List of 5 news stories.

• Week #35: Fight to the Finish: Varsity Girls Soccer Gives it Their All!

  5/5/2026
  Varsity Girls Soccer - There was Nieve's game-winning laser beam against RMA, one of the most beautiful goals you'll ever see, breaking a 1-1 tie late in the game and clinching the victory for Tandem. That shot was her second game winning goal in as many games! There was Ruthie's hat trick on the road at Quantico, including a goal that was perfectly placed into the top corner - impossible for the goalie - or any goalie - to reach. Who could forget Taylor's powerful goal, sliding between the WCDS goalie and the near post! There are too many highlights to choose from: it has been a season of hard work, joy and extraordinary growth for the Tandem Girls Varsity Soccer team.

   

  Way back in February, I sat in the back of the room as the Girls Varsity Soccer team met for the first time. The squad featured tons of new, young players: four eighth graders and five ninth graders - nine varsity rookies - paired with nine returning veterans, only four of whom are seniors. The energy in the room was palpable - this squad of athletes was ready to come together and do something special!
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• Week #35: Outstanding Day for Tandem Athletics!

  5/4/2026
  Ultimate Frisbee, Girls Varsity Soccer, Varsity Track and Field and Middle School Track and Field were all on the road this afternoon. In their final regular season game, the Girls Varsity Soccer team dominated Quantico 5-1! Ruthie led the way with a HAT TRICK!!!!!! while Althea and Hadley also added key goals! The Girls Varsity Soccer team returns home on Monday, May 4 at 4:15 for the GPAC Quarterfinals - and they will host Quantico in a rematch. Let's pack the hill and support the squad!

   

  The Dogwood Invitational, hosted by the University of Virginia, is one of the most competitive meets on the East Coast. As Coach Ned stated "how incredible is it that all of our athletes had their best performances on the same day?!" In the 3200 Meters, Miles ran a 1:09 first lap - incredibly fast - and took the lead in a talented Varsity Track and Field heat. Aware of the weather, Miles made the decision to drop back in the pack, allowing his competition to break the wind, as he settled into a lightning quick pace. For reference, Miles hit the mile mark in 5:00 flat, and fourth place. With two laps to go, he began to move up, steadily. At the 600 meter mark, the lead pack was down to three, with Miles looking calm and in control. As he rounded the final curve, Miles took off, moving into a gold medal position as he blew past his competition. The runner in second sighed as if to say "there's no way I can keep up with him now!" That was true for the entire field - over 20 runners - as Miles won his heat in an incredibly prestigious race. His time of 10:02 is extraordinary - a big PR - and a result of the fact that he, as Miles would say is "locked in on running." Without a doubt!

   
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• Week 35: Dogwood Track Classic: Day 2!

  5/4/2026
  Varsity Track and Field - Running under the lights in one of the most competitive fields on the East Coast, Hayes rose to the moment. Early in the season, Hayes ran a 4:35 mile at Woodberry - running all alone. Tonight, he did it again - as his first mile of a two-mile race! Focusing on the middle laps, Hayes continued to move up and improve his position as he approached the last 800. Hayes finished strong - earning a 4-second PR of 9:19. When you're running at that level, a 4-second improvement is enormous.

   

  Running Dogwood for the final time, Jack B ran a highly intelligent race. For the first few laps, he drafted off the back of the pack, aware that everyone was running the same pace. Jack hit the 1600 mark in 4:53, and in the middle of the race, he dropped a 2:35 800, passing runners as he went. Without any sign of fatigue, Jack left much of the field in his wake, closing with a 71 second (4:44 mile pace) in the final lap on his 3200 Meter Race! Jack earned an incredible time of 9:46 - also a 4 second PR - capping off an incredible meet for the Tandem Friends Badgers at the 62nd Annual Dogwood Track Classic.
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  Week #34 - Senior Day Showdown: Excellent Effort for Varsity Girls Soccer!

  4/28/2026
  V Girls Soccer - Nieve gained possession of the ball at midfield and Miller's defense was on high alert. It's the second time the two teams have met this year, and it's impossible not to notice how smooth Nieve is with the ball at her feet. As the first defender charged in Nieve's direction, she calmly placed her right foot on top of the ball and spun to her left. Almost instantly, the defender was behind her, and a second Miller defender ran full speed towards the ball. Nieve pushed the ball ahead, and with a burst of speed, left a second opponent in her wake. When the third defender arrived, she waited until that player was right in front of her, and then made a slick pass to Ruthie, who had set up shop on the right side of the box. With one strong, powerful touch, Ruthie sent that ball straight into the back of the net - and like Miller's defenders, the goalie had no chance. The sequence was true poetry in motion, and the Badgers took an early lead on Senior Night.

   

  A few weeks back, Tandem played Miller on the road. The Badgers struggled in the first half, allowing Miller to get an early lead, and they were expecting the same to happen this afternoon. Tandem has improved and 20:00 in the game, the Badgers were dominating possession, and the scoreboard, on the strength of Ruthie's extraordinary goal. 
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  Week #34 - She's So Cool: Tandem Girls Relays Highlight Massive Day for Badgers at VCTA!

  4/27/2026
  Varsity Track and Field - It was an incredible day at the VTCA Championships for this extraordinary Tandem Badger Varsity Track and Field team. In the words of Gracie Abrams, the squad had a message to their old PR's: "leave and never come back!" The team set three new school records, qualified two new athletes for VISAA State Championships, and defeated the likes of MUCH larger schools including Monticello, James River, Brunswick, Fork Union, Caroline, West Springfield, Prince William County, Cumberland, William Monroe, Goochland and many more!  

   

  As Eve rounded the final curve and dominated the home straight away in the middle lane, I have to imagine that all thirty teams were reflecting on her performance in the words of Gracie Abrams:  "oooo - bet you're thinking she's so cool." That's what was on my mind because her time of 1:16 is so cool - as is Eve claiming first place in her heat - and a four second PR!  
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