Father’s Day weekend is the perfect time to celebrate the bond between the Stanners’ father/daughter coaching duo. Joe Harnischfeger is the head girls’ varsity hoops coach, while his daughter, Christine Harnischfeger-LoCascio, leads the junior varsity (JV) team.
From June 11 through July 19, soccer — or what most of the world calls football — takes over the international sports scene. Lucky for us, this year’s tournament takes place right here in the Americas, with matches being held in 16 host cities across the U.S., Canada, and Mexico.
Kids should just be kids, yet when Gabriel Santini Naughton received a surprisingly scary diagnosis, all the Msgr. McClancy student did was persevere in the face of adversity.
To celebrate the lifelong contributions of former student-athletes, coaches, and administrators who have made the Catholic League so successful, the Girls’ Catholic High School Athletic Association (GCHSAA) hosted its biannual Hall of Fame induction ceremony on April 16 at Russo’s on the Bay.
The St. Francis Prep community gathered to induct a new class into the school’s Red and Blue Terrier Ring of Honor.
Small yet mighty. That’s the perfect way to describe St. Saviour H.S. and Cathedral Prep and Seminary, that just capped off memorable seasons on the basketball court.
Xaverian senior Callie Mullin capped her high school basketball career with 1,000 points, continuing her family’s basketball legacy while becoming one of the program’s top players.
There’s a team in Queens that just made quite the splash. The Archbishop Molloy H.S., Briarwood, girls’ varsity swim team capped off a memorable campaign with a dominant victory on the biggest stage.
From alpine skiing to Olympic hockey, the Winter Games are bringing excitement during the coldest days of the season. Diocesan priests share why this year’s Olympics in Italy offer a welcome escape — and a reminder of the unique sports and spirit that make the Winter Games special.
In the phrase “student-athlete,” student comes before athlete, yet too often we see around the country, especially in collegiate athletics, that playing a sport in school is viewed as more important than academics. That’s not the case here in the Diocese of Brooklyn.
