Photos: CYO Basketball Teams Play at Barclays Center

The eight-grade boys’ Catholic Youth Organization (CYO) basketball teams from St. Adaldert’s, Elmhurst, and St. Joseph’s, Astoria, played a nine-minute game on the court at Barclays Center, Downtown Brooklyn, during halftime of the first game of the Coaches vs. Cancer college basketball classic. Many young basketball enthusiasts dream of someday playing on a professional court, […]

‘HOOPS for BJP’ Is a Slam Dunk

Basketball players from the city gathered Nov. 16 at Xavier H.S., Manhattan, to support Brooklyn Jesuit Prep’s “HOOPS for BJP” tournament. Brooklyn Jesuit Prep is a Catholic middle school that serves low-income students in Crown Heights. The tournament featured 16 teams competing in a four-on-four format held in the main gymnasium at Xavier. Students from […]

(Photo courtesy St. Joseph's College Brooklyn Sports Information)

St. Joe’s Women’s Basketball Captures Cedar Crest Tournament Title

From St. Joseph’s College Brooklyn Nov. 25, 2013 ALLENTOWN, Pa. – The St. Joseph’s College Brooklyn, Clinton Hill, women’s basketball team captured the Cedar Crest College Tournament championship defeating NYU-Poly, 55-43, on Sunday afternoon. The Lady Bears (3-2) move above .500 for the first time this season and have now won three straight. Three Lady […]

Anthony Iapoce enjoys the weather at the Chicago Cubs’ spring training facility in Mesa, Ariz., as much as the company of his 14-month-old daughter Lily. (Photo courtesy Anthony Iapoce)

Local Baseball Star to Host Winter Clinic

As football season continues this autumn, for some it’s still always baseball season. Even as the weather begins to get colder, there will undoubtedly be traces of baseball being played in the city this winter. And we have Anthony Iapoce to thank for that. Iapoce, who grew up playing Catholic Youth Organization (CYO) basketball and […]

Molloy’s Davis Chooses Columbia

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 […]

St. Edmund’s to Host 8th-Grade Boys Basketball Tournament

A message from St. Edmund Prep Athletic Director/Boys Varsity Basketball Coach Dan Wiatre.   St. Edmund Prep, Sheepshead Bay, will be running an 8th grade boys basketball tournament the week starting Oct. 21. The cost is $150 per team and includes three games (stop clock-high school rules), ALL-Tournament plaques, first and second place team trophy and a tournament […]

Coach Anthony Alfaro (Photo courtesy Diana Alfaro)

New LGA Coach Has CYO, CHSAA Ties

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. […]

From left, Tal Sheinman, ReSette Restaurant; Jim McCool; Michael Sheinman, ReSette Restaurant; Dexter Gordon, AND1; Eileen Lugano, Friends of Sean Lugano Foundation; Father Edward Doyle, pastor, St. Francis de Sales; Msgr. John Brown, former pastor, St. Francis de Sales; Father Patrick Longalong, St. Francis de Sales; and Keith Goldberg.

Thank You BBQ in Belle Harbor

The St. Francis de Sales, Belle Harbor, community gathered Sept. 20 for a barbecue in the parish’s newly renovated schoolyard, thanking the sponsors who contributed to the restoration project. In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, the schoolyard served as a recovery center for the Rockaways, providing food and supplies to up to 10,000 people each […]

(Photo by Jim Mancari)

Coaches vs. Cancer Comes Back to Brooklyn

From left, Brooklyn Nets’ head coach Jason Kidd; Rick Jones, captain, FishBait Marketing; Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz; and Donald Distasio, retired executive vice president, American Cancer Society, spoke at a special breakfast Sept. 12 at Junior’s Restaurant, Downtown Brooklyn, to promote excitement for the late-November Coaches vs. Cancer Basketball Classic at Barclays Center.

St. John’s to Host Dribble for the Cure

St. John’s University, Jamaica, and the Red Storm men’s and women’s basketball teams will join with the Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation Sept. 28 for the third annual Dribble for the Cure. The mission is to harness the energy of the college basketball teams in an effort to galvanize youth and the community in the fight […]