by Andrew Wasik ‘13 With 15.1 percent of the United States population living in poverty and the average Maryland teacher making around $54,300, why are NBA players and owners arguing over the lockout? With the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) expired, the players and owners of the NBA are now fighting over what to do with $170 million dollars that goes … Read More
by Ryan Coulter ‘12 With dismal weather affecting the region over the past couple of months, the debate over how to schedule high school sporting events became a prominent concern for local athletic directors. While many MCPS high school athletes, including Sherwood’s, are benched when heavy rain turns fields to mud pits, three teams around the county have absolutely no … Read More
The Warrior’s Inside Scoop on Sherwood Sports In this report: Girl’s Tennis, Girl’s Volleyball, Boy’s and Girl’s Soccer, Golf, Girl’s Field Hockey, Cross-Country Girl’s Tennis by Jamie Langbein ’13 Starting another season of Division I tennis as strong as ever, the lady Warriors boast a current record of 3-3. The most recent game was a heartbreaking loss to Whitman, losing … Read More
On May 20, the Sherwood Softball Warriors lined up for the Montgomery County 4A West Regional Finals. The girls had a stellar season behind them and lots of talent, especially coming from five underclassmen. They were poised to contend for a State Championship. But not today. The Warriors made their earliest exit in the last five years. According to graduated … Read More
by Matt Diogo ‘14 Single elimination playoff games can be cruel, suddenly ruining what had been an amazing season. The Warriors’ varsity baseball team entered the 4A West Regional Semi-Final game against the Churchill Bulldogs on May 18 riding 20-0 regular season and a No. 2 ranking in the metropolitan area by The Washington Post. They were the defending … Read More
Congratulations to the JV softball team for going undefeated for the second season in a row! The girls won all of their games by over 10 runs, with the exception of a 10-1 win over Damascus. Way to go Warriors! 2011 Schedule at Churchill W 19-8 vs. Clarksburg W 22-11 at Richard Montgomery W 27-8 vs. Gaithersburg W 20-1 … Read More
by Leah Schroeder‘13 Five years ago, physical education teacher Gene Orndorff created intramural soccer after a number of ESOL students expressed interest. The program initially attracted enough participants for four teams. Now, it has grown to eight teams with a total of 60 participants, half of which are ESOL students. “We have 20 to 30 countries in the … Read More
by Jacob Bogage ‘12 Mike Bonavia walked into J153 and gazed out at 60 new faces in front of him. Wearing a grey t-shirt sporting the high school player development emblem, black shorts and tennis shoes, he placed his hands on his hips and smiled. The air conditioning had stalled inside Sherwood on a day when temperatures reached 94 degrees. … Read More
by Michael Natelli ‘14 Anyone who has been a D.C./Baltimore sports fan for the past decade knows that there has been little to cheer about, other than perhaps the 2000 Super Bowl Champion Baltimore Ravens. The Orioles haven’t had a winning season in 13 years, the Nationals have had only one non-losing season (81-81 in inaugural season, 2005), and the … Read More
by Robel Wondimu ’13 Miami Heat (2) vs. Dallas Mavericks (3) Déjà vu, anyone? This is the exact same championship game as in 2006, The Heat should again win the series, likely in a four-game sweep. The only major differences this year are that the Heat now have LeBron James and Chris Bosh, but not veteran big man Shaquille O’Neal. … Read More