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THE LATEST

May 23, 2022

2 Beat the Streets Academy wrestlers win New York state titles in Greco-Roman

Four total Beat the Streets Academy wrestlers qualified for the USA Wrestling National Championships in July in Fargo, North Dakota.

May 17, 2022

4 Beat the Streets Academy members win girls freestyle PSAL City Championships

Destiny Bennett, Beautiful Robinson, Genesis Ceron and Rebecca Silber each won their respective weight class.

May 16, 2022

3 Beat the Streets Academy wrestlers qualify for 2022 National Championships

Sulayman Bah, Dwayne Harris and Christian Solano punched their ticket with a top-six finish at the Northeast Regional Championships.

May 9, 2022

Beat the Streets' Jessica Kemgne places in 2 age groups at 2022 Women's National Championship

The BTS alumnae and junior league assistant coach took seventh place in the under-20 division and eighth place in the under-23 division.

Mar 29, 2022

Beat the Streets' Sulayman Bah takes 6th at NHSCA High School Nationals

The junior earned All-American status at the premier high school wrestling tournament in the country.

Mar 7, 2022

3 Beat the Streets Academy members medal at New York State Girls Folkstyle Championships

Angelina Caban and Shamil Tavarez each took second, while Rebecca Silber earned third.

Feb 27, 2022

2 Beat the Streets Academy members among 3 PSAL placers at New York state tournament

Isaias Torres and Christian Solano place third and eighth in their respective weight classes.

Feb 22, 2022

Beat the Streets' Muhamadou Kebbeh wins title at New York Youth State Championship

Twelve Junior League Academy wrestlers placed this past weekend.

Feb 15, 2022

11 Beat the Streets Academy wrestlers win titles at PSAL Championships

Alessandra Elliott, Carlos Guzman and Isaias Torres each named Outstanding Wrestler in their division.

Feb 4, 2022

13 wrestlers win titles at 2022 NYC Mayor's Cup Wrestling Championships

Alexis Elson becomes first girl to reach the finals in the "Best in the City" high school tournament history.

Sep 22, 2021

First-Ever JL Academy Graduating Class Starts High School

Eight Junior League Academy alumni plan to continue wrestling in high school

Aug 30, 2021

2021 Academy Graduates to Start College

The class of 2021 sets off on a new journey

Jul 22, 2021

Alessandra Elliot Wins 16U Fargo Title, Jessica Kemgne All-Americans at Juniors

Three BTS Academy girls compete at 2021 Fargo Nationals

Jul 13, 2021

A Recap of What's Gone Down Since May

Spartan, City Championships, Fargo, Forbes, & More

Apr 26, 2021

BTS Concludes 2020-21 Academy with Second Annual Career Fair

Virtual Career Fair features 22 organizations including Morgan Stanley and A+E Networks

Jan 27, 2021

Afsoon Johnston Speaks at BTS Book Club Finale

Beat the Streets Academy Book Club reading with author Afsoon Johnston

Dec 18, 2020

Beat the Streets Academy Mid-Year Review

The Beat the Streets Academy Program is now halfway through its 2020-21 year.

Nov 23, 2020

Academy Student-Athletes Complete First-Ever USA Wrestling Leadership Course

Jessica Kemgne and Carlos Guzman completed a seven-week Athlete Leadership Development Course run by USA Wrestling

Nov 12, 2020

Wrestling the Alphabet to Donate Portion of Book Proceeds to Beat the Streets

Pat and Amanda Hogan will be donating a portion of all order proceeds of the Wrestling the Alphabet children's book to Beat the Streets

Nov 9, 2020

BTS Academy Member Launches “Femme Alliance” Club at Murrow

Lyla Kiani is keeping herself busy during the virtual academic year as the leader of her newly founded student club “Femme Alliance.”