Player of the Week – Cisco
Walls that Unite Sometimes walls exist just to see who has the strength to knock them down - a metaphor meaning to overcome obstacles. In the case of Francisco "The Wolf" Aponte, he challenged the [...]
Player of the Week – Michael “Spidey” Rodriguez
Family & Passion "Adopting one child won't change the world; but for that child, the world will change." You don't choose your family. They are a gift to you, as you as you are to [...]
St. James Tournament
ST JAMES TOURNAMENT. With the help of Councilman Fernando Cabrera, we were able to start the Wallball season with a bang! On Saturday, April 21st at St. James Park we had over 64 participants and [...]
Player of the Week – Lily Fung
Lily Fung is an advocate for women's empowerment on and off the court. The youngest of 4, Lily was practically raised by her 3 older sisters. She grew up in Sunset Park, Brooklyn with both [...]
Player of the Week – Sam Sanford
Sam “Clutch” Sanford takes on many titles, musician, entrepreneur, wallball champ but most important is his role as a father. Married with 4 children, Sam is the rock of strength that his family relies on, [...]
Player of the Week – Javier Gonzalez
Since a young man Javier Gonzalez has been able to find inspiration through adversity. At 10 years old he lost his beloved grandfather. “He was like a father to me. I felt like I had [...]
Player of the Week – Tiffany Mercado
Born to popular NYC wallball athletes, "Lefty" Sarah and Julio, Tiffany Mercado has the sport etched into her DNA. Tiffany started playing wallball at 8 years old at St. James Park. Her parents showed her [...]
Player of the Week – Jewelz Santiago
The American Dream At the age of 11 years old, Jewelz Santiago arrived to the United States in 1994. She attended Mother Cabrini, an all girls Catholic High School in Manhattan. As a member of [...]
Player of the Week – Chris Show
Normalcy is what makes you part of the crowd, character is what makes you stand out from the crowd and drive is what makes you rise above the crowd. So far this year we've recognized [...]
Player of the Week – Quasia Watson Zeigler
The divorce rate in the United States is 50% and it rises to 70% in African-American households; but, give a young girl a solid foundation at home, a life rooted in sports and you breed [...]
Player of the Week – Jia Fei Lau
Jia Fei Lau is a 19 year old Kingsborough College student. Although today he places school at the top of his priorities, a couple of years ago this wasn't the case. Jia dropped out of [...]
Player of the Week – Anthony “Alien” Diaz
“I have a little girl, she made me a better man I don't have to be so cold hearted about everything. She is my life.” What’s important in life changes as we grow and learn. [...]