During a pregame ceremony, the St. Francis College, Brooklyn Heights, men’s basketball team honored the legacy of the late Levi “Yogi” Bough, ’50.
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New St. Joe’s Athletic Director Harkens Back to CYO Days
Margaret Alaimo is the new athletic director at St. Joseph’s College Brooklyn in Clinton Hill.
Sports Round-Up Nov. 16
The St. Saviour H.S., Park Slope, cheerleading team brought the energy on Oct. 20 during the American Cancer Society’s Making Strides Walk to fight breast cancer on the Coney Island Boardwalk.
Sports Round-Up Nov. 9
Longtime St. Francis Prep, Fresh Meadows, varsity boys’ basketball coach Jack Prenderville has died.
Sports Round-Up Oct. 26
During Columbus Day Weekend, a number of Catholic Youth Organization parishes participated in the annual “Pink Games” basketball tournament to support Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
Sports Round-Up Oct. 13
Destiny Howell, a senior guard on the St. Francis Prep, Fresh Meadows, girls’ basketball team, has committed to continue her hoops career at Howard University in Washington, D.C.
Sports Round-Up Oct. 5
Xaverian H.S., Bay Ridge, hosted its 31st Annual P.O. Hoban Memorial Run on Sept. 15. The 5-mile run keeps alive the memory of P.O. Christopher Hoban, ’80, who gave his life in the line of duty in 1988 at the age of 26.
Sports Round-Up Sept. 28
Margaret Alaimo, a graduate of Stella Maris H.S., and former basketball standout at St. Francis College, Brooklyn Heights, was named a new director of athletics and recreation at St. Joseph’s College, Clinton Hill.
Sports Round-Up Sept. 21
The Brooklyn Cyclones, the Class A short-season affiliate of the New York Mets, won the New York-Penn League championship on Sept. 10 with a 4-3 victory over the Lowell Spinners.
Family Hoops Tradition Stays Strong for Alesis
Xaverian graduate Chris Alesi was recently named the new head men’s basketball coach at Manhattanville College, continuing the family tradition of hoops in the Alesi family.