Several Catholic Youth Organization volleyball teams took the sport’s aspects of teamwork and camaraderie a step further by playing recently in the first-ever “Volley for a Cause” tournament.
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Sports Round-Up June 17
GCHSAA softball, CHSAA baseball and CYO flag football championships were recently crowned. New records were set in CYO outdoor track.
New Class Enshrined Into CYO Hall of Fame
The fourth annual Catholic Youth Organization (CYO) Hall of Fame ceremony recognized 10 deserving individuals who have dedicated their lives to youth sports in the Diocese of Brooklyn.
Sports Round-Up June 10
Four seniors of the Msgr. McClancy H.S., East Elmhurst, varsity boys’ basketball team will be continuing their hoops careers in college.
CHSAA Enrolls 5 to Its Hall of Fame
The CHSAA hosted its 32nd annual Hall of Fame dinner at the Inwood Country Club. Five deserving honorees were recognized for their lifetime of service to the local high school sports community.
Sports Round-Up June 3
The Catholic Youth Organization of Brooklyn and Queens hosted its annual girls’ volleyball diocesan championships May 13 at Msgr. McClancy H.S., East Elmhurst, and May 20 at St. Andrew Avellino, Flushing.
Loughlin Star Will Coach Oklahoma State
Mike Boynton, a graduate of Bishop Loughlin H.S., Fort Greene, was recently named the 20th head coach in program history for the Oklahoma State University (OSU), Stillwater, Okla., men’s basketball team.
Sports Round-Up May 27
Over 1,000 CYO participants and family members attended the New York Mets game on May 19. The Xaverian H.S. girls’ lacrosse won its first-ever city championship.
Orioles Star CF Rises Above Racist Taunts
Baltimore Orioles center fielder Adam Jones said a group of fans directed derogatory taunts at him and even threw a bag of peanuts toward him during a recent game against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park.
Sports Round-Up May 20
Two Msgr. McClancy H.S., East Elmhurst, senior girls’ hoops players, Kaitlyn Stenz and Kim Soriano, are all set to continue their education and basketball careers in college.