CYO Runners Compete in NYC Marathon

Although the Catholic Youth Organization (CYO) Cross Country season is completed, the action has not stopped for the teams, their coaches and alumni. CYO was well represented at this year’s N.Y.C. Marathon that traversed through the five boroughs on Nov. 3. Coaches were led by Jim Lunny of St. Francis de Sales in 3:25 and Jim Cappiello […]

Local Teams Emerge as CYO Soccer Champions

The 2013 Catholic Youth Organization (CYO) soccer season wrapped up with back-to-back weekends of championship games. Listed below are the results from those games: Girls’ Midget Our Lady of Hope, Middle Village, defeated St. Francis de Sales, Belle Harbor: 1-0. Girls’ Pee Wee Blessed Trinity, Breezy Point, defeated St. Francis de Sales: 1-0 Girls’ Novice […]

CYO Teams Join Fight Against Breast Cancer

                On the final weekend of National Breast Cancer Awareness month, a few local Catholic Youth Organization (CYO) sports teams showed their support for breast cancer. Above, the girls’ basketball players and coaches of St. Adalbert’s, Elmhurst, and Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Astoria, as well as CYO […]

CYO Track Meet Results

The Catholic Youth Organization (CYO) hosted its first track meet of the season Sunday, Oct. 27 at Alley Pond Park in Queens. Here are the boys’ and girls’ results. Overall Boys’ Results Lowest score denotes higher finish. DIVISION TEAM FINISHERS POINTS 1 2 3 SENIOR 1) OUR LADY OF LOURDES 1 2 3 6 BOYS […]

CYO Mass at Our Lady of the Snows

In what has become an annual early autumn tradition at Our Lady of the Snows, North Floral Park, approximately 200 members of the parish’s Catholic Youth Organization (CYO) family, including players, coaches and family members, attended Mass on Saturday, Oct. 19. Players were encouraged to wear their uniforms. Pastor and CYO moderator Father Kevin McBrien […]

CYO Mass Celebrated At St. Helen

The St. Helen parish, Howard Beach, CYO Mass was held Sunday, Oct. 6. Father Joe Zwosta celebrated the Mass. Coaches and young athletes represented the CYO program in a sea of the teams’ colors: burgundy and white. After Mass, a reception with light refreshments was held in the school’s cafeteria. All the Hurricanes are eager […]

New Gym Floor at Sacred Heart

Sacred Heart Elementary School, Bayside, installed a new gymnasium floor over summer vacation. The school children, CYO sports program and Boy and Girl Scouts of the parish will all benefit from this gym restoration. The Sacred Heart School alumni contributed to this major building renovation, and more projects are already in the planning stages.

Rob Caldera (Photo by Jim Mancari)

CYO Hosts 1st Annual Coaches’ Workshop

It’s a simple fact that everyone who plays sports wants to win, but here in the Diocese of Brooklyn, our youth coaches are well aware that winning isn’t everything. The Catholic Youth Organization (CYO) of Brooklyn and Queens hosted a coaches’ workshop Oct. 4 at the Gregorian Hall of St. Gregory the Great parish in […]

Photo courtesy Romeo Petric

Soccer Opening Day at St. Patrick’s

              St. Patrick’s parish, Bay Ridge, held its 35th Opening Day for its CYO soccer program Sept. 14. The day featured a blessing at the church and a parade from the church to the Shore Road fields for opening ceremonies. Over 200 children from kindergarten through eighth grade participate […]

From left, Tal Sheinman, ReSette Restaurant; Jim McCool; Michael Sheinman, ReSette Restaurant; Dexter Gordon, AND1; Eileen Lugano, Friends of Sean Lugano Foundation; Father Edward Doyle, pastor, St. Francis de Sales; Msgr. John Brown, former pastor, St. Francis de Sales; Father Patrick Longalong, St. Francis de Sales; and Keith Goldberg.

Thank You BBQ in Belle Harbor

The St. Francis de Sales, Belle Harbor, community gathered Sept. 20 for a barbecue in the parish’s newly renovated schoolyard, thanking the sponsors who contributed to the restoration project. In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, the schoolyard served as a recovery center for the Rockaways, providing food and supplies to up to 10,000 people each […]