By Ruby Kazam ‘23, Staff Writer Since Heschel’s closure in early March, much of the Heschel community has stayed trapped inside their homes, leading to a decrease in people’s activity. During these trying times, it is prudent that we remain as active as possible to continue to be healthy and […]
Sports
How Heschel Team Captains Stay Active
By Sophie Rasol ‘22, Sports Editor The Heschel spring teams’ seasons have abruptly come to an end; nevertheless, it’s important to celebrate the diligent team captains and hardworking players who put their hearts into practices and games. The Heschel seniors have been leaders to everyone, on and off the court. […]
How Joe Burrow Changed the Criteria for a Draft Prospect
By Ariel Plevan ‘23, Assistant Sports Editor On Thursday, April 23rd, the Cincinnati Bengals found their future star. A few minutes after 8 PM, National Football League Commissioner Roger Goodell announced from his basement that the struggling Cincinnati team would take Joe Burrow, the reigning Heisman and National Championship winner, […]
The Heschel Community Weighs in on Tom Brady’s Move
By Zev Lonner ‘20 On March 17th, we were gifted with a distraction from the pandemic that has commanded nearly all the headlines: NFL sports writer Ian Rapoport revealed that Tom Brady was joining the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Predictably, journalists and broadcasters alike have discussed this deal endlessly ever since. […]
The Case For Sports
By Zev Lonner ‘20, Sports Editor Over recent months, I have spent a great deal of time thinking about why it is that I care about sports so deeply. Beyond the fact that I have been writing and editing sports articles in Helios, various events of late have led me […]
RIP Kobe Bryant
By Ariel Plevan ‘23 and William Rose ‘23, Staff Writers On Sunday, January 26th, the world lost one of the greatest basketball players of all time. Kobe Bean Bryant was killed in a helicopter crash along with his 13-year-old daughter Gianna and seven others. Kobe was an 18-time all-star, 2-time […]
Mo Busted
By Ben Shuster ‘23 Is Mohamed Bamba a bust? As the season progressed, Mo Bamba did not enhance any aspect of his game; rather, his game worsened and his statistics only decreased. Bamba was drafted eighth overall in the 2018 NBA draft by the Orlando Magic. He came into the […]
The Unspoken Dangers of Youth Athletics: Spoken.
By Sydney Butler ‘21, Contributing Writer To be an athlete is to be addicted to perfection. Every professional competitor thrives off of one thing: a fierce internal drive. The voice within pushing them towards success, no matter the consequences. That voice never stops for anyone, or anything. For me and […]
Opinion: Sports Media is Improperly Portraying Kyrie Irving
By Zev Lonner ‘20 Various sports commentators continue to engage in debates about the behavior of recent Nets acquisition Kyrie Irving, whose personality has been a topic of conversation both now in Brooklyn and back when he played in Boston and Cleveland. To me, though, much of the rhetoric by […]
Heschel Girls Push For Soccer Team
By Zev Lonner ‘20, Sports Editor A group of Heschelians have recently been pushing for a girls’ indoor soccer team. On December 11th, Rick Munn, the athletic director, led a tryout to which nine girls showed up. Now, weeks after the town hall program that brought up the discussion of […]
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