Wednesday, March 11, was the last normal day T.J. Stuart can remember. All was right with his world that day as Stuart, a Manhattan College senior right-hander, was set to pitch against Sacred Heart University in a road game in Fairfield, Connecticut. more

When the New Dorp girls basketball team arrived at Bronx Science for a Public School Athletic League quarterfinal playoff game last week, the Cougars came armed with stellar sophomore guard Sydney Gomes, widely considered one of the top players in the city. After averaging a little more than 23 points a game during the regular season, Gomes upped her play a level or two in the postseason. more

It was early afternoon on Thursday and Manhattan head coach Steve Masiello and his Jaspers were still feeling the sting of their season-ending loss to Siena the night before. The Jaspers’ stay in Atlantic City for the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference tournament lasted two days. more

The coronavirus pandemic has affected all levels of sports. And even though the MAAC tournament tried to slip through one last tournament in Atlantic City, it just wasn’t fast enough. And before the Manhattan College women’s basketball team could even take the court, their postseason was over. more

Sarang West and Carolina Lopez have done a lot of winning in their three seasons at Bronx Science. A lot of winning. The Wolverines’ junior gems have been on the victorious end of 50 of 56 games in their careers, posting a near-flawless 33-1 home record, winning two Bronx A South Division titles.  And, shortly they’ll make their second appearance in the quarterfinal round of the Public School Athletic League playoffs. more

Back in early December, after they had just dropped their CUNY Athletic Conference opener to John Jay, it looked as though the Lehman Lightning — at 1-5 — was destined for a second straight forgettable season. Lightning head coach Steve Schulman urged calm, saying it was just a matter of time before all the new faces on the Lehman roster became more familiar with each other. Better days, Schulman said, were on the horizon. Patience was all that was required. more

It was late in the game. Just a handful of seconds were left until Joel Jimenez’ high school basketball career would be over. The scoreboard at Scholars Academy’s gym, just a long three-pointer from the sands of Rockaway Beach in Queens, told the grim tale for Jimenez and his IN-Tech Academy teammates: Scholars Academy 46, IN-Tech 40. more

For the Horace Mann girls basketball team, the 2019-20 season was playing out exactly the same way last season had. The Lions rolled through an unbeaten Ivy League campaign this year, just as they did last season when they captured their first title in more than two decades. more

All in all, it was good to be the Lehman Lightning last week. The Lightning’s excellent adventure began with their CUNY Athletic Conference regular-season finale — one that not only honored players Tommy Batista and Angel Nunez on Senior Night, but also gave long-time head coach Steve Schulman the 300th victory of his career after Lehman took care of City College, 73-56. more

This was not how Manhattan head coach Steve Masiello envisioned last weekend playing out. With a match against first-place St. Peter’s on Friday night followed by a visit from last-place Canisius for a Sunday matinee, the goal for the Jaspers was to sweep the weekend series and make a major move in the standings in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. more