St. John’s Swim Club ‘Preps’ for Winter Season

The St. John’s Prep, Astoria, swimming club is enjoying its season at the newly refurbished Variety Boys and Girls Club. Students swim on Mondays and Fridays, and beginners through advanced are welcomed. The students are coached by Bruce Frank, Kathy Noaves, Ms. Prager and student assistants Rebecca McFadden, Emily Houghton and John Yavaldakis. Another feature […]

Former Saints’ Great Lives as Modern ‘Saint’ (with sound clips)

In life, all we can ask for in any sort of venture is a fair opportunity. It is then up to us whether or not we give it our all to succeed. For Danny Abramowicz, all he needed was his fair chance. The former New Orleans Saints’ wide receiver may not have been the biggest, […]

(Photo courtesy St. Francis College Athletic Communications)

St. Francis College Soccer Heading to NCAA Tournament

From St. Francis College, Brooklyn Heights   The Northeast Conference (NEC) champion St. Francis Brooklyn men’s soccer team will travel to University Park, Pa., to take on the Big Ten regular season champion Penn State University Nittany Lions on Nov. 21 at 7 p.m. in the first round of the 2013 NCAA Men’s College Cup. […]

CYO Runners Compete in NYC Marathon

Although the Catholic Youth Organization (CYO) Cross Country season is completed, the action has not stopped for the teams, their coaches and alumni. CYO was well represented at this year’s N.Y.C. Marathon that traversed through the five boroughs on Nov. 3. Coaches were led by Jim Lunny of St. Francis de Sales in 3:25 and Jim Cappiello […]

St. John’s Prep Soccer Wins ‘A’ Title

The St. John’s Prep, Astoria, varsity soccer team captured the CHSAA Brooklyn/Queens ‘A’ division soccer championship, 3-1, over Bishop Ford H.S., Park Slope, at Coffee Field on the campus of Fordham University, the Bronx. John Yavaldakis, Gabriel Restaino and Jared Daly scored goals for the Red Storm. At halftime of the contest, four members of […]

St. Francis Prep Wins State Volleyball Crown

The St. Francis Prep, Fresh Meadows, varsity volleyball team won this year’s GCHSAA state volleyball tournament on Nov. 8. The team went 5-1 in pool play, which helped them earn the No. 1 seed for the semifinal match. The L’il Terriers went 2-0 against John F. Kennedy Catholic H.S., Somers, N.Y., winning 25-18 and 25-22. […]

McClancy Boys Win Soccer City Title

On Saturday Nov. 9, the Msgr. McClancy M.H.S., East Elmhurst, varsity boys’ soccer team captured the N.Y.C. “A” division championship by defeating John F. Kennedy Catholic H.S., Somers, N.Y., 2-1 at Fordham University, the Bronx. Both teams won their respective divisions, and it was a highly-anticipated matchup between the two No. 1 seeded teams. The […]

Holy Cross H.S., Flushing, has begun an anti-bullying campaign, featuring orange "Stop Bullying" bracelets. (Photo courtesy Andrew D'Angelo)

Bullying: Incident in NFL Raises Awareness in Local High Schools

Turn on any television news program, read any newspaper, or follow any online blog, and you’ll surely find some sort of commentary on one of the lead stories in America right now: the Miami Dolphins’ bullying scandal. Though various reports have surfaced, the main premise involves the incessant harassment and hazing of Dolphins’ offensive tackle […]

Anthony Iapoce enjoys the weather at the Chicago Cubs’ spring training facility in Mesa, Ariz., as much as the company of his 14-month-old daughter Lily. (Photo courtesy Anthony Iapoce)

Local Baseball Star to Host Winter Clinic

As football season continues this autumn, for some it’s still always baseball season. Even as the weather begins to get colder, there will undoubtedly be traces of baseball being played in the city this winter. And we have Anthony Iapoce to thank for that. Iapoce, who grew up playing Catholic Youth Organization (CYO) basketball and […]

Local Teams Emerge as CYO Soccer Champions

The 2013 Catholic Youth Organization (CYO) soccer season wrapped up with back-to-back weekends of championship games. Listed below are the results from those games: Girls’ Midget Our Lady of Hope, Middle Village, defeated St. Francis de Sales, Belle Harbor: 1-0. Girls’ Pee Wee Blessed Trinity, Breezy Point, defeated St. Francis de Sales: 1-0 Girls’ Novice […]