City Champs Fall 2018

The Christ the King (CK) Lady Royals girls soccer team did it again. CK beat Saint Joe's by the Sea of Staten Island by a score of 2-0 to win the New York CIty Title for the third time in six years. A week after winning the Brooklyn/Queens Title, the lady royals used that momentum to capture another City title. The game was a tale of two halves, where the Staten Island champions controlled the first half and the Brooklyn/Queens Champions controlled the second. St. Joe's created a couple of chances in the first half, but they were neutralized by the CK keeper sophomore Sara Villacres in the waning minutes of the first half. In the second half, junior Malena Arevalo gave the royals a great boost of the bench at the striker position and Read more >>

Royals Girls Soccer Captures the Brooklyn/Queens Title

On Friday 10/26 at 4:30 the Christ the King Lady Royal (CK) played at number 1 ranked Xavarian High School from Brooklyn and was able to capture the Brooklyn/Queens Championship with a final score of 1-0. The CK Royals were fresh off a semi finals win over Archbishop Molloy 3-1 at Brennan Field in Middle Village. The Royals took control of the game from the start playing attacking style soccer with high press. The royals midfield was able to control the first half and were able to create multiple chances for forwards Gabriela Campuzano, Taysha Deshommes and Angel Cruz. Freshman left winger Joanna Perez had the best chance to open up the score in the first half with a one vs. keeper inside the 18 yard box, but the Xavarian keeper was able to deflect Read more >>

Christ the King Women Varsity Soccer Defeats Molloy 3-1 to Win Brooklyn./Queens Semifinals

Christ the King Women Varsity Soccer (CK) defeated Molloy at Brennan Field on Monday October 23rd at 4:00 with a score of 3-1 in the Brooklyn/Queens semi finals of the Catholic schools association playoffs. The game started with  most of the play exchanges in midfield between the two teams. The CK midfielders were able to control the tempo of the game with a possession style offense and were able to utilize the forwards in order to create a balanced offense, however Molloy was able to open up the scoring on a counter attack in the 19th minute of the game. CK's players responded swiftly and were able to tie the game immediately when senior Pamela Pineda sent a ball to the box to freshman Joanna Perez who in turn calmly placed it in the net. Read more >>

Passing of Coach Walter Tuthill

Walter Tuthill, the former manager of the Christ the King High School varsity baseball team, and the Midville Dodgers’ elite Senior (17- and 18-year-old) team passed away on Wednesday October 3, 2018.
Coach Tuthill was a lifetime resident of Ridgewood. He and his wife of 40 years, Marlene, raised four children – Jason, Brian, Jonathan and Kimberly.
Coach Tuthill had been coaching for the past 35 years, starting with the YMCA and Ridegwood-Glendale-Middle Village-Maspeth Little League. He coached varsity Baseball for 17 years at Christ the King High School. Read more >>

CK Women Soccer Beats TMLA 8-0 in the home opener

On September 19th, 2018 the women soccer team at Christ the King High School hosted TMLA for their home opener. After playing three previous games on the road, the royals were looking forward to competing at their home turf at Brennan Field in Middle Village. The start of the game was sloppy and uneventful until senior fullback Karol Guaman opened up the score in the 16th from a cross created by winger Maya Marchan. The royals squandered many chances to score thereafter, but were able to score in the 37th minute on a goal created by Gabriela Campuzano and finished by fellow freshman Jaiden Vera. The lady royal's possession based second half created more opportunities in the second half and led to multiple goals. Guaman capitalized with her Read more >>

CK Lady Royals open the season with a 5-0 Win

The Christ the King Women Varsity Soccer Team opened the Fall 2018 season with a 5-0 win visting Cardinal Spellman in the Bronx. The game opened up with an onslaught of attacking chances by the royals that saw most of their chances kicked either wide of the goal or slightly above it. The deadlock was broken after Maya Marchan was fouled inside the penalty box. Senior Pamela Pineda converted the penalty in the 17th minute. Marchan scored the second goal in the 22nd minute assisted by freshman Gabriela Campuzano. Freshman Adriana Melgar was able to add the royals third goal in the waning minutes of the first hald from 18 yards out assisted by freshman Ashley Pintado. 

The second half started with CK's midfielders controlling most of the play, Read more >>

Christ The King Lady Royals Soccer Tryouts Fall 2018

The girls soccer tryouts will be on August 20, 21 and 22 from 9-11 at Brennan Field located at Lutheran Avenue in Middle Village next to the track field. Everyone is expected to bring plenty of water and be in top soccer shape. Read more >>

Varsity Baseball is Playoff Bound

The CK Boy's Varsity Baseball team is headed to the playoffs. Under third year Head Coach Steve Martinez the team finished the regular season at 9-3 and a Second Place finish in the CHSAA.
The team will begin the playoff hunt on Monday May 21st at Juniper Valley Park. 
Go Royals! Read more >>

Remembering NYC high school hoops legend Clare Droesch

By KRISTIE ACKERT
| NEW YORK DAILY NEWS |
MAY 12, 2018 
 
 
PHILADELPHIA - The thing I remember about Clare Droesch was not so much the natural way she found the basket. It wasn't so much the sweet jump shot that took her from Christ the King to the national stage at Boston College. It wasn't even her self-assuredness on the court or the dry sense of humor she had.
The thing that alway stuck with me about Clare was the respect that other players had for her.
A few days after she had set the Christ the King girls record for scoring back in 1999, dropping 48 points in a heated CHSAA battle between the Royals and scrappy Bishop Kearney, I was at her practice. Sitting in the stands waiting for then coach Vincent Cannizzaro to wrap it up, a few Read more >>

ALL-USA Girls Basketball Coach of the Year: Bob Mackey, Christ the King

COACH PROFILE:
Name: Bob Mackey
School: Christ the King (Middle Village, N.Y.)
Details: Coached his team to its 25th state Catholic school state title. Has coached three players who made the 35th anniversary ALL-USA girls roster: Sue Bird, Chamique Holdsclaw and Tina Charles. He was the ALL-USA Coach of the Year in 2005 and 2006. Also coaches volleyball at Christ the King.
Favorite food: Italian. It’s usually pasta.
Playing highlight: Played four years at Xavier High School in Manhattan and have some great memories with great players and great alumni.
My worst sport: Golf. I can’t putt to save my life.
Early jobs: The first job I ever had was cutting fruits and vegetables for a vegetable stand in the Rockaways for the summer. That Read more >>