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 […]
