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 […]

Getting Kick Out of Freshman Year

What a first season for St. Joseph’s College Clinton Hill, freshman forward Cansu Usta! In 16 games, the graduate of Fort Hamilton H.S. scored 36 goals and amassed 79 total pts. She led all NCAA Division III women’s soccer players in goals, and her efforts landed her in Newsweek and Sports Illustrated.

Welcome Back, Casey

Originally from Jackson Heights, Niagara University head men’s basketball coach Chris Casey returned to Carnesecca Arena at St. John’s University, Jamaica, Dec. 2 for a non-conference game against the Red Storm. Casey spent six years at St. John’s: two as a director of operations and four as an assistant coach, 2004-2010, under Norm Roberts. He […]

St. Stan’s Shines in Coaches vs. Cancer Tournament

Just one week after an exciting night playing on the professional Court at Barclays Center, the St. Stan’s, Ozone Park, eighth-grade Catholic Youth Organization was back on the floor playing for a good cause this past weekend. St. Camillus’ Springman Hall, Rockaway Beach, was the site of a two-day Coaches vs. Cancer basketball tournament. The […]