Johnny Mathis just smiles as he sits in his customary seat on the Kennedy bench. His Knights had just dropped a 47-44 decision to Truman in their season opener, but Mathis still wears a grin, just happy to be around the game he loves. more

When the American Studies boys basketball team arrived for their first home game of the season, there was still some lingering bitterness among the Senators left over from a deflating three-point loss at Riverdale/Kingsbridge Academy a few days earlier. more

Kai Parris was trying to forget his performance in Riverdale/Kingsbridge Academy’s season-opening loss to IN-Tech last week. Sure, he scored 21 of the Tigers’ 34 points in that game, but the end result was still an ugly 18-point loss. more

The chance to bring home its first Public School Athletic League volleyball championship seemed to be slipping away for Bronx Science. more

Last year was a rarity for the Lehman College men’s basketball team. Like spotting a unicorn in Van Cortlandt Park sort of rarity. more

Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama, Manhattan College ventured to North Carolina to take on Elon University. And after overcoming a slow start, the Jaspers rallied to post a 69-64 victory over The Phoenix, improving Manhattan’s record to 3-1 on the season. more

It was a week to remember for the Bronx Science girls volleyball team. more

It’s one thing to make the long bus ride from the Bronx to Staten Island to face one of the Public School Athletic League’s elite teams in the playoffs. But it’s a challenge made all the more difficult when you’re making that trip without a good many of your weapons. more

They have 49 regular-season victories over the last four seasons. Make that the last four unbeaten seasons. They also have notched four consecutive Bronx A Division championships, and have more or … more

Sometimes mental toughness is every bit as essential to a football team as its physical strength. Case in point, the Kennedy Knights. more