The Holy Cross H.S., Flushing, football program received two distinguished honors from the New York City Chapter of the National Football Foundation at the annual “Elite Eleven” scholar-athlete awards banquet.
Sports
600 Wins for Prep Baseball Coach
St. Francis Prep, Fresh Meadows, head varsity baseball coach Brother Robert Kent, O.S.F., earned his 600th career victory.
Molloy’s Baxter Starting Anew in Dodger Blue
Archbishop Molloy graduate Mike Baxter is looking to get back to the big leagues with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Jamaican Olympic Bobsledder Visits St. John’s University
Devon Harris, a member of the first-ever Jamaican bobsled team which competed in the 1988 Winter Olympics, spoke at St. John’s University, Jamaica, March 31.
Basketball Old-Timers Dinner at Bishop Ford
The Basketball Old-Timers of America will celebrate its 55th year of honoring individuals who have contributed to the great game of basketball on Friday, May 2 at Bishop Ford H.S., Park Slope.
CYO Volleyball Diocesan Champions Crowned at McClancy
The Catholic Youth Organization (CYO) hosted its annual girls’ volleyball diocesan championships Saturday, April 12 at Msgr. McClancy M.H.S., East Elmhurst.
Catholic School Past Shapes Mets Lefty
Mets lefty John Lannan started 148 games prior to this season, but this year the Catholic hurler finds himself as a member of the team’s bullpen.
St. Ephrem’s Closes Season with Mass
A Mass at St. Ephrem’s parish, Dyker Heights, on March 30, celebrated by Msgr. Peter Kain, pastor, closed out the parish’s 2013-2014 Catholic Youth Organization basketball season.
CYO Essay Contest
The Catholic Youth Organization (CYO) of Brooklyn and Queens invites eighth-grade student-athletes to express their writing skills by submitting their essay response to the following question.
Gil Hodges Would Have Been 90 Today
Happy birthday to legendary Brooklyn baseball hero Gil Hodges! He would have been 90 years old today. Gil’s family is still waiting for the call to Cooperstown, and he’s up for election this year in December at MLB’s Winter Meetings.