by Evan Joseph ‘23 After an unfortunate 5-14 season last year, the boys’ varsity basketball team looks completely revamped. Last year, the team lost their opening eight games, including blowout losses to Urbana, B-CC, and Churchill. Compared to this year, the team has been much more competitive, beating B-CC 57-43, Urbana 66-62, and narrowly taking their first loss last Monday … Read More
by Aviv Klayman ’23 The 2022-23 college football season has been a shock. Entering Week 13, with only the playoffs and bowl games left, the top 4 ranked schools are Georgia, Michigan, TCU, and Ohio State. As the 1 seed right now, Georgia has proven to everyone that they are the best with a 13-0 record and many decisive victories … Read More
by Lizzy Hermosilla ’23 Senior Lilia Atanda has made waves in the world of both high school diving and national diving competitions. The two-time state champion who is looking to put another title under her belt for the 2022 season has committed to the University of Chicago to continue her diving and academic career. As a freshman, Atanda became the … Read More
by Evan Joseph ‘23 The founders of the NCAA defined amateur college athletes as students who participated in athletics solely for their own enjoyment and development of their mental and physical skills. In the beginning, they did not even foresee athletic scholarships for athletes in their plan. The NCAA stood behind its enforcement of amateurism since it was first established … Read More
by Aviv Klayman ‘24 Ever since its creation in 2009, Sherwood’s Athletic Hall of Fame (HOF) has celebrated some of the best student athletes, coaches, and community members to ever play in the blue and white. Thus far there have been five different HOF classes, with the most recent being the class of 2022. The HOF is separated into four … Read More
by Noah Bair ‘24 For years, debates have been ongoing whether college athletes should be paid similarly to professional athletes. With some top professional athletes earning almost half a billion dollars over the lifetime of their contracts, college athletes increasingly felt that they were not being fairly compensated for their work. In the Supreme Court case NCAA v. Alston (2021), … Read More
by Brian Wilbur ‘24 With a 3-5 record so far in the season, varsity field hockey is searching for more consistency in their performances. After a dominating 8-0 win against Wheaton, they had a disappointing 3-1 loss on September 21 at home to Einstein followed by a 3-1 loss to Whitman on September 27. The sometimes frustrating season continued with … Read More
by Kobi Gyan ‘24 Sometimes a team’s record doesn’t necessarily tell the full story. Although boys soccer started the season 0-2-1, the Warriors were competitive for long stretches of games against some of the stronger teams in the area. According to the Washington Post Metropolitan preseason rankings, the Warriors played their first three games against No. 2 Good Counsel, No. … Read More
by Carter Braun ‘23 After Sherwood suffered an embarrassing defeat against Frederick County’s Urbana, many questioned if the Warriors were going to be as strong at the state level as they’ve been in years past. But, after a nail biting last-second win against Blake, a trouncing of a decent Einstein team, and a shutout win on Homecoming night against Northwood, … Read More
by Thomas Fenner ‘24 Looking to build off a strong 2021 season, a talented Sherwood golf team expects even more success this year. Led by strong senior play from Bryan Kim, Drew Stahley, Theo Mavrikes, and Tyler Lynch, the Warriors have States in the forefront of their minds this season. The team is set to play six matches and one … Read More