Diocese of Brooklyn basketball legend Chris Mullin has been named the 20th head coach of the St. John’s University, Jamaica, men’s basketball team, replacing Steve Lavin.
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Diocese of Brooklyn basketball legend Chris Mullin has been named the 20th head coach of the St. John’s University, Jamaica, men’s basketball team, replacing Steve Lavin.
After another exciting season of CHSAA hoops action, here are the 2015 Brooklyn/Queens boys’ high school basketball all-stars.
After another exciting season of GCHSAA hoops action, here are the 2015 Brooklyn/Queens girls’ high school basketball all-stars.
The Msgr. McClancy M.H.S., East Elmhurst, girls’ varsity basketball capped off another impressive season in just the third year of the school being co-ed.
The girls’ varsity team beat Archbishop Molloy to capture their first GCHSAA N.Y. state title since 2010, and the boys outlasted Xaverian to win the CHSAA city championship.
St. Francis Prep, Fresh Meadows, senior student-athletes Stephanie Bogda and Kelly Licul have committed to continue their athletic careers in college.
After 42 years of mentoring thousands of student-athletes, Tom Pugh announced his retirement as the head varsity football coach for the Holy Cross Knights.
The Xavier H.S., Manhattan, varsity hockey team won its second-straight CHSHL ‘B’ division championship, and 17 of the 25 players come straight from parishes in the Brooklyn Diocese.
Congratulations to the varsity basketball teams from Christ the King R.H.S., Middle Village, and St. Edmund Prep H.S., Sheepshead Bay, for capturing their respective GCHSAA diocesan championships on March 1.
Vince O’Connor was a legend not only for his football success – 62 years of coaching, 341 wins, 16 CHSFL titles, nine NFL players – but also for the way he molded countless young boys into men.