Author: Jim Mancari

Seeds of Cathedral Track Program Being Planted

October 14, 2015

Building an athletic program at a high school often takes on the feel of a farmer sowing seeds in a field. Larry Medina, who is in his second year working at Cathedral Prep and Seminary, Elmhurst, is off to a good start.

Sports Round-Up, Oct. 17, 2015

October 12, 2015

In anticipation of his first season leading the St. John’s University, Jamaica, men’s basketball team, Brooklyn’s own Chris Mullin has been busy filling out his coaching staff.

Red Storm Serves Up Big Time for CYOers (with video)

October 8, 2015

The Catholic Youth Organization teamed up with St. John’s University, Jamaica, for a series of CYO nights this fall in which the young athletes got the chance to soak in the Division I college atmosphere.

Sports Round-Up, Oct. 10, 2015

October 7, 2015

Grace Sullivan is the Colleen Queen; CYO basketball coaching clinic; St. John’s University women’s soccer senior forward Rachel Daly became the all-time leader in goals in school history.

Olympic Hopes Alive for Kearney HS Grad

October 1, 2015

Kerri Gallagher, a graduate of Bishop Kearney H.S., Bensonhurst, who grew up in St. Francis de Sales parish, Belle Harbor, will be hard at work the next few months attempting to qualify for the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Female NBA Coach Speaks at St. Francis

September 30, 2015

Becky Hammon, a six-time WNBA All-Star who spent eight seasons with the New York Liberty, was featured Sept. 21 as part of the Thomas J. Volpe Lecture Series at St. Francis College Brooklyn Heights.