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The 2024-25 College Football Season: A Season for the Future

Zack Levy '26, Sports Editor January 28, 2025

The 2024-2025 college football season was a year of thrilling matchups, controversy, and dramatic storylines. With teams joining new conferences, a historic Heisman race, and a new playoff format, the...

Heschel Heat Begins to Heat it Up

Sammy Fisher '25, Sports Editor January 28, 2025

After a tough start to the season, the Heschel boys varsity basketball team has stormed back with authority, positioning itself in the middle of a playoff race.  Through the first five games of the...

Djokovic “Poisoning” Claim Adds Spice to Australian Open Drama

Ariel Zeltzer '27, Sports Editor January 28, 2025

As the Australian Open got under way, Novak Djokovic claimed he had been poisoned. The Serbian tennis star, who is aiming for his 11th Australian Open title, stated in a press conference on Jan. 9 that...

Jewish QB Attempts to Take BYU to the Promised Land

Sammy Fisher '25, Sports Editor January 27, 2025

As Brigham Young University (BYU), a Mormon institution, began its season rattling off nine straight wins, all of the attention was on their quarterback.  Jake Retzlaff has begun his Junior season...

Girls Basketball is Off to a Promising Start!

Olivia Levine '25, Editor-in-Chief January 27, 2025

On Nov. 4, the Heschel girls basketball team played their first game against the Hillel Heat, another team in the Yeshiva League. The game started with a tipoff from senior Eliska Levinson, who then promptly...

Heschel Basketball Shines at Weiner Family Basketball Tournament

Jake Rothenberg '27, Staff Writer January 27, 2025

The Heschel boys and girls varsity basketball teams competed at the Weiner Family Basketball Tournament in Baltimore, Maryland. Both teams displayed resilience and grit over the five-day event, competing...

Heschel Boys Basketball Looks to Make a Playoff Push

Jake Rothenberg '27, Staff Writer January 27, 2025

  The 2024-2025 Heschel boys junior varsity and varsity basketball seasons are underway. The varsity team looks to expand on its success from last year, when it made the playoffs for the first...

Giants and Jets disappoint fans once again

Leo Sohn ‘26, Staff Writer January 27, 2025

It’s officially week 16 in the NFL, the season is already over for the Giants and Jets.  The Jets started the season with high hopes: Aaron Rodgers was set to return from the season-ending injury...

The 2024 MLB Season: What a Ride

Zack Levy '26, Staff Writer January 27, 2025

The MLB season has ended with the Los Angeles Dodgers earning their eighth World Series title in franchise history. It was a season for the ages, with monumental moments, starting with Shohei Ohtani's...

Jewish NBA Players to Watch

Ariel Zeltzer '27, Sports Editor January 27, 2025

Three talented Jewish athletes promise to shine on the court in the 2024-2025 NBA season. NBA All-Star and Sacramento King Domantas Sabonis continues to dominate in rebounding (averaging 13.4 rebounds...

Heschel Students Compete for a Cause in the Heschel Open

Mia Biloon ‘28, Staff Writer November 21, 2024

The Hesed and Tzedek council on September 15 announced the Heschel Open, a pickleball tournament open to all high school students aimed at raising money for charity. Hesed and Tzedek Council Vice President...

Heschel Basketball Looks To Expand On Last Season’s Success

Sammy Fisher ‘25, Sports Editor November 21, 2024

The Heschel varsity basketball team is ready to build on its success in the 2023 season, when it made the playoffs for the first time since 2019. Under the leadership of then-rookie head coach Ethan...

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