Bronx Sports Roundup: Bronx Basketball Rivalries, Praise for Bronx Girl’s Soccer

With the football season winding down (see below), it’s time to make way for the Bronx basketball season and also recognize some borough soccer stars in this week’s edition of The Bronx Sports Roundup!

Bronx Church’s Petition to Worship in Public Schools Denied by Supreme Court

The Bronx Household of Faith, a small congregation in University Heights, and dozens of other churches throughout New York City will become homeless on Jan. 1 after the Supreme Court decided today not to review an appeals court ruling in June that upheld the city’s policy of excluding churches from using public schools for worship services.

Father of Slain Bronx HS Athlete Indicted

Bronx District Attorney Robert Johnson announced last week that Andre Muller has been indicted on charges of assault and illegal possession of a weapon in connection to a deadly altercation that occurred this June in Bedford Park that resulted in the death of the defendant’s son, Isayah Muller, a high school football star.

For 2nd Straight Year, Bronx’s Clinton Falls to Lincoln in HS Football Playoffs

See all the action captured by photographer Francesca Andre from DeWitt Clinton’s 30-14 loss to Lincoln in last Saturday’s semifinal showdown.

Local News & Links

Happy Wednesday, readers! The latest print issue of the Norwood News is hitting the streets today, and it’s chock full of good stuff: an update on the living wage debate, a look at the end of Clinton’s football season, a farewell to Sal of Sal’s Pizza fame (he’s retiring this week) and more. Pick up a copy today, but until then, here are some other noteworthy news stories to keep you in-the-know. The latest twist in Bronx Councilman Larry Seabrook’s corruption trial: his former mistress, and the prosecution’s star witness, says she has early onset dementia. This is after she

The Bronx Community College has unveiled a new student-driven mural on its campus, called “Transformation.” It’s located on the temporary construction fence adjacent to the college’s Language Hall.

Bronx Sports Roundup: Clinton Gears Up for Semis, Fordham Fires Head Football Coach and More

Thanksgiving and sports go together like mash potatoes and gravy. So, with turkey day on the horizon, we thought we’d offered a brief local sports roundup to get you caught up on all the latest action.

Mentors Helping Keep Kids in School

Speaking at the Bronx’s Walton Campus earlier this month, Mayor Michael Bloomberg pointed to truancy as an accurate indicator of future academic struggle and outlined the city’s expanded efforts to prevent absenteeism during a recent press conference in the northwest Bronx.

Clinton Football Reaches Elite 8, Takes on Fort Hamilton Saturday

The DeWitt Clinton Governors football team, riding a five-game winning streak including last week’s dismantling of Port Richmond in the first round of playoffs, travels to southwest Brooklyn tomorrow to take on Fort Hamilton.