Former U.S. Swimming Olympian Dara Torres led a clinic for Catholic Youth Organization swim teams last weekend at St. Francis College, Brooklyn Heights. Torres won 12 Olympic medals in her career and broke an American swimming record in the 50-meter freestyle at the age of 41. The clinic was set up as a fundraiser for […]
Sports
Cancer No Match for Molloy Soccer Coach
In life and in sports, everyone gets knocked down, but champions get back up. During her 10 years as girls’ junior varsity soccer coach at Archbishop Molloy H.S., Briarwood, Judy Zink proved on the field that she is a champion, having reached the championship game in each of her seasons while taking home six Nassau/Suffolk […]
Hoops Classic Benefits ‘Team Eddie Boy’
The St. Thomas Aquinas, Flatlands, Sports Association presents the first annual “Giving Thanks” Basketball Classic to be held Nov. 29-30 in the parish’s Msgr. King Hall. The 12U basketball teams from St. Thomas; St. Bernard, Mill Basin; Good Shepherd, Marine Park; and St. Ephrem, Dyker Heights, will participate. Saturday, Nov. 29 is a day full […]
St. Francis College Men’s Soccer Wins NEC Championship
From St. Francis College, Brooklyn Heights Loretto, Pa. – The St. Francis Brooklyn men’s soccer team claimed its second consecutive Northeast Conference (NEC) Tournament Championship and clinched a trip to the NCAA Men’s College Cup after defeating Saint Francis University 2-1 in overtime. The Terriers have now won six NEC men’s soccer titles, just one […]
CHSAA Soccer All-Stars Compete in Mayor’s Cup
Congratulations to the following boys and girls Catholic high school soccer players for participating in this year’s Mayor’s Cup soccer games: Boys All-Stars Roko Basic, Defense, Monsignor McClancy Daniel Corridan, Midfield, Archbishop Molloy Leo Dalesandro, Midfield, St. Francis Prep Lucas DoNascimento, Defense, Archbishop Molloy Ryan Hoffman, Defense, Archbishop Molloy Chris Kilcarr, Goalie, St. Francis Prep […]
New Class for St. Edmund Prep Hall of Fame
The St. Edmund Prep H.S., Sheepshead Bay, Athletic Hall of Fame inducted its Class of 2014 Nov. 7 at the Oak Room at Buckley’s, Marine Park. This year’s class includes Sister Denise McCarthy, O.P. (inducted posthumously), Maryanne Marshall Marsaggi, Robert Wiatre, Jeanne Sullivan Toomey, Christopher Wright, the 1977-1978 girls’ varsity basketball team and the 1997 […]
St. Patrick’s CYO Soccer Closes Season with All-Star Games
The Kindergarten and First Grade Catholic Youth Organization (CYO) soccer teams from St. Patrick’s parish, Bay Ridge, ended their season by playing in All-Star Games. The exciting featured the Purple team taking on the Gold team followed by the Red team squaring off against the Blue team. The games concluded another season of fun for […]
McClancy Girls’ Hoops Team Opens the Season with Mass
Members of the Msgr. McClancy M.H.S., East Elmhurst, girls’ varsity basketball team continued what has become a tradition of attending Mass together as a team as away to open their season. The team attended Mass Nov. 9 at Corpus Christi Church, Woodside, and received a special blessing from pastor Father Pat West. Following Mass, the […]
Former Holy Cross Receiver Now a New York Giant
After stints with the Dallas Cowboys, Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Detroit Lions, former Holy Cross H.S., Flushing, football standout Kevin Ogletree, pictured above left, recently signed with the New York Giants. The 2005 graduate played two varsity seasons with the Knights and helped the team capture the 2004 CHSFL ‘AA’ championship his senior year. The […]
Injury Only Strengthens Giants’ Corner’s Faith
Injuries are an all-too unfortunate reality in the game of football, and the New York Giants are well aware. With just about half the schedule left to play, the team has been dealt season-ending injuries to star wide receiver Victor Cruz and All-Pro middle linebacker Jon Beason. But in the team’s Nov. 3 loss to […]