Aaron Jaffe: Nova Returns As King

by Aaron Jaffe ’21 This year in college hoops has been quite the interesting one, where no team has outright dominated the competition and that makes for an exciting March. For me, two dark horse teams this year will be the Arizona Wildcats (4) in the South Region and the Murray State Racers (12) in the East Region. Arizona has … Read More

Owen Steffan: Villanova Comes Through Yet Again

by Owen Steffan ’18 As the best three weeks of the year roll around, it’s time to make brackets for March Madness. This season of college basketball is particularly interesting because unlike in years past, there are no clear-cut favorites to run away with the title. The Round of 64 should include several upsets, particularly in the 5 seed-12 seed … Read More

Girls’ Basketball Come Up Short against Blair

by Jackson Hongtong ’21 and Aaron Jaffe ’21 After losing their last two games in the regular season, the girls’ varsity basketball team went into the first round of the playoffs and defeated Northwood 55-27 in a dominating effort at home on February 23. The Warriors came out with the energy needed in an elimination game. The offense was clicking as … Read More

Sherwood Brings Home Division Championship

by Brynn Smith ’19 On Friday night, Sherwood’s ice hockey team became Montgomery 1 division champions in a 5-1 win against Northwest. With a record of 14-1-1 in the regular season, the Warriors only loss was to Rockville/Magruder. With exceptional goaltending by senior Ben Gruber, a solid defense, and goals scored by junior Sam Rudnick, junior Steven Blum, and senior … Read More

Boys’ Basketball Season Comes to an End

by Frank Platko ’18 After defeating Northwood in the first round of the playoffs, 72-57, the boys’ varsity basketball season came to a close last week, as the Warriors fell to the Paint Branch Panthers by a score of 85-66. After a competitive first quarter, the Warriors trailed by only five points, 20-15. However, the Panthers gradually expanded their lead … Read More

U.S. Youth Takes Winter Olympic by Storm

by Jackson Hongtong ’21 Chloe Kim, 17; Red Gerrard, 17; and Mikaela Shiffrin, 22; are three out of the ten athletes who won gold for the United States in the Pyeongchang Olympics. These three have surprised many viewers, considering the average age of Olympic athletes over the past two Olympics has been 25. This might just be a lucky year for … Read More

On Sports: Curling Is America’s New Pastime

by Jared Schwartz ’18 Early Saturday morning, the Team USA won their first ever gold-medal in men’s curling, beating Sweden 10-7. Curling is often seen as the laughing stock of the Winter Olympics, with many people claiming that it is not a “real” sport. However, now that the Americans have won, it is my duty to explain why curling is … Read More

Sherwood Girls Win Metros

by Katherine Mahoney ‘20 and Malec Fahmy ‘20 After an undefeated, the Sherwood girls’ swim team brought home the gold this past Saturday at the Washington Metropolitan Interscholastic Swimming and Diving  (Metros). At Saturday night finals at the Germantown Indoor Swim Center, hundred of family, friends, fans, and teachers crowded the stands to watch the girls bring home the championship. … Read More

Girls’ Lacrosse Team Has States in Sights

by Colleen Yates ‘18 Girls’ varsity lacrosse team is looking forward to what should be another stellar season this spring. For the past two seasons, Coach Kelly Hughes has won the coach of the year award and the team has been named as one of the Girls’ Lacrosse 2017 All County/All Division Teams. The Warriors also received an overall best … Read More

Individual Wrestlers Can Qualify for Regionals

by Brandon Cohen ‘20 After a final regular-season record of 10 wins and five losses, the varsity wrestling team came up short of qualifying for the state duals. The Warriors needed a team win in the final tri-meet of the season last Saturday but lost their last two matches, one against Churchill by a score of 36-31 and against Springbrook, … Read More