At the Catholic Youth Organization boys basketball championships on March 16, the Divine Mercy, Williamsburg, hoops program had quite the showing. The teams captured four diocesan titles: one each on the fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth grade levels. Below are the four championship teams:
CHICAGO (March 13, 2014) — In its 29th year of honoring the nation’s best high school athletes, The Gatorade Company, in collaboration with USA TODAY High School Sports, today announced Sierra Calhoun of Christ the King High School as its 2013-14 Gatorade New York Girls Basketball Player of the Year. Calhoun is the seventh Gatorade […]
After another exciting season of CHSAA action, here are the 2014 Brooklyn/Queens boys’ high school basketball all-stars. Special thanks to the CHSAA and league coaches for providing stats and pertinent information. Boys ‘AA’ First Team All-Stars Khadeen Carrington Bishop Loughlin M.H.S., Fort Greene Senior Guard 24.2 pts. per game (Led N.Y.C. CHSAA ‘AA’) […]
The Bishop Ford H.S., Park Slope, varsity basketball team had gotten hot just at the right time – the playoffs. After a comeback win over St. Joseph by the Sea, Staten Island, and an upset win over the No. 1 seeded Nazareth R.H.S., East Flatbush, the Falcons earned a berth to the CHSAA ‘A’ City […]
The Christ the King R.H.S., Middle Village, boys’ basketball team defeated Bishop Loughlin M.H.S., Fort Greene, 72-61 in this year’s CHSAA city championship game played March 9 at Fordham University, the Bronx. The game was a rematch of last year’s city title game — also won by the Royals — and this year’s Brooklyn/Queens championship, […]
The Nazareth R.H.S., East Flatbush, girls’ basketball team finished at the runner-up in the 2014 GCHSAA state finals played March 8 at Holy Trinity H.S., Hicksville, L.I. The Lady Kingsmen put up a strong fight but dropped a 60-47 contest to St. Anthony’s H.S., Huntington, L.I. The game was tied at 27 at halftime, but […]
It was an exciting day on Saturday, March 1 for the Bishop Kearney H.S., Bensonhurst, basketball program at St. Francis Prep, Fresh Meadows. After the junior varsity team earned a victory in the GCHSAA Division II diocesan championship, the varsity Tigers followed that up with an impressive 55-28 win over St. John’s Prep, Astoria, to […]
Congratulations to the CYO fifth grade girls’ Novice ‘B’ Division basketball team from Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament, Bayside, for winning the league championship Feb. 23. Below is a photo of the team: Top left: Coaches Cathy Quinn and Olivia Loscalzo; Players: Francesca Cane, Julia Ragousis, Lauren […]
When we think of the powerhouse high school basketball teams in the diocese, the discussion always starts with Christ the King R.H.S., Middle Village; Bishop Loughlin M.H.S., Fort Greene; and Archbishop Molloy H.S., Briarwood. These teams compete on the Varsity ‘AA’ level of the CHSAA’s basketball league and produce a winning program every year. Unfortunately […]
College basketball teams are gearing up for the annual NCAA Tournament, and right here in Brooklyn, local athletes can experience their own version of “March Madness.” The youth leadership ambassador program of the Vicariate of Black Catholic Concerns will hold a “March Madness” event Saturday, March 15 from 3-8 p.m. in Msgr. King Hall at […]
