As First Games Approach, Warriors Look to Repeat

By Ryan Deal ’16 The 2014-15 softball season is just about ready to get under way for the Warriors. The team, which is returning back key players such as senior pitcher Jaimie Schimer, junior first baseman Kelly Bouma and junior outfielder Hanna Nalls, is looking to capture a fourth-straight softball state championship. The squad will begin their season on March … Read More

Co-Ed Volleyball Starts Season With Win

By Lauren Cosca ’15 Sherwood’s co-ed volleyball team started the season with victory in their first game against Poolesville, last year’s MCPS champion, on Friday, March 20. Sherwood won three straight sets, 25-13, 25-11 and 25-9. With junior and starting setter Ariella Rodriguez unable to play due to a volleyball tournament, junior Alex Greenbaum showed her ability to excel in … Read More

The Warriors Commence Their Spring Season

By Dalton Sanchez ’15 The Warriors prepared to start their season off on March 20th with a game against Blake, but the game was canceled and moved to a later date due to unseasonable snow. The boys will play Blake on March 22nd at Blake, and Watkins Mill on the 23rd at Sherwood. The team has put in a lot … Read More

Stephen Luckey’s 2015 March Madness

By Stephen Luckey ’15   Midwest  The Midwest region is a powerful one, no doubt. Kentucky being the only undefeated team in the tournament definitely puts them at a high level, and I personally see them going to the Elite Eight. The Wildcats will depend on Andrew and Aaron Harrison to lead them in scoring past the other teams in … Read More

Ryan Deal’s 2015 March Madness Picks

By Ryan Deal ’16 MIDWEST: When looking at this section of the bracket, it is easy to see the favorite. Kentucky, the one seed in this region, has won all 34 of their games this season, raising the question of whether this team can become the first squad since Indiana in 1975 to go undefeated. However, this Kentucky team that … Read More

Hunter Moore’s 2015 March Madness Picks

  By Hunter Moore ’15 MIDWEST: It’s hard to rule out Kentucky for this region, really hard. However, I don’t think Kentucky can do it. Kentucky is 34-0, which is impressive to say the least, but since 1975, when Bob Knight’s Indiana Hoosiers went 32-0 to win the championship, no team that has gone undefeated has won it all. I … Read More

On Sports: The NBA Season Should Be Shortened

Zach is the Business Director for The Warrior. By Zach Stubblefield ‘15 The NBA regular season is a drag. There are simply too many games for regular season wins and losses to actually mean something. The long season leads to many star players getting injured, which lessens the NBA’s appeal overall. An easy solution to this problem would be to … Read More

March Madness Tournament Provides Publicity to Underdog Schools

By Maddie Peloff ‘16 The year is 1984. The Boston College Eagles are down four points, losing to the University of Miami Hurricanes in one of the most crucial football games of the season. In order to win, quarterback Doug Flutie must throw the ball 48 yards into the end zone with 30 mile per hour winds raging against him. … Read More

Boys’ Basketball Eliminated at Springbrook

By Leo Corman ‘15 The boys’ basketball team lost 71-55 at Springbrook on Saturday in the 4A North Region Section II championship game, knocking them out of playoff competition. The Warriors defeated Blake in their first playoff game 63-56 before falling to a talented group of Blue Devils (21-3) that displayed size, skill and athleticism on their way to victory. … Read More

Future Looks Bright as Girls’ Basketball Shows Improvement

By Hunter Moore ’15 On Saturday, March 7 the game clock expired, and so did the season of the girls’ basketball team in a 67-40 loss to state finalist Paint Branch (23-1). However, this loss is not a bad one for the Warriors, who surprised the county by making it to the 4A West Regional semi-final game under its third … Read More