Akiva Sports
The Akiva basketball team is called the Pioneers. Both boys and girls schools have been in national tournaments in New York, Miami, and Toronto. At one point in the 1980s, Akiva hosted an annual tournament called the Akiva Invitational. Akiva's elementary school has a soccer team as well. In the late 1980s, Akiva had a floor hockey team as well, known as the Cougars. All sports are played in the Meer Family Gymnasium which was constructed in 2003. The gym has locker facilities, bleachers, an office and a climbing wall.
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