The St. Stanislaus Bishop and Martyr, Ozone Park, ninth-grade boys’ CYO basketball team defeated St. Joseph’s, Astoria, 56-52, to win the championship of the CYO Christmas Tournament. This year’s team was made up of Michael Bode, Travis Zurita, Angelo Ranieri, Damon Calcada, Jose Velazquez, Ben Balcarcel, Isaac Stumme, Hector […]
On Dec. 17, two Bishop Loughlin M.H.S., Fort Greene, basketball stars forever cemented their legacies in the Lions’ record books. Senior shooting guard Khadeen Carrington, who will be playing in college next fall at Seton Hall University, broke the school’s all-time points record set by Jayvaughn Pinkston. Carrington needed 26 pts. to break the mark, […]
We all know the Bible story of Samson and Delilah. In Judges 16, the mighty Samson lost his God-given strength when Delilah snuck into his room and had his hair cut off. She exploited Samson’s weakness, but how would Delilah have fared against two powerful Samsons? At Nazareth R.H.S., East Flatbush, the boys’ varsity basketball […]
The Catholic Youth Organization basketball program at Resurrection-Ascension, Rego Park, recently hosted an instructional camp for its players to strengthen their skills for the bulk of the CYO season. Here are some photos from the event, courtesy Lou Iorio, Resurrection-Ascension parish athletic representative.
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
