When St. Peter’s Church on Congress St. in Cobble Hill closed in 1975 to merge with St. Paul’s Church on Court St., 110 ornate pews and 96 kneelers were sent to the diocesan patrimony warehouse at Our Lady of Lourdes parish in Bushwick. For years, the hand-carved pews sat collecting dust and taking up space […]
Author: Jim Mancari
Should College Athletes Be Paid? (with video)
In its over 100-year history, the NCAA has undergone extensive reforms since its early days, especially in forming conferences, acquiring lucrative sponsorships and agreeing on television deals. However, in the NCAA’s history, one practice has remained constant: Student athletes play for free. Each year, more than 400,000 student athletes compete on nearly 18,000 teams at […]
McClancy Teacher Played with Nets (with audio)
George Bruns was likely very good at keeping his own basketball statistics; he was a math teacher after all. In an interesting turn of events, Bruns, who was teaching at Msgr. McClancy M.H.S., East Elmhurst, at the time, was signed in the spring of 1973 by the New York Nets of the American Basketball Association […]
‘Johnny Heisman’ Trusts in the Lord (with video)
Proverbs 3: 5-6 states the following: “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.” For 2012 Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Manziel, this biblical passage has guided him into joining one of the most exclusive fraternities […]
McClancy Is Runner-Up in Host Tourney (with video)
The Msgr. McClancy M.H.S., East Elmhurst, varsity basketball team fell just short in capturing the 31st annual Brother Arnold Bakutis, S.C., Basketball Tournament, held Dec. 7-9. The Crusaders gave a valiant effort but lost the championship game to the Firebirds of LaSalle Academy, Manhattan, 70-62. “They had the height advantage, but we did battle them […]
Tablet’s 2012 Football Diocesan All-Stars
Here is The Tablet’s 2012 Football All-Diocesan Team. Players were selected from one of the following five schools: Bishop Ford H.S., Park Slope; Christ the King R.H.S., Middle Village; Holy Cross H.S., Flushing; St. Francis Prep, Fresh Meadows; and Xaverian H.S., Bay Ridge. First-Team Offense Quarterback John Hurley: St. Francis Prep, senior, 1,561 Passing yds. […]
St. John’s Athletes Visit Bread and Life
Thanksgiving is a time for thanking God for the many blessings in one’s life. Rather than simply thanking God verbally, student-athletes from St. John’s University, Jamaica, showed their gratitude by volunteering Nov. 21 at St. John’s Bread & Life in Bedford-Stuyvesant. Each year, the Red Storm men’s and women’s basketball teams serve hot meals at […]
Xaverian Running Back Named All-American
Xaverian H.S., Bay Ridge, senior running back Laray Smith was recently selected to play in the second-annual Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl sponsored by the U.S. Marine Corps. The game will be played Jan. 4, 2013 at the Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif., and will be televised at 9 p.m. EST on the NFL Network. […]
Ford O-Line Thrives On Family Nature (with audio)
In the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio, only 52 of the 267 inductees are offensive linemen. Yet, without a strong O-line, a football team’s offense cannot function efficiently. Unfortunately, offensive linemen receive very little credit. It’s a thankless job but one that six young men from Bishop Ford H.S., Park Slope, have […]
Student Teaching Program Leads to Full-Time Jobs
In recent years, the St. Francis College, Brooklyn Heights, education program has experienced unprecedented growth. The undergraduate program’s enrollment in 2008 was 102 students. However, now in 2012, 275 students have made the school’s education department the second largest on campus. One of the main factors in this success has been the emphasis on preparation […]