For the first time in four years, the St. Clement Pope, Jamaica, Catholic Youth Organization track team hosted its 1-mile “Longstride” event on Oct. 15.
Sports
Celebrating Jackie Robinson’s Legacy in Lower Manhattan
The Jackie Robinson Museum opened July 26 and is located on Varick Street in Manhattan.
Sports Round-Up Oct. 29
Jose Alvarado, a Catholic Youth Organization product of St. Ann’s, Flushing, and former star at Christ the King H.S., Middle Village, has begun his second season with the NBA’s New Orleans Pelicans.
The ‘Real Dream Team’ of ’61: The Undefeated CYO Squad
The undefeated 1961 Our Lady of Angels parish CYO Grammar School team won 55 straight games, including a victory against future NBA superstar Kareem Abdul-Jabbar — then Lew Alcindor.
Sports Round-Up Oct. 22
At the midway point of the season, here are the standings for the diocesan teams of the Catholic High School Football League, as of Oct. 13.
St. Edmund’s Volleyballers Behind Breast Cancer Cause
Once again, the St. Edmund Prep H.S. community has been raising funds for the Side Out Foundation as part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
Sports Round-Up Oct. 15
Msgr. McClancy H.S., East Elmhurst, held its first annual alumni volleyball game on Oct. 1.
Godspeed to Goodspeed: Holy Cross Hockey Coach Retires
Knights varsity hockey coach Kevin Goodspeed has stepped down after 17 seasons.
Sports Round-Up Oct. 8
Father Ed Kachurka met one of his Pittsburgh Steeler heroes, Jerome “The Bus” Bettis.
Prep Hoops Star to Remain in Queens, Going to St. John’s
Former St. Francis Prep girls’ varsity standout Skye Owen is now a freshman on the St. John’s University women’s basketball team.