basketball

St. Dominic’s Courts Neighbors with Hoops (with video)

January 28, 2016

The Public High Schools Athletic League in New York is known for producing top-notch basketball teams and players. However, it turns out not every school is lucky enough to have its own home court. So in Bensonhurst, a local Catholic parish has opened its doors.

Msgr. King Tourney Keeps Tradition Alive (with video)

January 8, 2016

Walk into Msgr. King Hall at St. Thomas Aquinas parish, Flatlands, and you will immediately see that the parish’s sports association has done a fine job in keeping alive the many basketball memories of the past. And from Dec. 26 to 30, a new chapter of that storied history was written in the form of this year’s Msgr. King Basketball Tournament.

Sports Round-Up, Dec. 19

December 17, 2015

St. Thomas Aquinas, Flatlands, will host the 47th annual Msgr. King Basketball Tournament Dec. 26-30.

St. Francis Men’s Team Has Unfinished Business

December 9, 2015

Every new season for St. Francis brings the hope that this will be the year the team makes “The Big Dance.” And with the memories of how last season ended still fresh in their minds, the Terriers have some unfinished business to take care of.

Giving Thanks Through the Sport of Hoops (with video)

December 2, 2015

During this time of year, we all take a step back and realize the countless blessings we have in our lives. And for a group of young athletes, their method of giving thanks was the sport of basketball at The St. Thomas Aquinas Sports Association’s Giving Thanks Basketball Classic.

Sports Round-Up, Nov. 21 (with video)

November 19, 2015

A look at the happenings around the Diocese of Brooklyn in the world of high school sports, especially right around fall championship season.