VARSITY HOCKEY CONTINUES THEIR DOMINANCE AFTER BEATING MTA 6-1

Varsity Hockey defeated MTA 6-1 last Monday night in Washington Heights. MTA, playing for their postseason lives, came out firing, dominating puck possession in the 1st period. Despite that, a Gordie Kolb power play goal gave SAR an early 1-0 lead. MTA quickly responded, however,  tying it at 1 moments later. The game was tied heading into the second.

       Early in the second period, off a faceoff, Ephraim Herstic made a beautiful pass to Joey Mogilner, who backhanded the puck into the net, giving SAR a 2-1 lead that they would not relinquish. Kolb then took over, scoring twice within a five minute span, and then assisting Judah Fortgang's second goal of the year. Jason Burian added a third period goal to finalize the score at 6-1, and the Sting improved to 9-0.

Their biggest challenge lies, as they will welcome in the DRS Wildcats, who are 7-0 and yet to be scored upon this season. The game will be live streamed on the Sting Sports Broadcasting Club.

VARSITY BALL PULLS OUT 11 POINT COMEBACK TO MOVE TO 7-1

On Monday night December 19th, the Sar boys varsity basketball team faced off against the TABC Storm. The game started off with sloppy plays from both teams. After trading baskets throughout the quarter, the Sting led 13-11. However, the lead didn't last long. The Storm outscored SAR 12-9 and finished the quarter up by two. From there, it was all Storm. After a number of jump shots from forward Mo Proctor and two key threes from guard Ranaan Kimmel, the Sting found themselves in a an 11 point hole. Though their margin grew larger, the Sting never gave up. With phenomenal play and leadership from Captain Daniel Wisotsky, the Sting were able to cut the TABC lead to a mere four points. Although the Sting were in the midst of a soon to be unbelievable comeback, the Storm were not going to give in that easy. With 1:15 left in the 4th quarter, the Sting were down 50-45. After a quick Wisotsky layup, the Sting found themselves down only three. Moments later, the Captain hit an and- one, but failed to convert the three point play. A timeout was called with 26.2 seconds remaining. Luckily for the Sting, guard/forward Andrew Haberman was called for a five second violation: Sar had them right where they wanted. As the clock ticked down, the Sting found no open looks. With seven seconds left, forward Dovie Marcus flashed to the foul line and received a quick double team: that's where center Adam Weiss came in. After drawing the double, Marcus found Weiss for an easy layup. The Sting were now up 51-50. After inbounding the ball, forward Adam Duitz tipped the pass away from star forward Mo Proctor right into Marcus' hands. With 1.4 seconds left in the game, Marcus hit both free throws, putting the Sting up by three. The rest was history. Proctor's half court heave came up short and the Sting pulled out the impossible. The Sting were led by another brilliant performance from guard Daniel Wisotsky, who finished the game with 20 points. Now 7-1, Sar looks to better themselves when they take on the Frisch Cougars Wednesday night in Paramus. 

BOYS VARSITY BALL MOVES TO 6-1 ON THE SEASON WITH BLOWOUT WIN VS KUSHNER

On Tuesday December 13th, the SAR boys varsity basketball team defeated Kushner 58-26. The game went at an easy pace for the Sting. Before the game, coach Halpert emphasized that this game was built to be a "trap" game and after hearing this, the Sting knew what had to be done. Defensively, SAR held Kushner's leading scorers Sam Bernstein and Sam Raab to 9 points each. Offensively, the Sting were always in rhythm. Behind Marcus' 18 and Wisotsky's 11, the Sting cruised to victory. The Sting look to improve their regular season record Monday night when they face off in a double header game in the Weather Center of the TABC Storm. 

GIRLS VARSITY VOLLEYBALL IMPROVES TO 4-0 WITH 3 KEY WINS

Maayanot Game-
Girls Varsity Volleyball beat the Maayanot Rapids in 5 dramatic games on Thursday night. SAR easily beat Maayanot in the first 2 games, but the Rapids' strong spot serving caused SAR to lose games 3 and 4. The table was set for an intense game 5. Team member Liana Lapp ('18) said, "Game 5 was the scariest game of my life". Both teams desperately wanted the win, and the gym practically shook with cheers and energy. SAR, reinvigorated by Coach Gryzlo's inspiring pep talk, improved communication and defense for game 5, ultimately achieving victory in a close match up! The team is excited to play Frisch @ Home on December 5 and hopes that this exciting win is indicative of a great season ahead of them!

Frisch Game-
SAR Varsity Volleyball beat Frisch in 5 intense games. The night started off grimly: Frisch crushed SAR in the first 2 games. Yet, as game 3 began, there was an undeniable shift in momentum. SAR Varsity came alive with strong receiving, blocking, setting, hitting and serving. Particularly notable was the playing of Rebecca Spitzer, a formidable blocker and spiker who has really come into her own this season. Equally impressive was the consistency of Captain Ariel Katz who ruled the court with her confident serves. SAR is glowing with pride from their admirable teamwork and incredibly excited for the rest of the season! 

Bruriah Game-
SAR Varsity Volleyball crushed Bruriah in 3 speedy games, 21-0, 21-12, 21-6. Notably, Captain Ariel Katz served a shutout in game 1. The team is looking forward to Kushner @ SAR this Monday!

By Ayelet Kalfus

SAR TAKES DOWN KUSHNER IN EASY FASHION

In a hard fought game, SAR Varsity Hockey defeated the Kushner Cobras 8-2 Wednesday night in Livingston. Captain Gordie Kolb scored three times to pace the Sting, while Shua Friedman scored twice to continue his tear. In a game where there were double digit penalty calls, the Sting Power-play was able to capitalize twice, with Friedman and Solomon Freilich each putting home a Power-play goal. Joey Mogilner scored the Sting's third goal early in the second period, giving them a 3-0 lead. Kushner, however did not go down without a fight, scoring a key goal to cut SAR's lead to 3-1. That was the closest they got however, as Romi Harcsztark scored his first career Varsity goal to give the Sting a 4-1 lead heading into the third. In the bloodbath that was the third period, SAR tacked on 4 goals, two of them with a man advantage, as Kushner took 5 penalties in the third period alone. Kushner scored their second goal with 5 minutes to play. Henri Kolb, yet again, was fantastic in net, improving his record to 4-0 with a 1.50 goals against average.

                                                                                                                                                                   

The Sting have dominated early season competition, getting contributions from nearly every player en route to a 4-0 start in which they are out scoring opponents 34-6. This stretch of early domination will be tested next week at #1 ranked Frisch, followed by playing 5 more games in a 13 day span against some of the league's best teams.

VARSITY HOCKEY DESTORYS TABC IN 2ND REGULAR SEASON GAME

Last Monday night, the SAR varsity boys hockey team welcomed the defending champs, the TABC Storm, to Riverdale for amuch anticipated rivalry game. Upon arrival, the Storm were greeted with 6 goals as a result of their lackluster defensive effort in front of goaltender Solly Weiser. Offensviely, Gordie Kolb had a hat trick, while Joey Mogilner, Jason Burian, and Judah Fortgang all added goals, two of which came on powerplays. Defensively, Henri Kolb was fantastic in net, while his defense held TABC's excellent powerplay in check. The game against the Storm felt like a breeze for SAR, as they easily moved on to 2-0. SAR looks to move on to 3-0 when they play MTA tomorrow night @ home. 

By Joseph Mogilner

VARSITY BOYS BASKETBALL PICKS UP EASY WIN @ HILLEL TO MOVE ON 3-0 ON THE REGULAR SEASON

After finishing runner up in The Steve Glouberman Tournament to Frisch two weekends ago, the Boys Varsity Basketball team was in need of a bounce back win: thats where Hillel came in. From the tip, the game was unbalanced. Sar jumped out to a 6-0 lead with back to back threes from Forward Dovie Marcus. Moments later, Center Sammy Sokol hit a layup, followed by a layup from Guard Daniel Wisotsky. Then, Marcus was found for another three, which ultimately forced Hillel to take their 1st timeout. From there, the rest was history. Sar closed out the quarter with a 27-7 lead. Although Hillel was with their premier scorer Isaac Beda, he was unable to take on the Sting alone. The pace remained the same with Sar coming out on top in each quarter. The final score was 84-55. Beda led Hillel with 36 points, while Marcus paced the Sting with 30 points. The Sting look to move to 4-0 Tuesday night when they take on the Heschel Heat.