Sure, they were the 25th-seeded team in the 26-team field in the Public School Athletic League volleyball playoffs. And yes, they faced steep odds of making a deep postseason run. more

Ava Grill Dubois could barely contain her enthusiasm. The American Studies senior third baseman had just helped her Senators take down John F. Kennedy Campus in a pivotal softball game, and in the process laid claim to the Bronx A-1 Division crown for the first time. more

Over the past four seasons, the Bronx Science boys volleyball team has posted a combined 37-3 regular-season record, shared three Bronx A Division crowns, and posted an unbeaten regular season this year while winning the division crown outright. more

Bronx Science had seen this movie before. Twice in fact. more

It wasn’t that long ago when the John F. Kennedy Campus boys volleyball team was little more than a league doormat. more

Pete Nizzari didn’t like what he was seeing last week, and it had nothing to do with the three medical procedures he has had performed on his right eye to correct a detached retina. more

Last season — Mike Cole’s first as head coach of the Manhattan College baseball team — ended in bitter disappointment when the Jaspers lost out on the final spot in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference postseason tournament on a tiebreaker to Niagara. more

It was three years ago when Ethan Chen informed his parents he would make Bronx Science his high school alma mater. more

Richard Pardo and Branden Estevez both drew the short straw. The Riverdale/Kingsbridge Academy baseball team had just set up shop to practice on a field in Van Cortlandt Park. The bats were pulled out, the pitching screens set up, and a brisk two-hour practice was about to commence. more

John Auerbach was in the middle of his postgame talk when he stated the obvious about the absent head coach he was subbing in for, Pete Nizzari. more