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
by Brett Melnick ’12 While they may be slight-looking in physical stature and are unassuming in their personalities, juniors Dereje Alemu and Robel Kebede, two ESOL students at Sherwood, are more than meets the eye. They are two of the fastest runners at Sherwood, and have only been living in the United States for three years. Born on opposite sides … Read More
by Joey Lavoie ’14 Is Division I football bound to just become one big conference of 119 schools with the latest NCAA conference realignments? It sure seems so. There are currently 12 conferences with numbers of members ranging from four to 13. The conference with the most teams isn’t even one of the “big six” conferences in the NCAA. No, … Read More
by Melissa Fajardo ’13 Cross country is the second largest sport at Sherwood after the swim and dive team, which has the largest membership with 85 students. There are a total of 68 cross country runners, 46 boys and 22 girls. Many students may fail to recognize that for a handful of their peers, running is yearlong; cross country takes … Read More
Team goes undefeated and wins state championship for the second time in row. Sherwood Warriors def. Arundel Wildcats 3-0 (25-21, 25-19, 25-19) by Hope Gouterman ’13 The Sherwood varsity girl’s 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 held at Ritchie Coliseum … Read More
by Darby Whitehair ’12 At age five, she stepped out onto the ice to learn how to skate, not knowing 12 years later she would still be there, only this time defending a goal. Growing up in Aspen, Colorado, senior Marisa Dreher and her dad would watch the Colorado Avalanche hockey games. Dreher fell in love with the game and … Read More
In this report: Girl’s Volleyball, Girl’s Soccer, Cross-Country Girl’s Volleyball by Hope Gouterman ’13 Girl’s volleyball is set to play in the state final game at Ritchie Coliseum Saturday November 19 at 5 pm against Arundel High School. The lady warrior’s defeated Paint Branch, Blake, Dulaney, and Richard Montgomery in order to win the region and qualify themselves for another … Read More