NYC locals Obi Toppin and Cole Anthony were selected virtually in the NBA Draft.
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Sports Round-Up Dec. 5
The St. Francis Prep boys’ varsity soccer team captured this year’s CHSAA ‘AA’ city championship with a thrilling win over Fordham Prep.
Former Yankees Batboy Receives Stone Memorial at Formerly-Unmarked Gravesite
The gravesite of a former New York Yankees batboy that was unmarked for 85 years now has a stone memorializing his life. A small group of admirers gathered at the St. John’s Cemetery, Middle Village, for a blessing of the granite marker to make sure the legacy of Brooklyn-born Eddie Bennett would not be forgotten.
Bittersweet End for McClancy Soccer’s Perfect Season
The Msgr. McClancy girls’ soccer team won the city championship.
Sports Round-Up Nov. 28
A strange yet successful CHSAA cross-country season wrapped up Nov. 14 at Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx with the city championship finals.
College Basketball Preview with the Great Pete Gillen
Despite much uncertainty, a new college basketball season is set to begin.
Sports Round-Up Nov. 21
The St. Francis College, Brooklyn Heights, women’s soccer team participated in a Run for Rett Syndrome Awareness on Oct. 31 in support of Erika Van Giesen and the entire Rett Syndrome community.
‘Wait Till Next Year’ for Gil Hodges’ Hall of Fame Vote
The great Gil Hodges will once again be up for Baseball Hall of Fame induction next fall.
Sports Round-Up Nov. 14
St. Francis Prep, Fresh Meadows, enjoyed two recent high school fall sports championships.
St. Francis Prep Remembers 2 Ring of Honor Inductees
The St. Francis Prep athletic community mourns loss of two sports legends.