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

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WIN:   Coach Gunches smiles for the camera following Shalhe- vet’s 10-0 win over Environmental Charter Feb. 28. It was the Firehawk's first victory this season after starting off 0-2.
 Photo by Alex Rubel

New baseball coach brings 40 years of experience

By Tobey Lee, Features Editor
March 8, 2019

Shalhevet’s new baseball coach’s philosophy is quite simple: do your best, have a good time, and win. “I’ve only had...

GAME:   Hockey club leader Adam Ritz shelters the ball during a scrimmage in the gym Jan. 30.
 Photo by Carin Arbib

New hockey club turns gym into a rink for weekly games after Town Hall

By Joshua Weissmman, Staff Writer
March 7, 2019

Every Wednesday after Town Hall, most students leave the gym and get their lunch, but a few stay behind to make a hockey...

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...

CONTROL:   Firehawks and Panthers fight for ball possession at midfield Feb. 2 in Santa Monica. Played during on-and-off rain, the annual Saturday night rivalry game ended in a 1-1 tie.

No winner, no loser as Firehawks and Panthers battle it out in rivalry soccer showdown

By Alex Rubel, Sports Editor
February 4, 2019

A month after the Firehawk girls soccer team routed rival YULA Panthers 6-0, the two rivals’ boys teams squared off on the same...

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 team's 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 Ze'ev 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 Sunday's 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...

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