In anticipation of the school going co-ed starting in fall 2016, Xaverian H.S., Bay Ridge, has hired three coaches who will inaugurate the girls’ athletic program.
Sports
Soccer Makes for Melting Pot at St. Athanasius (with video)
St. Athanasius youth soccer brings together players and their families from all over the world. The set-up is a microcosm of the all-inclusive Catholic faith.
Raising Awareness in Ozone Park
St. Stanislaus parish, Ozone Park, hosted the “Battle Against Breast Cancer,” a preseason Catholic Youth Organization basketball tournament to raise funds for breast cancer research.
CHFSL Roundup
Current CHSFL standings as of Oct. 20, 2015.
Seeds of Cathedral Track Program Being Planted
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
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)
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
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
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
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.