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. […]
Fresh off winning the 2012 NBA Championship, Miami Heat point guard Mario Chalmers had one last tune-up match before starting his preparation for next season. As part of the sporting equipment company Spalding’s “Arena to Driveway” contest, Chalmers visited East Elmhurst on Aug. 17 for a game of one-on-one basketball. His opponent was 17-year-old Carlos […]
A Mass of Christian Burial for Brother Warren Abel, C.F.X., who was principal of Xaverian H.S., Bay Ridge, from 1982 to 1993, was celebrated Aug. 10 in the chapel of St. John’s Prep in Danvers, Mass. A Xaverian Brother for 63 years, he died Aug. 7 at the Brothers’ residence in Danvers, where he was […]
