“The last leg of my parlay didn’t hit last night, I could have won $100.” “I am slamming Eagles moneyline on Sunday.” “Heat -4.5 is a lock tonight.” These are some of the lines that you might hear when you walk around the halls...

It is hard to watch television nowadays without seeing constant ads for sports gambling. Companies like FanDuel and DraftKings swarm commercials with their gamblings ads telling customers to sign up to get their first bets risk-free. With online gambling...

This story was featured in the May 2023 issue of Eastside. When Ed Foley graduated from Cherry Hill High School East in 1985, he had no idea where his football journey was going to take him. After being a three-year starter at Bucknell, Foley knew...

Peter Longo (‘23) has committed to Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham for baseball. The Cougars catcher has been an integral part to the East baseball team over the past two seasons. In his junior season, Longo hit .333 with a home run and 16...

Cherry Hill East basketball center Josh Fadahunsi (‘23) has committed to Eastern University. After sporadically playing Junior Varsity last season, Fadahunsi stepped into a huge role as the team’s starting center this year. He averaged 4.6 points...

Welcome to the third and final part of this years' college commitments package. This package will feature six more East students who have decided to take their athletic talents to the next level. Be sure to also check out part one and part two to read...

Max McGee (‘08) was in his house one day having a conversation with his parents. The current ESPN sportscenter anchor had dropped out of Camden County College after spending over a year there and had not taken school seriously. His parents had told...

The Cherry Hill East baseball team took a trip to Florida over spring break to play four games at ESPN’s Wide World of Sports complex. The team departed from Philadelphia on April 2nd and returned back home on April 7th. East split their games with...

Online Sports Editor Adam Borenstein and Photo Editor Lucas Tang breakdown all of the match ups from this year's' March Madness. They also look at their own brackets to see how they did.

The DiBart Gymnasium will be undergoing major changes over the next few years according to Mr. Mike Beirao, the athletics director for the Cherry Hill School district. The gym, which is home to East boys and girls basketball along with boys and girls...

This fall, the Cherry Hill Public Schools District passed a 363 million dollar bond to help with major improvements across all 18 schools in the district. Out of all the schools, East is receiving the most money towards the school. This package will explore...

Eastside photo editor Lucas Tang and online sports editor Adam Borenstein recap the East boys basketball season. They break the season down game by game and highlight some of the players who made a lot of contributions.

The nationally ranked Camden High Panthers and Camden Eastside Tigers were set to face off in the inaugural Camden County Tournament championship game at East.  With about 4 minutes and 30 seconds remaining in the 2nd quarter, Camden Eastside’s...

Donny DiDonato (‘23) has committed to Immaculata University for baseball. DiDonato started playing baseball at the age of three and first played travel baseball at age nine. He made the decision that he wanted to play baseball in college at the age...

Welcome to part 2 of our commitments package. In part 1 we highlighted 5 student-athletes that have committed to playing at the next level. Part 2 will highlight 5 more student-athletes. Be sure to check back in for more commitments during the spring.

When it comes to mental health in sports, having a long-term injury can be devastating. One moment you're one of the best players on your team and the next you are on the ground, in pain, with a season-ending injury. This was the case for Cherry Hill...

When it comes to sports, we normally think of the positive things like winning the championship and creating lifelong friendships with teammates. We often don't look at the other side and the toll that sports can take on you mentally. Eating disorders,...

Welcome to the first of multiple commitment packages this year. These packages are meant to spotlight the student-athletes of Cherry Hill East that have decided to continue playing in college. This first package will feature five students from East who...

Coming into his first season as head coach of the Cougars, Tyler Drob laid out a number of goals to his team for the upcoming season. One of them was to win their conference. The Cougars did exactly that when they defeated Haddon Township by a score...

Despite the losing seasons for the past 10 years, the East football team always looks forward to their annual matchup versus West. This year’s team has a chance to finish with a winning record, which gave the team confidence that they could finally...

3,634. That’s how many days it’s been since the Cherry Hill East Football team last won three games in a row. The Cougars were able to continue this year's winning streak with a 32-14 defeat over West Windsor-Plainsboro South on Saturday afternoon.  The...

The Cougars got exactly what they needed this past Saturday morning. After dropping the season opener last week with a 34-7 loss to Moorestown, fans assumed that this would once again be the same East football team as it’s been for the past 10 years....

For too long, Major League Baseball has experienced problems with the strike zone. Strikes are being called balls and balls are being called strikes seemingly every game at an alarming rate. Managers and players have been ejected, fined and suspended...

With under two minutes to go in the first quarter, the Cougars were trailing the Chiefs 7-6. From there, East went on a 16-0 run which would turn out to be the difference in the game. “I think what allowed us to go on that run in the first half was...

With one minute and 27 seconds remaining in the game, East was trailing Eastern 44-43. The Cougars had just blown their 11 point lead going into the fourth quarter and were desperate for an answer to stop the Viking's run. After Eastern made both free...

After four seasons as the head football coach of the Cherry Hill East Cougars football team, Andrew Daley has decided to resign citing the need to spend more time with his family. Daley compiled a record of 9-27 over four seasons including a 3-7 record...

Jalen Holmes (‘22) was a force to be reckoned with on Monday afternoon. He tied a career-high with 20 points while also pulling in a career-high 20 rebounds. This was by far the best game he’s played in his entire career. “We knew Jalen had to...

When Cherry Hill East head coach Dave Allen called a timeout early in the 1st quarter, his team was down 10-3. The Cougars were not locked in and were playing too “emotional” rather than their normal brand of basketball. After this timeout, the Cougars...

With 15 seconds remaining in the game, Drew Greene (‘22) was holding the ball, waiting to take the final shot of the game. East and Lenape were knotted at 37 points apiece in a tight game throughout. Greene then heard Lenape coach Matt Wolf scream “Foul,...

Ian Gross’s (‘23) late game threes powered the Cherry Hill East Cougars (6-1) to a 53-47 win in overtime over the Cherry Hill West Lions (2-3) on Friday morning. This game was the finale in the annual Ginny Whittaker Classic at East. Both teams were...

Ej Matthews-Spratley’s (‘22) 20 points led the Cherry Hill East Cougars in a blowout win over the Seneca Golden Eagles by a score of 83-28 on Friday afternoon. These two teams also faced each other in last year’s season opener which resulted in...

With one minute and 23 seconds left in the 3rd quarter, Ben Cohen (‘24) dropped back in the pocket at his own 23 yard-line. He threw the ball downfield to Ethan Haddock (‘23) who made the catch and ran right past his defender and eventually into the...

With four minutes and 19 seconds left in the 4th quarter, Ben Cohen (‘24) dropped back in the pocket at his own 18-yard line. He launched the ball downfield to Mark Hendri (‘22) who beat his defender and made a great catch then went all the way into...

Nerve-racking. That is one way to describe the Cougars 28-21 victory over the Princeton Tigers. Coming into Saturday morning, both of these teams were winless but the Cougars were able to turn their fortunes around on senior day. The Cougar's defense...

The Cherry Hill East Cougars faced off against the Moorestown Quakers on Sunday in the opening game of the season. Both teams were coming in with a record of 1-5 from last season, but were looking to start off strong. The Cougars have not won an opening...

The Cougars are back for another season of football, and for this year, there is much optimism surrounding the team. With new coaches and a great senior class, the team believes that they can improve their 2-8 record from last season. Despite the record,...