Astoria native Al Oerter is best known as a four-time Olympic gold medal winner in the discus throw. Winning his first gold in the 1956 Melbourne Summer Olympics while still a student athlete at the University of Kansas, Oerter was also a champion in the Rome, Tokyo and Mexico City Olympic Games. Comment

Former St. Francis Prep soccer star Kevin Garcia hopes, eventually, it will sink in that he’s made it to Major League Soccer. Comment

This one hurt. The Jamaica football team had plenty of chances to pick up its second win of the season Saturday afternoon, but the Beavers couldn’t put all the pieces together, hampered by late-game miscues en route to a 14-7 loss to Sheepshead Bay. Comments (1)

The motto of the Francis Lewis girls soccer team? Play like a family. Comments (1)

The Christ the King football team made a promise to themselves this season—the Royals were going to finish what they started. Comment

The Bayside football team stayed perfect on the young season with a hard-fought 12-6 victory over Tilden Educational Campus last Friday. Comment

Christ the King basketball star Jose Alvarado doesn’t get nervous often, but as he stood in front of friends and family Sept. 15, he stumbled over his words just a bit. Comment