Brooklyn Nets’ All-Star point guard Deron Williams helped serve 3,000 hot meals to the local homeless community Nov. 24 at St. John’s Bread & Life, Bedford-Stuyvesant. He was joined by volunteers from his Point of Hope Foundation, a nonprofit organization that raises funds to directly impact the lives of needy children. “There’s a lot of […]
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Basketball Legend Dr. J Speaks at St. John’s
From St. John’s University, Jamaica QUEENS, N.Y. – With hundreds in attendance to support the St. John’s athletics teams, a speech by Julius “Dr. J” Erving highlighted “An Evening with St. John’s Basketball,” held at the Metropolitan Club of New York on Tuesday evening. The evening commenced with an address from Director of Athletics Chris […]
McClancy Shines in Soccer Championships
It was an eventful fall season for the Msgr. McClancy M.H.S., East Elmhurst, Crusaders’ boys’ and girls’ soccer program. The varsity boys’ captured this year’s CHSAA city championship with a win over St. Joseph’s by the Sea, Staten Island. The game was decided on penalty kicks, with McClancy senior Roko Basic scoring the deciding goal […]
Olympian Dara Torres Visits St. Francis College
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 […]
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 […]