St. Francis Prep Baseball and Softball Stars Gear Up for Playoffs

by Neil A. Carousso The St. Francis Prep, Fresh Meadows, L’il Terriers baseball program has been one of the best programs in N.Y.C. While the Prep softball team is playing well this year, so is the baseball team, as they both look to make a run towards a Brooklyn/Queens title.   Senior captain Nick LoPrinzi […]

Taso Throws Gem in Prep’s Win over Holy Cross

With the bases loaded an nobody out in the bottom of the seventh inning, St. Francis Prep, Fresh Meadows, senior pitcher Taso Stathopoulos knew he had to bear down to finish off his strong effort. He did just that, allowing one unearned run in seven innings of work in the L’il Terriers’ 4-1 victory April […]

Fontbonne's Nicolette Trapani (Photo by Jim Mancari)

Fontbonne’s Trapani Tosses Gem in Bonnies’ Win

Fontbonne Hall Academy, Bay Ridge, varsity softball starting pitcher Nicolette Trapani carried a no-hitter for 5.1 innings Friday afternoon, but she settled for a complete-game shutout in the Bonnies’ 7-0 win over rival St. Francis Prep, Fresh Meadows, at Cunningham Park, Oakland Gardens. The junior hurler struck out 11 L’il Terriers in her seven innings […]

Coach Vince O'Connor (Photo by Jim Mancari)

CHSFL Coach, Seniors Honored by NFF

The New York City Chapter of the National Football Foundation (NFF) held its inaugural “Elite Eleven” scholar-athlete award banquet March 21 at the Down Town Association in lower Manhattan. St. Francis Prep, Fresh Meadows, head varsity football coach Vince O’Connor received the 2013 Accorsi Award, named for former New York Giants’ general manager Ernie Accorsi. […]

Exciting Senior Hockey Classic at Coney Island

High school seniors from the N.Y.C. region competed in the 2013 Senior Classic hockey game March 16 at Abe Stark Arena, Coney Island. The game served as the final sendoff commemorating four years of high school hockey for the young competitors. The Diocese of Brooklyn was well represented in the contest. The following seniors earned […]

(Photo courtesy St. Francis Prep)

St. Francis Prep Volleyball Champs Honored by NYC Council

The St. Francis Prep, Fresh Meadows, volleyball team was honored by the N.Y.C. Council on Wednesday, March 27 at City Hall in lower Manhattan on the occasion of their sixth CHSAA championship title and their third consecutive berth as a semifinalist in the New York state championships. Speaker of the N.Y.C. Council, Christine Quinn, and […]

Rutgers Coach’s Roots Trace to St. Francis

It’s an unfortunate fact that most people never get their dream job. For those that do, they certainly consider themselves lucky. However, Rutgers University, Piscataway, N.J., head football coach Kyle Flood has been fortunate enough to be hired to his dream job twice. Long before taking the helm of the Scarlet Knights, Flood taught mathematics […]

CHSFL Stars Bring Talents to College

Eight seniors from four Catholic high schools in the Diocese of Brooklyn signed their National Letters of Intent Feb. 6 on National Signing Day to continue their football-playing careers in college. They each shined on the gridiron playing in the CHSFL and have earned the opportunity to showcase their skills at the next level, as […]

CSW2013: St. Francis Prep, Fresh Meadows

Franciscan Heart ~ Family Spirit ~ Limitless Possibilities   At St. Francis Prep, Fresh Meadows, we pride ourselves on our strong academic program. Students who come here know they will receive outstanding preparation for college; they know they will be challenged to achieve the best they can. A major component of our academic program is […]

Xaverian Running Back Named All-American

Xaverian H.S., Bay Ridge, senior running back Laray Smith was recently selected to play in the second-annual Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl sponsored by the U.S. Marine Corps. The game will be played Jan. 4, 2013 at the Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif., and will be televised at 9 p.m. EST on the NFL Network. […]