Girls’ Swim Honors Awarded

The GCHSAA varsity swimming season came to a close recently. Below is a picture of the Coach of the Year from St. Edmund Prep, Sheepshead Bay, Danielle Johnson, the commissioner Heather Green and the winner of the Joe and Anna Stez award, senior Alexandra Rubiano from Archbishop Molloy H.S., Briarwood.

Kearney Basketball defeats Dwight Morrow in the NY-NJ High School Showcase

The Bishop Kearney H.S., Bensonhurst, varsity basketball team defeated host team Dwight Morrow, 52-42, in the “Dwight Morrow New Jersey vs, New York High School Showcase.” Senior Chrissy Heyer, who scored 14 pts., was named M.V.P. of the tournament. Senior Emily Hiltunen, who led the team with 20 pts., earned the Student-Athlete Academic Award for […]

H.S. Girls Soccer Champs Crowned

              The Christ the King R.H.S., Middle Village, girls’ varsity soccer team won its third straight GCHSAA Division I Brooklyn/Queens championship with a 1-0 victory Nov. 2 over The Mary Louis Academy, Jamaica Estates.               The St. Edmund Prep, Sheepshead Bay, girls’ varsity […]

Diocesan Volleyball Champions Crowned

The GCHSAA crowned this year’s Brooklyn/Queens champions.                 The Fontbonne Hall Academy, Bay Ridge, junior varsity team capped off its undefeated season with a victory over Archbishop Molloy H.S., Briarwood, with scores of 25-22 and 25-21 to capture the Division I title.             […]

St. Saviour Pandas Off To Fast Start

The St. Saviour H.S., Park Slope, varsity soccer team is off to the best start in its 10-year program history at 3-1. The Pandas are led by new head coach Ed O’Donnell and have received timely contributions from junior team captain Katie O’Donnell, freshman leading goal-scorer Kevina Shalvey and standout sophomore goaltender Carmen Proffitt.

TMLA's Yuka Lin (Photo by Jim Mancari)

‘Lin-Sanity’ Sweeping Through TMLA

From early February to mid-March, 2012, “Lin-sanity” took the Big Apple by storm. New York Knicks’ point guard Jeremy Lin came out of virtually nowhere to excel on the biggest stage in sports – Madison Square Garden. Though Lin is now playing for the Houston Rockets, “Lin-sanity” is by far a thing of the past […]

Molloy's Chris Piteo

Tablet All-Stars for H.S. Baseball, Softball

With another competitive season of Brooklyn/Queens CHSAA baseball in the books, here’s a look at The Tablet’s 2013 All-Star team. Special thanks to the league’s coaches for providing nominations. Baseball First Team Infielders Mitch Brigando, St. Edmund Prep, Sheepshead Bay — Senior, three years on varsity, team captain, team co-MVP, six wins on the mound, […]

Family Affair on the Softball Diamond

From 1992 to 1996, long-time MLB manager Felipe Alou managed his son Moises with the Montreal Expos. The two reunited with the San Francisco Giants in 2006. In 1987, Cal Ripken Sr. outdid Alou by one, as he became the first and only manager to coach two sons simultaneously in the big leagues – Hall […]

Nicolette Trapani delivers a pitch to Maria Serrantino (Photo by Jim Mancari)

State Softball Runner-Up Fontbonne Already Eager for Next Season

The Fontbonne Hall Academy, Bay Ridge, varsity softball team already made history this season by capturing the school’s first-ever Brooklyn/Queens championship. So anything better than that would have just been icing on the cake. The Bonnies advanced to the GCHSAA state championship game but fell 8-2 at the hands of the Kellenberg M.H.S., Uniondale, Firebirds […]

Photo courtesy St. Edmund Prep

Eagles Soar to Varsity ‘A’ Softball Title

The St. Edmund’s Prep, Sheepshead Bay, varsity softball team earned an exciting 5-4 walk-off victory May 21 over Bishop Kearney H.S., Bensonhurst, in the Brooklyn/Queens GCHSAA ‘A’ Championship. The Eagles led by two runs heading into the top of the seventh inning, but the Tigers rallied to plate two runs to tie the game. St. […]