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
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
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
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
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
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
By Joey Lavoie ‘14 On January 9, 2014 the Washington Redskins hired Cincinnati Bengals offensive coordinator Jay Gruden, brother of former NFL head coach Jon Gruden, as the team’s eighth head coach since Daniel Snyder bought the team in 1999. Gruden headed a Bengals’ offense that included pro-bowlers Andy Dalton and AJ Green, among others, while running a traditional west … Read More
By Sammie Spillman ‘16 The girls’ basketball program at Sherwood has long struggled, enduring many consecutive seasons of losing records. First-year coach Chris Campbell entered this season hoping to change the team’s legacy, and the Warriors already are making the turnaround with a record of 5-7. The girls started the season losing to Magruder 46-39 but then won three straight, … Read More
By Sammie Spillman ‘16 The girls’ basketball team have begun their season with a 4-1 winning record after a number of disappointing seasons. This improvement is partly attributed to a new coachafter several years. “The season is going very well. We got a whole new coaching staff so it’s a brand new beginning. The team is very close to one … Read More
by Michael Natelli ’14 The Warriors rode senior Ellis Dozier and juniors Drew Davis and Xavier McCants to three straight wins in the last week, and now sit at an unbeaten 4-0. “We’ve just had a lot of success getting the ball to lots of guys,” said McCants. “We’ve opened up the floor a lot by having lots of different … Read More