines and Kevin Joyce and New York Mets’ outfielder […]