By Madison Dymond ’16 The golf team qualified for the MPSSAA State Championship that took place on Wednesday, October 29 at the University of Maryland. The golfers included sophomore Caitlin Deerin, sophomore John Ervin, junior Matthew Ervin, freshman Jordan Koller, junior Brett Levenstein, junior Michael Metro, freshman Jack Patterson, senior Parker Phillips, freshman Brad Riley and junior Jim Riley. The … Read More
By Will Van Gelder ’16 The Sherwood girls’ volleyball team has advanced to the playoffs after an unbelievable undefeated season of 20-0. The Warriors went on to defeat Paint Branch handily in their opening playoff game after a first round bye. They went on to defeat Howard in another dominant straight sets victory to advance even deeper into the playoffs. … Read More
By Jack Armstrong ’15 The cross country team competed at the Montgomery County Championships at Gaithersburg on October 18, finishing the regular season strong. Overall the girls’ varsity team finished 11th out of 24 teams, while the boys’ varsity team finished 12th. Senior Jefferson Ruiz led the boys’ side. Ruiz finished seventeenth out of 227 runners with a time of … Read More
Zach is the Business and Publicity Director for The Warrior. By Zach Stubblefield ‘15 Professional football players by and large are an arrogant bunch. They have been the best at their craft for much of their lives, and that breeds a certain amount of cockiness in them. This obviously does not give them an excuse to beat women and children, but … Read More
By Ashley Nnabue ‘16 The success behind the 6-2 record, as of Wednesday, October 1, held by the girls’ soccer team is the talented players’ skills put to good use through the team’s strategic approach on the field. It is no secret that the Warriors have fast, strong forwards. The team takes advantage of this by getting the ball to … Read More
by Leo Corman ‘15 Senior boys’ cross country captain and top runner Jefferson Ruiz moved from El Salvador to the United States in 2012 and enrolled at Sherwood at the beginning of his sophomore year. At the time, he spoke very little English. Ruiz originally wanted to try out for the soccer team, but he couldn’t find transportation home after … Read More
by Hunter Moore ‘15 The 2014-2015 school year has started differently for the Sherwood varsity poms and cheerleaders as a way to amp school spirit. The two spirit squads traditionally have a little sister-big sister relationship within each individual squad, in which the older girls mentor the younger ones. This year, however, they have decided to connect the two squads … Read More
By Leo Corman ‘15 and Stephen Luckey ‘15 The Warriors suffered their first loss of the season against Seneca Valley, 27-17, last Thursday night. Seneca Valley jumped out to an early lead in the first quarter, mounting a 21-0 lead before the Warriors scored their first points. After going into halftime with a 21-3 deficit, the Warriors cut the lead … Read More
By Will Van Gelder ’16 “We had seen [Blair] earlier in the year at the Magruder Tournament so we knew ahead of time the adjustments we had to make. Everyone on the team responded well to the minor fixes and we were able to go in there and win in straight sets. They are well coached and have a very … Read More
By Jack Armstrong ’15 The cross country team held their first home meet on September 23 against Clarksburg, Northwest and Georgetown Prep. On the boys’ side, Northwest placed first, followed by Sherwood in second and Georgetown Prep in third. On the girls’ side, Northwest placed first, with Sherwood closely in second and Clarksburg in third. Senior Jefferson Ruiz led the … Read More