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Outlooks of DC sports teams

Daniel Raviv, Junior Editor • June 26, 2024

Since the championship runs by the Nationals, Mystics, and the Capitals in the late 2010s, DC’s major sports teams have struggled to move forward. Every year, we hope one of our beloved hometown teams...

The road to ultimate frisbee nationals

Clara Doyle, Web Technical Editor • June 11, 2024

On June 7th and 8th, both the girls and boys ultimate frisbee teams traveled to Rockford, Illinois to compete at the High School National Invite Tournament (HSNI). Last year, the JR boys team placed seventh...

Football gets second new coach in just two months

Justin Glenn and Noa Gordon • June 11, 2024

After three straight losing seasons, Jackson-Reed Athletic Director Patrice Arrington believed it was time to start a new era for JR football. In late January, despite his strong connection with players,...

Girls place third at nationals after win at Stotes

Noa Gordon, Sports Editor • June 11, 2024

The long brutal season of crew has come to an end, and it did so with a bang. On May 24, the freshman girls team placed third at the Scholastic Rowing Association of America (SRAA) Nationals in Camden,...

Varsity softball extends DCIAA dynasty

Noa Gordon, Sports Editor • June 11, 2024

This past season, in a dominant fashion, softball won their 11th consecutive DCIAA championship and made it to the DCSAA semifinals. On May 7th, the Tigers won the DCIAA championship in a five inning...

Offseason Sports

Maya Roskes, Spread Editor • June 11, 2024

While many of us cannot wait for the fast approaching summer vacation, Jackson-Reed athletes will certainly feel the loss of the two and a half month absence from their favorite sports. Luckily, there...

Jackson-Reed crowned DCSAA chess champions

Giacomo Tomaino, Contributor • June 11, 2024

On May 4, four schools competed in the DCSAA chess championship: two-time defending state champs Sidwell Friends, Georgetown Day School, SEED School, and Jackson-Reed. It was a close matchup between...

Top three girls sports moments this year

Dani Wallace, Managing Editor • June 11, 2024

1. Volleyball finishes dominant season as DCIAA champions and DCSAA runner-up: Entering both the DCIAA and DCSAA tournaments as the number one seeded team, the varsity volleyball team did not disappoint....

A year to remember: varsity baseball crowned state champions

Justin Glenn, Sports Editor • June 11, 2024

When Robinson Mateo took over the Jackson-Reed baseball program last summer, the new varsity head coach believed the team had something to prove. And they did. Winning their 31st straight conference...

Top three boys sports moments this year

Sam Bigge, Junior Editor • June 11, 2024

1. Baseball team won state championship after walk off comeback: This year, JR baseball reached the state finals for the fifth consecutive year after upsetting Gonzaga in the semifinals for the second...

JR Crew makes program history after successful weekend at Stotesbury Regatta

Noa Gordon, Sports Editor • May 22, 2024

Jackson-Reed’s crew team has once again brought home an underappreciated record from the Stotesbury Cup Regatta, with the top girls freshman boat placing first. The second to last of the season takes...

Varsity Baseball crowned DCSAA State Champions in a walkoff comeback

Justin Glenn, Sports Editor • May 19, 2024

Early on in Sunday’s DCSAA Baseball State Championship, almost nothing appeared to go right for the Tigers. Mistakes, heartbreak, failure, and head scratchers darkened a sunny, winner-take-all final...