A few former local CHSAA baseball players are continuing their journey toward achieving their lifelong dreams of reaching the big leagues.
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Wimbledon Champ Carried Gift From Confirmation Sponsor to Each Match
Abbey Forbes, the 18-year-old winner of the junior girls doubles championship at Wimbledon, has kept an inspirational book in her tennis bag at recent competitions and for all seven Wimbledon matches.
Visiting Priest From Ghana Is a Baseball Believer
Father Adjei is among the 80 clergy from all over the world who are pitching in this summer, giving the priests of Brooklyn and Queens time to go on vacation or retreat. He got hooked on baseball because of Father Ed Kachurka, the pastor at Mary’s Nativity-St. Ann parish, Flushing, which is where Father Adjei is assigned.
For Nets Fans, Patience Must Be a Virtue
The Brooklyn Nets made a huge splash during the NBA offseason, signing superstar free agents Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving.
Sports Round-Up July 27
A handful of St. John’s University, Jamaica, current and former men’s basketball players are trying their hand at playing professional hoops around the world.
U.S. Women Dominate on World Cup Stage
When remembering the 2019 Women’s World Cup, fans should focus on the U.S. team’s on-field accomplishments, not the off-the-field controversies.
Sports Round-Up July 20
The Catholic Youth Organization’s spring season wrapped up with the following parishes taking home diocesan titles in their respective sports.
Women’s World Cup Champs Inspire Local Catholic Youth Soccer Players
Gabriella Ranaglia and Carmela Doshna, two grade-schoolers from Queens, stood in a sea of stars and stripes along New York City’s Canyon of Heroes to see the World Cup champions, the U.S. women’s soccer team, on July 10.
Boys’ Diocesan H.S. All-Star Baseball Team
With another competitive season of CHSAA baseball in the books, here’s a look at The Tablet’s 2019 diocesan All-Star team.
Girls’ Diocesan H.S. All-Star Softball Team
Here is The Tablet’s Brooklyn-Queens 2019 GCHSAA All-Star Softball Team.