The Tablet’s Girls’ HS All-Star Basketball Team

After another exciting season of GCHSAA hoops action, here are the 2016 Brooklyn/Queens girls’ high school basketball all-stars. The stats and pertinent information were provided by the leagues’ coaches.

McClancy Girls’ Hoops Team Opens the Season with Mass

Members of the Msgr. McClancy M.H.S., East Elmhurst, girls’ varsity basketball team continued what has become a tradition of attending Mass together as a team as away to open their season. The team attended Mass Nov. 9 at Corpus Christi Church, Woodside, and received a special blessing from pastor Father Pat West. Following Mass, the […]

Girls’ Basketball Camp at McClancy

Msgr. McClancy M.H.S., East Elmhurst, will host a summer basketball camp for girls, ages 7 through 15, from Aug. 11 through Aug. 15, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

CYO Crowns Girls Basketball Champions

Congratulations to all girls’ Catholic Youth Organization (CYO) teams on a successful season. Champions were crowned Feb. 23. CYO would like to thank St. Agnes H.S., College Point; Bishop Kearney H.S., Bensonhurst; Msgr. McClancy M.H.S., East Elmhurst; and St. John’s Prep, Astoria, for hosting the semifinals and championship games. A special thanks to Rev. Paul […]

Photo by Ken Schuermann for CYO of Nassau / Suffolk

CYO Weekend Roundup

It was a busy weekend of Catholic Youth Organization (CYO) sports in the Diocese of Brooklyn. On Saturday, the second girls’ basketball Interdiocesan Classic was held at Molloy College, Rockville Centre, L.I. The Nassau-Suffolk CYO hosted the event, which was held last year at St. Francis Prep, Fresh Meadows. Each diocese submitted Class ‘B’ teams […]

Bishop Kearney head coach Rocco Sellitto with his team (Photo by Jim Mancari)

Kearney Falls Just Short in ‘B’ City Championship

Following a 14-point come-from-behind thriller Wednesday against St. Edmund Prep, Sheepshead Bay, it seemed like nothing could stop the Bishop Kearney H.S., Bensonhurst, Tigers from capturing the Class ‘B’ girls’ basketball city championship. Kearney was still fresh off winning the Division II Brooklyn/Queens diocesan championship with a weekend victory over St. John’s Prep, Astoria. But […]

GCHSAA Basketball Varsity and JV Diocesan Champions and Award Winners

Varsity and JV Champions                 The Bishop Ford H.S., Park Slope, girls’ varsity basketball team captured the Division I Brooklyn/Queens title with a 51-45 victory over Archbishop Molloy H.S., Briarwood, on March 2. The Bishop Kearney H.S., Bensonhurst, varsity basketball team earned a 44-33 win March 2 over […]

The 2012-2013 Division II JV Brooklyn/Queens champion McClancy Lady Crusaders (Photo courtesy Msgr. McClancy M.H.S.)

McClancy Girls Cap Off Inaugural Season with Diocesan Crown

As of now, the Msgr. McClancy M.H.S., East Elmhurst, junior varsity girls’ basketball team can say that it owns a 100 percent success rate in capturing the Division II Brooklyn/Queens diocesan title. That’s because the Lady Crusaders won the league championship in their inaugural season as a team. McClancy went coed in fall 2012 and […]

Molloy Hoops Stars To Play in College (with audio)

After finishing up their varsity basketball tenures at Archbishop Molloy H.S., Briarwood, three seniors on the Lady Stanners team will be continuing their playing careers in college. Forward Carolyn Gallagher and guards Amani Tatum and Alexa Dietrich have all signed National Letters of Intent to play at the next level starting this fall. The trio […]