‘Johnny Heisman’ Trusts in the Lord (with video)

Proverbs 3: 5-6 states the following: “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.” For 2012 Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Manziel, this biblical passage has guided him into joining one of the most exclusive fraternities […]

McClancy Is Runner-Up in Host Tourney (with video)

The Msgr. McClancy M.H.S., East Elmhurst, varsity basketball team fell just short in capturing the 31st annual Brother Arnold Bakutis, S.C., Basketball Tournament, held Dec. 7-9. The Crusaders gave a valiant effort but lost the championship game to the Firebirds of LaSalle Academy, Manhattan, 70-62. “They had the height advantage, but we did battle them […]

Jim Mancari

Tablet’s 2012 Football Diocesan All-Stars

Here is The Tablet’s 2012 Football All-Diocesan Team. Players were selected from one of the following five schools: Bishop Ford H.S., Park Slope; Christ the King R.H.S., Middle Village; Holy Cross H.S., Flushing; St. Francis Prep, Fresh Meadows; and Xaverian H.S., Bay Ridge. First-Team Offense Quarterback John Hurley: St. Francis Prep, senior, 1,561 Passing yds. […]

St. John’s Athletes Visit Bread and Life

Thanksgiving is a time for thanking God for the many blessings in one’s life. Rather than simply thanking God verbally, student-athletes from St. John’s University, Jamaica, showed their gratitude by volunteering Nov. 21 at St. John’s Bread & Life in Bedford-Stuyvesant. Each year, the Red Storm men’s and women’s basketball teams serve hot meals at […]

Xaverian Running Back Named All-American

Xaverian H.S., Bay Ridge, senior running back Laray Smith was recently selected to play in the second-annual Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl sponsored by the U.S. Marine Corps. The game will be played Jan. 4, 2013 at the Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif., and will be televised at 9 p.m. EST on the NFL Network. […]

Ford O-Line Thrives On Family Nature (with audio)

In the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio, only 52 of the 267 inductees are offensive linemen. Yet, without a strong O-line, a football team’s offense cannot function efficiently. Unfortunately, offensive linemen receive very little credit. It’s a thankless job but one that six young men from Bishop Ford H.S., Park Slope, have […]

Franciscan Priest Has Run 61 Marathons

For Father Brian Jordan, O.F.M., running marathons has been more so a way of life than a recreational hobby. He was supposed to run his 62nd marathon on Nov. 4, but the race was cancelled in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. In total, his mileage in marathons adds up to 1,598.2 miles – nearly the […]

Unique Challenges Motivate Marathoners (with audio)

With nearly 50,000 runners registered for the 43rd ING N.Y.C. Marathon, Nov. 4, the Diocese of Brooklyn will be well-represented.   Sharing a Brotherly Bond John Conway, 22, will be running his first N.Y.C Marathon. However, just two years ago, this wasn’t even a remote possibility. The Holy Family Elementary School graduate and altar server […]

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Nets Embark on a Brooklyn Journey (with audio)

Tuesday, Sept. 24, 1957 is a day that will live in infamy in the borough of Brooklyn. At 9:08 p.m. that evening, Brooklyn Dodgers’ pitcher Danny McDevitt looked in for his sign from catcher Joe Pignatano on a 1-1 pitch with two outs in the top of the ninth inning at Ebbets Field. The lefty […]

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St. Clement Runners Take a ‘Long Stride’

Every two years, the St. Clement Pope, Jamaica, CYO track team hosts a one-mile race at the parish to raise funds for the program. Called “Long Stride,” the race began in 2000 and has aided the development of the St. Clement Pope track team, which was re-established in 1986 and has won five straight boys’ […]