Spring Sports Update

by Anna Siegel, SSLI '29

As warmer weather starts to make an appearance, spring sports are coming into session.

Girls Varsity Softball

Girls Varsity Softball has been practicing inside the gym and at the batting cage for the past few weeks. After the snow cleared up, the team was able to start practicing outside. While they are not able to play on the softball field yet, they have been practicing on the grass and created their own bases, infield, and outfield on which to practice.

Senior and captain Aviva Wolf said that during practices, they “have been working on fielding the ball. We have been really focused on interacting with surprise pop-up balls and grounders.”

Eighth grader and pitcher Zoey Diamond hopes to “improve on [her] pitching skills this season.” Diamond continued, “I also hope to cooperate and work together as a team.”

Wolf is hopeful for the first game and is “excited to see the team become closer throughout the season.”

Both girls are excited for the upcoming game.

Boys Varsity Volleyball

Last Wednesday, Boys Varsity Volleyball had a scrimmage against Kew Forest. They also had a game last night against SAR. They lost both games.

Sam Mitzner, a freshman, noted that “The scrimmage went fine. Teamwork and energy was very high, and everyone supported each other despite the errors. We didn’t win, but we kept the score close.”

Junior Sam Levenson remarked on last night's game. “The game was OK. I hoped that we would do a little better, but our couple weeks of practice showed up on the court, and I’m so proud of how we were able to go out there last night.” Levenson continued, “I think we could’ve worked on our defense a little more during the game. They had some pretty strong hitters on their team, and so if we were able to get around that, that would’ve been much better.”

The Boys Varsity Volleyball team huddled mid-game. (M. Hoffman)

Mitzner shared that, during practice, they have been “working on rotations, spiking and serving.”

For future games, Levenson hopes that they “can score a lot more and make our offense go faster. I think that if we clean up a lot of the smaller things, we will be in really good shape, because we already have a really strong foundation, and we’re a pretty solid team already.”

Boys Varsity Tennis

Boys Varsity Tennis is preparing for their first match on March 23. So far, they have had one practice.

Mr. Maffei, Social Studies teacher and the boy’s tennis coach, stated, “As of now we are figuring out everybody’s ability level and seeing where everyone is at in terms of their skills, playing matches against each other and going over the rules. We are all just trying, myself included, to get comfortable. It’s been a long winter, and getting back outside again is a big adjustment.”

Sophomore Josh Fine said, "I'm hoping to improve on my backhand and on my physical stamina this season.” He hopes that “the upcoming match goes well and we win as many games as possible" and that "it's nice weather to play in.”

Wishing good luck to all of our teams. Go Lions!

Anna Siegel is a writer for Paw Print Now and has been published on the site since October 2025. Anna is currently a freshman at Schechter School of Long Island and can be reached at the following email address: asiegel29@schechterli.org.