Boys’ Lacrosse Strives for Regional Title

By Lauren Cosca ’15 The boys’ lacrosse team is striving to build off last year’s success of making it to the Regional Semi-Finals and go even further. The team, which went 9-4 last season, begins this season on Friday, March 21 at 7 p.m. at Sherwood against Blake. Coach Chip Steel returns with new assistant coach Ryan Burnsky, a Sherwood … Read More

Baseball Hopes to Continue Winning Tradition

By Kyle Melnick ‘14 After finishing the 2013 regular season with a 13-4-1 record, the Warriors lost to Westminster in a close 5-4 game in the third round of the playoffs. Despite the loss of eight seniors from last year’s roster, the team should have a smooth transition. All-Met senior Matt Chanin highlights the deep pitching rotation, being joined by … Read More

Anticipation High for Start of Outdoor Season

By Leo Corman 15′ Following an impressive indoor season that saw several athletes compete in the state meet, the track and field team will look forward to a productive and successful outdoor campaign.  Despite the loss of a number of key seniors from last year, the team has high hopes for this season. On the boys’ side, seniors Jarrett Harman, … Read More

Is the NFL Locker Room and World Ready for Sam?

By Will Van Gelder ‘16 Former Missouri defensive end Michael Sam publicly announced he was gay in a recent interview with ESPN’s “Outside The Lines.” Sam’s announcement has been widely considered an act of courage, as he is preparing for the NFL draft, which is to be held on the weekend of May 8-10. While many NFL franchises have already … Read More

The ‘Fresh Five’ Four Years Later

Photo by Jack Armstrong ’15 By Joey Lavoie ‘14 Seniors Kasey Rosen, Lisa Intoccia, Addie Armbruster, Rae Harrison and Meggie Dejter garnered attention as freshmen when they were each photographed and individually quoted in the school yearbook after they made varsity softball. The team is now made up of the latter three, who look to play huge roles in the … Read More

Basketball Run Ends Early at Springbrook

Photo by Jack Armstrong ’15 By Zach Stubblefield ‘15 Boys’ basketball’s playoff run came to an end on Wednesday night when the Warriors fell to Springbrook by a final score of 74-52. Sherwood had won its first-round playoff game on February 28 with a 53-47 win against Paint Branch. The victory over Paint Branch was a rough and tumble affair. … Read More

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