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The Student-Run Newspaper of Townsend Harris High School at Queens College

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The Student-Run Newspaper of Townsend Harris High School at Queens College

The Classic

Boys Varsity Handball Team advances to playoffs and wins its first game.

After rebuilding the team with nearly all new players, Boys Varsity Handball Team heads to the playoffs

Josephine Furst, Sports Editor May 10, 2025

As the spring season came to a close, the Boys Varsity Handball Team finished strong, placing second in their division. This was enough to make the playoffs, and they won their first playoff match against...

Watch live: Boys Varsity Volleyball Playoffs

Ryan Chen, Managing Editor May 6, 2025

Watch the first round of the Boys Varsity Volleyball playoffs above.

Athletic Association aims to support sports teams.

New student “athletic association” calls for a boost in fan attendance at sporting events

School spirit at Townsend Harris High School is strong in various ways – students take pride in their academic excellence, honor their traditions, and consistently foster a strong sense of community....

Townsend Harris alumna Io plays for Stony Brook University Women’s Basketball team as a guard.

Alumni Athlete Spotlight: Ioanna Gianopoulou and Kimberly Lau go from the Hawks to the NCAA

Kaitlyn Lee, Sports Editor April 15, 2025

The Girls Varsity Basketball team has had years of successful seasons. On top of that, the team has now produced alumni who have gone on to play college basketball. This year, college freshman and recent...

Spring sports teams share goals for the season.

With the spring season here, athletes and coaches set goals

Melissa Lai and Maliha Duggal April 10, 2025

As spring progresses, the spring teams have begun competing . The tennis, softball, flag football, badminton, fencing, handball, baseball, boys volleyball, and outdoor track teams are all bracing themselves...

The Girls Varsity Flag Football Team after winning city championships.

Athletes to watch this spring season

Eva Hannon March 25, 2025

Sports associate editor Eva Hannon reviewed PSAL statistics for every spring team and selected a player per team with interesting and noteworthy achievements to share. If you have any statistic from PSAL...

Girls Cross Country wins Queens Borough

Cross country and track & field runners discuss 2024-2025 personal records and team achievements

Alessio Volpe, Tabassum Ahmed, and Jaden Avila March 24, 2025

Sophomore Dennis Jeffrey II stood at the starting line, taking in the hum of the crowd. “It's a different atmosphere when you hear the crowd cheer during your race,” he said. The energy pushed him...

Girls Basketball team celebrating Rica's new record.

Senior Rica Ho’s varsity basketball career comes to a record-breaking close

Finley Chin, Staff Writer March 22, 2025

Girls Varsity Basketball Co-captain Rica Ho has concluded her senior season with a record-breaking achievement: the most three-point shots in a single game for the team.  At a January game against...

Jackie Hong plays for the Taiwanese Ice Hockey Team.

Junior Jackie Hong competes for Taiwan in International Ice Hockey Federation’s Under 18 Women’s World Championships

PJ Lee and Janna Pasig March 15, 2025

In January, junior Jacqueline (Jackie) Hong traveled to Latvia to play for Taiwan's team in the International Ice Hockey Federation’s Under 18 Women’s World Championships (Division II). The division...

The Varsity Boys Basketball team ends its season.

After playoff loss, strong season for Varsity Boys Basketball team comes to a close

Julian Kleinmuntz, Henric Zha, and Nathaniel Aviles March 11, 2025

The Boys Varsity Basketball team’s season ended last Tuesday in the second round of the playoffs. After winning their first playoff game against Fannie Lou Hamer 54-45, the Boys lost to Seward Park High...

Watch live: Boys Varsity Basketball playoff game vs. Fannie Lou Hamer

Yasmeen Ismail and Max Rosenthal February 28, 2025

Watch tonight’s playoff game at the link above. If the livestream goes down, we will add another link here.

Watch live: Girls Varsity Basketball Senior Night playoff game vs. Abraham Lincoln

Ryan Chen and Yasmeen Ismail February 25, 2025

Watch tonight's playoff game at the link above. If the livestream goes down, we will add another link here.

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