BY DANIEL JEAN-LUBIN  |  The clock wound down to zero. It had to happen eventually. The result, a 7-26 loss for Xavier High School against Gonzaga College Prep. With the loss, Xavier’s 10-game winning streak was snapped and their reign as the top-ranked rugby program in the nation came to an end. “It was an [...]

BY DANIEL JEAN-LUBIN  |  New York University’s women’s tennis team notched their second consecutive win of the season, defeating the Ithaca College Bombers, 9-0, at the Stadium Tennis Center at Mill Pond, the Bronx, on Sat., April 13. The New York University Violets (3-3), 18th in the latest Intercollegiate Tennis Association Northeast Region rankings, got [...]

BY DANIEL JEAN-LUBIN  |  New York University’s men’s tennis team earned its second win of the season, beating the visiting University of Rochester 8-1 at the Stadium Tennis Center on Sat., April 6. The series began with N.Y.U. (2-3) taking the doubles portion, 2-1. For the N.Y.U. Violets, Harveer Bhalla and Aaron Meltzer paired up [...]

BY DANIEL JEAN-LUBIN | A thrilling 12-11 win over the County College of Morris Titans (4-6) on March 27 boosted the ASA Avengers men’s lacrosse team’s record to 6-3. The victory was monumental for two reasons. Freshman and Rookie of the Year candidate Joe Granata scored a career- and game-high seven goals — including the [...]

BY DANIEL JEAN-LUBIN  |  After splitting a long, hard-fought doubleheader against Brookdale Community College with a 2-1 win Sunday afternoon,  the ASA Avengers found themselves with a 12-4 record, the best start in the program’s history. When ASA’s baseball program launched at Pier 40, at W. Houston St., five years ago there was some thought [...]

BY DANIEL JEAN-LUBIN | At some point, you would think this streak would have to end. At some point, Murry Bergtraum may catch a hot team and see their Public Schools Athletic League championship dominance come to an end. We’ll have to find out next season to find out, however. After a torrid comeback by [...]

BY DANIEL JEAN-LUBIN  |  Loyola School’s girls’ varsity basketball team recently captured their fourth straight New York City Athletic League basketball title. Leading them was team MVP senior Adriana Ilnicki. Ilnicki, 17, who was born and raised in the East Village, has suited up for Loyola School’s basketball teams all four of her years there. [...]

BY DANIEL JEAN-LUBIN  |  New York University’s men’s basketball team saw their season come to an end at home in a 74-66 loss to neighbors from across the Hudson, New Jersey City University, in the quarterfinals of the Eastern College Athletic Conference Division III Metro Championship Tournament on Wed., Feb. 27. Entering the game, the [...]

BY DANIEL JEAN-LUBIN  |  On a day meant to honor the team’s graduating seniors, New York University’s men’s basketball team survived a late surge to defeat Brandeis University 59-57 on Saturday afternoon, in the final game of the University Athletic Association regular season. The N.Y.U. Violets’ starting five seniors combined to produce a final big [...]