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Firehawks at Glouberman 2018: How they did it

January 16, 2019

By The Boiling Point Staff It was a full-team effort when the Firehawks won the boys championship at this year's Steve Glouberman...

WINNERS:   LA Rams running back Todd Gurley receives a hand-off from quarterback Jared Goff in the teams 30 - 22 victory over the Cowboys Saturday night.

Poll shows Firehawks favor Rams as both LA teams make NFL playoffs

The results are in. Whatever happens in this weekend’s playoff games, the Los Angeles Rams have thus far won the...

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...

DOMINANT:    Asher Dauer, No. 33, jumped for a bucket in the closing minutes of Sundays championship game against the SAR Sting. The Firehawks led the entire game and won the boys tournament easily, with 11 points their smallest margin of victory over four games.

In Glouberman’s 4th year, Firehawk boys and SAR girls dominate

By Alex Rubel, Sports Editor
November 26, 2018

Shalhevet’s very own Firehawk boys brought the school its first-ever Glouberman Tournament boys championship title, though...

SERVE:    Freshman Jessica Melamed starts a play as her teammates get into position during the Firehawks’ victory over Wish Charter in the gym Oct. 18.

Same number of wins, newfound ‘sisterhood’ for Volleyball team

By Tobey Lee, Features Editor
November 19, 2018

Growth, improvement and “sisterhood” were three big wins of this year’s girls volleyball season, players say.    They...

DOMINANT:    Asher Dauer, No. 33, jumped for a bucket in the closing minutes of Sundays championship game against the SAR Sting. The Firehawks led the entire game and won the boys tournament easily, with 11 points their smallest margin of victory over four games.

FIREHAWK BOYS CRUISE TO THEIR FIRST-EVER GLOUBERMAN CHAMPIONSHIP

By Alex Rubel, Sports Editor
November 5, 2018

For the first time in school history, the Shalhevet Firehawks boys team have won the championship of the tournament their own...

PAUSE:    Firehawk boys basketball team members paused on the court before the first game as Rabbi Block led 11 seconds of silence in honor of victims of the synagogue shooting in Pittsburgh.  Star guard Zack Muller, second from right in blue, did not play, but the Firehawks won anyway.

Glouberman opens with more teams, more fans and two victories for the Firehawks

The fourth annual Steve Glouberman Basketball Tournament began tonight with a Firehawk boys victory over the Valley Torah Wolfpack...

AFTERMATH:    Red Sox players meet the news media in Dodger Stadium after winning the World Series four games to one  Oct. 29.  The stands above them, which had been a sea of blue and white, had mostly emptied out -- except for Boston fans, dressed in red.

World Series loss saddens most – but not all – Shalhevet baseball fans

By Alex Rubel, Sports Editor
October 31, 2018

UPDATED Nov. 11, 2018 The drought continues. With the Dodgers coming fresh out of a critical,...

MIXED:   Dodger and Red Sox fans ate chicken wings and watched Game 2 of World Series together on Oct. 24 in the cafeteria.

Loss doesn’t dampen spirits as Dodger and Red Sox fans watch Game 2 of World Series together after school

By Andrew Petlak, 9th Grade
October 26, 2018

Nineteen students and faculty members gathered in the cafeteria to watch Game 2 of the World Series Wednesday night, but for the...

CELEBRATE:    Dodgers celebrated on the field in Milwaukee after their division-winning defeat of the Brewers Oct. 20.

Excitement, optimism at Shalhevet as Dodgers advance to World Series

By Alex Rubel, Sports Editor
October 23, 2018

Special festivities are planned at Shalhevet to celebrate the Dodgers making the World Series and to cheer them on, but most will...

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