College Fair for CHSAA Athletes

Are you a CHSAA student-athlete looking for an opportunity to continue your sports career in college? The CHSAA is hosting a college fair at Lehman College, the Bronx, on March 24 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. featuring over 50 Division II and Division III colleges. This is the first joint effort between Career Council […]

Girls’ Swim Honors Awarded

The GCHSAA varsity swimming season came to a close recently. Below is a picture of the Coach of the Year from St. Edmund Prep, Sheepshead Bay, Danielle Johnson, the commissioner Heather Green and the winner of the Joe and Anna Stez award, senior Alexandra Rubiano from Archbishop Molloy H.S., Briarwood.

Girls’ CYO Basketball Championship for St. Kevin’s

Congratulations to the fifth grade ‘A’ Division CYO girls’ basketball team from St. Kevin’s parish, Flushing, on their championship victory Feb. 23. The team is pictured below with Father Paul Kim, parochial vicar.    

CYO Crowns Girls Basketball Champions

Congratulations to all girls’ Catholic Youth Organization (CYO) teams on a successful season. Champions were crowned Feb. 23. CYO would like to thank St. Agnes H.S., College Point; Bishop Kearney H.S., Bensonhurst; Msgr. McClancy M.H.S., East Elmhurst; and St. John’s Prep, Astoria, for hosting the semifinals and championship games. A special thanks to Rev. Paul […]

Our Lady of Grace Soccer Hosts Clinic for Autistic Children

The weather might be a bit chilly outside, but that didn’t stop members of the Our Lady of Grace, Howard Beach, Catholic Youth Organization (CYO) soccer program from taking to the field – the indoor field that is. On Feb. 15, team members joined with the North American Soccer League’s New York Cosmos, the Adelphi […]

Bears and Lady Bears Earn All-Conference Basketball Honors

From St. Joseph’s College, Clinton Hill   Bears Following a season that saw the St. Joseph’s College (Brooklyn) men’s basketball team go undefeated in Hudson Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (HVIAC) play and take home the Tournament championship, juniors David Louison(Brooklyn, N.Y./St. Edmund Prep) and Vernon Maddox (Staten Island, N.Y./St. Peter’s) along with sophomore Michael Megafu (Brooklyn, N.Y./Nazareth Regional) were named […]

‘Miracle on Ice’ Still Inspires 34 Years Later

Where were you on Feb. 22, 1980? Unfortunately, I was not around, but if I were, I know I’d be glued to ABC watching whatever 19-inch JVC television I could find – preferably in color. Of course, I’d be watching the rebroadcast of the famous “Miracle on Ice,” when the 1980 U.S. men’s hockey team […]

The St. Francis Prep gymnastics champs: Back row (left to right): Head Coach Kamla Modi, Assistant Coach Tori Fishman, Khayla Martinez (Junior), Veronica Cusack (Senior, Team Captain), Nicole Donini (Senior), Chelsea Avila (Sophomore), Eleanna Gatanas (Sophomore), Claudia Galej (Sophomore), Sabrina Laube (Sophomore), Kayla Georgiades (Senior), Assistant Coach Alex Giuliani, Assistant Coach Brooke Reinfeld. Front row (left to right): Katelyn Forrest (Junior), Gianna Kuzmicki (Freshman), Cassandra Henry (Freshman), Emma Foynes (Freshman), Zoe Kaorsis (Freshman), Kaylee Coppolla (Sophomore), Annie Kambouras (Sophomore), Ashley McGovern (Junior), Madison Kolnsberg (Senior).

L’il Terriers Capture 3rd Straight Gymnastics Title

The St. Francis Prep, Fresh Meadows, gymnastics team is quickly becoming a dynasty. For the third consecutive season, the team won the CHSAA sectional championship title on Oct. 28, 2013. Gymnastics is a sport that tends to fly under the radar, but these young ladies have the talent to keep bringing the sport back into […]

SJU Hall of Fame Nod for Rich Aurilia

St. John’s University, Jamaica, will induct  its 19th Hall of Fame class March 1, and former baseball player Rich Aurilia will be one of seven new members. Born in Brooklyn, Aurilia played 15 years in the big leagues as an infielder for the San Francisco Giants, Seattle Mariners, San Diego Padres and Cincinnati Reds. He […]

Dad’s Memory Drives Xaverian Goalie’s Faith

In hockey, a goaltender’s job is to protect the goal from the opposing team trying to score. That’s a rather huge responsibility, especially since trying to stop a puck while on skates is no easy task. For Xaverian H.S., Bay Ridge, senior varsity hockey goalie Kurtland Sullivan, the word “responsibility” takes on a different meaning. […]