The Public Schools Athletic league (PSAL) is not known for making great decisions. After video evidence proved that the score of the playoff game in which the Runnin’ Rebels, Stuyvesant’s boys’ varsity basketball team, got eliminated in was in fact 40-40, the PSAL refused to hear the appeal. Last spring, when the baseball team was [...]
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Don’t Jump In
Backpage · Sports- September 4th, 2008 · By AARON GHITELMAN
Big Apple Games: A Place for All Student-Athletes
Sports- September 4th, 2008 · By OLUMUYIWA IDOWU
Little known to most athletes, the Big Apple Games is a PSAL program that provides New York City children with recreational opportunities during the summer. This past summer the six-week program lasted from Monday, July 7 to Thursday, August 14. The “Big Apple” focuses on serving the recreational needs of students from grades five to [...]
Coaching Switch Brings Offensive Changes
Sports- September 4th, 2008 · By JACK GREISMAN
At the Peglegs’ varsity football preseason practices this summer, graduated seniors were not the only team members missing. Early last June, Brian Sacks stepped down as head coach of the boys’ varsity football team to care for his newborn child and take a coaching job in Long Island to be closer to his home. Replacing [...]
Olympic Offenses
Sports- September 4th, 2008 · By SHALIYA DEHIPAWALA
The first goal of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), as stated by its Olympic Charter, is “to create a way of life based on […] the educational value of good example and respect for the universal fundamental ethical principles.” Instilling a sense of sportsmanship in the world’s youth is a noble cause for the IOC, [...]
“A Demanding Summer for an Exciting Fall”
Frontpage · Sports- September 4th, 2008 · By EILEEN CONNORS
Whether it was vacationing in exotic destinations, taking classes at elite institutions, working internships, or serving the community, most of Stuyvesant’s student body seems to have had a busy and productive eight weeks off from school. Despite all of these typical summer endeavors, however, some of Stuyvesant’s students were faced with yet another lofty goal: [...]
Hitmen Make Playoffs With Complete Team Effort
Sports · Web Exclusives- June 8th, 2008 · By DAVID DEGUZMAN
The Hitmen, the boys’ varsity baseball team, never thought of winning the city championship. All they wanted was a chance to do so. Although Stuyvesant lost to Herbert H. Lehman High School in the first round of the postseason, they were happy to merely make the playoffs.
The Hitmen had made the playoffs in each of [...]
The Year in Sports
Sports- June 2nd, 2008 · By LUC COHEN and CHRISTOPHER ZHAO
The 2007-2008 school year has been an extremely eventful one in the dramatic world of Stuyvesant sports. We’ve seen new teams. We’ve seen old teams get new fields. We’ve seen teams lose tied games. All in all, we’ve seen nine months of the hard work, obstacles and resilience that high school sports are all about. [...]
New Name, Same Result for Stuyvesant Beasts
Sports- June 2nd, 2008 · By OLUMUYIWA IDOWU
Despite its new name and new determination this season, the boy’s volleyball team, the Stuyvesant Beasts, was once again knocked out of the first round of playoffs on Saturday, May 10 by the William C. Bryant Owls. The loss marks the third year in a row that the team has failed to make it past [...]
The Problem on the Pitch
Sports- June 2nd, 2008 · By WACIRA MAINA
The Public Schools Athletic League (PSAL) is facing increased scrutiny and a possible lawsuit from dissatisfied parents who feel that the way the girls’ soccer season is organized violates Title IX, a regulation stating that males and females must receive equal opportunities in public school sports. In New York City, unlike anywhere else in the [...]
Lobsters Continue Tradition of Coming In Second
Sports- June 2nd, 2008 · By NORMAN YU
The Stuyvesant girls’ tennis team, the Lobsters, ended their season with a disappointing 4-1 loss to the Judges of Benjamin Cardozo High School in the city finals. The Lobsters had beaten the Judges in last year’s semifinals, but suffered a loss to a strong Midwood team in the finals. This year, Stuyvesant, seeded second, breezed [...]
