Don Cooper vividly remembers growing up in Maspeth, Queens. He and his buddies played sports every day – mainly as Catholic Youth Organization (CYO) stars in baseball and basketball for St. Mary’s of Winfield, Woodside. He said he didn’t have a care in the world and can still recall the schoolyards, gymnasiums and baseball fields […]
Bishop Ford H.S., Park Slope, assistant girls’ basketball coach Mary Gillespie, pictured at right far right, announced she will retire from coaching after nine years with the Lady Falcons. Gillespie ends her career on the highest note as Bishop Ford recently captured its first-ever N.Y.S. Federation Class ‘AA’ basketball title. Before Bishop Ford, she ran […]
After another exciting season of CHSAA action, here are the 2013 Brooklyn/Queens boys’ and girls’ high school basketball all-stars. Special thanks to the CHSAA, GCHSAA and league coaches for providing stats and pertinent information. Boys ‘AA’ First Team All-Stars Jon Severe, Christ the King R.H.S., Middle Village – Senior, Guard, 22.6 pts. per game; scored […]
For the second straight season, Archbishop Molloy H.S., Briarwood, graduate Mike Baxter will open the season on the New York Mets’ 25-man roster. Baxter will serve as a reserve outfielder for the team and will be a left-handed bat for manager Terry Collins to use off the bench. If Baxter gets hot, he could find […]
Saturday, March 23 was an exciting day for the Catholic Youth Organization’s girls’ swim teams. The teams competed in this year’s championship meet held at the Nassau Aquatic Center in Eisenhower Park, East Meadow, L.I. St. Sebastian continued its swimming dominance as the team captured the ‘A’ Division championship with 375 pts. Tri-M (Our Lady […]
The Catholic Youth Organization of Brooklyn and Queens hosted its annual boys basketball championships March 23. The following teams earned victories: A Division Pee Wee: Divine Mercy (Greenpoint) 31, Our Lady of Hope (Middle Village) 19 Novice: Divine Mercy 45, St. Francis de Sales (Belle Harbor) 22 Bantam: St. Patrick (Bay Ridge) 49, Corpus Christi […]
Both the St. John’s University, Jamaica, women’s and men’s basketball teams were ousted from their respective postseason basketball tournaments this past weekend. Playing in the first round of NCAA Tournament, the women’s team dropped a 96-90 double overtime contest to the University of Dayton, Dayton, Ohio, Sunday at Carnesecca Arena. The Red Storm trailed by […]
High school basketball teams from the Diocese of Brooklyn made their mark this past weekend at the N.Y.S. Federation basketball championships in Albany, N.Y. The Christ the King R.H.S., Middle Village, boys’ team and the Bishop Ford H.S., Park Slope, girls’ team each won their respective state titles. The Christ the King Royals earned a […]
High school seniors from the N.Y.C. region competed in the 2013 Senior Classic hockey game March 16 at Abe Stark Arena, Coney Island. The game served as the final sendoff commemorating four years of high school hockey for the young competitors. The Diocese of Brooklyn was well represented in the contest. The following seniors earned […]
Jack Curran once said that he would keep coaching for as long as God wills it. But unfortunately for Curran, God’s willingness ran out the morning of March 14. The Archbishop Molloy H.S., Briarwood, and entire N.Y.C. sports community is mourning the loss of the legendary coach, who passed away at the age of 82. […]
