List of 5 news stories.

• Middle School Girls Soccer Season Begins in the Cold!

  3/18/2026
  It's technically the spring season, and our Middle School Girls Soccer team has already endured hail, snow, freezing rain and a tornado. As a result, the team has only had three practices - but that did not stop them from giving their absolute all on the pitch yesterday in front of an enthusiastic crowd!

   

  The thermometer read 36 degrees when the game began, and the Badgers went right to work. April, Freya and Francesca protected the box against a very solid CCS attack, and constantly tackled the ball away from the opposition. They forced the ball out of the middle, and worked in concert with Emma, who had twelve impressive saves on the day!
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  History in the Making: Tandem Middle School Track and Field is Here!

  3/17/2026
  Dave Levy, Athletic Director
  With his legs exploding off the track and his arms pumping, Gabriel separated himself from the field. With CCA, CCS, Henley and Valley Blaze doing everything they could to chase him down, Gabriel kept his edge and broke the tape in victorious fashion! His time of 14.43 in the Boys 100 Meters marks the first ever Tandem MS gold medal! After all, today was Tandem's inaugural Middle School Track and Field season!

   

  As Coach Julia put it: "You made history today. In our 55 years as a school, you are the first middle school team to run under the banner of Tandem at a Track and Field meet. Our 14 debut runners competed in 13 different events with only 3 days of practice under their belts... you learned how to finish strong, and be there for one another."
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  Week #28 - Tandem Runner Competed in Elite National New Balance Meet Today

  3/13/2026
  Today, Tandem junior Hayes B ran in the New Balance Nationals Indoor Track Invitational in Boston in the 3200M/2-mile race. Hayes ran against the top high schoolers from across the US in this most elite invitational high school meet in the country. The event was livestreamed on the New Balance Nationals website and many students and faculty gathered in the Blue Room (and other classrooms) to watch his heat run at 12:19pm during lunch. The crowd assembled neared 40 at its peak. Hayes ran in the first heat (there were 9 heats in the 2-mile event). The entire room was cheering and coach Jason was calling out his times as he completed each of his 16 laps. Hayes finished 7th in his heat with a time of 9:26.72, just one second off of his PR. Way to go, Hayes! We're so proud of you! Click here to watch a couple of videos from the Blue Room viewing. Click here to check out footage on the New Balance Invitational site. Click on the headline for more photos.
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  Week #27 - Tandem Runner Competes in Elite National New Balance Meet

  3/6/2026
  Tandem junior Hayes B has qualified to compete in the New Balance Nationals Indoor Track Invitational in Boston for a chance at a national title in the 3200M/2-mile race on Friday, March 13th (estimated race time may change but now listed as 11:38am). Hayes will be running against the top high schoolers from across the US in this most elite invitational high school meet in the county. His victory and incredible time of 9:25 at the Liberty Invitational qualified him for this exclusive event! Hayes currently holds 4 individual state titles. In Cross Country, he has won back-to-back individual titles at the VISAA Division III Championships at Panorama Farms. Additionally, Hayes won gold in the 2025 VISAA 3200 Meter Outdoor Track and Field Championships last spring and again in the 3200 Meter Indoor Track and Field Championships this winter! Hayes has served as captain for the Tandem Friends School cross country team, which has not only been Division III VISAA State Champions for three straight years, but last fall also beat the Division I & Division II winners, making them the fastest VISAA team in the state in all divisions. Go Hayes - can't wait to see you perform at this national level. The event should be livestreamed on the New Balance Nationals website.

• Week #26 - High Flying Excitement: The 2025-26 Boys Varsity Basketball Season in Review

  2/26/2026
  "When you come to the tournament, you'll see. We've got a different type of team this year." That's what Coach Sam told me before I drove out to Blue Ridge School this fall - five months ago in early September - to see Tandem take on STAB, a VISAA Division I powerhouse. Our team had been putting in work - early mornings at 6:30 - and it paid off.  Tandem was up 36-20 at halftime and finished with an 87-53 victory, cementing the Badgers as one of the best teams in Charlottesville. "The Ville" did a feature on our team on their Instagram page, recognizing the incredible talent on this team! STAB told me they wanted a rematch and would call to schedule a regular season game... but they never did. As Sin so eloquently told me, "they don't want that smoke."

   

  The Badger Den was absolutely packed for the Boys Varsity Basketball home opener against Boys Home of Virginia, and the team rewarded the crowd with the most epic start to a basketball game I have ever seen. Sean caught the opening tip, fired the ball ahead to Isaac, and he slammed it home, making a statement right off of the bat. The Badgers led 24-0 at the end of the first quarter and were up 43-6 at the half. While the starters were on the bench, they took the whiteboard and started designing plays - freeing up Derion for three triples, and Shaan for another in the corner.  
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