By Zev Lonner 2020 Year after year, Mets fans like myself spend the offseason desperately searching for any shred of optimism to cling onto. The year 2019 was no different, as I found every available opportunity for hope heading into the current season. Countless outsiders questioned the Mets’ playoff aspirations, […]
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Volleyball Preseason Reflection
By Marley Kronenberg ‘21 With summer coming to an end and junior year approaching, I had a lot on my mind. I still had to finish my summer reading (which I, naturally, had saved for the last minute). I was trying to get a head start on the ACT process […]
Opinion: My Thoughts on Sports Leagues’ Injury Prevention Rules
By Zev Lonner ‘2020 In recent years, various sports leagues have trended toward stringent regulations in order to protect their players. One example is Major League Baseball’s new rule regarding runners’ slides into second base. Guidelines are now in place to determine whether the runner was sliding as a means […]
Opinion: The Current State of US Football
By Zev Lonner ‘20 Football — referring to soccer, not American Football — has always been far less popular in the US than elsewhere in the world. As a result, football fans in America must pray that the sport continues to grow, as it has begun to in recent years. […]
Opinion: The Generational Divide in Major League Baseball Fandom
By Zev Lonner ‘20 Basketball and football have grown into the most beloved sports among the youth of America. This was not always the case, as baseball had long held the title of “America’s Pastime” prior to its recent drop in popularity. The most devoted group of baseball fans today […]
Heschel Wins Senior Hockey Night
By Raphaela Gold ‘21 On Tuesday April 30, as Heschel hosted the Ma’ayanot Hockey team for a game, the school came together to celebrate the graduating students who have contributed to the team over their years at Heschel. This year, five senior girls on the Heschel Varsity Hockey Team were […]
Not the Tournament We Need, But the One We Deserve
By Zev Lonner ‘2020 As someone who is a committed follower of baseball and soccer, I often find myself struggling to contribute to school discussions about sports. Many of my classmates prefer football and basketball. However, there is one portion of the year when, despite my lack of basketball […]
Basketball Teams Celebrate Senior Night and Attend Tournament
By Sarah Horvath ‘21 This past month has been very busy for the basketball teams. Both the Varsity Girls team and the Varsity Boys team traveled to Canada to attend the Israel Becker TanenbaumCHAT Basketball Invitational hosted by the Community Hebrew Acadamy of Toronto. The teams were very successful […]
Heschel Homecoming
By Talia Levin ‘20 On Tuesday, November 20th, the Heschel school hosted its second annual homecoming basketball game. Students, alumni, parents, and faculty crowded into the middle school gym to watch Heschel’s undefeated boys’ basketball team face off against the JEC High School team. They continued their winning streak […]
Heschel Conflicts with Yeshiva League
By Raphaela Gold ‘21 and Talia Levin ‘20 Heschel has recently experienced conflicts with the regulations mandated by the Yeshiva League. The Yeshiva League, or more formally, the Metropolitan Yeshiva High School Athletic League, is a high school athletic league made up of 37 mostly-Orthodox Yeshivas and Jewish Day […]
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