It was an incredible five days at Hustle & Heart Girls Basketball Camp which just finished its fifth summer. On the advice of past players, camp ran over Shabbos incorporating four days of basketball and one shabbaton. Adding Shabbos was amazing—it created a basketball family. One hundred and fifty girls all came together and became friends because they share a love of basketball. The girls got emotional as they sang together late into the night Friday night and again after seuda shelishit. Once Shabbos ended, they were once again able to push themselves and give it their all on the courts. The program still had four days of total basketball which included amazing clinics from experienced coaches and trainers, fierce competition with the top talent in the yeshiva league and amazing vibes. As the girls were boarding the buses, through the hugs and tears, they all kept saying they can’t wait for basketball camp 2022!

Congratulations to all the players and especially to the players who won the following awards:

Hustle & Heart Award:

Olivia Holschendler (Entering 6th, HALB, also winner of 1 vs. 1)

Erin Sheps (Entering 7th, Moriah, also winner of 5-3-1)

Zoey Levy (Entering 8th, Moriah, League Champ)

Daphna Steinmetz (Entering 9th, SKA, also winner of 1 vs. 1, 2BALL and League Champ)

Sari Gross (Entering 10th, SKA)

Paige Ratner (Entering 11th, Frisch, also winner of 3 vs. 3 and 2Ball)

Most Outstanding Player:

Kira Berry (Entering 6th, HALB, League Champ)

Ariella Piontnica (Entering 7th, Moriah, also winner of 3 vs. 3)

Olivia Solomon (Entering 8th, Moriah, also winner of 1 vs. 1)

Julia Berry (Entering 9th, SKA, also winner of 2Ball)

Samantha Pruzansky (Entering 10th, Frisch, also winner of 1 vs. 1 and foul shots)

Arianne Horowitz (Entering 11th, HAFTR)

Most Improved Player:

Yardena Steinmetz (Entering 7th, HAFTR, also winner of Hotshots)

Evelyn Fried (Entering 8th, Moriah, also winner of 2Ball)

Laura Nagler (Entering 10th, Central)

Shoshana Schwarz (Entering 11th, Frisch, also winner of Hotshots)

Best Defensive Player:

Shayna Eizikovitz (Entering 7th, RYNJ, also winner of 1 vs. 1, 3 vs. 3 and League)

Tamar Feldman (Entering 8th, Yeshivat Noam)

Eliana Leitner (Entering 10th, Central)

Shifra Prager (Entering 10th, Ma’ayanot)

Kayla Schiff (Entering 11th, Frisch, also winner of League)

All Stars:

Rocky Teplitsky (Entering 6th, SAR)

Hannah Babich (Entering 6th, Kushner)

Abby Wiater (Entering 6th, Kushner)

Talia Fried (Entering 7th, Moriah)

Rayli Kroll (Entering 8th, SAR)

Orli Scharf (Entering 8th, Noam, League Champ)

Sarah Silver (Entering 8th, Yavneh, also winner of foul shots)

Leah Sicklick (Entering 8th, HALB)

Isabelle Nadritch (Entering 8th, Moriah)

Nava Bousbib (Entering 8th, Moriah, also winner of Hotshots)

Talia Zelkowitz (Entering 9th, SAR, also winner of 3 vs. 3, Hotshots and League)

Lily Wurzburger (Entering 10th, SAR, also winner of 2Ball)

Eliana Menashe (Entering 10th, Frisch)

Jackie Carter (Entering 10th, Frisch)

Galil Neuer (Entering 10th, Frisch)

Meira Falk (Entering 10th, Berman)

Abbi Kammerman (Entering 10th, HAFTR)

Meghan Gottfried (Entering 10th, SKA, also winner of Hotshots)

Rebecca Kermaier (Entering 11th, Frisch, also winner of foul shots)

Simona Goldberg (Entering 11th, SKA, also winner of 2Ball)

Elisabeth Gurtman (Entering 11th, HAFTR)

Skills

Dalia (Entering 10th, Frisch) & Gabrielle (Entering 8th, Noam) Hoffer (5-3-1)

Sydney Fishkin (Entering 10th, SAR, 2Ball)

Alex Magence (Entering 8th, SAR, 3 vs. 3 Champ)

Ella Ashendorf (Entering 11th, Ma’ayanot, 3 vs. 3 Champ)