Sports
BASKETBALL The elementary school's basketball team is the Hurricanes and the high school's team is the Bulldogs. The high school team is a member of the Yeshiva High School Athletic League which represents many of the Jewish day schools throughout the New York metropolitan area.
In December 2009, the high school varsity basketball team was invited to the Cooper Yeshiva High School Invitational Tournament located in Memphis, TN. The Bulldogs, in their very first major tournament, won the Championship of Tier 2. The coach of the high school basketball team is Mitchell Hill.
SOCCER In 2011, Derech HaTorah added a wrestling team and a soccer team to their roster.
WRESTLING In the 2012 Wittenberg Wrestling Invitational Tournament, the Bulldogs had 3 wrestlers to place in the top 3 of their respective weight classes. The coaches for that year were Marat Vigdorchik, Stas Khaitin and Jesse Markowitz. The captain was Orel Salman.
In the 2013 season, the two captains were Orel Salman and Avi Hoffman. After sustaining a knee injury, Avi Hoffman had to give up the title to Raphy Bitton, and went on to become the team's manager. 2013 coaches are Jesse Markowitz and Jacob Baum.
BASEBALL Derech HaTorah has had a baseball team during the 2009-2012 seasons. They have yet to win a single game.
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