As part of breast cancer awareness month, St. Stanislaus Bishop and Martyr parish, Ozone Park, hosted its annual Battle Against Breast Cancer preseason CYO basketball tournament.
Author: Jim Mancari
Sports Round-Up Nov. 4
Attention N.Y.C. Marathon runners! Tell us your race times for inclusion in next weekend’s Tablet.
Eagles Soar in Fight Against Breast Cancer
In an effort to raise awareness about breast cancer, the student-athletes at St. Edmund Prep H.S., Sheepshead Bay, took part in a series of events throughout October, National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
Sports Round-Up Oct. 28
Aaliyah Lewis, a graduate of both St. John’s University, Jamaica, and Bishop Ford H.S., Park Slope, recently began her professional basketball career with Forssan Alku, a professional team based in Finland.
Solly Walker Paved the Way for Future Johnnies
Solly Walker, the first black player in St. John’s history, will be honored Oct. 22 at El Caribe Country Club, Mill Basin, by the Brooklyn U.S.A. Athletic Association, a community-based organization established in 1974 to help improve the quality of life for youth in Central Brooklyn.
Flag Football Takes On Whole New Meaning
In continuing a practice started last year by former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick, NFL players have kneeled, raised their fists or engaged in what many have called disrespectful behavior during the playing of the national anthem before games.
Sports Round-Up Oct. 14
Msgr. McClancy H.S., East Elmhurst, is set to induct the 2017 class into its Athletics Hall of Fame on Oct. 21.
Nazareth Sidelines Are Teeming with Nostalgia
It’s a dream of many high school football players to someday come back to their alma mater as a coach. For Desmond DeFreitas, that dream is a reality.
28th Annual NYC Basketball Hall of Fame
The 28th annual New York City Basketball Hall of Fame induction dinner was held Oct. 3 at the Bryant Park Grill, Manhattan.
New York Baseball Coaches Clinic Dec. 10
Anthony Iapoce, the hitting coach of the Texas Rangers, will be hosting the inaugural New York Baseball Coaches Clinic on Dec. 10, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. at Division Avenue H.S., Levittown, L.I.