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, […]
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 […]
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.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
