The basketball court at Niagara University – Frank Layden’s alma mater and one of his many coaching destinations – was re-named to honor him and his wife Barbara.
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Team Effort at Brooklyn Parishes to Battle Cancer
Thanksgiving weekend is a time to take stock of all the blessings God has bestowed upon us and to do exactly what the holiday’s name says to do – give thanks. However, for one Brooklyn family, the events of the past few months have cast a shadow over God’s blessings. But even so, it has […]
CYO Soccer Champions Crowned
The 2014 Catholic Youth Organization soccer season concluded on Nov. 23, and the champions and runners-up are as follows: Girls Midget: St. Francis de Sales, Belle Harbor, d. Blessed Trinity, Breezy Point Pee Wee: St. Francis de Sales, Belle Harbor d. Blessed Trinity, Breezy Point Novice: Blessed Trinity, Breezy Point, d. St. Francis de Sales, […]
Olympian Dara Torres Visits St. Francis College
Former U.S. Swimming Olympian Dara Torres led a clinic for Catholic Youth Organization swim teams last weekend at St. Francis College, Brooklyn Heights. Torres won 12 Olympic medals in her career and broke an American swimming record in the 50-meter freestyle at the age of 41. The clinic was set up as a fundraiser for […]
Discounted Coaches vs. Cancer Tickets Available for CYO Teams
Get your tickets to the annual Coaches vs. Cancer College Basketball Classic Nov. 21-22 at Barclays Center. Nov. 21 will be “CYO Night.”
CYO Welcomes New Brooklyn Parishes
A few Brooklyn parishes have joined the CYO, including St. Columba, St. Bernadette and Holy Innocents.
St. Stan’s Continues Raising Breast Cancer Awareness
St. Stanislaus Bishop and Martyr, Ozone Park, continued its slate of games in its first annual “Battle Against Breast Cancer” hoops tournament.
CYO Mass Opens Hoops Season
Queens Deanery No. 5 held a special CYO Mass Saturday, Oct. 18 at Our Lady of the Snows Church, North Floral Park.
St. Clement Pope Takes Long Strides
The St. Clement Pope, Jamaica, Catholic Youth Organization track team hosted its annual “Long Stride” event on Oct. 18.
Video: CYO Hoopsters ‘Playing For a Cure’
St. Adalbert, Elmhurst, hosted the CYO’s Cancer Awareness Games Oct. 11-12 to support the Coaches vs. Cancer Foundation.