The CYO hosted its fifth annual Golf Classic June 19 at the North Hills Country Club in Manhasset, L.I. to raise $125,000 to support youth sports in the diocese.
Rob Caldera
Inaugural Class Inducted Into CYO Hall of Fame (with video and slideshow)
The Catholic Youth Organization of Brooklyn and Queens hosted its first-ever Hall of Fame induction ceremony May 16 at the Immaculate Conception Center, Douglaston.
Inaugural CYO Hall of Fame Class Announced
When new Catholic Youth Organization (CYO) director Rob Caldera took over in July, 2013, one of his main goals was to establish a CYO Hall of Fame. That vision has become a reality, and the CYO’s inaugural Hall of Fame dinner dance will take place Friday, May 16 at the Immaculate Conception Center, Douglaston. The […]
Photos: CYO Basketball Teams Play at Barclays Center
The eight-grade boys’ Catholic Youth Organization (CYO) basketball teams from St. Adaldert’s, Elmhurst, and St. Joseph’s, Astoria, played a nine-minute game on the court at Barclays Center, Downtown Brooklyn, during halftime of the first game of the Coaches vs. Cancer college basketball classic. Many young basketball enthusiasts dream of someday playing on a professional court, […]
CYO Hosts 1st Annual Coaches’ Workshop
It’s a simple fact that everyone who plays sports wants to win, but here in the Diocese of Brooklyn, our youth coaches are well aware that winning isn’t everything. The Catholic Youth Organization (CYO) of Brooklyn and Queens hosted a coaches’ workshop Oct. 4 at the Gregorian Hall of St. Gregory the Great parish in […]
New CYO Director Eager for Challenge
When Rob Caldera was 15 years old, he spent most of his time inside the gymnasium at St. Joseph’s parish, Astoria. In fact, if the gym had been open 24 hours, he’d have been there all 24. If he wasn’t playing sports, he was helping out during basketball tournaments, keeping score or even coaching younger […]
