JoAnn Arbitello-Pinnock, the head girls’ varsity basketball coach at The Mary Louis Academy, Jamaica Estates, was one of five finalists for Junior Knicks Coach of the Year Award, presented by the Hospital for Special Surgery.
high school sports
Girls’ HS Hoops Teams Capture Diocesan Crowns
The GCHSAA held its annual diocesan basketball championships.
Sports Round-Up March 9
Xaverian H.S., Bay Ridge, captured the varsity hockey league ‘A’ Division title with a two-game sweep of Kellenberg Memorial H.S., Uniondale, L.I.
Sports Round-Up March 2
Two St. Edmund Prep H.S., Sheepshead Bay, varsity basketball players recently eclipsed the 1,000-career-point plateau.
Sports Round-Up Feb. 23
The St. Francis Prep, Fresh Meadows, and CHSFL communities are mourning the passing of longtime L’il Terriers assistant varsity football coach Frank Nastro, who died Feb. 13.
Star Point Guard Leaves Lasting Legacy at Kearney
The “Luck of the Irish” has had nothing to do with the emergence of Casey O’Shaughnessy as one of the top players in the GCHSAA ‘A’ Division. She will rank second all-time on the school’s scoring list.
Sports Round-Up Feb. 16
The GCHSAA’s cheerleading competition season wrapped up recently, with several diocesan high schools turning in impressive performances.
Sports Round-Up Feb. 9
St. Joseph’s College Brooklyn has opened a newly renovated athletic rental space in the campus’ St. Angela Hall.
St. Francis Guard Adapts to New Role
Jordan Williams was a standout student-athlete on the court for the St. Edmund Prep H.S. boys’ basketball team and is now adjusting to a new role for St. Francis College.
Sports Round-Up Feb. 2
After a 25-year absence, the Catholic Youth Organization of Brooklyn and Queens welcomed the return of basketball All-Star games.