Bait & Tackle capped off an improbable run to win the championship of the Red Hook Locals Softball League on August 17. The league, which has been around since the 2000s, resumed play last year after a long hiatus while waiting for construction at the Red Hook ballfields to be completed. Fields 5-8 were closed in 2015 after toxins were […]
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Successful return of the Red Hook Bar League, by Brian Abate
B61 defeated Bait & Tackle 29-7 in an impressive offensive display to win the championship in the Red Hook Locals Softball League. This was the first season softball was back in Red Hook after years without any leagues while everyone waited for the fields to re-open as they were shut down due to toxins in the soil. B61 had contributions […]
Summit stars earn basketball scholarships
Kiana Brereton and Sky Castro, who are both 6’2″, are the second and third female Summit Academy Charter School athletes to receive Division One basketball scholarships. Castro, who started at Summit in the eighth grade, will be attending St. Peter’s College in Jersey City. Brereton, whose first year at Summit was when she was a freshman, will be going to […]
Thank You, Kobe
Thank you, Kobe, for all that you’ve done for my generation. Thank you for being someone millions of people looked up to, for inspiring us to be the best versions of ourselves. Thank you for your countless efforts to grow the game of basketball, being an advocate for the WNBA, and raising a daughter who wanted to be just like […]
Another good season for Summit basketball
Red Hook’s Summit Academy Charter School boys basketball team moved to 5-0 in the B division after they dominated Leon M. Goldstein High School for Science on their home court on December 11. Summit’s previous home game had been a three-point win over Adams Academy. They are 2-2 in non-league games. “We beat two A division schools,” Summit coach Phil Grant […]
The Nets have brought back New York basketball
Can you believe it’s been 20 years since there’s been an NBA Finals in New York City? The 1999 NBA Finals between the Knicks and the Spurs, headlined by Patrick Ewing, Allan Houston, Tim Duncan and David Robinson, was the last time there was relevant basketball in The Mecca. For the past two decades – filled with nothing but disappointment, […]
Exercise tips to try before you hit the tennis court
With the US Open in town, it’s not uncommon to get caught up in the exciting matches and maybe pick up a racket yourself. Tennis players are considered “overhead” athletes who use their upper arms and shoulders in an overhead throwing or swinging motion – but the work and power actually starts in the lower body. According to sports health […]
A reporter’s view of the ABB FIA Formula E Championship
Sports have always been a passion of mine, whether it was playing them growing up, catching recaps on the late night news or going to games in person. So whenever I have the rare chance to cover sports as a reporter, it’s always exhilarating. I’ve been lucky enough to see international Olympic medalists ice skate in Manhattan; speak with Team […]
What made this year’s Formula E car different this year, plus what’s to come
When Formula E racing began five years ago, no one knew how internationally popular it’d become, let alone if it would be successful on the circuit. “We started from a blank page and electric racing [didn’t exist] at the time. So, we had to discover it and try to do something that was suitable for everyone,” Spark Racing Technology Commercial […]
Formula E World
The Formula E race on Sunday offered many different activities besides just the chance to watch Formula E cars drive up to 174 mph on the 1.475 mile course. Red Hook’s Brooklyn Cruise Terminal featured one indoor and one outdoor Allianz E-Village with lots of sponsored booths and activities for guests of all ages. Each section within each E-Village was […]