Christ the King products Sue Bird and Tina Charles took home gold medals in women’s basketball at the Olympics.
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An Inspiration To All: Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020
Local Runner Looks to Defend Gold Medal; Four-Time Sitting Volleyball Medalist Returns for Fifth Games; America’s First Female Taekwondo Athlete Ready to Make History.
Olympics Spark Excitement for McClancy Runners
McClancy’s track team thoroughly enjoyed the Olympics.
Sports Round-Up Aug. 14
The St. Francis Prep, Fresh Meadows, varsity baseball team held its awards night ceremony at a special venue: Citi Field in Flushing.
‘Shoes’ Vetrone Back in Queens as a Johnnies’ Assistant
Greg Vetrone is back in Queens with St. John’s.
Sports Round-Up Aug. 7
Former St. John’s University, Jamaica, fencing standout Daryl Homer is competing in the Tokyo Olympics.
N.J. Catholic High School Alum Breaks World Record To Win 400m Hurdle Gold
When U.S. runner Sydney McLaughlin crossed the finish line to win the gold in the 400-meter hurdles on Aug. 3 in Tokyo, she had the cheers of fans supporting her from the New Jersey Catholic high school where she graduated four years ago.
Ledecky, Bacon Praised for Proudly Representing USA and Parish at Olympics
After a week of historic and electrifying swimming events at the Summer Olympics in Tokyo, two Catholic Olympians will return to their hometown of Bethesda having proudly represented their parish community, their schools and the USA.
Analysis: Can the Catholic Church Profit From Italy’s “Summer of Gold?”
Fifty years from now, Italians now alive probably will still smile whenever someone mentions the summer of 2021, what’s now being described as the greatest summer in the history of Italian sports, its “Summer of Gold.”
Fond Basketball Memories Still Present for McGuires’ Sister
The McGuires are legendary hoops figures in the Rockaways.
