By Sammie Spillman ’16 The wrestling team added new assistant coach Todd Wilson to better train the team in its approach to aspects of the preparation that go beyond the wrestling on the mat. While Coach Pete Siarkas concentrates on the actual techniques of wrestling, Wilson, who has his own website [www.holisticafitness.us], is helping the wrestlers to mentally prepare for … Read More
By Lauren MacFadden ’17 Of the 26 high schools in MCPS, only four currently have artificial fields: Montgomery Blair, Walter Johnson, Richard Montgomery and Wootton. In November 2015, Interim Superintendent Larry Bowers recommended that all high schools in Montgomery County replace their grass fields with turf. Each turf field costs an estimated $500,000 . The superintendent hopes to have $11 … Read More
By Will Van Gelder ’16 The indoor track team has relied on senior leadership to help guide a young team through a season that will culminate with the Regional on February 1 and State Championships on February 16. As senior runner Paul Lee explained, it is important that the younger members of the team understand that track is very disciplined … Read More
By Amanda Allen ’17 Boys’ varsity basketball team has had its ups and downs en route to a record of 4-4 through their first eight games. After two consecutive losses against Churchill by a score of 66-51 and to Gaithersburg by a score of 81-76 before the holiday break, the Warriors won 74-50 against Einstein in the Brad Pinchback Basketball … Read More
By Amanda Allen ’17 The boys’ varsity basketball team began their season on December 4 with a tough loss against Good Counsel by a score of 58 to 31. The Warriors bounced back quickly, however, and have been on a three-game winning streak after beating Damascus 65-49, Watkins Mill 61-50 and Seneca Valley 67-59. Coach Timothy Gilchrist explained to countysportszone.com … Read More
By Nicole Reich ’17 Girls’ varsity basketball team started their season off with two tough losses. On December 4, the Warriors faced Good Counsel, who is ranked 20 th in the nation. Outmatched against a team loaded with college recruited players, the Warriors lost 82-16. The Warriors then took on Damascus, who had previously knocked off a highly touted Paint … Read More
By John Sutherland ’16 The Warriors have their sights set on winning it all after their extremely successful regular season. The team finished the regular season undefeated but will technically be 9-1 after having to forfeit their opening day victory. They defeated Bel Air 27-22 on November 13 and faced Howard on November 18. *Note: The Warrior went to print … Read More
By Amanda Allen ’17 Former professional basketball player Walt Williams was a 6’8″ guard at the University of Maryland during his college career from 1988-1992, when he was viewed as a savior. During his time, the University of Maryland program was on probation and lost television broadcasts. Surprisingly to most, Williams stuck with the program through hard times and was … Read More
By Ryan Deal ’16 For any Sherwood student who was interested in reading up on the school’s various teams, their first visit to Sherwood’s new “Athletics” webpage must have been quite a pleasant surprise. The site, which was recently renovated using Press Box, a website which stems from the locally active Monumental Sports Network, has been updated to include links … Read More
By Sammie Spillman ’16 The sport of boxing, formerly known as pugilism (literally meaning fist fight), has been included in the Olympic games since 1904. Women have boxed for almost as long as the sport has existed; however, they’ve been effectively outlawed for most of history. Athletic commissioners regularly refuse to sanction or issue licenses to women boxers and most … Read More