Msgr. Thomas Machalski led a spiritual journey to honor St. Joseph.
Sports
Sports Round-Up Dec. 26
The local sports community mourns the loss Patrice Jones (Halas), who grew up of in Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Sunset Park, and starred on the volleyball, basketball and swimming teams at Bishop Kearney H.S., Bensonhurst.
St. Francis de Sales Gymnasium Named for Msgr. John J. Bracken
The longtime diocesan priest received a surprise honor.
Sports Round-Up Dec. 19
St. John’s University, Jamaica, men’s basketball sophomore Julian Champagnie is off to a roaring start for the Johnnies.
Loughlin Hoops Coach Thriving After Aneurysm
Hoops coach Ed Gonzalez is back after a health scare.
Sports Round-Up Dec. 12
The CHSAA and GCHAA released All-Leagues teams for the fall 2020 sports season.
Local Ties to 2020’s NBA Draft
NYC locals Obi Toppin and Cole Anthony were selected virtually in the NBA Draft.
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.