by Ryan Duvall ‘21 After a successful regular season where they were crowned division champions, the boys varsity soccer team was gifted with a first round bye in the 4A State Playoffs. The Warriors were set to face the winner of Northwood vs Springbrook, two teams that Sherwood had beaten during the regular season. Northwood then defeated Springbrook 1-0, setting … Read More
by Matt Rosenthal ’22 The Washington Mystics have won the 2019 WNBA Championship, their first. They had a historic season in which the team set the franchise wins record with 26. Star forward Elena Delle Donne won her second MVP, while also becoming the first WNBA player to join the 50-40-90 club by shooting 50 percent from the field, 40 … Read More
by Ryan Duvall ‘21 On Friday October 4, Houston Rockets General Manager Daryl Morey posted a tweet that changed the NBA’s relationship with China. “Fight for Freedom. Stand with Hong Kong,” said Morey. The tweet upset the Chinese Government as it was directly showing support for the Hong Kong protesters. In response, NBA commissioner Adam Silver backed up Morey’s tweet, … Read More
by Jenna Timmons ’21 Going into the game, girls varsity field hockey knew their match against Whitman was going to be a tough one. Sherwood started off the game strong with senior Radhika Abeywickrama scoring the first goal of the game and later scoring Sherwood’s second goal in a matter of minutes. Later, Whitman scored, ending the first half 2-1 … Read More
by Colin Horan ‘21 Last Tuesday, Sherwood Boys soccer took down the Montgomery Blair Blazers to capture their 3rd 4A East Division title in the last 4 years. After a chippy first half, riddled with foul calls on both sides, the game remained scoreless. “It was a pretty rough half. There was a high level of physicality and it took a … Read More
by Emily Siansky ’22 After a state championship season in 2019, girls softball could argue that they deserve a facility worthy of the success of the program. Athletic Director Jason Woodward has been at the forefront of efforts to renovate the current field while also pushing to build a brand new softball facility. The current varsity field is isolated behind … Read More
by Brenna Henderson ’21 On Saturday, October 5, the Sherwood girls and boys varsity cross country team both placed tenth in the Great American Cross Country Festival in Cary, North Carolina. In the 250-plus field, four Sherwood runners placed in the top 25. Sophomore Katie Kaneko led the girls team with a time of 18:55, placing second. Junior Emily Gravell … Read More
by Aaron Jaffe ’21 After a dismal 22-21 loss to Blake in the home opener, Sherwood has done more than just turn their season around. The Warriors believed they would get to the playoffs but they did the one thing that will always take down good football team: overconfidence aka being too cocky. “We got cocky, we thought we were … Read More
by Anjali Verma ‘20 Last spring, The Warrior Club ran a contest to create a new slogan replacing the long-standing “Warrior Nation.” The new slogan was set to be announced at the first football game of the 2019-2020 school year. After receiving more than 200 entries, The Warrior Club instead decided to keep the old logo and simply refresh the … Read More
by Adam Pfeiffer ‘20 The girls volleyball team has gotten off to a hot start, with a 5-1 record, the only blemish coming in a hard fought 5 set loss against Wootton on September 11, the second game of the season. Ever since, the Warriors have dominated, not losing a set over their next 5 games, heading into the annual … Read More