Where were you on Feb. 22, 1980? Unfortunately, I was not around, but if I were, I know I’d be glued to ABC watching whatever 19-inch JVC television I could find – preferably in color. Of course, I’d be watching the rebroadcast of the famous “Miracle on Ice,” when the 1980 U.S. men’s hockey team […]
The Catholic Youth Organization (CYO) of Brooklyn and Queens held its annual boys’ swimming Olympics Jan. 4 at the Eisenhower Park Aquatic Center in East Meadow, L.I. The Olympics serve the purpose of preparing the young swimmers for the following weekend’s championships. There were four CYO records broken at the meet, three of which were […]
At the Catholic Youth Organization (CYO) Boys’ Swim Olympics held Jan. 4 at the Eisenhower Park Aquatic Center in East Meadow, L.I., the St. Sebastian’s, Woodside, swim team broke a few CYO records, listed below: Novice (Age 8 and under) 100 yd Medley Relay, 1:15.63 The relay team broke the record that was standing since 2005 […]
What did you do the summer before your senior year in high school? Maybe you had a part-time job, were busy filling out college applications or even lounged each day on the beach. Fort Greene native Lia Neal had different plans this summer, mainly swimming for her country in London at the Olympics. Neal was […]
St. Gabriel’s parish, East Elmhurst, boasts three famous CYO basketball alumni. Speedy Claxton played eight years in the NBA, while Derrick Phelps starred at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, before playing in the pro ranks. The third alumna, Tina Charles, is currently suiting up for the U.S. Women’s Basketball Olympics team. The Jamaica […]
Row, row, row your boat…all the way to London. That’s what first-time U.S. Olympic rower Meghan Musnicki will be doing — but more figuratively than literally. Musnicki, 29, will represent her country in the 2012 Summer Olympic Games held in London and will compete in the Women’s Eight rowing competition. The Unites States is the […]
