Several GCHSAA diocesan cheerleading squads competed Feb. 18 in the state championships held at Hofstra University, Hempstead, L.I.
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Sports Round-Up March 11
Longtime CYO and CHSAA referee Phil McBride took part in a ceremonial jump ball before the CHSAA Brooklyn-Queens championship game to mark his 50 years of service – with this being his final season.
Sports Round-Up March 4
Emma Kiley, a senior center on the St. Joseph’s University Brooklyn women’s basketball team, reached the 1,000-career-point mark on Feb. 18.
Former McClancy Star Lands 1st Managerial Gig in Minors
Anthony Iapoce, a sports star at St. Joseph’s parish in Astoria and Msgr. McClancy H.S., is now the manager of the Toledo Mud Hens, the Triple-A affiliate of the Detroit Tigers.
Sports Round-Up Feb. 25
The GCHSAA named the 2022-2023 winter All- League girls’ swim team.
The Boys of Summer Have Returned to the Baseball Field
All-time baseball greats Willie Mays and Babe Ruth are ranked No. 1 and No. 2, respectively, in the bestselling book “The Baseball 100” by Joe Posnanski.
Sports Round-Up Feb. 18
Jose Alvarado played on the NBA Sophomores team during the 2023 Jordan Rising Stars game of the NBA’s All-Star Weekend.
Parents vs. Kids Hoops Game Honors Legend Kobe Bryant
St. Michael/St. Malachy hosted a Parents vs. Kids Basketball Game to honor the memory of Kobe and Gianna Bryant around the third anniversary of their tragic deaths.
Sports Round-Up Feb. 4
Nine boys and girls from Holy Name of Jesus Parish, Park Slope, were named local champions of the 2023 Knights of Columbus Free Throw Championships.
Clyde Frazier Hosts Hoops Clinic for St. Kevin’s Youth
New York Knicks legend Walt “Clyde” Frazier hosted a basketball clinic and signed autographs for the youth of St. Kevin’s parish in Flushing.