Msgr. King Tourney Returns to Flatlands

The Msgr. King Basketball Tournament returned to the St. Thomas Aquinas Dec. 26-30. Named after Msgr. Jeremiah J. King – the parish pastor who oversaw the building of the gym – it was the first high school tournament played in a grammar school gym in the country.

Heisman Winner Says Faith Plays Major Role in Life

By Ed Langlois PORTLAND, Ore. (CNS) – The winner of college football’s 2014 Heisman Trophy attended Hawaii’s only all-boys Catholic high school, the successor to the school St. Damien of Molokai briefly attended in preparation for his ordination in Honolulu. Marcus Mariota, the University of Oregon’s dual threat quarterback, is a 2011 graduate of historic […]

The Tablet’s 2014 Football All-Stars

With another competitive season of Brooklyn/Queens CHSFL football in the books, here’s a look at The Tablet’s 2014 All-Diocesan Team. Players were selected from the five schools that field gridiron teams in Brooklyn and Queens: Christ the King R.H.S., Middle Village; Holy Cross H.S., Flushing; Nazareth R.H.S., East Flatbush; St. Francis Prep, Fresh Meadows; and […]

Clippers Set to Sail

Though basketball season is underway, a few CHSAA varsity baseball players have committed to continue their playing careers in college.

Gil Hodges Is in Our Hall of Fame

I had the date Dec. 8 marked off on my calendar for months. Of course, Dec. 8 every year is the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, but this year was different. This was the year that Brooklyn baseball legend Gil Hodges would finally be inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame at Cooperstown, and […]

Team Effort at Brooklyn Parishes to Battle Cancer

Thanksgiving weekend is a time to take stock of all the blessings God has bestowed upon us and to do exactly what the holiday’s name says to do – give thanks. However, for one Brooklyn family, the events of the past few months have cast a shadow over God’s blessings. But even so, it has […]

CYO Soccer Champions Crowned

The 2014 Catholic Youth Organization soccer season concluded on Nov. 23, and the champions and runners-up are as follows: Girls Midget: St. Francis de Sales, Belle Harbor, d. Blessed Trinity, Breezy Point Pee Wee: St. Francis de Sales, Belle Harbor d. Blessed Trinity, Breezy Point Novice: Blessed Trinity, Breezy Point, d. St. Francis de Sales, […]

The Lapchick Legacy

As an original Boston Celtic and as a college and professional hoops coach for nearly 30 years, Joe Lapchick is a pillar of leadership and sportsmanship. So to keep alive the late St. John’s University coach’s memory, the Joe Lapchick Character Award Foundation each year honors deserving individuals who have left their mark on the […]