In a move that has been in the makings for over two decades, Brooklyn/Queens schools will be added to the Nassau-Suffolk Catholic League–effective spring 2020.
This is big news, as it adds more parity to a league that was already very balanced. Rather than three-game series, there will be two-game series for the Long Island schools and one-game against the Brooklyn/Queens schools.
This will not include the playoffs–the existing format will remain, but their hope is to build towards an intersectional or state tournament like public schools do.
Below is the letter that was sent out by Ralph Dalton, President of NSCHSAA.
Since the inception of the current format, here are the championships by school:
Chaminade – 16
St. John the Baptist – 12
Holy Trinity – 6
Kellenberg – 6
St. Anthony’s – 4
St. Dominic – 1
Last year’s championship was won by Chaminade, who defeated St. Anthony’s in two great games at Hofstra University. The previous year was won by St. John the Baptist over St. Dominic and in both 2016 and 2017, Kellenberg took the crown.
