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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...

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...

RUSH:   Firehawks quarterback Maital Hiller runs the ball as her teammates block the defenders in the Firehawk victory over YULA Sept. 16.

Hiller fills the scorecard as Firehawk girls dominate Panthers in flag football

By Alex Rubel, Senior Editor
October 6, 2019

Shalhevet's Girls Flag Football team walloped their rival YULA Panthers’ 30-2 led by Firehawk quarterback Maital Hiller’s...

POWER: Senior Yakir Kanefsky loads up to swing in the Firehawks’ 8-7 victory over the YULA Panthers April 14. The baseball team made the playoffs but lost 13-9 against the Hillcrest Christian Saints in the first round on May 2.

Playoff appearance caps strong season for baseball team

By Tobey Lee, Features Editor
June 5, 2019

After having a season last year that was described as a “debacle” by parents, the boys baseball team finished this season...

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...

CURSE:   Since the Chargers arrived, almost every LA team has gotten close to a championship.  None has won.

COLUMN: Are the Chargers LA’s curse?

By Clara Sandler, Co-Editor-in-Chief
March 13, 2019

For the first 15 years of my life, I was football team-less. I rooted for teams here and there -- I had a Manning brothers phase...

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