Over 30 CYO teams from Brooklyn and Queens entered the “Battle Against Breast Cancer” tournament. All proceeds were donated to charity organizations researching breast cancer.
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CYO Mass in Queens
To ring in the new sports season, Queens Deanery No. 5 celebrated a Catholic Youth Organization Mass on Saturday, Oct. 22 at Holy Family, Flushing.
Obituary: Helen Coyne
Helen Coyne, who started the girls’ Catholic Youth Organization (CYO) swimming program at St. Sebastian parish in Woodside, in 1965, died Oct. 14. She was 91.
Hoops Tourney Keeps Child’s Spirit Alive
From Oct. 2 to 21, Cathedral Prep and Seminary hosted the Colin Flood Hoops for Hope Memorial Basketball Tournament. Colin was an eight-year-old boy from Middle Village who passed away on June 22, 2014.
Scholarship Honors Late CYO Swim Coach
The Swim Strong Foundation, a local nonprofit organization that seeks to save lives through the sport of swimming, plans to establish a scholarship fund in honor of Helen Coyne, who passed away Oct. 14 at the age of 91.
A Summer Tradition Continues in Rockaway
For the 32nd summer, St. Francis de Sales parish, Belle Harbor, hosted its summer classic basketball tournament, which wrapped up Aug. 19.
Sports Round-Up Aug. 27
This summer marked the third time the Catholic Youth Organization (CYO) of Brooklyn and Queens hosted a summer basketball league.
A total of 65 teams from 25 parishes participated, making this summer the largest since the league’s inception.
CYO Golf Outing Is Better Than Par
For the past seven years, the diocesan Office of Parish Giving and Annual Catholic Appeal have hosted the CYO Golf Classic to benefit the athletic and spiritual needs of the youth of the diocese.
Sports Round-Up: CYO Results
The Catholic Youth Organization (CYO) wrapped up its spring sports season with the diocesan championships in baseball, softball and soccer. Here are the complete results from all three sports.
CYO Outdoor Track
After three meets this season, CYO awarded its outdoor track champions on May 22.