About 500 former ballplayers do not receive MLB pensions since they retired prior to 1980. However, at least for one, just getting something from the league is good enough.
Sports
Sports Round-Up May 6
Jim Harbaugh, head football coach for the University of Michigan, presents Pope Francis with a team football helmet during the pope’s general audience in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican April 26.
Loughlin Lions Roar on the Rugby Pitch
The Bishop Loughlin Lions are members of the Metropolitan Division-III League of Rugby New York. Slowly but surely, the team has been coming into its own on the pitch.
Swim Strong Dives In to Combat PTSD
The local Swim Strong Foundation, founded by former St. Sebastian, Woodside, CYO swimming coach Shawn Slevin, has begun a program to help veterans battle post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
McClancy Twins Will Provide Double Trouble for Opponents
Twin brothers Charlie and Ryan Neuweiler developed a special bond from their days playing T-ball all the way through to now starring on the Msgr. McClancy H.S., East Elmhurst, varsity baseball team.
Sports Round-Up April 22
Jack Alesi, the former varsity boys’ basketball coach at Xaverian H.S., Bay Ridge, was inducted April 1 into the school’s athletic hall of fame.
Loughlin HS Openings in Girls’ Basketball
Bishop Loughlin M.H.S., Fort Greene, has immediate openings to coach girls’ basketball.
NCAA Tourney Win for Nazareth Alumna
Bianca Cuevas-Moore, a graduate of Nazareth H.S., East Flatbush, was a member of the women’s basketball team that recently won the NCAA Tournament national championship game.
Baseball Bash 2017
Just in time for the start of the 2017 baseball season, Good Shepherd parish, Marine Park, held its annual “Baseball Bash” to ring in Opening Day.
CYO Girls Swim Champs 2017
The Catholic Youth Organization crowned its girls’ swimming champions April 1 at the Eisenhower Park Aquatic Center, East Meadow, L.I. The results are as follows.