List of 5 news stories.

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  Senior Runner Ranked #1, Boys Team #5 in Ragged Mountain Poll

  10/8/2026
  The Ragged Mountain Cross Country Poll of Central Virginia high schools came out with its first weekly poll of the season and Tandem senior runner Hayes B was ranked number 1 in the Central Virginia/Daily Progress area. Tandem's boys team was ranked 5th. Alec Lorenzoni of Ragged Mountain called Hayes “one of the most underrated runners in the country.” Based on votes by area coaches, the Ragged Mountain weekly poll ranks the top 15 individuals and top 5 teams from the Central Virginia/Daily Progress area. Check out the details of the poll here. Congratulations to Hayes and the boys team!

  
  
  
  

• Week #8 - Elite Passing Generates Scoring Changes for Boys Varsity Soccer, MS Cross Country Earns Big PRS at Darden Towe

  10/8/2026
  Boys Varsity Soccer - Shaan earned a free kick on the left side of the field at the 33:00 mark of the first half. He reared back and fired a perfect pass to Aven, who controlled the ball and wound up for a powerful shot. The goalie saved it, but was rattled, and Tandem kept the pressure on. Even when Regents was able to move the ball into the Tandem zone, Eli took over, tackling it away and sending it up the line to Levi. Working closely with Seth, Levi was able to generate lots of scoring opportunities. He passed the ball to Aven, who faked up the line and worked back towards the middle.

   

  The team continued with a great attack - 87 passes in the first and 93 in the second - Eli passed the ball wide to Seth who found Shaan in the middle. Shaan, off one touch, found Levi in the middle for a shot. It was the first of many - moments later was Shaan from 30 feet, and Van from the 18'. On defense, William, Luke and Mason held the line. They either drew the opponent offsides or just took the ball away, eliminating breakaway opportunities. On one occasion, Mason tackled the ball away and found Shaan in the middle. As Zoey described it, Shaan did a "super technical step over hesi," and I am not sure that even gives it enough credit.
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• Week #7 - Middle School Cross Country Dominates 2nd Annual Monticello Mountain Meet!

  10/1/2026
  Dave Levy, Athletic Director
  Middle School Cross Country - As they rounded the final curve, Rowan and an opposing runner were separated by no more than an inch. With a mile and half behind them, Rowan's intensity was clear: she put in a big spurt as the two runners took on the final incline, and the last quarter mile was all downhill. The Peabody runner made a corresponding move, and he took the lead for just an instant, before Rowan found another gear with an unbelievable effort! As she broke the tape, Rowan narrowly edged out her competition, earning a course PR of 16:10 - blazing fast for a two mile race on a challenging course!

   

  Only moments earlier, the two athletes introduced themselves and shook hands. Prior to the start of the race, Coach Julia gathered the runners from both teams - the Badgers and Panthers - or "Banthers" if you will - and after a moment of silence, she encouraged them to introduce themselves to one another. After all, camaraderie and competition go hand in hand, especially in the running community, and it was wonderful to see the two teams come together. The first Monticello Mountain Meet was held last September, designed to give our Tandem Middle School Badgers an opportunity to test out what it is like to compete. Julia traveled over to the Monticello trails and designed a fun and challenging two mile course for the team to traverse! We had such a successful experience last season that we invited another team to the mix, our South Charlottesville neighbors, and it was a lot of fun as Tandem and Peabody went head to head for the 2nd Annual Monticello Mountain Meet.
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• Week #7 - A Legendary Double Header: Tandem Volleyball Gives Monticello a Match They'll Never Forget

  9/29/2026
  Dave Levy, Athletic Director
  Girls Varsity Volleyball - "The Varsity Volleyball team has a home game - today - against Monticello. Last year we took one set off of them, and this year we're going to take two!" It was August of 2024, and Chloe, the Senior Captain, implored the Tandem community to come out and support the team. The odds of winning any sets at all were incredibly low - Monticello has 11 times the number of students - but we did win two sets that day. They made us work for it - Maya - then a sophomore - did her best superhero impression as she dove as if she were going into a swimming pool in front of the Tandem bench. It was the most epic volleyball moment I have ever seen. With a pancake save, and a 25-24 lead in the fourth set, Maya flicked the ball back over the net, sending the game into a 5th set.

   

  We were scheduled to play Monticello a second time that season, but they cancelled the rematch, fearful that they might struggle against the little school from across the street on their home court. We'll never know what the outcome would have been, but I have an idea. This season we took on Monticello early in the season - on the road - and it was quite a battle. The Badgers took the second set, and while we lost 3-1, Tandem scored at least twenty points in all four sets. The stage was set for a rematch - this time in the Badger Den.
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• Week #7 - Breakout Peformances Pace the Varsity Cross Country Badgers at the VTCA Invitational

  9/29/2026
  Dave Levy, Athletic Director
  Boys Varsity Cross Country - In the opening scene of the 1998 film "Without Limits," college scouts were hoping to get a glimpse of American legend Steve Prefontaine at the Oregon High School State Cross Country Championships. The recruiters ask a very reasonable question - "How am I supposed to pick him out of, what have you got here, 200 runners?" Prefontaine's High School coach offers a confident response: "you'll see him." Pre was hard to miss - far ahead of the field - not unlike a certain undefeated runner I know from a delightful little place called Tandem Friends.

   

  For the fourth consecutive meet, Hayes left his competition in the dust. The closest pack, including a talented runner from South County, was about ten seconds back with a 1000 meters to go - but 27 when Hayes crossed the line. With only the cart to chase, Hayes continues to put together a magical season - 1st Place - 15:45 - and still has both modest and serious aspirations to run faster and compete against even better competition. "There aren't many people that can run with you," Jason remarked, "you are the 5th fastest runner in Virginia." The other four will all be there at the Virginia Showcase on October 17 - and you should be, too.
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