The School Newspaper of Cherry Hill High School East

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The School Newspaper of Cherry Hill High School East

Eastside

The School Newspaper of Cherry Hill High School East

Eastside

East drops to 10-5 and 1-3 in the division with the loss.

East falls in a close game to division rival Cherokee, 40-38

Hayden Laufgraben, Eastside Staff January 19, 2023

East traveled to rival high school Cherokee on Tuesday, to take on the Chiefs in a key Olympic Conference American division matchup. The Cougars came into the matchup with a 10-4 record. The Chiefs...

Jack Flannery (23) attempts a shot vs West in a 59-56 win for the Cougars.

East edges West in overtime, 59-56, to improve to 6-2 on the season

Noah Shapiro, Eastside Staff January 3, 2023

The rivalry between the Cherry Hill East Cougars and Cherry Hill West Lions is known for its excitement, and the most recent matchup on December 30th, 2022 was no exception. The Cougars, with a record...

Drop is pictured on the left as a player for Cherry Hill East and is pictured on the right as the East football coach.

Former player Drob returns to coach East football team

Shayna Oppen, Eastside Sports Editor December 13, 2022

Cherry Hill High School East’s football team has a winning record for the first time since 2011. Some people say we can thank the record this year to the new head coach, Tyler Drob. Drob attended Cherry...

Cohen rushes the ball vs West Windsor-Plainsboro earlier this season.

Cohen leads East football to best season in over a decade

Ava Richman, Eastside Social Media Manager December 5, 2022

This past fall season, the Cougars brought home their first conference title in 32 years. Starting quarterback Ben Cohen (‘24), first team conference winner in a limited season, helped lead the team...

Mental Health in Sports

When it comes to sports, we normally think of the positive things like winning the championship and creating lifelong friendships with teammates. We often don't look at the other side and the toll that...

There is a much larger percentage of males playing fantasy football compared to females.

Female participation in Fantasy Football is lacking

Brielle Lampf, Eastside Editor-In-Chief November 16, 2022

This year, I decided to try something new. For years, I’ve watched football religiously. Of course, I have been committed to my favorite team, the New York Jets, but even more than that, I have made...

After finishing 87-75 in the regular season, the Phillies made an improbable run to the World Series.

Phillies 2022 season recap

Sarah Begun, Eastside Staff November 14, 2022

Maybe next year, that’s what fans of the Philadelphia Phillies are hoping for. But this year got them pretty close. Game six of this season's World Series finished off the baseball season. With a score...

Cherry Hill East student athletes commit to college for various sports

Cherry Hill East Student Athlete’s College Commitments Part 1

Adam Borenstein and Lauren Winslow November 4, 2022

Welcome to the first of multiple commitment packages this year. These packages are meant to spotlight the student-athletes of Cherry Hill East that have decided to continue playing in college. This first...

East advances to the second round of the playoffs after defeating Eastern.

East shutsout Eastern in round one of the playoffs, 2-0

Hayden Laufgraben, Eastside Staff October 29, 2022

On Thursday afternoon, the Cougars faced off against their neighbors from across the street Eastern.  The two teams matched up earlier this season on September 13th, with East defeating Eastern 3-1....

The Phillies look to defeat the Astros for their third World Series win in franchise history.

2022 World Series Preview

Noah Shapiro, Eastside Staff October 27, 2022

It’s been a Red October to remember for Phillies fans as they are in the World Series for the first time since 2009.  The Phillies season has been a rollercoaster, to say the least. With a 22-29...

East captures its first conference title in 32 years.

East football dominates Haddon Township, achieves first conference title in 32 years

Adam Borenstein, Online Sports Editor October 25, 2022

Coming into his first season as head coach of the Cougars, Tyler Drob laid out a number of goals to his team for the upcoming season. One of them was to win their conference. The Cougars did exactly...

Philadelphia sports teams are helping bring revenue into the community.

Philadelphia sports impact the local economy

Natalie Finkelstein, Eastside Media Director October 23, 2022

We all eagerly watched Game 5 of the NLCS on television this Sunday, anticipating a moment of greatness, and it happened: Bryce Harper hit a winning home run in the eighth inning, taking our team to the...

The Cougars are unable to defeat the Lions for the 10th consecutive season.

East falls to West in annual “Battle of the Boot” matchup

Adam Borenstein, Online Sports Editor October 17, 2022

Despite the losing seasons for the past 10 years, the East football team always looks forward to their annual matchup versus West. This year’s team has a chance to finish with a winning record, which...

VIDEO: 5 Steps to Being a Great Soccer Player with Lizzy Sommeling

Natalie Finkelstein, Eastside Media Director October 17, 2022

Listen to the Great Lizzy’s advice to athletes everywhere! (Bloopers included.)

East dominates Eustace on senior day.

East cruises past Eustace on senior day

Lucas Tang, Eastside Photo Editor October 13, 2022

The Cherry Hill East boys soccer team took on Bishop Eustace as their impressive season continues. Saturday was senior day which commemorates the senior athletes that committed their four years of training,...

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