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
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
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
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
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
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
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
by Frank Platko ‘18 In the month of January, the Warriors faced their toughest stretches of the season. Amid injuries to two of their best players, seniors Davis Long and Brad Riley, Coach Tim Gilchrist still guided the Warriors to a record of 8-8 after losing 93-61 at Northwest. The loss to the Jaguars follows a tight 70-67 loss at … Read More
by Jackson Hongtong ‘21 and Aaron Jaffe ‘21 The Philadelphia Eagles closed out the 2017-18 season with a 41-33 victory over the New England Patriots in the Super Bowl. The Eagles are the champs, but are they really the best team… or just the team that overcame injuries with the critical help of a backup quarterback? The final week of … Read More
by Katherine Mahoney ‘20 Last Saturday morning the Sherwood Warrior swim team walked into Martin Luther King, Jr. Indoor Swim Center bringing their all as they battled Blair, Gaithersburg, Northwest, Quince Orchard, and Wootton for the division two county championship. After winning this meet the previous six years, the girls’ team added another victory to their untouchable record on Saturday. … Read More