Canarsie Chiefs Blanked By Port Richmond To Open 2016 PSAL Football Season


By Jerry Del Priore It was a game of several what ifs for the Canarsie Chiefs football team. The Chiefs made several mistakes, including four costly turnovers, many dropped passes and other miscues in a 20-0 shutout loss to host Port Richmond. The Sunday tilt opened the season in City Conference play. Canarsie varsity head … Continue reading Canarsie Chiefs Blanked By Port Richmond To Open 2016 PSAL Football Season

Canarsie 2016 Football Preview: Chiefs Turn to Youth For New Season


By Jerry Del Priore After losing over twenty players to graduation in 2015, the Chiefs are leaning on last year’s junior varsity squad to step it up this season. Though fielding a young, inexperienced team, head coach Kyle Allen is still thinking playoffs, hoping to build on Canarsie’s JV’s 2015 success as a number of … Continue reading Canarsie 2016 Football Preview: Chiefs Turn to Youth For New Season

Undersized Ex-Football Chief Shawn Cabbell Ready To Prove Doubters Wrong At College


By Jerry Del Priore At a modest five-foot-seven and 167 pounds, many people had their doubts if Shawn Cabbell could make a college gridiron squad due to his lack of size. But they failed to measure the one intangible that mattered most: Cabbell’s intense desire to play the game he loves at the next height. … Continue reading Undersized Ex-Football Chief Shawn Cabbell Ready To Prove Doubters Wrong At College

Ex-Canarsie Football Player Darius Lancaster Eyes College Success On And Off The Field


Darius Lancaster started playing organized football with the Mill Basin Mariners at the age of 13. It’s late for anyone who realistically aspires to put the pads on at the collegiate level. He chose other sports, such as basketball and baseball, over the gridiron. Though Lancaster was behind football-wise to other children, it didn’t stop … Continue reading Ex-Canarsie Football Player Darius Lancaster Eyes College Success On And Off The Field

Former Standout Chiefs Running Back Palyte Stubbs Set To Hit College, Gridiron The Right Way


Text and Photos by Jerry Del Priore As Palyte Stubbs’ high school career at Canarsie Educational Campus started to wind down in May, he grew increasingly anxious because he had not yet heard from any college football programs. “Yeah, that was going through my mind a lot, every morning and night,” Stubbs said when asked … Continue reading Former Standout Chiefs Running Back Palyte Stubbs Set To Hit College, Gridiron The Right Way

Brooklynite Highlighted In Army Reserve Ad Campaign


By Jerry Del Priore The United States Army Reserve began its new advertising campaign, “All Solider,” last month with a new television ad, digital landing page and social media content. It features a Brooklynite, Frantz Souffrant, a Chief Warrant Officer 2 in the Army Reserve and New York City Police Lieutenant. Souffrant, a Canarsie resident and … Continue reading Brooklynite Highlighted In Army Reserve Ad Campaign

Canarsie Football Set To Face Tough Competition In 2016


By Jerry Del Priore Last week, the Public School Athletic League (PSAL) released its 2016 varsity football schedule, and it looks as if Canarsie High School will be facing a difficult road ahead. However, head coach Kyle Allen isn’t overly concerned with the competition. “There are three powerhouses in the PSAL, with Curtis,Lincoln and EHall … Continue reading Canarsie Football Set To Face Tough Competition In 2016

Canarsie Baseball Opens Season With Lopsided Win And Comeback Tie


By Jerry Del Priore The Chiefs kicked off the season with a successful 1-0-1 week, with a five-inning, 12-0 mercy victory over George Westinghouse Tuesday at Canarsie/Seaview Park. Then, in an uneven performance against FDR last week, Canarsie managed to come from behind, and leave Six Diamonds Field with a 9-9 tie to open their … Continue reading Canarsie Baseball Opens Season With Lopsided Win And Comeback Tie

Brooklyn College Men’s Basketball Team Upends Baruch, 76-67, to Capture CUNYAC Championship


By Jerry Del Priore The fifth-seeded Brooklyn College Men’s basketball team was dead set on taking home the City University of New York Athletic Conference (CUNYAC) championship crown, especially after losing to Baruch last year. This time the Bulldogs played with a vengeance, refusing to be denied, as they defeated the No. 5 Bearcats, 76-67, … Continue reading Brooklyn College Men’s Basketball Team Upends Baruch, 76-67, to Capture CUNYAC Championship

Former Canarsien Uses Neighborhood Roots and Music Passion to Succeed


By Jerry Del Priore As a kid growing up in Canarsie, Edmund Bini displayed a love for music, which, he said, he acquired from his mother, an avid dancer who attempted to teach him The Hustle. Bini’s passion for music grew as his school and neighborhood’s diversity exposed him to the hip-hop lifestyle, still in … Continue reading Former Canarsien Uses Neighborhood Roots and Music Passion to Succeed