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One football season will be ending and another will be beginning on the same day. This is the story of the Catholic High School Football League (CHSFL) during the Covid-19 pandemic.
On April 17, …
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By DAN PIETRAFESA
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4/7/21
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Fordham University hired Kyle Neptune as its men’s basketball coach, the university announced.
The Brooklyn native comes to Fordham after serving as an assistant coach at Villanova …
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4/7/21
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John F. Kennedy Catholic Preparatory School in Somers became the first varsity football program in the archdiocese to compete in a 2021 game when it defeated St. Dominic High School of Oyster Bay, …
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By DAN PIETRAFESA
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3/24/21
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Iona College will play the University of Alabama at Butler University’s Hinkle Fieldhouse in the first round of the NCAA Division I men’s basketball tournament at 4 p.m. Saturday, March 20, on TBS.
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3/15/21
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James Brown will have a senior season of football that will give him and his teammates from John F. Kennedy Catholic Preparatory School in Somers the opportunity to win back-to-back Catholic High …
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By DAN PIETRAFESA
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2/24/21
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Hank Aaron, who was baseball’s home run king for 33 years, overcame racism to make his mark in the game he loved, died Jan. 22. He was 86.
Aaron, who became a Catholic while playing for the …
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By MARK PATTISON
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1/27/21
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High school student-athletes competing in the winter sports of basketball, wrestling, ice hockey and competitive cheer, which are considered high risk, may have to wait until the end of the year to …
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12/2/20
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Sean Salgueiro scored his third goal of the match in overtime to lift St. Francis Preparatory School of Fresh Meadows, Queens, to a 4-3 victory over Fordham Preparatory School of the Bronx in the …
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12/2/20
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John F. Kennedy Catholic Preparatory School of Somers captured a third consecutive CHSAA Intersectional Class A boys soccer championship by beating Msgr. McClancy High School of East Elmhurst, Queens, on penalty kicks at Icahn Stadium on Randalls Island Nov. 14.
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11/24/20
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Senior Orin Williams scored two goals off free kicks as Sacred Heart High School of Yonkers defeated Cristo Rey High School of Manhattan, 2-0, for the CHSAA Intersectional Division B boys soccer championship at Icahn Stadium on Randalls Island Nov. 14.
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11/24/20
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Ethan Robinson looked back and thought ahead as he took the field for his first competitive game in more than a year as he and his Iona Preparatory School teammates defeated Fordham Prep, 46-23, in a …
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By DAN PIETRAFESA
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10/21/20
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Christian Anderson took his leadership skills home to the Bronx during the Covid-19 pandemic.
The 2017 Cardinal Hayes High School graduate helped at home after his parents were quarantined to …
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By DAN PIETRAFESA
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10/7/20
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The high school football, volleyball and cheerleading seasons will be pushed back to March and April, said the New York State Catholic High School Athletic Association after its meeting Sept. …
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By DAN PIETRAFESA
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9/23/20
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Baseball’s return is bringing some normalcy to players like Billy Minett.
The Yankees and Mets have finally started their 2020 Major League Baseball seasons, and many Catholic high school …
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By DAN PIETRAFESA
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7/29/20
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Alex Santos grew up in the Bronx as a Yankees fan but will likely return to Yankee Stadium as a member of an American League rival.
The Houston Astros used their first pick in the 2020 Major …
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By DAN PIETRAFESA
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6/17/20
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The Ursuline School’s Sonia Citron was named the 2019-2020 New York State Class AA Girls Basketball Player of the Year by the New York State Sportswriters Association just days after she …
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5/20/20
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R.J. Davis has added another postseason honor for the 2019-2020 season. The Archbishop Stepinac High School senior was named the 2019-2020 Class AA Co-Player of the Year by the New York State …
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5/6/20
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Maddy Siegrist’s freshman season ended better than it began. The graduate of Our Lady of Lourdes High School in Poughkeepsie was named first team All-Big East Conference, earned a spot on the …
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By DAN PIETRAFESA
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4/8/20
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Two top Catholic high school players in the archdiocese have earned prestigious basketball honors.
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By DAN PIETRAFESA
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3/25/20
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Rick Pitino hopes to finish his basketball career where it began—in New York—after he was named head coach of the Iona College men’s basketball team March 14.
Pitino, 67, takes …
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By DAN PIETRAFESA
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3/25/20
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