Basketball Old-Timers of America Inducts 4 Hall of Famers

For 63 years strong, the Basketball Old-Timers of America hosted a dinner ceremony to induct its new class of Hall of Famers. It’s always a who’s who of New York City’s most influential former basketball players and coaches — all of whom descend upon Sirico’s Caterers in Dyker Heights with story after story reminiscing about the past. 

1964 Loughlin Lions Made Quite the Splash in Water Polo

Water polo could be considered the ideal sport. It combines aspects of basketball, football, hockey, and of course swimming into highly competitive matchups in the pool. Unfortunately, none of the diocese’s Catholic high schools field water polo teams, but that wasn’t always the case. In the early 1960s, swimmers at Bishop Loughlin H.S., Fort Greene, started their very own water polo club program.

New Class for GCHSAA Hall of Fame

This year, nine honorees joined the ranks of dozens of former student-athletes, coaches, administrators, and officials who have been celebrated for their contributions to girls’ high school sports in the Diocese of Brooklyn and beyond. 

Nazareth Runner-Up for City Title

The Nazareth H.S., East Flatbush, varsity boys’ basketball team fought its hardest, though the Kingsmen fell 66-51 in the CHSAA ‘AA’ city championship game to Archbishop Stepinac H.S., White Plains, N.Y.