The Xaverian H.S. varsity and junior varsity girls’ volleyball teams both won their respective GCHSAA city championships this fall.
Author: Jim Mancari
Sports Round-Up Nov. 26
Father James T. Devine died on Nov. 1 – All Saints Day – at the age of 88.
Nets’ Brooklyn Tenure Mired by Headaches and Heartaches
The Nets have been in Brooklyn for 10 years, and it’s been 10 years of frustration for fans.
Sports Round-Up Nov. 19
JoAnn Arbitello-Pinnock, head varsity basketball coach at The Mary Louis Academy, Jamaica Estates, and the Brooklyn-Queens chairperson for the GCHSAA, was honored at Madison Square Garden on the opening night of the New York Knicks season.
Military Background Shapes Fontbonne Soccer Player
The Fuller family moved to Fort Hamilton this summer. Lily, pictured with her parents, Warwick and Heather, plays for the Fontbonne Hall Academy varsity soccer team.
Sports Round-Up Nov. 12
Msgr. McClancy H.S., East Elmhurst, will induct its 2022 Athletic Hall of Fame class on Nov. 19.
New York Giants and Jets Both Exceeding Expectations
It’s been a long while since the New York Giants and New York Jets have both been relevant football teams this late into an NFL season.
Sports Round-Up Nov. 5
For the first time in four years, the St. Clement Pope, Jamaica, Catholic Youth Organization track team hosted its 1-mile “Longstride” event on Oct. 15.
Celebrating Jackie Robinson’s Legacy in Lower Manhattan
The Jackie Robinson Museum opened July 26 and is located on Varick Street in Manhattan.
Sports Round-Up Oct. 29
Jose Alvarado, a Catholic Youth Organization product of St. Ann’s, Flushing, and former star at Christ the King H.S., Middle Village, has begun his second season with the NBA’s New Orleans Pelicans.