by Theresa Heyer Nearly 300 parents, coaches and members of Bishop Kearney H.S., Bensonhurst, gathered to honor the school’s winning athletic teams and players from the past academic year. The school held its annual Sports Awards Dinner June 6 at the Rex Manor, Dyker Heights, congratulating those that were honored. The freshman track team won […]
Junior and senior students from Bishop Kearney H.S., Bensonhurst, traveled to Washington, D.C., to visit active duty members of the military, wounded soldiers and retired veterans from World War II and the Korean War. This was the fourth consecutive year that Kearney girls have generously given their time and talents to personally say thank you […]
Julianna Emilio, junior Bishop Kearney H.S. Through Jesus’ Ascension, we realize that He is able to be with us everywhere at all times. The most important thing about the Ascension is that we can always count on Jesus, which is one of the main reasons He died on the cross. We should never forget what […]
by Alanna McAuliffe I had the privilege of being one of the students from Bishop Kearney H.S., Bensonhurst, who benefited from the knowledge and experience of a wide array of cultures and religions by crossing the East River. My peers and I joined a U.N. assembly titled, “United for a Culture of Peace Through Interfaith Harmony.” […]
Following a 14-point come-from-behind thriller Wednesday against St. Edmund Prep, Sheepshead Bay, it seemed like nothing could stop the Bishop Kearney H.S., Bensonhurst, Tigers from capturing the Class ‘B’ girls’ basketball city championship. Kearney was still fresh off winning the Division II Brooklyn/Queens diocesan championship with a weekend victory over St. John’s Prep, Astoria. But […]
Bishop Kearney H.S., Bensonhurst, senior Amanda DiLeo was featured on the YES Network during the Feb. 24 Brooklyn Nets game. DiLeo, a combo guard/forward on the Tigers’ basketball team, is a devout Nets fan and sent in her drawing (pictured at left) of Nets’ All-Star point guard Deron Williams. Wearing her Nets’ T-shirt, DiLeo was […]
The St. Joseph’s College’s Brooklyn Campus, Clinton Hill, women’s basketball team captured its fifth Hudson Valley Women’s Athletic Conference (HVWAC) championship with a 57-43 victory Feb. 17 over top-seeded Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Albany, N.Y. Junior Kelly McNamee scored a team-high 15 points – 13 of which came in the second half […]
Bishop Kearney H.S., Bensonhurst, senior Billie Wei has been named a semi-finalist in the 2013 National Merit Scholar Program. The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hong Wei, she resides in Bensonhurst and previously attended Christa McAuliffe Intermediate School, Bensonhurst. Last fall, Wei displayed her exceptional academic ability and potential for success in rigorous college studies […]
After a stellar 40-year basketball coaching career for the current University of Miami, Coral Gables, Fla., head basketball coach, Jim Larranaga, it’s all coming back to where it started. The Archbishop Molloy, Briarwood, graduate was inducted May 17 into the CHSAA Hall of Fame at the 27th annual CHSAA Golf Outing and Hall of Fame […]
