Varsity Boys Basketball vs. FRISCH

Sting Lose Nail-Biter To Cougars; Now Look Ahead To Satran Tournament

December 22nd, 2013- In a major division rivalry game, SAR fell to Frisch 45-43 in overtime. The game was close throughout, as neither team was able to pull away at any point. Both teams displayed strong all around performances, but it was the Hod brothers whose clutch shooting from three enabled Frisch to be in control for most of the game. Hyman and Shenwick played very nicely overall. Tyler Hod hit the winner on a baseline floater with just two seconds left. Despite the tough loss, SAR has the luxury of being in the "improvement" stages, while other teams have hit their peaks already. Sitting at 6-2 in league play, the Sting come back from winter break and get right back into the swing of things in the 2014 Scott Satran Memorial Tournament. Look for SAR to make some serious noise out on the Island.

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Updated Standings: December 25th, 2013

Here is a look the updated standings for our fall sports teams as we head into 2014. Go Sting!

JV Boys Basketball: 5-0
Varsity Boys Basketball: 6-2
JV Girls Basketball: 4-1
Varsity Girls Basketball: 5-2
JV Boys Hockey: 6-2
Varsity Boys Hockey: 5-5-1
JV Girls Volleyball: 5-2
Varsity Girls Volleyball: 3-3

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JV Girls Basketball vs. HAFTR

JV Girls Bounces Back

December 23, 2013- The JV Girls basketball team bounced back from a loss against Kushner with a strong 16 point win over the HAFTR Hawks. SAR was up 7-3 after the 1st quarter and had a 17-6 lead going into the locker room. Feeling confident that their pressure defense would be a continued success, The Lady Sting stuck with it in the second half and managed to hold HAFTR to 14 total points by the end of the 3rd.  In the end, SAR pulled out a win and beat the HAFTR Hawks 33-17.  Rebecca Kann led the Lady Sting with 16 points. The JV girls are now 4-1 and try to keep the winning streak alive on Sunday January 12 against the Frisch Cougars.

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Breaking News

Breaking: Varsity boys basketball will be competing in this year's Satran Tournament.
— StingReport (@StingReport) December 22, 2013

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JV Boys Basketball vs. FLATBUSH

Sting Take Rubenstein Title

December 21st, 2013- In a rivalry game only itntesified by the Homecoming crowd and the stakes at hand, SAR defeated Flatbush 38-25. The Sting came out on fire, led by Ariel Smith and Kubersky, who kept opponents out of the paint for the most of the evening. The Sting took a nice lead into the half, but Flatbush's three point shooting kept them alive. Eventually in the third quarter, SAR was able to build a substantial lead and put the game out of reach. The sophomore experience exhibited by SAR clearly rubbed off on the freshman, particularly on tournament all star Daniel Wisotsky, who finished with 8 in breakthrough performances. Defense was the main story line for SAR, and Coach Courtney honed in on that in his post game remarks. "To hold a team to a mere 25 points is indicative of top-notch, swarming defense." The Tournament MVP was Kub, who finished with 9, while Smith and Wisotsky took home all star awards. Although SAR won Tier II, they still went 3-0 in tournament, and go back to regular season play having played a great tournament. This team is no fun to mess with. Go Sting!

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Varsity Boys Basketball vs. FLATBUSH

Sting tame the Falcons

December 21, 2013- In front of a packed Homecoming crowd, Varsity Boys Basketball defeated Flatbush 44-24 to improve their regular season record to 6-1. The Sting started out the game on a dominatinf 11-2 run,  jumped out to an 11-6 lead after one quarter and a 20-9 lead at the half. The Sting's success was largely due in part to the team's inside game. In the second half, the Sting's three-pointers were still not falling (they had zero on the day), but the inside presence of center Sammy Marcus and relentless drives to the basket by starting guards Daniel Jonas and Sammy Hyman were enough to help the Sting go home with a comfortable victory. Hyman led the way for SAR with 17 points, Marcus finished with 9, and forward Zach Wohlberg had 7 on the evening. On his birthday, Shenwick led the charge on the defensive end of the court. 
Nathan Haddad led the Falcons with 9 points, and Buddy Settzu and Meyer Mizrahi each had 4 in the loss.
SAR looks to exact revenge against Frisch, the team who handed them their only loss of the season, on December 23rd in the Hive.

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Varsity Girls Basketball vs. FRISCH

Sting fall to Cougars

December 19th, 2013- Varsity Girls Basketball was defeated by Frisch last night 32-23. 
The Cougars jumped out to an early 6-0 lead, and were able to control the tempo throughout the first half, heading into the locker room with a 19-13 lead.
In the third quarter, the Lady Sting struggled offensively, and deficit grew to 27-17 at the end of the quarter. SAR started off the fourth quarter on a 4-0 run, but that's as close as they got in Frisch's nine-point win.
Rebecca Packer led the Lady Sting with six points, and Dahlia Fischer, Leah Shulman and Sara Waxman each had four in the loss.
Despite the loss, the team still sits at a respectable 5-2, and they remain a threat to go far in the playoffs.  They look to bounce back on January 5th against Hillel.