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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...

Frisch Cougars boys win 5th Annual Glouberman Tournament

Frisch Cougars boys win 5th Annual Glouberman Tournament

November 10, 2019

Congratulations to the Frisch Cougars boys team on their victory in the 5th Annual Glouberman Tournament championship! They went...

MAIMONIDES MCATS girls win 5th Annual Glouberman Tournament

MAIMONIDES MCATS girls win 5th Annual Glouberman Tournament

November 10, 2019

Congratulations to the Maimonides MCATS girls team on winning the 5th Annual Glouberman Tournament! They went 5-0 during their...

BOOM:   Sophomore Joel Asheghian attempts a lay-up in the Firehawks 53-35 win over the HAFTR Hawks Nov 7. The Firehawks boys are set to play the SAR Sting at 1:30 p.m today after the girls play the YULA Panthers at noon.

Day two brings two more wins for Firehawks

By Alex Rubel, Senior Editor
November 8, 2019

For the second day in a row, both Shalhevet basketball teams cruised to victory in the seeding round of the Fifth Annual Steve...

BOOM:   Firehawk senior Jacob Benezra performs his second slam-dunk of the night as the Firehawks beat the Ramaz Rams 50-44 in the opening game of the Fifth Annual Steve Glouberman Tournament in the Reich Family Gymnasium.  Afterwards, the Firehawk girls took on their Ramaz counterparts and trounced them 59-20.

Both Firehawk teams dominate on opening day at Glouberman

By Alex Rubel, Senior Editor 
November 7, 2019

So far, so good.  It was a successful start for both Firehawk basketball teams as they completed a back-to-back sweep...

SLAM:    Sophomore Jonah Ackerman spikes the ball during today’s dunk contest in the gym, held to rouse Firehawk fans ahead of the fifth annual Steve Glouberman Basketball Tournament, which opens at 3 p.m. tomorrow. The tournament will now end on Saturday night as opposed to Sunday morning last year.

‘Midnight madness’ planned for championship games as Glouberman gears up for Wednesday start

By Alex Rubel, Sports Editor
November 5, 2019

With this year’s Fifth Annual Steve Glouberman Tournament set for tip-off on Wednesday night, not much has changed. As always,...

Steve Glouberman Basketball Tournament 2019

Steve Glouberman Basketball Tournament 2019

November 5, 2019

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TEAMWORK: Firehawk volleyball players perform a team cheer ahead of their home game against Enviromental Charter on Sept. 25. Team members say communication is important, especially among players who call for the ball.  Enthusiasm for the sport continues to grow as practice becomes more rigorous.

Team spirit bumps girls volleyball team to new heights

By Alex Rubel, Senior Editor and
October 27, 2019

Senior Ashley Botnick has played on the volleyball team for all four years of high school, and this year, she is one of the teams’...

FOCUS: Senior Zach Helfand winds up to pitch during the Firehawks win over the East Valley Eagles Sept. 22. The Firehawks are participating in a fall ball program until Dec. 1 in preparation for the competitive season next spring..

Firehawk baseball program is no longer seasonal

By Adam Tizabi, Staff Writer
October 23, 2019

Welcome to fall ball. For all of Shalhevet’s history, baseball has been played as a spring sport. But this...

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