by Michael Wagner ’12 While the majority of us were going about our winter break in the usual, festive manner, one Australian teenager was hard at work studying weather maps in order to prepare for her long journey. Jessica Watson, 18, is famous for having circumnavigated the globe by herself when she was 16 and now she is competing in … Read More
Sports Beats Girl’s Basketball, Boy’s Basketball Girl’s Basketball Austin Tucker ’14 After a poor start to the season, the girls’ basketball team has won 5 of their last 7 games to reach a 6-4 record including a win against rival Magruder. Seniors Katie Ruth and Alia Smith lead the team in scoring, Ruth with 135 points and Smith with 118 … Read More
Girl’s Basketball, Boy’s Basketball Girl’s Basketball by Austin Tucker ’14 After opening the season with two losses, the girl’s basketball team has won three straight games including a 45-33 win over rival, Magruder. Seniors Alia Smith and Katie Ruth have played big roles in the team’s recent success. Smith had 29 points and 9 rebounds in the team’s 64-61 overtime … Read More
by Brett Melnick ’12 As the NBA season is right around the corner, teams are working hard to acquire players they feel will make strong contributions to their organizations. A handful of player transactions occur over the course of a season, and very few are overturned for any reason besides the failing of a fitness test. Recently however, NBA Commissioner, … Read More
by Andrew Wasik ’13 Upon checking Sports Center one day I found myself physically jumping for joy, I found out that it was over. The NBA lockout was over after one hundred and forty nine days. To my pleasant surprise I found that there would be a shortened sixty-six game season beginning on Christmas day. After canceling the entire preseason … Read More
multimedia by Jacob Bogage ’12 Sherwood Warriors 81- Seneca Valley Screamin’ Eagles 62 Led by seniors Charlie Rogers and Scott Bolen, the Sherwood Warriors (1-0) whizzed passed the Seneca Valley Screamin’ Eagles (0-1) en route to a 19-point opening night win. Rogers led all scorers with 32 points and Bolen, nipping at his heels with 31. Jerry McFadden led the way … Read More
Sports Funding Proves to be Hot Button Issue by Jacob Bogage ’12 27 sports, 1 team. That used to be the mantra of University of Maryland (UMD) athletics. But after Athletic Director Kevin Anderson cut two sports in the last two years and University President Wallace Loh pledged to cut eight more on November 21 to counter a $4.7 million … Read More
by Andrew Wasik ’13 The big three, three players that can completely influence a basketball team and control the floor. Miami has three, Boston has three and now, Sherwood has three. Seniors Scott Bolen, Jourdain McCants and Charlie Rogers are the Warriors’ three returning leading scorers from last season but the question this season is how they will match up … Read More
by Steffi Carrera ’14 “I really like diving. It’s very exciting for me. I can zone out when I dive, which is probably one of the reasons I like it the most … When diving, I don’t think about anything outside of what I’m doing at that moment, which is kind of cool.” Sophomore varsity dive captain Summer White started … Read More
by Hope Gouterman ’13 The Sherwood varsity girls volleyball team is officially unbeatable. The team capped off an undefeated 19-0 season by defeating Arundel High School (25-21, 25-19, 25-19) in the 4A State Championship at Ritchie Coliseum on November 19. The team remarkably has claimed consecutive state championships while going undefeated in both seasons. With incredible performances by both starters … Read More