List of 5 news stories.

• Week #25 - Varsity Girls Win and Advance to the Semi-Finals!

  2/18/2026
  Dave Levy, Athletic Director
  Varsity Girls Basketball - It's been one month and four days since the Varsity Girls Badgers last played Fredericksburg Academy. Tandem gave up 49 points that afternoon, a game they played without Aoife and Hadley. It was also a day when Annie was not feeling her best. The team lost by 19. Since then, the Badgers have put in a ton of work and have improved enormously. 

   

  Fast forward to February 17 and the quarter-Final Match Up between #4 Fredericksburg Academy and #5 Tandem Friends. Aoife won the opening tip, batting the ball ahead to Annie, who scored the first basket of the game on a strong drive through multiple defenders. On the other end, Aoife got the rebound, and she went coast to coast with perfect footwork. Moments later, after Juli stole the ball, Maya found Annie cutting to the rim off of beautiful execution - and the Badgers were up 7-0.
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• Week #25 - Champions!! MS Girls Win Inaugural Grymes Tournament Title, MS Boys Win Big to Take Third!

  2/17/2026
  Dave Levy, Athletic Director
  Middle School Girls Basketball - Congratulations to the Tandem Middle School Girls Basketball Badgers, Champions of the Inaugural Grymes Invitational Tournament! The last two days were an absolute blast, and was such an extraordinary way to wrap up a magical season! The team has improved SO MUCH, and to illustrate that, please indulge me as I share a short timeline below.

   

  November 12, 2025

  With crutches at her side, Hadley sat in a chair at the elbow, setting up her teammates in passing drill. We moved her chair around - sometimes she was a passer, or a ball handler, or maybe a rebounder. The team looked different then. Sunrise, despite my daily invitations, had not joined the team. Cora had not become the incredible rebounding force she is now, and Cypress had not yet scored six straight points in practice. Zuri had not yet added a plethora of post moves. Hattie already had an amazing basketball IQ, but the full version of her aggressiveness had not yet arrived. Zoey had not yet led the team in scoring for three consecutive games, Raquel had not made a barrage of jump shots, and Sam had not yet become a confident point guard.
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• Week #24 - Medals Galore: Indoor Track and Field Excels at VISAA States!

  2/13/2026
  Dave Levy, Athletic Director
  It was seven degrees outside last Saturday at 9:00 in the morning when Tandem's Varsity Indoor Track and Field team gathered to work out at UVA. Undeterred by the weather, the Badgers have continued to train hard - logging heavy miles, doing yoga with Sofia and flying at a very difficult to sustain threshold pace.

   

  One of the most decorated athletes in Tandem Friends School history, Hayes took gold in the 3200 meters, winning the race by 16 seconds in a blazing time of 9:42. To describe Hayes as an elite distance runner does not even scratch the surface of what he has accomplished. This is Hayes' second state title this school year - he also won the VISAA State Cross Country Championship in the fall (and in 2024). Additionally, Hayes won the 3200 at the 2025 Outdoor Track and Field VISAA State Championships. This performance gives him his fourth individual state title at times that most college runners could only dream of.
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• Week #24 - JV Team Beats Veritas to Complete Nearly Perfect Season

  2/12/2026
  JV Boys Basketball - Mason had fifteen of his seventeen points before the fourth quarter. He picked up an early foul in the final period, his fifth, and King took over a key leadership role in his stead. The Badgers led much of the period, including a 51-46 edge with four minutes to go. But Veritas kept the pressure on, going on a 7-0 run to take the lead at 53-51. 

   

  King responded with a steal at the top of the 2-3 zone, streaking the other way for a layup, and tying the game. With the Badgers tied at 53, Levie forced a miss on a shot from the short corner, and King came down with the rebound. On the ensuing possession, King drove to the basket, drew a foul, and gave Tandem the lead at the line 54-53.
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  Week #24 - Senior Day Victory Highlights Three Exceptional Seniors

  2/12/2026
  Varsity Boys Basketball - Sean came out red hot and had nine in the opening period, but Tandem was trailing 20-14 towards the end of the first quarter. Isaac penetrated the zone, made a tough basket, drew the contact and cashed in at the foul line. On the other end, Quis rebounded in traffic, threw an outlet pass to Sin and then relocated to the corner, where he knocked in a three to end the quarter. The game was tied at 20.

   

  Veritas set the tone early, scoring four three pointers in the first period. Sin flipped the momentum in the second, stealing the initial inbounds pass and going the length of the court for a layup. Moments later, he dribbled the ball up against a passive 2-3 zone. With neither elbow defender coming out to guard Sin, he let the ball fly, putting the finishing touches on a 7-0 run to start the quarter.
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