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Shalhevet news online: When we know it, you'll know it

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FIGHT: Firehawk and Bulldog players scramble for ball possession at the opening game of the CIF Southern Section playoffs Feb.12. Shalhevet prevailed 68-59 against Buena, a team that beat them by 14 in December.

Boys basketball team advances in CIF playoffs

By Alex Rubel, Senior Editor
February 13, 2020

The Firehawks came to play in the opening round of this year’s CIF playoffs, beating the Bulldogs of Buena High School in Ventura...

CHAMPIONS:  The Firehawk girls take a team photo with their championship trophy after beating Notre Dame 60-48 Dec. 12. After making some halftime adjustments, the Firehawks played an explosive second half to power to a comfortable victory.

Firehawk girls win their first-ever Milken basketball championship

By Alex Rubel, Senior Editor
January 6, 2020

For the first time in school history, the Shalhevet Firehawks have won the annual Milken Classic Basketball Tournament, beating...

EMOTIONAL:  From left, seniors Nicole Klausner, Eliana Mizrahi and Shayna Becker were among Firehawk fans worrying in the final moments of Shalhevet girls’ 65-61 semi-final loss to the SAR Sting in the Glouberman Tournament Nov. 9. The Firehawks led by as many as 16 points before halftime but were unable to eke out a win in a nail-biting repeat of last year’s tournament. The Maimonides MCATS won the girls tournament, and the Frisch Cougars beat the Firehawk boys to win the boys.

Heartbreak heroes: Girls and boys teams both dominate for most of their games, then lose in final seconds

From tip-off to the final buzzer, they played their hearts out. They gave it their all. But it wasn’t enough.  In the...

PRACTICE:   New JV boys coach Alex Plax leads a drill during practice on Sept. 24 Coach Ryan Coleman will be taking over the varsity basketball program this year, while Athletic Coordinator Coach Jeff Remer will have oversight on the JV program.

Coleman now leads varsity girls and boys, Remer coaches JV

By Alex Rubel, Senior Editor
October 7, 2019

Coach Ryan Coleman, who has been the head coach of the Firehawk boys varsity basketball team for the past five seasons and led...

RIVALRY:  Firehawk and Wolfpack players fought for position to get a rebound in the Firehawks’ 55-41 victory over the Wolfpack on the opening night of the Glouberman Tournament last fall. Following Shalhevet’s CIF quarterfinal loss 56-48 to Palm Springs in February, allegations surfaced that the Valley Torah coach gave the Palm Springs coach information about Shalhevet prior to the game, though Valley Torah denies any “malicious” encounter.

Shalhevet announces it has suspended play against Valley Torah in basketball

By Alex Rubel, Sports Editor
May 13, 2019

Shalhevet will refuse to play Valley Torah in boys’ basketball until the school’s head coach is replaced, because of help...

ATTACK:    ATTACK: Firehawk forward and Sarachek MVP Asher Dauer goes for a lay-up as junior A.J. Bennett tries to block it in the Firehawks’ 60-41 win over the DRS Wildcats Mar. 17. The Firehawks became only the second team ever to win YU’s Sarachek tournament two years in a row.

At Sarachek, reigning champion Firehawks win it again

By Alex Rubel, Sports Editor
March 19, 2019

They had already won the Glouberman title in November. They had already made a historic CIF run in February. And then, for...

LEAP:    Above, senior Jeremy Ashegian scores on a layup as Shalhevet beats YULA 46-38 in the first round of the Sarachek tournament Friday at Yeshiva University in New York. The Firehawks went on to defeat the DRS Wildcats on Sunday and will face Mogen David of Brooklyn  in the championship game today.

Aiming to break records, Firehawks headed to Sarachek championship game for fourth straight year

By Alex Rubel, Sports Editor
March 18, 2019

For the fourth year in a row, the Shalhevet Firehawks have advanced to the Red Sarachek Tournament Tier I championship game, which...

DEFENSE:   Firehawk forward Jeremy Asheghian attempts to block a lay-up in the Firehawks’ CIF playoff loss against the Palm Springs  Indians 56-48 Feb. 14. The Firehawks were the first Jewish team ever to advance so far into the CIF Southern Section Division 3A playoffs.

Historic playoff run ends with 56-48 loss to Palm Springs Indians in CIF quarterfinals

It was the first time a Jewish basketball team had made it this far. After moving up a division and beating tough teams like Lawndale...

STRUGGLE:   Firehawk guard Maital Hiller heads for the basket in the second quarter of a close game in the gym Feb. 13.  The score was tied at the end of the fourth quarter, and the Firehawks lost by 4 points in overtime.

Firehawk girls eliminated from CIF playoffs in overtime heartbreak against Bloomington Christian

By Caleb Fishman and Alex Rubel, Sports Editor
February 14, 2019

The Firehawks were defeated by the Bloomington Christian Ravens of San Bernardino County 52-48, in overtime in a roller-coaster...

WINNERS:   No. 2 Ze’ev Remer aims for the basket during the close game between the Firehawks and the Panthers Dec. 20. At the end of the fourth quarter, it was Zeev who made the game-winning shot, from that same spot on the court.

In new YULA gym, Firehawks topple Panthers with buzzer-beating shot

By Alex Rubel, Caleb Fishman, and Adam Tizabi
December 23, 2018

It was the shortest day of the year but a long road to victory Thursday night for the Shalhevet Firehawks, who defeated the rival...

EDITORIAL: Unity and equality through the Glouberman tournament

EDITORIAL: Unity and equality through the Glouberman tournament

November 29, 2018

By The Boiling Point Editorial Board There’s something in the air during the five days of Glouberman, when the East Coast...

STAR:  Firehawk guard Maital Hiller steals the ball and drives towards the basket for a lay up. That game, the Firehawks lost to the SAR Sting—the eventual winners of the girls’ tournament—by a score of 55-27.

Girls championship run halted after defeat in semi-finals

By Caleb Fishman, Staff Writer
November 29, 2018

A disappointing loss in the semi-final round of the 4th annual Steve Glouberman Basketball Tournament ended up silencing the loud...

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