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By KEVIN DEVLIN On Saturday, Feb. 20, at the Walsh Center gym, the Gate of Heaven CYO third and fourth grade boys team, coached by Danielle McDonald and Sean Monahan, played in the annual CYO Vicariate Tournament. Their opening round opponent was Saint Agatha’s of Milton. It was a close knit game and with less than 30 seconds to play, Gatey was leading by three, with the score at 20-17. Then, Saint Agatha’s raced down the court and hit a three-pointer from downtown, to tie it. It looked like the game was going to go into overtime, but with 6.2 seconds left on the game clock, Gatey forward Robert Wisniewski had the ball and dribbled to his right. He shot the ball hoping for a [...]

By KEVIN DEVLIN On Sunday, Feb. 14 at the Walsh Center gym, the Gate of Heaven CYO midget all-star game was played to the applause of proud parents and happy coaches. The 2016 Gate of Heaven CYO midget league all-star rosters for the Blue Bombers and White Warriors were Henry Gailunas, Terry Markos, Mario Blasi, Chase Bell, Steven Flynn, Dylan Picard, Nolan Baszkiewicz, Alex Polena, Ryan McDonald, Greg Matthews, Chris Hosea, Finbar Kyne and Jerry O’Neil. It seemed like yesterday that the 2015-2016 Gate of Heaven CYO midget league began, but here we are in February and another season has come to a conclusion. “The Gatey CYO midget all-star game was a great way to end the season for these youngsters,” said Commissioner Sean Monahan. [...]

By KEVIN DEVLIN On Saturday, Feb. 13 at the Walsh Center gym, the two Gate of Heaven CYO intermediate basketball teams battled each other, and when the final buzzer sounded, it was Coach Bryan Van Dorpe’s boys who went home on top, 52-49. It was the Gatey blue shirts versus the Gatey white shirts for Southie bragging rights. It was a close contest for the first 10 minutes of play and with 10:27 remaining in the first half, Gatey white led by five. But then the Gatey blue team went on an 11-1 run to take a 21-17 lead at the half. In the opening minutes of the second half, Gatey white scored on their first two possessions to tie it up, 21-21. Gatey white [...]

By KEVIN DEVLIN and SEAN MONAHAN On Super Bowl Sunday, the Gate of Heaven CYO midget house league champs were crowned at the Walsh gym, as the BiIl Linehan Club won for its third consecutive title by defeating the Blasi’s Café Club, 14-7. The Linehan Club emphasized a strong passing game on the offensive end and a tight, disciplined zone defense. The team’s passing attack was led as usual by point guard, Alex Polena, spreading the ball around. Ryan Shields, Ryan McDonald and Pat Harmon scored four points while Tristin Pecivich contributed two. Led by coach Scott Bell, the Blasi’s Café Club surprised everybody with a late surge at the end of the season. Their defense was strong in the second half of the year, [...]

By KEVIN DEVLIN Last Saturday, Jan. 30, at the Walsh Center gym, the fifth and sixth and the seventh and eighth grade Gate of Heaven travel teams continued on with their winning ways, as they both cruised to victory against Saint Agatha’s of Milton and Saint Ann’s of Dorchester, respectively. The younger squad has a 9-2 record and is coached by Mark Donovan, while the older boys’ team is 10-2 and is coached by Mike Alessandro and Sean Monahan. In the fifth and sixth grade game against Saint Agatha’s, Kristin Dhamo netted 14 points while slick and quick guard Conor Strickland scored 12 points. Coach Donovan was proud of his team and the way they continue to play. “They’re playing like a team should,” Coach [...]

BY KEVIN DEVLIN The Gate of Heaven CYO cadet house league hoop action was once again exciting last Sunday, Jan. 31, as the teams battled each other to the final horn sounded ending the games. In the opening tilt, the Metro Energy Club (10-1) eked out a hard fought two-point victory, 31-29, against the Collins Club. For the Metro Club, Logan Crowley netted 17 points including three treys from downtown. Eric Pance scored five points while Matiru Mwangi contributed four points. For the Collins Club, Walter Steele scored 14 points and pulled down a handful of rebounds. Bobby “Mr. Hustle” Delaney had 10 points, including three three-pointers. In the second game, the McDonough Club survived a tough one in a low-scoring matchup, and edged out [...]