ANNOUNCEMENT: With Ramaz falling to Jewish Culture in the Tier I quarterfinals and being eliminated from championship contention, we welcome Ramaz Assistant Coach and MacsLive legend Akiva Poppers back onto the picks panel. STANDINGS:  Marvin Azrak: 15-2 Yosef Silver: 13-4 Zachary Sicklick 12-5  Ari Schopf: 11-6 Oren Glickman: 7-8 Akiva Poppers: 0-0 Tier 2 Quarterfinals: #12 YULA vs #13 TABC: Akiva Poppers : I’m told that no one cared about the panel without me on it, but thi

Sting season is flying. #6 SAR takes it 75–51, in Tier I qualifying, and while #11 Katz had their moments, this quickly turned into the kind of game the Sting have been building toward all season. Early on, you could see the vision for Katz. Push the pace, let Nir Ovaknin get downhill, create some chaos — and for a stretch, it worked. A couple steals, transition buckets, and suddenly that early SAR lead started to shrink. From 24–18 to 24–22, the energy flipped. Katz fans wer

In what promises to be one of the most competitive Tier I qualifiers, the #11 Katz YHS Storm will battle the #6 SAR Sting on Thursday at 4:00 p.m. in the MSAC. SAR enters the tournament as the Yeshiva League runners-up under Coach Rafi Halpert. After a season defined by resilience, the Sting look to improve upon last year’s performance, where they entered as the #5 seed, defeated HA Montreal in the Tier I qualifier, but were ultimately knocked out by TABC in the Tier I quarte

Note: Akiva Poppers has resigned from the panel as he is now an assistant coach at Ramaz. In his place is MacsLive Associate Producer, Zachary Sicklick.  Wednesday picks: HANC vs. JEC Yosef Silver: These two teams played earlier in the year, but both coaches would tell you that they aren’t putting too much stock into the JEC blowout victory. JEC is a talented team with a few nice pieces. In their playoff game, HANC showed us they can hang with some of the best. I think this g