Longtime NBA referee Dick Bavetta, a native of Park Slope, announced his retirement Aug. 19 and retires with the most games officiated at 2,635.
high school sports
Fontbonne Grad Swims 1-Mile for Cancer Research
Recent Fontbonne graduate Tara Muldoon swam one mile in a pool as part of Swim Across America’s “Making Waves to Fight Cancer” campaign.
Unique Summer Softball Team Unites H.S. Rivals
This summer, a few of local Catholic high school softball rivals played together as teammates on the Queens Lady Rangers 16U team.
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.
Brooklyn’s Own Joe Torre Deserving of Cooperstown Nod
Brooklyn-born Joe Torre will be enshrined July 27 into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y.
Pacific Coast League Has Molloy Flavor
Former Archbishop Molloy H.S. baseball standouts Mike Baxter and Dennis O’Grady have faced each other regularly this season in the Pacific Coast League.
Youth Basketball Camp at Aviator
St. Edmund Prep athletic director and boys’ varsity basketball coach Dan Wiatre will be running a basketball camp for boys ages 8 through 16 from Aug. 4 through Aug. 8.
Summer Hoops Camp at Cathedral Prep
Cathedral Prep and Seminary will be hosting a summer youth basketball clinic at the school on the evenings of Aug. 4 through Aug. 7.
Molloy Hoops Star Reaches NBA
Former Archbishop Molloy H.S., Briarwood, basketball standout Russell Smith will be suiting up this fall for the NBA’s New Orleans Pelicans.
Girls’ Soccer Coach Wanted
St. John’s Prep, Astoria, is looking for a girls’ varsity soccer coach for the upcoming fall season.