In addition to working as a math teacher in New York, Paul Gilvary serves as chairman of soccer and basketball for the Catholic High Schools Athletic Association and umpire assignor for the Public Schools Athletic League. An alumnus of St. John's University, Paul Gilvary continues to follow the school's athletic teams.Through its first 15 games of the season, the St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team boasted a win-loss record of 14-1, which marked the team's best start since the 1982-83 season. On January 5, the team traveled to Washington, D.C., and defeated the Georgetown Hoyas in come-from-behind fashion to secure its first road win over its conference rival in 13 meetings. The last time the Red Storm defeated the Hoyas in the nation's capital was back in January 2003. St. John's trailed by as many as five points with less than one minute remaining in regulation, but Shamorie Ponds and LJ Figueroa each made a pair of free throws at the 14- and 11.3-second marks, respectively, to send the game to overtime. After a 7-1 run to start overtime, the Red Storm held on for a 97-94 victory. Ponds was the standout star in the game, as he made 6 three-point shots and finished the game with 37 points and 5 assists.
The recipient of a master's degree in secondary education from St. John's University, Paul Gilvary is an experienced teacher who also holds multiple administrative roles with New York-based high school sports associations. An avid sports fan, Paul Gilvary counts the Boston Red Sox as his favorite Major League Baseball (MLB) team.The Red Sox won the 2018 World Series, and one of the biggest contributors to that victory was recently re-signed to a four-year, $68 million contract. Nathan Eovaldi was originally acquired by the team on July 25 from the Tampa Bay Rays and, after registering a win-loss record of 3-3 to go along with a 3.33 earned run average (ERA) in the regular season, he was dominant in the playoffs en route to Boston's second World Series win in six seasons. The 28 year old regularly reached 100 miles per hour on the radar gun and allowed only four earned runs through 22-and-one-third innings in the playoffs. He came out of the bullpen during the World Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers, but picked up wins as a starting pitcher during the ALCS against the Houston Astros and ALDS against the New York Yankees. Through 156 career regular season games, the right-handed pitcher has a record of 44-53 and an ERA of 4.16.
