A group of 16 “Old Guys” once again reunited on Nov. 29 for their annual Turkey Bowl touch football game in Marine Park, bringing together old friends from East Flatbush and Midwood.
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Bishop Loughlin High School’s New Turf Has Lions Roaring With Pride in Brooklyn
Bishop Loughlin H.S., Fort Greene, has installed new field turf on the schoolyard just outside the building.
Coach Dom Aluotto’s Football Journey Comes Full-Circle at Xaverian High School in Brooklyn
Some student-athletes enjoy their high school sports experience so much that they return as a coach to help mold the next generation. Such is the case at Xaverian in Brooklyn, with former football player Dom Aluotto.
Can New QBs Right the Ship For Giants and Jets in 2025?
Another NFL season is upon us, and here in the Big Apple, our local New York teams will have some new faces leading the charge. Both the Giants and Jets will have new quarterbacks this season, but the question is: Will these QBs be able to lead their teams back to the postseason?
St. Francis de Sales Displays Girl Power on the Gridiron
This spring, St. Francis de Sales, Belle Harbor, expanded its Catholic Youth Organization (CYO) flag football program to include sixth, seventh, and eighth grade teams comprised only of girls — the only parish in the diocese to field such a squad. While the CYO flag football league is technically a co-ed league, the vast majority of young athletes are boys.
Journalist Covering Chiefs Historic NFL Run Has CYO Ties to Diocese
Pete Sweeney, a former Catholic Youth Organization (CYO) athlete and student at Our Lady of the Snows, North Floral Park, has covered the Chiefs since 2014, a tenure that has included Super Bowl victories in 2020, 2023, and 2024. Sweeney’s love of sports began in the CYO, where he played basketball and soccer at the parish.
Archbishops’ Friendly Super Bowl Wager Raises $22,000 for Catholic Schools
The Los Angeles Rams may have won Super Bowl LVI over the Cincinnati Bengals, but students in Catholic schools in both archdioceses are winners as well.
Remembering Rudy Riska: The Man Behind the Heisman
Rudy Riska died on Sept. 12 at age 85.
Catholic High School Football Is Back
The CHSFL returned for a four-game spring season.
Dolphins Coach Don Shula Remembered as Unassuming, Daily Massgoing Man
Miami Dolphins fans knew Don Shula for his success on the field. But those blessed to see Shula off the field knew that he was every bit as successful in his Catholic faith. He just wouldn’t show it.