Welcome to Gatey CYO

Since its inception in 1964, the Gate of Heaven CYO has been a community based organization to benefit the children of South Boston with a mission of providing a positive, athletic, social and spiritual alternative to youth is achieved through our popular basketball program.

Gatey CYO is a great way to introduce your kids to new friends – and to have them active in a safe and fun environment.  We have programs for boys and girls, as early as first grade, and up through high school.  Kids play at all levels from basic instructional teams to advanced high school travel teams.  Many of our kids have been in the program every year since they were young – and want to come back year after year.  As a testament to the richness of our basketball program, many of our coaches played for Gatey CYO themselves, and want to inspire the next generation to learn the valuable skills and have the opportunity to make the lifelong friendships they found here.

In 1970 under the tutelage of Father White the Gate of Heaven C.Y.O. basketball program started. From its original beginning of 4 teams for boys 12 years of age and younger, with 1 commissioner it has grown to its present-day size of: