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Sherwood High School Recognizes 24-Student Athletes
Moving on to Play at Collegiate Level
May 2011
Warriors to Play for Division I, II and III Schools
Sherwood High School in Montgomery County and its all-sports athletic booster organization – the Warrior Club — is recognizing more than two dozen senior student-athletes who have made commitments to play a sport at the collegiate level. Sports ranging from fencing to football are represented by the class of 2011 sport-scholarship recipients.
The soon-to-be-minted NCAA athletes are:
Haley Adam - Soccer-Wilkes College
Henry Bain - Soccer-Shepherd University
Michael Begley - Lacrosse-Marist
Will Bouey - Baseball-University of Maryland College Park
Eugene Chung - Fencing-Duke University
Alex Cole - Football-North Carolina Central University
Jamie Dejter - Baseball-Salisbury University
KC Emerson - Lacrosse-Johns Hopkins University
Etim Eyo - Football-Liberty University
Brian Hack - Lacrosse-Lynchburg College
Dylan Hubbard - Football-Stevenson University
Danny Hunt - Football-Randolph Macon College
Amy Laughner - Softball-Catholic University
Emily Martin - Swimming-Towson University
James Mbony - Soccer–Howard University
Mauriccio Navarrete - Soccer–Mount Saint Mary’s University
Daniel Newhall - Lacrosse-Albright College
AJ Pignone - Football–Davidson College
Jackson Reams - Cross Country/Track-University of Maryland Baltimore County
Tyler Rudy - Soccer–Georgetown University
Emily Ryczek - Swimming–Virginia Tech
Michael Sarecky - Baseball–York College of PA
Jasmine Smalls - Track-University of Richmond
Ilona Szeless - Pom/Dance Team-University of Delaware
Patrick Sumner - Football–Carnegie Mellon University
Lance Toomer - Football–Wesley College
“Year in and year out, Sherwood High School produces some of the finest scholar-athletes in the state of Maryland. The Class of 2011 is no exception with 25 graduating seniors going on to compete in 10 different sports at Division I, II and III level colleges. Sherwood’s top-notch athletic programs benefit from hard working student-athletes, a very supportive parent community and an excellent feeder system in OBGC,” said Steve Bolen, Warrior Club president.
“Sherwood student-athletes spend hours in the classroom, on ball fields, in the gym, pool and on the courts working to achieve excellence. Their efforts are confirmed by the belief colleges and universities have in Sherwood athletes performing at the next level,” said Principal William Gregory.
Sherwood competes at the 4A level and since 1974 has won 24 state championships, 52 regional championships, 18 county championships and 122 divisional championships. Sherwood draws students from the towns of Olney, Ashton and Brookeville. To learn more about Sherwood visit www.sherwoodptsa.org
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National Signing Day February 2, 2011
Sherwood High School has 4 athletes signing their letters of intent to play for their prospective schools. If you see any of these student-athletes please give them the accolades they deserve for their achievements!! Congratulations Warriors!
AJ Pignone – Davidson College (football)
Jamal Merritt – University of New Mexico (football)
Alex Cole – North Carolina Central University ( football)
Tyler Rudy – Georgetown University (soccer)
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Sherwood honors its first sports hall-of-famers
Thirteen athletes and the 1977 undefeated state championship soccer team were inducted as the first members of Sherwood High School’s newly created Athletic Hall of Fame. The inaugural Athletic Hall of Fame weekend was described by Terri Hogan in the Gazette in the following two articles:
Monday, Nov 1, 2010 Gazette Article
Thursday, Oct 28, 2010 Gazette Article
2010 Inaugural Inductees to the Sherwood Athletic Hall of Fame
Athletes
-Richie Anderson — Football
-Jack Bentley — Baseball
-Katie Jenkins — Basketball, Track & Field
-Oguchi Onyewu — Soccer
-Nina Roffey — Gymnastics
-Charles “Pickles” Smith — Baseball
-Mike Smith — Football, Track & Field
-Bobby Truby — Wrestling
-Takisha Williams — Basketball, Track & Field, Soccer
Coaches
-Tony Caruso — Football
-Warren Crutchfield — Basketball, Cross Country, Track & Field
-Marshall Dauberman — Wrestling
Community Service
-Art Fennington — Community Achievement
Teams
-1977 Soccer Team — Undefeated State Champs
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Sherwood High School Establishes New Tradition: Athletic Hall of Fame
October 29-30th Weekend Activities Honor 14 Inaugural Inductees including World Cup Soccer Star
(October 11, 2010, Sandy-Spring, MD) — Sherwood High School in Montgomery County, Maryland and its all-sports athletic booster organization—the Warrior Club — is establishing a new tradition for the school by founding an Athletic Hall of Fame and weekend celebration activities. The school, which has been a force in county athletics for decades, is honoring an inaugural class of 14 members who are being honored in-person and posthumously.
Events during the first Hall of Fame Weekend include recognition of inductees at the October 29th football game during half-time and on Saturday, October 30th from 6-11pm a Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony-Dinner Dance in the Washington Christian Academy Ballroom.
The inductee class includes Oguchi Onyewu who is a member of the U.S. National Soccer team, who played in the FIFA 2010 World Cup and plays professionally at AC Milan of the Italian Serie A. Other inductees are: Richie Anderson (football), Jack Bentley (baseball), Coach Tony Caruso (football), Coach Warren Crutchfield (baseball, cross country, track & field), Coach Marshall Dauberman (wrestling), Art Fennington (Community Service), Katie Jenkins (basketball, track & field), Nina Roffey (gymnastics), Charles “Pickles” Smith (baseball), Mike Smith (football, track & field), Bobby Truby (wrestling), Takisha Williams (basketball, track & field) and the 1977 Undefeated State Champion Soccer Team.
“Sherwood has a long, proud history of athletic excellence and we thought it was time to showcase our homegrown legends,” said Steve Bolen, Warrior Club president.
“My involvement with Sherwood has spanned more than 30 years and I have seen many of these athletes succeed at the high school level and then move on to do great things in their collegiate athletic careers and beyond. We are fortunate to have such a deep talent pool to honor,” added Gene Orndorff one of the founding members of the Athletic Hall of Fame.
Tickets for the dinner-dance are available pre-sale only and are $40 each via order form on the web at sherwoodptsa.org/warrior-club/athletic-hall-of-fame.
Sherwood competes at the 4A level and since 1974 has won 23 state championships, 50 regional championships, 16 county championships and 120 divisional championships. Sherwood is led by Principal William Gregory and draws students from the towns of Olney, Ashton and Brookeville.
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SHERWOOD HIGH SCHOOL RECOGNIZES 22 STUDENT-ATHLETES AT INAUGURAL SIGNING DAY 2010 CEREMONY
WHO: Montgomery County’s Sherwood High School, a perennial leader in Division 4A East sports programs and its booster Warrior Club, is recognizing 22 student-athletes representing nine sports, who have committed to attending Division I, II and III colleges to continue to their athletic and academic endeavors.
WHAT: The inaugural Athlete Signing Day 2010 Ceremony will feature brief profiles of each athlete and highlight their future school selection.
WHEN: Wednesday, May 12th, 11–11:30 a.m.
WHERE: Sherwood High School Gym, 300 Olney-Sandy Spring Road, Sandy Spring, MD (check-in for visitors required at front office)
WHY: Sherwood student-athletes spend hours in the classroom, on ball fields, in the gym, pool and on the courts working to achieve excellence. Their efforts are confirmed by the belief colleges and universities have in Sherwood athletes performing at the next level.
ATHLETE SELECTIONS:
Basketball
Brad Bolen, Messiah College
Courtney Knight, Chowan University
Cross Country/Track
Teresa Cronin, Salisbury University
Football
Phil Durity, Sheppard University
Andy Estrain, Salisbury University
Josh Hertz, Frostburg State University
Kye Hopkins, Hampton University
Sumner Wubbenhorst, Temple University
Golf
Chris Costantino, LaSalle University
Lacrosse
Ariel Nicholas, University of Vermont
Sami Smith, York College
Soccer
Tomi Adewole, Villanova University
Drew Hock, Frostburg State University
Rachel Lewis, East Tennessee State University
Swimming
Mike Anderson, UNC-Wilmington
Eric Conrad, Ohio State University
Jenny Hinkle, York College
Matt Lee, College of William & Mary
Cara Wagner, Salisbury University
Volleyball
Dainis Berzins, Loyola University (Chicago)
Wrestling
Josh Lowy, University of Chicago
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News from the NCAA Eligibility Center, May 2010
For those Athletes considering playing their sport in a Division I University / College, please see the attached for Important Changes to NonTraditional Coursework :
NCAA Eligibility Center – New Rules – May 2010
These changes are effective for courses completed on or after August 1st, 2010.
For more information, have your Student Athlete see their SHS Coach or go to the Eligibility Center website at www.eligibilitycenter.org .