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St. Francis Prep Volleyball Champs Honored by NYC Council

The St. Francis Prep, Fresh Meadows, volleyball team was honored by the N.Y.C. Council on Wednesday, March 27 at City Hall in lower Manhattan on the occasion of their sixth CHSAA championship title and their third consecutive berth as a semifinalist in the New York state championships. Speaker of the N.Y.C. Council, Christine Quinn, and […]

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Holy Cross Defensive Tackle Signs with Southern Connecticut State

Though it wasn’t on National Signing Day, Holy Cross H.S., Flushing, senior defensive tackle Demeji Bamishile signed to play football at Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven, Conn. Bamishile stands at six-feet, one-inch and weighs 285 pounds. He was a 2012 Tablet All-Star. Pictured below, Bamishile, center, with Holy Cross Director of Guidance Mary Anne […]

Austin John Huggins (Photo by Jim Mancari)

McClancy Coach Kent’s Well Wishes to Star Senior

In this year’s CHSAA Boys’ Basketball Playoff Program, Msgr. McClancy M.H.S., East Elmhurst, head varsity basketball coach Don Kent took out an ad to honor one of his graduating seniors, Austin John Huggins. Here is what Coach Kent had to say: Congratulations To Austin John Huggins Captain of this year’s Msgr. McClancy Memorial High School […]

The Class 'A' City Champion Nazareth Kingsmen (Photo by Jim Mancari)

Nazareth Crowned NYC ‘A’ Champs

The only thing better than one “Samson” is two “Samson’s.” Nazareth R.H.S., East Flatbush, juniors Samson Usilo and Samson Akilo led the Kingsmen to a 46-41 victory over Cardinal Spellman H.S., the Bronx, to capture the CHSAA Class ‘A’ city championship, played at the historic Rose Hill Gymnasium on the campus of Fordham University, the […]

Rutgers Coach’s Roots Trace to St. Francis

It’s an unfortunate fact that most people never get their dream job. For those that do, they certainly consider themselves lucky. However, Rutgers University, Piscataway, N.J., head football coach Kyle Flood has been fortunate enough to be hired to his dream job twice. Long before taking the helm of the Scarlet Knights, Flood taught mathematics […]

CYO Girls Basketball Championship Results

The Catholic Youth Organization of Brooklyn and Queens crowned 10 girls basketball champions Feb. 24. Seven games were played at St. John’s Prep, Astoria; two were played at St. Margaret’s parish, Middle Village; and the final game was played at Our Lady of Hope parish, also Middle Village. Here are the scores and results of […]

Amanda DiLeo

Nets Feature Bishop Kearney on YES Network

Bishop Kearney H.S., Bensonhurst, senior Amanda DiLeo was featured on the YES Network during the Feb. 24 Brooklyn Nets game. DiLeo, a combo guard/forward on the Tigers’ basketball team, is a devout Nets fan and sent in her drawing (pictured at left) of Nets’ All-Star point guard Deron Williams. Wearing her Nets’ T-shirt, DiLeo was […]

Christ the King Captures Brooklyn – Queens Title (with slideshow)

The Christ the King R.H.S., Middle Village, boys basketball team won the 2013 Brooklyn/Queens CHSAA title with an 80-65 victory over Bishop Loughlin M.H.S., Fort Greene. The win marks the fourth time in the past five seasons that the Royals have won the sectional title. Entering the game as the No. 1 seed, the Royals […]

The St. Joseph's College Women's Basketball Team (Photo courtesy St. Joseph's College)

Lady Bears Capture HVWAC League Title

The St. Joseph’s College’s Brooklyn Campus, Clinton Hill, women’s basketball team captured its fifth Hudson Valley Women’s Athletic Conference (HVWAC) championship with a 57-43 victory Feb. 17 over top-seeded Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Albany, N.Y. Junior Kelly McNamee scored a team-high 15 points – 13 of which came in the second half […]

Coaches vs. Cancer in the CHSAA

Sometimes the best medicine for someone battling cancer is partaking in one’s passion. For three CHSAA coaches who were diagnosed with breast cancer, coaching was the passion that allowed them to stay strong throughout their treatment. Of course, the medical forms of treatment were crucial to saving these coaches’ lives, but these coaches will all […]