After three meets this season, CYO awarded its outdoor track champions on May 22.
Sports
Girls’ High School Softball Champions
The GCHSAA softball season wrapped up recently, and the following teams won their respective divisions.
Ex-Holy Cross Star Signs NFL Contract
Holy Cross H.S. alumnus Devon Cajuste, who played his college football as a wide receiver at Stanford University, Calif., recently signed a professional contract with the San Francisco 49ers, making him one of 12 undrafted free agents signed by the NFL team.
CYO Lifer Receives Company’s High Honor
Robert Fristachi, a 2015 Catholic Youth Organization (CYO) Hall of Fame inductee and parishioner of Our Lady of the Snows, N. Floral Park, recently received Con Edison’s highest honor, the Living Our Values award, for his countless years of community service.
CYO Crowns Diocesan Volleyball Champions
The Catholic Youth Organization (CYO) of Brooklyn and Queens held its annual girls’ volleyball championships on May 14 and division champions were crowned.
CYO Hall of Fame Welcomes Inductees
The Catholic Youth Organization (CYO) of Brooklyn and Queens held its third annual Hall of Fame induction ceremony May 20 at the Immaculate Conception Center, Douglaston.
Swim Strong Event Teaches Water Safety
While all sports aid in the development of the body, mind and soul, swimming is the only sport that can directly save lives. In honor of National Water Safety Awareness Month, the local Swim Strong Foundation hosted its fourth annual Water Safety Awareness Day.
CHSAA Hall of Fame 2016
The local CHSAA hosted its 31st annual golf outing and Hall of Fame Dinner May 5 at the Inwood Country Club, L.I. Six new inductees made up the Class of 2016.
SJC Senior Named Skyline Conference’s Player of the Year
Brian Luebcke, a graduate of Msgr. McClancy H.S., East Elmhurst, was named the Skyline Conference’s Player of the Year as a member of the St. Joseph’s College Brooklyn, Clinton Hill, baseball team.
Students Win at Futures’ Golf Outing
The event raised over $300,000, providing scholarships to students attending Catholic grammar schools in Brooklyn and Queens.