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Noam Jacobovitz

Noam Jacobovitz, Sports Editor

Number one Robert "Fat Rob" Kelley fan in the world. Future homeowner. Enjoys shawarma. Yes, Joe Flacco is elite.

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Minor setback for a major comeback: Tigers share their experiences with injuries

Minor setback for a major comeback: Tigers share their experiences with injuries

Noam Jacobovitz, Sports Editor May 5, 2019

Wilson student-athletes train hard and play harder. Competing at a high-level, some end up facing time sidelined due to injuries. These injuries, short-term or long-term, can be very difficult to recover...

Running up a bill: Tenley Tiger Run

Running up a bill: Tenley Tiger Run

Noah Gross and Noam Jacobovitz May 5, 2019

When the azaleas and cherry blossoms start to bloom, Tiger faithful know that the Tenley Tiger Run is around the corner. This year, the run boasted a new a high in participantion, clocking in at 536 runners....

Wilson alum already playing big minutes for Terps

Wilson alum already playing big minutes for Terps

Noam Jacobovitz, Sports Editor January 26, 2019

Ricky Lindo Jr. was supposed to be playing at Northfield Mount Hermon, a prep school in Massachusetts, this season. Instead, Lindo finds himself as a key rotation player for the 13th-ranked Maryland Terrapins,...

Boys basketball aims for a groundbreaking season

Boys basketball aims for a groundbreaking season

Noam Jacobovitz, Sports Editor December 16, 2018

Coming off its most decorated season ever—repeating as DCIAA champions and winning the DCSAA championship for the first time in school history—the Wilson boys basketball team still wants to climb higher....

Wilson football finishes regular season at 8-2

Wilson football finishes regular season at 8-2

Noam Jacobovitz, Sports Editor November 7, 2018

Wilson completed its regular season on Friday with a 27-9 victory at Eastern. The Tigers finished 5-1 in DCIAA play, with their only loss coming against HD Woodson. Wilson secured the second seed in the...

Tigers dominate Eastern 47-13 in homecoming game

Tigers dominate Eastern 47-13 in homecoming game

Noam Jacobovitz, Sports Editor October 8, 2018

Twenty-one seconds in. The Wilson sideline roars. Senior Quincy Barber, after snaking around the field to avoid being tackled, steps into the end zone. Barber puts Wilson up 7-0 after taking the opening...

Mitchell twins declare recruitment shut down after Maryland visit

Mitchell twins declare recruitment “shut down” after Maryland visit

Noam Jacobovitz, Sports Editor October 8, 2018

“It is the best choice of our career,” said senior Makhi Mitchell about his and his brother Makhel’s verbal commitment to play basketball at Maryland, a school they had been in contact with since...

Wilson beats Carroll 30-26

Wilson beats Carroll 30-26

Noam Jacobovitz, Sports Editor September 18, 2018

The Wilson football team beat Archbishop Carroll 30-26 Saturday at RFK Stadium in the Events DC Kickoff Classic. The Tigers are now 3-1 this season, which is a “huge improvement from last year,” quarterback...

Former Tiger Brenton Petty tears into Terrapin territory

Former Tiger Brenton Petty tears into Terrapin territory

Noam Jacobovitz, Sports Editor August 31, 2018

Five years ago today, Brenton Petty was getting ready for his senior season and hoping to lead Wilson basketball to its first DCIAA title in decades. Now, Petty is working with some of the best college...

Jay Heath commits to Boston College

Jay Heath commits to Boston College

Noam Jacobovitz, Sports Editor August 31, 2018

Next year, senior guard Jay Heath will be part of the tradition that is Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) basketball. Over the summer, Heath finished his recruitment process and committed to Boston College...

Ultimate frisbee season wrap up

Ultimate frisbee season wrap up

Noam Jacobovitz, Sports Editor June 11, 2018

Although it may come as a shock to many, Wilson’s most successful team this year was arguably the ultimate frisbee team. Having both a boys and girls team, the fruits of on-field success are enjoyed...

Tiger baseball lifts first ever DCSAA title

Tiger baseball lifts first ever DCSAA title

Ethan Leifman and Noam Jacobovitz June 11, 2018

Extra innings. Two outs, two strikes. St. Albans up 4-3. And then, almost out of a movie, senior Sam Himmelfarb hit a walk off double in the bottom of the ninth inning over the left fielder’s head, flipping...

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Basketball stars display talents on top AAU circuits

Noam Jacobovitz, Sports Editor June 11, 2018

After posting the most successful season in Wilson basketball history with DCIAA and DCSAA championships to boast, Wilson boys basketball team members now find themselves playing across the country against...

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A star taken too soon: James Hampton

Noam Jacobovitz, Sports Editor May 29, 2018

James Hampton passed away Saturday evening after collapsing in the middle of a Nike Elite Youth Basketball League (EYBL) tournament game in Hampton, Virginia, at just 19 years old. Before collapsing, Hampton...

Wawa store to open in Tenleytown

Wawa store to open in Tenleytown

Noam Jacobovitz, Sports Editor May 27, 2018

Wawa, the ever-expanding convenience store chain, is coming to Tenleytown. The Philadelphia-based retailer will be opening its third DC store in Tenley later this year or in early 2019. Filling the 7,000...

Tiger athletes of all kinds embracing the grind

Tiger athletes of all kinds embracing the grind

Noam Jacobovitz and Aaron Rosenthal May 9, 2018

Long before Wilson’s teams are seen dominating the field, they can be found lifting weights and running laps. We decided to take a look into the workout programs of a couple different sports at the school...

Decorated Mitchell twins arrive at Wilson

Decorated Mitchell twins arrive at Wilson

Noam Jacobovitz and Noah Gross April 18, 2018

Last year, twins Makhi and Mahkel played with number one player in the country, RJ Barrett, at famed Montverde Academy in Florida. The 6’9” University of Maryland committed twins have taken their talents...

Parkland survivor reflects on tragedy

Parkland survivor reflects on tragedy

Noam Jacobovitz, Sports Editor March 23, 2018

Sam Zeif’s life changed forever the day before his 18th birthday. On February 14, Zeif’s former schoolmate Nikolas Cruz opened fire on Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, killing...

Basketball team captures elusive DCSAA title

Basketball team captures elusive DCSAA title

Noam Jacobovitz and Aaron Rosenthal March 8, 2018

Two-point game. 10 seconds left in the second overtime. St. John’s junior shooting guard Casey Morsell searches for holes in the Tigers’ defense. With time winding down, he is forced to penetrate and...

NCAA student-athletes should be paid

NCAA student-athletes should be paid

Noam Jacobovitz, Sports Editor March 3, 2018

With the National College Athletic Association (NCAA) Tournament taking place, I am reminded yet again that the NCAA is making upwards of $900 million from the event, with about 90 percent coming from...

Changes needed in Redskins front office

Changes needed in Redskins front office

Noam Jacobovitz, Sports Editor March 2, 2018

The fish rots from the head. This saying applies to many things in life, and the Redskins front office is not excluded. The Redskins will not win a Super Bowl nor make any real progress until President...

Loaded basketball team begins season with tremendous expectations

Loaded basketball team begins season with tremendous expectations

Noam Jacobovitz, Sports Editor December 11, 2017

With an influx of transfers and a returning core, Wilson basketball hopes to prove that they are the top team in the area this season. After winning the DC Interscholastic Athletic Association (DCIAA)...

Wilson football ends season with controversial loss

Wilson football ends season with controversial loss

Noam Jacobovitz, Sports Editor November 26, 2017

Last weekend, the Wilson Tigers played their last DCIAA game of the season, losing 35-29 to a good Ballou team. Wilson ends their season at 6-5, but the loss to Ballou does not come without controversy....

OJ Simpson released from prison

OJ Simpson released from prison

NOAM JACOBOVITZ, Sports Editor November 8, 2017

O.J. Simpson, the infamous former football star, was freed on parole September 30th after nine years in Nevada state prison. Simpson was indicted for armed robbery and put into the Lovelock Correctional...

Redskins enter the 2017-18 season hoping to build off last seasons efforts

Redskins enter the 2017-18 season hoping to build off last season’s efforts

Noam Jacobovitz, Sports Editor September 26, 2017

The Washington Redskins enter the 2017-18 season with numerous questions to answer, in the extremely rigorous NFC East. Last season came to a close with unfinished business. The Redskins were one game...

Football team surrounded by uncertainty

Football team surrounded by uncertainty

Noam Jacobovitz, Sports Editor September 6, 2017

 The Wilson Tigers football team enters the upcoming 2017 season surrounded by uncertainty. Last season proved a success, as the Tigers went 9-2 and made it to the Turkey Bowl, but fell short yet again....

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