By Jojo Abecassis ’25 In a highly anticipated playoff matchup, the 17-3 Haldane Blue Devils faced off against the 12-8 Leffell Lions. Junior Russell Wechsler led the Lions in scoring with 16 points as well as totaling 6 assists. Immediately, the Blue Devils jumped out to an early lead. By the end of the first
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The Lions and the Bees: Leffell vs SAR Boys Varsity Basketball Game, Monday Jan. 8
By Rafi Josselson ’25 What happens when lions and bees play basketball? On Monday Night, TLS’s Lions and Salanter Akiba Riverdale High School (SAR)’s Stings will face off in a highly anticipated and contentious game between both school’s boys varsity basketball teams. Junior and Team Captain Russman Wechsler is one of those excited. Since this
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Antisemitism at the Girls Varsity Basketball Game
by: Robin Bosworth ’24 Ever since I started school at what was then Solomon Schechter School of Westchester in kindergarten, I have always felt incredibly proud to be a part of a community that values kindness and Tikkun Olam above all else. This evening, at a Girl’s Varsity Basketball game, I was reminded of the
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Play Ball: Coach, Athlete Discuss Start of Spring Sports
by Hannah Jacobson Blue skies, sun shining, the slam of a mitt closing, the wind from a bat swinging, the dust cloud from a player sliding. This can only mean one thing: spring has officially sprung, and along with it, sports. After a long winter without school sports, The Leffell School 2021 season began on
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You Can Never Be Too Healthy in a Time of Crisis
By Andrew Bosworth Push-Up Sit-Up Run Bike Squat Lift. Athletics Director Scott D’Ottavio said that, in these unprecedented times, all of these activities are crucial to maintain one’s health. All Leffell School athletics are currently postponed until students return, but they may wind up being canceled. Even if sports do continue during this school year,
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First Annual SW Homecoming
By Sara Greenberg Schechter Westchester’s Athletics Committee organized SW’s first ever homecoming this past Sunday, October 7, featuring all of SW’s Fall athletics teams. Many excited students and faculty attended the event to support our school and show off their Schechter “ruach.” “It’s good spirit! We had a lot of people cheering the volleyball team
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Boys Varsity Soccer Season In Review
Defying any doubts that graduating nine players last year would weaken Schechter Westchester’s Boys Varsity Soccer team, the Lions this season advanced further than ever before in Schechter Westchester soccer history, ultimately ending the season as state runner-ups. Ranked first in the league, first in the region and second in the state, some are calling
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Meet the Coaches
Whether it’s in person, in the newspaper, or in the Daily Bulletin, athletes receive tremendous amounts of praise after a victory. However, those figures who played a role in reaching that victory off the field receive little acknowledgment. A coach can make or break a team, but their efforts and impact on the team are
