The St. John’s Prep, Astoria, varsity soccer team captured the CHSAA Brooklyn/Queens ‘A’ division soccer championship, 3-1, over Bishop Ford H.S., Park Slope, at Coffee Field on the campus of Fordham University, the Bronx. John Yavaldakis, Gabriel Restaino and Jared Daly scored goals for the Red Storm. At halftime of the contest, four members of […]
On Saturday Nov. 9, the Msgr. McClancy M.H.S., East Elmhurst, varsity boys’ soccer team captured the N.Y.C. “A” division championship by defeating John F. Kennedy Catholic H.S., Somers, N.Y., 2-1 at Fordham University, the Bronx. Both teams won their respective divisions, and it was a highly-anticipated matchup between the two No. 1 seeded teams. The […]
The 2013 Catholic Youth Organization (CYO) soccer season wrapped up with back-to-back weekends of championship games. Listed below are the results from those games: Girls’ Midget Our Lady of Hope, Middle Village, defeated St. Francis de Sales, Belle Harbor: 1-0. Girls’ Pee Wee Blessed Trinity, Breezy Point, defeated St. Francis de Sales: 1-0 Girls’ Novice […]
The Christ the King R.H.S., Middle Village, girls’ varsity soccer team won its third straight GCHSAA Division I Brooklyn/Queens championship with a 1-0 victory Nov. 2 over The Mary Louis Academy, Jamaica Estates. The St. Edmund Prep, Sheepshead Bay, girls’ varsity […]
In football, basketball and even baseball these days, an athlete’s size is essential in getting noticed. In fact, oftentimes talented athletes that do not fit the typical mold are overlooked, despite their talent on the field or court. But for a sport like soccer, the focus is mostly on endurance, finesse and speed rather than […]
The St. Saviour H.S., Park Slope, varsity soccer team is off to the best start in its 10-year program history at 3-1. The Pandas are led by new head coach Ed O’Donnell and have received timely contributions from junior team captain Katie O’Donnell, freshman leading goal-scorer Kevina Shalvey and standout sophomore goaltender Carmen Proffitt.
St. Patrick’s parish, Bay Ridge, held its 35th Opening Day for its CYO soccer program Sept. 14. The day featured a blessing at the church and a parade from the church to the Shore Road fields for opening ceremonies. Over 200 children from kindergarten through eighth grade participate […]
A deacon is known for the role of assisting and providing aide to a priest celebrating a Mass, along with many other responsibilities. In turn, a sports agent assists an athlete or coach in negotiating a contract. Manuel Quintana’s role of “assisting” as a professional soccer agent has thoroughly helped his transition of “assisting” as […]
St. Andrew Avellino parish, Flushing, had a successful run in this year’s Catholic Youth Organization (CYO) soccer season. On June 16, the eighth-grade girls’ team won the CYO rookie intermediate division championship title game 2-1 over St. Patrick’s, Bay Ridge. The score was tied 1-1 after Briana Payano scored for St. Andrew’s. Lea Vallone scored […]
When most Americans visit Africa, they go to experience the vast wildlife by enjoying an African safari. But for St. John’s University, Jamaica, soccer alumna Raelynne Lee, it was a safari of service that led her to the vast continent across the Atlantic. As part of the St. John’s campus ministry, the former Red Storm […]
