Softball Looks to Veteran Leadership

by Kaleigh Homer ‘15 Even with the departure of their longtime coach as well as the graduation of some key players, the girls’ softball team will enter the season with plenty of reasons to believe they can win a third consecutive 4A state championship. The Warriors will begin the season nationally ranked at number 37, and second in the state … Read More

Baseball Is Flirting with Disaster

By Brian Hughes ‘15 After barely tolerating the concussion screening that every student athlete has to go through, I went home just to be greeted with the news that major league baseball confirmed that it will limit deliberate collisions at home plate this season to avoid head injuries among other possibilities. While this may be in the best interest of player safety, … Read More

First-Round Exit After Season To Build On

By Sammie Spillman ‘16  On Thursday February 27, the girls’ basketball team played Blake in the first playoff game, losing 67-56. “Because we lost to them [Blake] two times in the regular season, we didn’t want to let them beat us for a third time. We prepared for them a lot and we knew we had a very good chance … Read More

Indoor Track Ends Season with Strong Performance at State Meet

By Leo Corman ’15 On February 18, the indoor track squad wrapped up their season at the Maryland 4A State Championships with a 16th place finish out of 35 teams. Junior Tiffany Woods placed eighth in the 500 meter run with a time of 1:19.98, and sophomore Maddie Peloff ran a personal best time of 11:54.78 in the 3200 meter … Read More

Michael Sam: Soon Will be First Gay Athlete in the NFL

By Will Van Gelder ‘16 University of Missouri defensive end Michael Sam publicly announced himself as gay recently. This is widely seen as an act of courage by many due to the fact that Sam is preparing for the NFL draft and is considered an early to middle round draft pick. While many NFL franchises have already publicly announced that … Read More

NFL Super Bowl XLVIII Predictions

Denver 35-31 It’s a battle between the best defense and the best offense in the league in possibly freezing temperatures. More specifically, the Super Bowl will be a battle between arguably the best QB in the league, Peyton Manning, and the dangerous secondary duo of Seahawks’ safeties Earl Thomas and Kam Chancellor. Seattle’s running game is stronger than Denver’s, with … Read More

Hard Work Pays Off as Poms Head to Counties

By Lauren Cosca ’15 After football season ends and basketball takes over as the Friday night sport, the lives and daily routines of the Sherwood Pom squad change as well. It is that time of the year for the annual “Pompetitions” and the Pom squad has been cracking down and practicing two hours a day, five days a week. The … Read More

Playing Magruder Always Big Game

By Michael Natelli ‘14 Perhaps the most prominent rivalry in Warrior athletics is Sherwood vs. Magruder—Warriors vs. Colonels—in boys’ varsity basketball. One doesn’t have to look deep into either school’s history to see proof of the rivalry, as the teams recently battled it out at Comcast Center (University of Maryland) in 2012 for a spot in the state championship game, … Read More

Minor Battles for Record as February Begins

By Alec Perez ‘14 Senior Chris Minor jumpstarted his wrestling legacy at Sherwood with one goal set in his mind: placing first in states. A four-year wrestler on varsity, Minor placed second in regionals, fifth in counties and qualified for the Maryland 4A state tournament his first year of high school. During his sophomore year, Minor placed third in regionals, … Read More

Twins Continue Run to Success

By Leo Corman ’15 With five meets behind them this indoor track season, juniors Lauren and Tiffany Woods have consistently performed at a high level and distinguished themselves from their competition. Lauren has finished seventh or better in all her 55 meter dashes this season, including second-place at the MCPS Meet #1, while Tiffany has placed in the top-ten in … Read More