List of 5 news stories.

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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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• Week #26 - Red Hot: Boys Varsity Basketball Defeat Cristo Rey on the Road, Advance to VISAA Elite Eight!

  2/25/2026
  Dave Levy, Athletic Director
  Close your eyes for a moment and imagine the hottest place you have ever been. Was it the beach? The desert? The Badger Den during pre-season in the middle of August? Whatever came to your mind, I assure you it pales in comparison to the way the Badgers shot in the first quarter this afternoon. It was NBA Jam-Style absolutely scorching sweltering you-had-to-see-it-to-believe-it hot!

   

  Cristo Rey came out running a weave, and attacked the basket for a mid-range jumper, leading 2-0. On the other end, Isaac responded by penetrating the zone and kicking it out to the corner where Quis was ready to shoot. He fired a three - swish! On the next possession, with the Cristo Rey defense all in the middle focusing on Sean, so he passed it out to Isaac - who was so far away from the hoop he might as well have been in Charlottesville - and he cashed it in. Looking for revenge, Cristo Rey went right at Isaac, who swatted the ball into next week - his first of FOUR BLOCKS in the first quarter. Isaac pushed it ahead to Quis, who drove the lane and kicked it out to Sean for yet another swish from deep!

   

  The Badgers led 9-2, Cristo Rey called timeout, and I'm pretty sure the discussion went something like this: "Alright guys, we've got to close out on their shooters. They're going to cool off eventually. They can't make every three that they attempt." Well... on the next possession, Quis returned to the corner - and he got his feet set - and you guessed it - he drilled a three from deep. With a 12-3 lead, the Badgers got back on defense, and Cristo Rey decided to drive at Isaac again who had the second of his FOUR BLOCKS in the first quarter. He brought the ball up the court the other way, set up around the logo, and did his best Damian Lillard impression. The Badgers led 15-3!
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• Week #26 - Badgers Win Varsity Boys Basketball Conference Championship on Road!

  2/22/2026
  Dave Levy, Athletic Director
  Wakefield was scheduled to play in Charlottesville two weeks ago, on February 6. With snow flurries in northern Virginia, Wakefield cancelled the game. We offered options for alternative dates, but Wakefield chose not to reschedule. When I told the team about it, the players reflected "Wakefield doesn't want the smoke," and it's easy to see why. Going into tonight's game, the Badgers won four consecutive games, including an impressive victory over #7 New Covenant. After the boys completed their epic comeback from nine points down with 4:00 to go on Wednesday night, they were on a mission: travel back up to The Plains and take care of business.

   

  It wasn't easy. Wakefield scored a three pointer on each of their first three shot attempts, taking an early 9-2 lead. The Badgers called timeout, regrouped, and Isaac cut into the lead with a transition lay-up and a super deep three! The team trailed 9-7 when Quis plucked the ball from his opponent and went the length of the floor, drawing a foul and scoring the basket. The game was tied at 9 halfway through the first quarter.
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• Week #25 - Varsity Boys Advance to Finals

  2/19/2026
  Dave Levy, Athletic Director
  Varsity Boys Basketball - The Tandem Badgers trailed 55-46 with just under five minutes to go in the game. Randolph Macon had just taken their largest lead of the game when their point guard scored off an offensive rebound. The old adage tells us that it's very difficult to beat a team three times in one season. This is true, but tonight, it was more about the following question: how badly did the home team want it?

   

  The Badgers worked the ball inside to Sean, who spun to his left. As soon as it  came off the rim, Isaac was there for the tip-in. The deficit was down to 7. The next time down, Sean got doubled on the block and looked to the opposite wing, where he found Tre, who drove the ball to the basket. Tre made a smooth bounce pass to a cutting Sin, who finished among the trees in traffic. The deficit was down to 5. 
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