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The girls varsity basketball team celebrates their championship banner.

Recap: winter sports wow

Eliana Wolf and Mia Forseter February 28, 2023

The winter sports season came to an exciting end Saturday night with CESJDS fans storming the basketball court after the girls varsity basketball team won the PVAC championship game. After trailing most...

Senior Talia Sporkin goes up for a block in the first half of the PVAC championship.

Girls basketball team brings home a banner

Kaylah Goldrich and Sasha Karasik February 27, 2023

The crowd fell silent in anticipation as freshman Talia Loeffler stepped up to the free throw line. With the CESJDS Lions up by two points and only five seconds to go, sinking these two free throws would...

SENIOR SUPREMACY:
The CESJDS Lions faced the Waldorf Red-Tailed Hawks for one of the last games of the regular season. Before the start of the game, a ceremony was held to honor the seniors in which head coach Ryan Eskow gave a short speech valuing each senior on the team. “I’m just really proud of the seniors. This has been an awesome senior group and they really deserve to win everything,” Eskow said.

Boys varsity basketball defeats Waldorf on senior night

Cati Werbin-Gradel, Arts and Entertainment Editor February 9, 2023

Sports betting has had a significant impact on Americans today.

Bet on it

Gila Safra, Reporter February 8, 2023

Alcohol, drugs and unhealthy relationships. All of these are taboo topics teens are constantly warned about. However, gambling, which is equally as risky and accessible, is often overlooked.  Sports...

Although grounded in Toronto, JDS athletes made light of the situation by building a snowman together.

JDS sends varsity basketball teams to Toronto to compete in international tournament

Sasha Karasik, Reporter January 31, 2023

Last week, the varsity girls and boys basketball teams traveled to Toronto, Canada to compete in the 2023 Israel Becker International Invitational Basketball Tournament, hosted at the Tanenbaum Community...

Junior Ari Blumenthal guards the ball in the Lions game against Berman on Jan. 19.

Berman defeats boys varsity basketball team in clean sweep

Julia Rich, Reporter January 24, 2023

Hundreds of CESJDS students, parents and teachers gathered to show their support for the boys varsity basketball team on Thursday, Jan. 19, against Berman Hebrew Academy. JDS lost the game 70-63. However,...

Senior Talia Sporkin rises up to block shot during the much-anticipated JDS vs. Berman matchup.

Girls varsity basketball team falls to rival Berman for the second time

Stella Muzin, Arts and Entertainment Editor January 24, 2023

Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School and the Melvin J. Berman Hebrew Academy have long been rivals, so when it came time for the annual Cougars vs. Lions game on Thursday, Jan. 19, the stands were packed....

Sophomore Benji Kushner goes up for a shot against Spencerville.

Junior varsity defeats Spencerville at home

Sadaf Zadeh and Tyler Portnoy January 12, 2023

The JV basketball team started off strong in their game against the Spencerville Hornets with a tipoff win along with two quick free throw points and they didn’t let up from there. Wednesday’s home...

Senior and co-captain Talia Sporkin tips the ball against the Spencerville Hornets.

Girls varsity basketball takes down Spencerville

Sophie Schwartz and Eliana Wolf January 11, 2023

Players and fans were on the edge of their seats as the Spencerville point guard took two back to back three pointers in the last four seconds of the game. The Spencerville point guard missed both shots...

Eighth grader Aviv Stein dribbles the ball on a fast break.

Middle school boys basketball falls short to St. Anslem’s at home

Joshua Dori and Penelope Terl January 10, 2023

As eighth grade point guard Aviv Stein dribbles down the court, he calls out the play “Carolina.” The team gets into position. He quickly passes the ball to eighth grader Caleb Berman, who knocks down...

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