After successfully batting cancer, Queens resident Leah Salmorin founded a dragonboat team for survivors of breast cancer.
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Sports Round-Up Oct. 5
Xaverian H.S., Bay Ridge, hosted its 31st Annual P.O. Hoban Memorial Run on Sept. 15. The 5-mile run keeps alive the memory of P.O. Christopher Hoban, ’80, who gave his life in the line of duty in 1988 at the age of 26.
‘Tebow Time’ Running Out on the Diamond
Due to a recent injury, have we seen the last of former NFL quarterback Tim Tebow in the New York Mets organization?
Wimbledon Champ Carried Gift From Confirmation Sponsor to Each Match
Abbey Forbes, the 18-year-old winner of the junior girls doubles championship at Wimbledon, has kept an inspirational book in her tennis bag at recent competitions and for all seven Wimbledon matches.
‘Sister Strike’ Receives ESPY Nomination
Sister Mary Jo Sobieck, a theology teacher at Marian Catholic High School in Chicago Heights, Illinois, is no stranger to the pitcher’s mound or the spotlight.
Sports Round-Up June 29
A number of CHSFL players represented New York City in the 24th annual Empire Challenge, hosted by former NFL quarterback Boomer Esiason’s foundation for cystic fibrosis.
Marathon Was a Journey: One Step at a Time
The Tablet’s sports writer Jim Mancari ran this year’s N.Y.C. Marathon, finishing with a time of 4:28:19.
Bishops’ Bets Pay Off for the Poor
When bishops in the World Series’ home cities placed their wager on the winner of the Fall Classic, it turns out that while only one team could win, poor people in both cities also will win.
Sports Round-Up, May 7
Here’s a look at the ongoings in sports this week in the Diocese of Brooklyn.