With another competitive season of Brooklyn/Queens CHSFL football in the books, here is The Tablet’s 2017 All-Diocesan Team.
Sports
Sports Round-Up Dec. 23-30
Katie Marquardt, a senior point guard on the Fontbonne Hall Academy, Bay Ridge, varsity basketball team, became the first player in the history of the Fontbonne basketball program to earn an athletic scholarship to play in college.
For Former McClancy Star, Hitting Is Always in Season
No matter how much snow is on the ground, Anthony Iapoce – the hitting coach of the Texas Rangers – has his mind focused on one thing: baseball, which to him is a year-round activity.
Sports Round-Up Dec.16
Four student-athletes from The Mary Louis Academy, Jamaica Estates, signed National Letters of Intent to continue their sports careers in college.
AD’s Vision Coming to Life at St. Joe’s
Just over a year ago, James Lally took over as the athletic director at St. Joseph’s College, Brooklyn, and the Bears’ athletic program is experiencing an unprecedented wave of enthusiasm and success.
Sports Round-Up Dec. 9
Raven Pitt, a senior guard on the St. Joseph’s H.S., Downtown Brooklyn, girls’ varsity basketball team, signed her National Letter of Intent to continue her hoops career at Wagner College, Staten Island.
McClancy Will Do ‘Whatever It Takes’ to Win League Title
After back-to-back Brooklyn-Queens GCHSAA ‘A’ division titles, the Msgr. McClancy H.S., East Elmhurst, girls’ varsity basketball team knows it has a target on its back.Therefore, the team has set out to do whatever it takes this season to capture a third consecutive title.
Sports Round-Up Dec. 2
Xaverian H.S., Bay Ridge, finished as the runner-up in the CHSFL varsity ‘A’ division football championships game, losing 20-18 to Cardinal Spellman H.S., the Bronx in the city title game.
Three’s Company on St. Joan of Arc Track
It’s incredibly rare for two cross-country runners to finish with the exact same time in a race. It’s even more unusual for those two runners to be teammates. The only thing potentially even more outlandish than the above scenario would be if those same two runners to be twins. Well, believe it or not, it happened.
Sports Round-Up Nov. 25
The fall CHSAA season came to a close with championships in several sports.