By Ryan Deal ’16 For nearly 60 years, The Gazette, the notable Montgomery County-specialized publication, has covered high school sports with a watchful eye, hiring beat reporters and columnists to cover games of all sports over the course of a season. With All-Gazette honors and in-depth articles, The Gazette provided a venue for the student athletes to be recognized at … Read More
By Madison Dymond ’16 The girls’ cross country team placed 12 out of 32 teams at an October 10 invitational meet in New York. Seniors Amanda Hayes-Puttfarcken and Maddie Peloff came in first and second place, both receiving medals. Freshman Alexa Donaldson came in sixth place and received a medal as well. Coming into this season, the team knew that … Read More
By Ben Cooper ’16 Over the past few years, the NFL has been in the news for what has happened off the field almost as much as for what has happened on it. Former Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice was suspended for domestic violence. Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson was suspended for child abuse. Most recently, Tom Brady, … Read More
By Will Van Gelder ’16 Many high school students imagining the college life, envision dorm rooms, new friends, and professors in large auditoriums. But for other students, the first image that might come to mind when thinking of college is football on Saturday afternoons. College football is a tremendously popular sport that, in some parts of the country, is watched … Read More
By Ashley Nnabue ’16 The Hall of Fame Cowboys quarterback Troy Aikman said, “I think that we’re at a real crossroads, as it relates to the grassroots of our sport, because if I had a 10-year-boy, I don’t know that I’d be real inclined to encourage him to go play football, in light of what we are learning from head … Read More
By Danielle Tobb ’17 Fans of the Washington Redskins are a long-suffering bunch and they have reached the point where they expect this season to be the worst for their team. At the beginning of the season, the team demoted Robert Griffin III who went from hero to zero since being the Redskins’ second draft pick overall in 2012. On … Read More
By Elizabeth Kronlage ’18 Girls’ varsity soccer is off to a great start to the season with 3-0 record. On September 9, the girls played Quince Orchard and won 5-1. Seniors Danielle Rohrman and Ashley Webb each scored two goals. Senior Priya Mittu added a tally late in the first half. The Warriors then played at home September 16 and … Read More
By Kayla Cohen ’17 The girls’ varsity tennis team won their first divisional match against Quince Orchard with an impressive win on all seven courts September 16. Additionally, on September 18, the Warriors won another divisional match against Poolesville, with a score of 5-2. Winning divisional matches and becoming the divisional champion is crucial to the team’s success. Sherwood is … Read More
By John Sutherland ’16 The Warriors’ starters only played in the first half of their opening night, 47-6 victory over BCC, but that was all they needed to strike fear into all of the rest of the county. WR Marcus Simms and RB Travis Levy tore the BCC defenders to shreds, as the only thing that could stop them from … Read More
By Lexi Paidas ’17 The Becoming a Warrior Camp, run by physical education teacher Mathew Parsons, will teach kids the basics of different sports, inspiring them to stay active and live a healthy lifestyle. The camp runs from June 22 to July 3 from 9 am to 4 pm and will take place at Cashell Elementary School. All kids ages … Read More