The boys from Sacred Heart, Bayside, won the CYO Fall Soccer, by defeating Blessed Trinity.
Sports
St. Francis Prep Takes Cross-Country Sectionals
The St. Francis Prep, Fresh Meadows, varsity and junior varsity girls’ cross-country teams each won their respective Brooklyn-Queens diocesan titles this fall season.
Former Dodger Hurler Is Dead at 90
Ralph Branca, who pitched for the Brooklyn Dodgers from 1944 to 1953 and earned all-star status three times, died Nov. 23 at the King Street Home in Rye Brook, NY, where he had been living. He was 90.
Terriers Continue Hoops Careers as Bears in B’klyn
Playing basketball in high school under coaches Tim Leary on the boys’ side and Kerri White on the girls’ side has fully prepared these student-athletes both academically and athletically for college.
Free Hoops Tickets to Garden for CYO Teams
CYO is offering free tickets for the upcoming first annual Under Armour Reunion basketball tournament Dec. 12 at Madison Square Garden. Auburn takes on Boston College at 6:30 p.m.
CYO Fall Soccer Champs
The 2016 Catholic Youth Organization (CYO) fall soccer season wrapped up recently at Aviator Sports Complex, Marine Park.
McClancy Girls Hoops Team ‘Trusts the Process’
The Msgr. McClancy M.H.S. Lady Crusaders varsity basketball team is trusting the process to defend its city title.
Sports Round-Up – Nov. 26
The St. Francis College men’s soccer team and local high school soccer and volleyball teams were crowned division champions this fall.
Hall of Fame Coach Is Honored by Holy Name
In his 30-year tenure as a college basketball coach, Pete Gillen racked up numerous hall of fame honors. He was recently honored here in Brooklyn by the Holy Name Foundation.
First Team Honors for St. Joe’s Tennis Star
Denise Trerotola, a sophomore tennis player at St. Joseph’s College Brooklyn, Clinton Hill, was named to the Skyline Women’s Tennis All-Conference First Team.