After three meets this season, CYO awarded its outdoor track champions on May 22.
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CYO Lifer Receives Company’s High Honor
Robert Fristachi, a 2015 Catholic Youth Organization (CYO) Hall of Fame inductee and parishioner of Our Lady of the Snows, N. Floral Park, recently received Con Edison’s highest honor, the Living Our Values award, for his countless years of community service.
CYO Hall of Fame Welcomes Inductees
The Catholic Youth Organization (CYO) of Brooklyn and Queens held its third annual Hall of Fame induction ceremony May 20 at the Immaculate Conception Center, Douglaston.
Swim Strong Event Teaches Water Safety
While all sports aid in the development of the body, mind and soul, swimming is the only sport that can directly save lives. In honor of National Water Safety Awareness Month, the local Swim Strong Foundation hosted its fourth annual Water Safety Awareness Day.
New Class Enshrined in Girls’ Hall of Fame
The GCHSAA of the Diocese of Brooklyn inducted a new 11-member class to its Hall of Fame April 21 at Russo’s on the Bay in Howard Beach.
Former Yankees Invade Flushing to Start Season
Just in time for baseball season, a lucky group of youngsters got the chance to “play ball” with a few New York Yankees legends.
Sports Round-Up
Diocesan CYO hosted its annual girls’ swimming championships March 19 at the Eisenhower Park Aquatic Center, East Meadow, L.I. A field of 16 teams competed across three divisions. Here are the results.
Sports Round-Up , March 26
Three individual records were broken at the annual CYO girls’ swim Olympics, at the Eisenhower Park Aquatic Center; and the Cheerleading squad from Sacred Heart attended and won two medals at a Rockville Centre Diocese CYO competition at Holy Trinity H.S.
St. Kevin’s to Host Baseball Clinic With the Pros
St. Kevin Catholic Academy, Flushing, will be hosting a baseball clinic for children in kindergarten through the eighth grade on Saturday, April 2, from 3:30-6 p.m. in the gymnasium.
CYO Hosts First-Ever Cheerleading Showcase
The Catholic Youth Organization has begun developing a diocesan-wide cheerleading program and hosted its first-ever Diocese of Brooklyn Cheerleading Showcase Feb. 27 at Msgr. McClancy M.H.S., East Elmhurst.