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.
Sports
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.
5K Honors Memory of B’klyn Assemblywoman
The Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy, in partnership with St. Francis College, Brooklyn Heights, and the Brooklyn Bridge Park Cooperation, sponsored the Eileen C. Dugan Memorial 5K race.
Big Win for Brigando
Mitch Brigando, a senior pitcher on the St. Joseph’s College, Brooklyn, baseball team, became the all-time wins leader in program history on April 2.
Major Leaguers Hold Clinic at St. Kevin’s
The St. Kevin’s parish, Flushing, Youth Guild hosted its eighth annual baseball clinic with the pros March 25 in the school gymnasium at St. Kevin Catholic Academy.
Sports Round-Up April 8
St. Francis Prep, Fresh Meadows, hosted its second Red and Blue Terrier Ring of Honor gala event. CYO hosts boys’ hoops championships and girls’ swimming Olympics.
The Tablet’s Boys’ HS All-Star Basketball Team
After another exciting season of CHSAA hoops action, here are the 2016-2017 Brooklyn/Queens boys’ high school basketball all-stars.