The Archbishop Molloy H.S., Briarwood, girls’ varsity swim team captured the N.Y.C. Championship Feb. 2 for the second straight year, scoring 831 pts. The team capped off its second consecutive undefeated season as well. The entire team turned in personal-best times and set three school records along […]
Walk into the athletic office at Archbishop Molloy H.S., Briarwood, and straight ahead you’ll find the desk of the school’s athletic director Mike McCleary. To the left however sits an unoccupied desk – complete with all sorts of memorabilia and awards. That desk belongs to the late Jack Curran, who passed away last March at […]
C.J. Davis, a senior guard on the Archbishop Molloy H.S., Briarwood, varsity basketball team, has committed to play basketball at Columbia University, Manhattan. Davis is a two-time Tablet basketball all-star (2012, 2013). He averaged 16.9 pts. per game during his junior season, which ranked him fifth in the N.Y.C. CHSAA “AA” division. He was selected […]
A basketball team is often likened to a well-oiled machine, like an automobile perhaps. The team – like the car – has many moving parts that all work together to reach the optimal level. But in both cases, a driver – or a coach in the team’s case – is vital to the successful operation. […]
Former Archbishop Molloy H.S., Briarwood, standout Mike Baxter was called back up to the New York Mets Saturday after third baseman David Wright was placed on the 15-day disabled list. Baxter had been playing for the Mets’ Triple-A affiliate, the Las Vegas 51’s. In 42 games for Las Vegas, Baxter hit .275 with five home […]
When the legendary baseball and basketball coach Jack Curran passed away in mid-March, two men tried diligently to replace the long-tenured coach and his 2,680 career wins. But these two would agree that there is no replacing Jack Curran. Instead, they continue the traditions he started at Archbishop Molloy H.S., Briarwood, and instilled in his […]
When the legendary coach Jack Curran passed away in mid-March, two men tried diligently to replace the long-tenured coach. But these two would agree that there is no replacing Jack Curran, but instead just continuing the traditions he started at Archbishop Molloy H.S., Briarwood. Those two men, interim baseball coach Brad Lyons and interim basketball […]
Every year, The Tablet invites all Catholic high school newspapers in the Diocese of Brooklyn to take part in a friendly competition. The editorial staff reads all the submissions and chooses winners based on the quality of work and how it serves the student body.
Five graduating high school seniors who all ran for the St. Francis de Sales, Belle Harbor, Catholic Youth Organization track team ran in their final race together, the CHSAA Outdoor Track and Field Intersectional Championships, held at Randall’s Island Park. The runners were Devin Rocks (Bishop Ford H.S., Park Slope), Patrick Goldberg (Archbishop Molloy H.S., […]
Archbishop Molloy H.S., Briarwood, hosted a special Players’ Day to honor the legacy of the late Jack Curran, who coached basketball and baseball at the school for the past 55 years before passing away March 14. Coach Curran’s former players returned, including professional basketball players Sundiata Gaines and Kevin Joyce and New York Mets’ outfielder […]
