News - CYO Track & Field

Excitement in playing girls’ CYO Volleyball was the common thread for the awardees this year, as the CYO Scholarship Committee awarded three annual scholarships from a group of fifty applications received from eighth graders in all CYO sports. The scholarships were awarded to Alexandria Arcibal from St. Felicitas CYO, San Leandro; Sarai Espinoza from St. Elizabeth CYO, Oakland; and Emmy Abar from Holy Spirit CYO, Fremont. Click above to learn more about these outstanding young players and the annual scholarship!

Four diocesan meet records were broken in the annual Oakland Diocese CYO Track and Field Championshop Meet, held in May at Moreau Catholic High School, Hayward, and Granada High School, Livermore. Over 500 runners from around the diocese competed in this two-day event. For more informatiopn, click the link above.

Part of CYO Sports is Service ... "We Pray! We Play! We Serve! This Easter the 4th grade basketball team from St. Jerome CYO, El Cerrito, served the elderly community in their parish with handmade Easter cards. Click above to read about this young team with a big heart!

The CYO Scholarship Committee is now inviting applications for the 2024 Bill Ford CYO Scholarships. Three $1000. scholarships will be awarded to 8th grade CYO players who participated during the 2023-2024 school-year seasons. The scholarships are annually funded by a foundation. Click the link above for more details and to download the scholarship application.

Over 750 excited runners ran at Crown Beach Regional Park, Alameda, to begin the 2023 CYO Cross Country Season. The races marked the beginning of a five week season. For more details, click the link above.

The CYO Spring Sports – Track & Field, Girls' Basketball (West Diocese) and Boys' Sand Volleyball have ended with a postseason meet, playoff and tournament. Over 500 runners competed in the Diocesan Track and Field Championship Meet, 35 Girls' CYO Basketball teams (in the western half of the diocese) played in Girls' CYO Basketball Playoffs, and 16 Boys' CYO Sand Volleyball teams played in the annual CYO Sand Volleyball Tournament. Click the link above for more information and results from these season-ending events.

Sister Denise Bourdet PBVM is celebrating her 70th anniversary of profession with the Sisters of the Presentation. Before her retirement, Sister was well-known and instrumental in CYO in the Oakland Diocese for over 50 years, and as a teacher at St .Joseph the Worker School, Berkeley. To learn more about this inspirational Sister, click on the link, above.

The 2022 "Bill Ford" CYO scholarships have been awarded by the CYO Scholarship Committee. After a selection process with twenty eight 8th grade CYO players applying, three were selected: For information on the awardees and for more details, click on the link above.

The CYO Track Season concluded in May with the annual Diocesan Track and Field Championship Meet. The meet was held after a two year CoVid pause with over 400 CYO runners participaing in a variety of running and filed events. Click the link above for more deetails.

After a two year "rest," CYO Track and Field began again around the diocese. 1500 runners are participating in three track sections (leagues). Track Meets are on weekends and events include sprints, distance races relays, long jump, shot put, high jump, softball throw and tetherball toss for 8th grade and younger, girls and boys. Click on the caption above for more detail.

Workshops are planned to certify coaches for CYO Track and CYO Girls Basketball (West) for this spring. All CYO coaches are required to be certified to coach by the diocese. Click on the link above for more details.

Planning is underway with signups soon for the 2022 CYO Track and Field season in participating parishes/Catholic schools! Click the link above for more information.

Coach Frank Allocco continues his series of inspirational videos, telling the story of his childhood role model, Bill Bradley: Princeton and NBA basketball star, Rhodes Scholar and former United States Senator! Click the title above for more information and a video link.

Listen to the mesmerizing story related by Coach Frank Allocco from the movie "The Legend of Bagger Vance," a true story of honor and integrity. Click the title above for more information and a video link.

A story of sacrifice on the football field and the battlefield – the moving story of Major Don Holleder, as told as part of the ongoing video series by legendary coach Frank Allocco.

The dedication of local athlete Todd Lichti, leading to success off and on the court, as told by Coach Frank Allocco.

“Keeping Failure in Perspective” tells the story of the wisdom learned and shared by a thoughtful superstar and the inspiring life of a unique man who perseveres daily through his extraordinary challenges. Select the link above to view the video

Coach Frank Allocco tells the inspiring story of a special CYO team whose love for each other has endured through the years, even through tragedy. Select the link for the full story and to see the video.

Details and the Video from Coach Frank Allocco available though the link

Details and to view the Inspirational video from Coach Allocco available through the link.