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The student news site of Bernards High School

The Crimson

The student news site of Bernards High School

The Crimson

Ben Balian

Ben Balian, Sports Editor

Ben is a Junior and a podcaster, as well as the sports editor for the Crimson. At home, he has his own podcast called “The Sports Pod” where he discusses nation wide sports. He is a Knicks, Mets, and Giants fan, and has dreams to pursue broadcast journalism in the future. Working for the Crimson, he enjoys writing in the sports section, as well as hosting the podcast.

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Interview with Borough Council Candidates Rich Traynor and Charlie Szrom

Ben Balian and Jack Martin
October 27, 2025

Today, Ben Balian and Jack Martin discuss the upcoming council elections with republican candidates Rich Traynor and Charlie Szrom.

Interview with Borough Council Candidates Bob Frawley and Daniel Woods

Ben Balian and Colin Caggiano
October 27, 2025

Today, Ben Balian and Colin Caggiano discuss the upcoming council elections with democratic candidates Daniel Woods and Bob Frawley.

The Rogres Center in Toronto, Ontario

Baseball’s biggest stage: the 2025 MLB postseason has been electric

Ben Balian, Sports Editor
October 23, 2025

The Rogres Center in Toronto, Ontario

The MLB Postseason has Been Electric

Ben Balian, Jack Martin, and Andrew Tropp
October 13, 2025

Today, Ben Balian, Andrew Tropp, and Jack Martin discuss what's happened in the MLB postseason and what they think is to come.  If you enjoy this video, consider checking out others on the channel.

Head Coach Simoneau goes over the gameplan before their week 6 win over South Plainfield. Photo used with permission of dunnder_media

Bernards Football defeats Summit in a strong defensive effort

Ben Balian, Sports Editor
October 12, 2025

Bernards football remained undefeated with a 17-14 road victory over the Summit Hilltoppers this past Saturday the 11th.  This matchup was played in the elements, affecting players' control of the...

BHS Hosts Back To School Night

Ben Balian and Andrew Tropp
October 9, 2025

Today, Ben Balian and Andrew Tropp give an inside look at the annual back-to-school night. If you enjoy the video, please consider checking out other videos on the channel.

BHS Hosts Annual Activity Fair

Ben Balian, Sports Editor
October 7, 2025

Today, the Crimson staff gives a look into what this year's activities fair was like. If you enjoyed this video, check out others on the channel

Rendering of the new court that will be located in BHS’ lower gym

Anonymous donation funds new court in lower gym

Ben Balian, Sports Editor
October 1, 2025

The Bernards High School lower gym is undergoing a drastic transformation, and as the school year gets underway, construction has begun on the gym’s flooring.  Funding for the project is coming from...

Crimson Podcast Episode 2 ft. Field Hockey Captain Jessica Fu

Ben Balian and Will Simpson
September 22, 2025

Today, Ben Balian and Will Simpson interview the varsity field hockey captain, Jess Fu, about her experiences playing field hockey.

Senior Offensive Linemen James Renz, Finn Osborne and Justin Simpson pose before their division clinching win. Photo used with permission of dunnder_media

BREAKING NEWS: Bernards football wins their sixth consecutive division title

Ben Balian and Jack Martin
September 19, 2025

The Mountaineers are division champs once again. For a sixth straight season, the Bernards football team has clinched the Big Central Conference Patriot Gold Division title with a 31-21 victory over Voorhees. At...

Crimson Podcast Episode 1: We’re Back…

Andrew Tropp, Ben Balian, Julian Bonk, and Jack Martin
September 17, 2025

It's 2025, and the Crimson Crew is back in action in an all-new studio. Today, Andrew Tropp, Julian Bonk, Ben Balian, and Jack Martin discuss their excitement for the new studio and the upcoming school...

Cyrus Mehrrostrami ‘25 takes the baton in the DMR

BHS Track completes another spectacular season

Ben Balian, Sports Editor
June 9, 2025

The Bernards Mountaineer track program has had a strong spring track season after a productive winter. Throughout the season, the team has broken longstanding records and won multiple championships. On...

Crimson Podcast Episode 12: FT Baseball

Jack Martin and Ben Balian
May 12, 2025

In this episode of the Crimson Podcast, Jack Martin and Ben Balian sit down with Matt Falzarano '25 and David DePierro '25 to discuss the ongoing Bernards Baseball season as they make a run towards the...

Crimson Podcast Episode 11: FT April Everyday Hero

Ben Balian and Jack Martin
May 1, 2025

In this episode of the Crimson Podcast, Ben Balian and Jack Martin sit down with April's Everyday Hero Kaley Welsh '25.

College athletes have been jumping from school to school during the off season of their sports

The transfer portal has changed college sports

Ben Balian, Sports Editor
April 30, 2025

The transfer portal has taken college athletics by storm over the last four years. The transfer portal is an online database that allows student-athletes to express their intent to change universities....

Crimson Podcast Episode 10: Should phones be banned in classrooms?

In this episode of the Crimson Podcast, Jack Martin, Ben Balian, and Gaia Albeniz discuss the ongoing debate of whether or not phones should be banned in schools.

The Mets home stadium, Citi Field before a game last season

MLB season begins, exciting baseball fans across the nation

Ben Balian, Sports Editor
April 1, 2025

The 2025 Major League Baseball season will kick off on March 18th, with the Chicago Cubs taking on the Los Angeles Dodgers in the Tokyo series as part of the MLB World Tour presented by Guggenheim. The...

The 2025 bracket has provided some exciting games

First weekend of March Madness wraps up with exciting sweet sixteen to come

Ben Balian, Sports Editor
March 27, 2025

March Madness is underway in 2025. In the first weekend of the tournament, there were shocking upsets, close games, and players performing in the clutch. There were 48 games played at various locations...

Brody Watt '26, running at the armory

Winter Track team completes incredible season

Ben Balian, Sports Editor
March 6, 2025

Bernardsville, NJ - The Bernards Mountaineers boys and girls winter track team has finished their season after entering the year with much promise. The relay teams were all the talk on the boy's side,...

Crimson Podcast Episode 5: FT Girls Basketball

Ari Rosen and Ben Balian
January 9, 2025

In this episode of the Crimson Podcast, Ari Rosen and Ben Balian sit down with Alexa Paterno '25, Morgan Infusino '25, and Aletha Reynolds '26 to talk about the girl's basketball season.

Crimson Podcast Episode 2 Featuring: Ari Rosen- September Everyday Hero

In this episode the roles get reversed, Editor in Chief Ari Rosen gets interviewed by Andrew Tropp, Charlie Quinn, and Ben Ballin. They discuss Ari's Every Day hero award as well as other things he is...

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