In his 30-year tenure as a college basketball coach, Pete Gillen racked up numerous hall of fame honors. He was recently honored here in Brooklyn by the Holy Name Foundation.
Author: Jim Mancari
First Team Honors for St. Joe’s Tennis Star
Denise Trerotola, a sophomore tennis player at St. Joseph’s College Brooklyn, Clinton Hill, was named to the Skyline Women’s Tennis All-Conference First Team.
McClancy Baseball Stars Sign On for College
Four varsity baseball players at Msgr. McClancy H.S., East Elmhurst, signed national letters of intent during a special ceremony Nov. 10 at the school to announce where they would be continuing their careers in college.
Bishop Loughlin Runners Traverse a Colorful Path
Bishop Loughlin M.H.S., Fort Greene, recently completed the renovation of its new track and schoolyard.
St. Stan’s Battles Breast Cancer
Over 30 CYO teams from Brooklyn and Queens entered the “Battle Against Breast Cancer” tournament. All proceeds were donated to charity organizations researching breast cancer.
CYO Mass in Queens
To ring in the new sports season, Queens Deanery No. 5 celebrated a Catholic Youth Organization Mass on Saturday, Oct. 22 at Holy Family, Flushing.
Xaverian Hoops Ties Run Deep in College Ranks
For one night in Jamaica, two former Clippers’ prodigies squared off against one another as coaches on the college stage.
Local Girls’ High School Tennis Champs Crowned
Two local GCHSAA varsity tennis teams capped off impressive seasons recently at Alley Pond Park.
Hoops Tourney Keeps Child’s Spirit Alive
From Oct. 2 to 21, Cathedral Prep and Seminary hosted the Colin Flood Hoops for Hope Memorial Basketball Tournament. Colin was an eight-year-old boy from Middle Village who passed away on June 22, 2014.
Scholarship Honors Late CYO Swim Coach
The Swim Strong Foundation, a local nonprofit organization that seeks to save lives through the sport of swimming, plans to establish a scholarship fund in honor of Helen Coyne, who passed away Oct. 14 at the age of 91.