West Orange’s Mini Maccabees show their mettle

Photo Courtesy of Christine Wolff-Strassman
Forming the JCC MetroWest boy’s basketball team are, from left, Alex Holland, Jared Melamed, Gabe Strassman, coach Steve Loewenthal, Jake Loewenthal, Ben Langer, Reece Melamed, Ethan Goldsmith, Eli Peled kneeling, Jake Coblentz-Brown and Spencer Horowitz.

WEST ORANGE, NJ — JCC MetroWest in West Orange sent its Mini Maccabi athletes to compete in basketball and soccer at the Mini Maccabi games held at the Rockland JCC on Sunday, May 21. JCC MetroWest took home the gold in boys’ basketball, winning every game played that day.

In addition, JCC MetroWest had one boys’ soccer team win silver and another boys’ soccer team win bronze. The girls’ basketball team took home a silver medal.