List of 5 news stories.

• Week #11 - Finishing Strong: Varsity Boys Soccer and JV Girls Volleyball Deliver on Tandem Day

  10/27/2026
  Varsity Boys Soccer - Beginning on the literal first day of school, it has been an incredible journey for the 2026 Boys Varsity Soccer team. Led by five talented seniors, the Badgers opened the action on the road at Grace Christian Staunton back on August 18. When it was time for their first contest at home, the Badgers lit up the scoreboard against United Christian Academy, dazzling the crowd with an 8-2 victory! Levi and Van both tallied tough goals on the road at Grace Christian Mechanicsville, giving the Badgers an impressive win on the road. Then, following our overnight trips, the team defeated Cristo Rey 5-1 back at Tandem.

   

  The team has survived a wild heatwave that cancelled a stretch of the season in September, and a surprise thunderstorm that cancelled their game on the road at Wakefield Country Day only a few minutes into the action. Having overcome lots of adversity early in the season, the team was ready for a big challenge: #4 Eastern Mennonite on the road followed by #8 Fishburne at home. When the team got home from Eastern Mennonite, Ruthie was the first to discuss how proud she was for the way the Badgers played on the road yesterday, and Sarah talked about how impressed the EMS parents were with the goal-keeping efforts of Levie, who had a number of incredible saves.
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  Week #11 - Senior Cross Country Runners Honored at Last 'Home Meet'

  10/27/2026
  The Varsity Cross Country team hosted a final 'home' meet, the Tandem Invitational, at Darden Towe on Tuesday, October 20 (see details in last week's Friday Letter - boys team won, girls team placed 2nd). After the races, the team, their families and fans gathered to honor the seniors on the team - nine of them! Coach Jason Farr spoke about the team with great devotion and humor and each player received a handmade poster signed by their fellow players. Senior runners honored, with a combined 58 years at Tandem, were: Victoria D, Lucy L, Hayes B, Miles G, Jack J, Zeke L, Peter W, Alexander K, and Jude G. Family photos were taken and runners will be honored individually at the annual Cross Country celebration, this year on November 16. Congratulations to this terrific group of Tandem student athletes - they have won countless state, conference and individual titles.
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  Week #11 - Varsity Boys Soccer Seniors Honored after Last Home Game

  10/27/2026
  After their final game against Fishburne Academy on October 23 during our Tandem Day Community Picnic (game details shared below), our Varsity Boys Soccer team took time to recognize their senior players. Senior players honored, with a combined 26 years in Tandem's classrooms and fields, were: Seamus B, Van W, Shaan M, Seth R and Otis H. Coach Nemanja Cetic spoke warmly about each player, then two of the younger players spoke to their graduating teammates as well. Each player had a poster made for them with their jersey number and name on it. Family photos ended the evening and the season for these five terrific Badger players. Congratulations and thanks for your hard work and dedication! Click on the headline for more photos.
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  Week #10 - Exciting Volleyball Double Header

  10/22/2026
  Dave Levy, Athletic Director
  Middle School Volleyball - A huge thank you to Kimberly Sheffield for organizing our “Pack the Gym in Pink” night! It was wonderful to see all of the families and friends in pink, and the players wearing bows in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The Badgers played at a high level from the very beginning, with Olivia at the service line. Annie impressed us all with her accurate passing, finding her teammates easily no matter how hard the ball was hit. The first set featured massive hits from Rory, who also smashed five consecutive jump serves to give Tandem an early lead. Isla was effective at the net, getting great sets from Willa, while Dania's passing was on point. It was Hattie whose beautiful free ball kill and serving closed out the set, and the Badgers won the first stanza 25-19.

  
  Lucy started the second set in the middle, and she was everywhere. Dania had an excellent pass, and Vex and Livia each kept rallies alive. The Badgers energy was on point this afternoon, and as new players entered during the second set, the team continued their success. Kenley, Maddie and Juno both played the front row, while Pearl and Teagan set up in the back. Waldorf took the second set 25-22, and there were lots of exciting rallies. That set up quite the tie-breaker!
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  Week #10 - Badgers Bring Home Hardware Against the Best in the United States

  10/20/2026
  Dave Levy, Athletic Director
  Varsity Boys Cross Country - For the last three years, the class of 2027 has created a special team culture for our Cross Country program. The team has grown dramatically, and their success has been unparalleled, dominating VISAA Cross Country and earning three consecutive state championships. Each of those victorious teams had strong senior leaders, and after the team graduated several of our top 5 scoring runners after the 2025 season, Jack showed deep insight as a leader himself: he fully understood the importance of his role as the team's #5 runner - he is essential to our team success.

  
  When Tandem came to Pole Green Park a month ago, the Badgers had many strong performances, but did not have our full scoring five, resulting in a higher tally than usual. VISAA Division III rival Veritas took note, hoping that the 2026 season would be their turn to shine. Today, Jack reminded Veritas, and the entire state of Virginia, and athletes from all over the United States including Washington, California and Oregon, who the Tandem Badgers are!
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