VARSITY HOCKEY SHUTS OUT MTA AGAIN FOR 2ND WIN OF SEASON

Game took place October 26th. 

The SAR Sting Varsity Hockey Team hosted the MTA Lions this past Monday night for their home opener. The Sting, coming off a 6-0 win against the very same MTA team, came out very lethargic. Buoyed by great play from goaltender Jacob Boim, MTA and SAR were tied at zero with around 4 minutes left in the first period. Wanting to shake things up, Coaches Howie and Noah Falkenstein decided to transition to a 3-1 composition, instead of the usual 2-2. With Azi Lavi, Josh Rosenberg and Solomon Freilich all playing offense, the MTA defense had no answer, and Freilich netted the first SAR goal of the night. In the second period, Freilich scored again, giving SAR a 2-0 lead. Around 5 minutes later, Senior Ariel Smith made a great pass to Captain Azi Lavi, who scored his first goal of the year, giving the Sting a 3 goal lead. With time running out in the second period, Sam Soff scored a nifty goal on a backhand, and SAR had a 4-0 lead. In the third period, Solomon Freilich scored again, his third goal of the night adding to his league leading 7th of the year. Jonah Amron and Ben Winter combined for a shutout for the 2-0, first place, SAR Sting. 

Joseph "Mog" Mogilner

WHILE GIRLS JV VOLLEYABLL DOMINATES MAAYANOT, VARSITY GIRLS FALL IN STRAIGHT SETS

Games took place October 26th

From the get-go the JV girls volleyball dominated the match. Although it was the first match of the year for the Sting, they displayed confidence and controlled the pace of the match throughout the night, as a result of converting on both their serves and slams. Led by star player Hayley Yurowitz, the Sting defeated the Rapids in straight sets, starting their season 1-0. 

While the JV squad had no issue with Mayaanot, the Varsity team miserably struggled. Due to the dominant performance from Mayaanot's Talia Kupferman, the Sting could never get in rhythm. Despite efforts from Seniors Sylvia Scheiner and Yael Weitzner, the Sting fell short of a comeback as they were defeated by the Rapids in straight sets. 

VARSITY HOCKEY DESTROYS MTA LIONS 6-0 FOR FIRST WIN OF SEASON

The Sar Sting Varsity hockey team marched into the lions den to face off against the MTA Lions for their first game of the year. The game started off slow for the Sting, as the score was tied at 0-0 with 3 minutes left in the period. However , after killing off an MTA power play , SAR was given a power play off their own . On the power play , SAR junior Solomon Freilich found the net to give the sting a 1-0 lead. Not more than 40 seconds later, Freilich again scored, this time on a nifty set up by senior Josh Rosenberg. With 1 minute left in the first, Freilich struck again, smacking a wrister to the top right corner of the net, giving SAR a 3 goal lead. SAR continued its ambush on MTA, as SAR junior Joey Mogilner scored to give sar a 4-0 lead. SAR would not relinquish the lead, buoyed by strong play from senior goalie Jonah Amron, and lockdown defense from sophomore Jason Burian and captain Azi Lavi. Freilich would score his 4th goal of the game late in the third period, on another beautiful pass from Rosenberg. Senior defenseman Eli best , lifted a shot over mta goalie Jacob Boim for the 6th and final SAR goal of the night. The game was a nice way to start the season for the now undefeated SAR sting.

Written by Joseph "Mog" Mogilner

SAR FALLS TO DRS WILDCATS IN PRESEASON MDY TOURNAMENT

Last Sunday October 18th, the Varsity Boys basketball team played the DRS Wildcats in a quest for the MDY tournament championship. The game was close throughout as Sar only trailed Drs by a few points at the end of the 1st half. However, once the 2nd half began, the Wildcats pulled away with their sharpshooting and stifling defense from Guard Yoav Deutsch and star Forward Gabriel Leifer. The Wildcats went on to defeat the Sting 52-41 and rightfully claimed their title. 

SAR JV BOYS BASKETBALL TEAM BEATS JEC IN OVERTIME OF FIRST EXHIBITION

Last night, the SAR JV Boys Basketball team played an exhibition game at JEC. The matchup was always close and was bound to come down to the wire. Late in the 4^th quarter JEC took a commanding lead but Noah “THE CLUTCH” Gurin hit a straightaway three to send the game into overtime. As the overtime clock was running down, SAR was down 48-46. Rushing the ball up the court SAR looked nowhere but to their knockdown shooter Gurin. As he was wide open in the corner, Gurin lined up for three and just as the great Paul Pierce once said, he called game. “THE CLUTCH” hit it and the bench went wild as the Sting went on to beat the JEC Thunder in stunning fashion 49-48. Led by Jake Schwalbe’s 15 and Noah Gurin’s 10, SAR has three more exhibition games to play.

VARSITY BOYS BASKETBALL UPSET DEFENDING LEAGUE CHAMPION HAFTR IN 2ND ROUND OF MDY TOURNAMENT

Last night, the SAR Varsity Boys Basketball team traveled all the way to Brooklyn, NY to take on the HAFTR Hawks in the 2^nd round of the MDY tournament. Going into the game, nothing but determination and heart were in the eyes of the Sting, as they were hoping to upset the defending league champs. The opponent, being the defending powerhouse they were, assumed the game would be nothing but a joke, however, the Sting had another idea in mind. Right off the tip- off, SAR turned over the ball. Although, they made a quick mistake, the Sting shook it off and prepared for one of the toughest defensive matchups they would face all year. Abie Perlow. Perlow is coming off a spectacular year for the Hawks, winning the league championship along with being named a 1^st team All American. While Perlow was expected to be quite the problem for the Sting, spectacular defense by starting Forward Eitan Hain and Center Rafi Kubersky helped minimize his production. While SAR had a commanding lead for the 1^st three quarters, the Hawks displayed a final effort in order to form a comeback during the 4^th quarter. After shooting some desperation three’s, and receiving an and-1, the Hawks cut SAR’s lead down to only 5 points. Luckily, moments later, Hawks PG Brian Nathan received a costly foul, allowing the Sting to extend their lead to 7. However, the Hawks did not give in, as they cut the lead back to 5. To the shock of the crowd, seconds later, Perlow received a technical foul, which allowed SAR to go back up 7. From there, the Sting controlled the pace for the rest of the game, and upset the HAFTR Hawks 54-43. Led by Smith’s 18 and Hain’s 16, the Sting will now look to take on YDE in the semi- final of the MDY tournament.

VARSITY BOYS BASKETBALL BEATS NSHA IN OPENER OF PERESEASON TOURNAMENT

On Monday evening October 12^th, the SAR Varsity Boys Basketball team squared off with the NSHA stars in the first round of the annual Magen David (MDY) tournament. Being the first preseason game of the year, both teams were expected to come out very slow. That being said, both teams are without last years seniors, creating an even playing field. The game was at a steady pace, as neither team was able to blow open the lead in the 1^st half. Once the 2^nd half picked up, SAR was able to control the pace but also extend their lead. Led by starting center Rafi Kubersky’s 15 points, SAR defeated the stars 33-25, advancing to the next round of the tournament, where they would face off HAFTR.