Marathon weekend in New York City is always a celebrated tradition. On Nov. 2, thousands of runners will test their endurance and sheer willpower in the 54th running of the TCS N.Y.C. Marathon.
Though Father James Rodriguez, pastor of St. Rose of Lima, Rockaway Beach, will not be among this year’s participants, he’s no stranger to running marathons.
St. Edmund Prep High School in Sheepshead Bay continued its decade-long “Dig Pink” tradition, raising funds for breast cancer research through bake sales, raffles, and volleyball matches. Led by senior captain Kaleigh Klein, the student-athletes and faculty united to support the Side-Out Foundation and promote awareness that early detection saves lives.
St. John’s men’s basketball enters the 2024-25 season with its highest-ever preseason ranking — No. 5 in the nation. Under Hall of Fame coach Rick Pitino, the Red Storm are reloaded with top transfers and hungry for redemption after last year’s second-round NCAA Tournament exit.
Cathedral Prep and Seminary hosted an event in Queens to honor former longtime Crusaders athletic director and multisport coach Jim Dilg.
The signs of autumn are all around us: pumpkin spice, leaves changing colors, and Halloween decorations. But in Bay Ridge, fall doesn’t happen without the annual P.O. Christopher Hoban Memorial 5-Mile and 5-K Run.
This fall, four former members of the St. Francis Prep varsity cheerleading team are all now teammates once again for the St. John’s University cheer squad.
Bishop Loughlin H.S., Fort Greene, has installed new field turf on the schoolyard just outside the building.
Andy Kostel has been coaching boys’ varsity soccer at Archbishop Molloy H.S., Briarwood, for so many years that his tenure is actually longer than the CHSAA boys’ soccer league itself.
Some student-athletes enjoy their high school sports experience so much that they return as a coach to help mold the next generation. Such is the case at Xaverian in Brooklyn, with former football player Dom Aluotto.
Another NFL season is upon us, and here in the Big Apple, our local New York teams will have some new faces leading the charge. Both the Giants and Jets will have new quarterbacks this season, but the question is: Will these QBs be able to lead their teams back to the postseason?
