JoAnn Arbitello-Pinnock, head varsity basketball coach at The Mary Louis Academy, Jamaica Estates, and the Brooklyn-Queens chairperson for the GCHSAA, was honored at Madison Square Garden on the opening night of the New York Knicks season.
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Military Background Shapes Fontbonne Soccer Player
The Fuller family moved to Fort Hamilton this summer. Lily, pictured with her parents, Warwick and Heather, plays for the Fontbonne Hall Academy varsity soccer team.
Sports Round-Up Nov. 12
Msgr. McClancy H.S., East Elmhurst, will induct its 2022 Athletic Hall of Fame class on Nov. 19.
St. Francis de Sales Soccer Honors Two Former Coaches
In the coming weeks, as the St. Francis de Sales soccer players take to the field, not only will they carry the names of two former coaches on their jerseys, but they will also carry their spirits.
New York Giants and Jets Both Exceeding Expectations
It’s been a long while since the New York Giants and New York Jets have both been relevant football teams this late into an NFL season.
Sports Round-Up Nov. 5
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.
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.