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Baseball ends year with loss in state final

Sam Bigge, Sports Editor • June 11, 2025

After winning the DCSAA Championship in 2024, the Jackson-Reed baseball team fought hard but ultimately lost 2-0 to St. Albans in the 2025 Championships, after a dedicated and successful season. The...

DC to D-I: Coach Tee leaves JR for college job

Sam Bigge and Noa Gordon • June 11, 2025

Boys’ basketball head coach David “Tee” Johnson, who in four years helped transform Jackson-Reed into a regional powerhouse, announced that he is leaving to become an assistant coach at the Division...

Dickinson commit Jackson Loomis reflects on injury recovery

Jackson Loomis, Contributer • June 11, 2025

It was the DCSAA championship game—the third one I had played in. After losing the previous two, I dreaded the idea of losing again. We were down three runs in the sixth inning. At the climax of the...

Top three sports moments of the 2024-25 year

Grace Harscheid, Sports Editor • June 11, 2025

Softball team continues their legacy as DCIAA champions On Monday, May 5, the DCIAA finals began. Jackson-Reed was playing School-Without-Walls, who they had lost to earlier in the season, 13-14....

Top three sports moments of the 2024-25 year

Sam Bensky, Junior Editor • June 11, 2025

JR boys Track crushes the competition at the Gator Invitational Of the many incredible meets of this track season, one meet stands out above the rest: the Gator Invitational. In the competitive...

With experience junior Nelson Hayes embraces leadership role

Justin Glenn, Sports Editor • May 4, 2025

Experience is something that never hurts, whether accomplishing things in life or on the mound competing for your powerhouse program. Junior right-handed pitcher Nelson Hayes has used and applied...

Inside the struggles of JR football: What’s gone wrong? What’s next?

Justin Glenn and Noa Gordon • April 27, 2025

To conclude the 2024 season, the varsity football team finished 1-9 for the second straight year in a row. The team’s lone win came against Phelps High School on September 20. While the Tigers showed...

Meet softball coach David Thompson

Natalia Weinstein, Multimedia Editor • April 25, 2025

You may know him as the tech guy in the atrium, but David Thompson is also the head coach of the varsity softball team and JR’s very own Instructional Coach of Technology. Thompson, a DC native, grew...

Lacrosse programs embrace season ups and downs

Eva Solomon, Opinions Editor • April 25, 2025

Since the boys' and girls' lacrosse seasons kicked off, there have been numerous ups and downs for both teams. As the season has developed, however, progress has been made. As of April 22, the scores...

Tough schedule preps baseball for another state run

Justin Glenn, Sports Editor • April 25, 2025

After reclaiming the DCSAA title at the end of last year’s season and dominating their conference for 31 years in a row, the baseball team returned this spring ready for more. With no hesitation, they...

Boys’ ultimate frisbee team ranked first in the country

Clara Doyle, Simone Meisnere, and Joao Braga • April 25, 2025

The Jackson-Reed boys’ ultimate frisbee team is ranked first in the country and has qualified for the High School National Invite (HSNI). This annual tournament features the top 16 teams in the country...

Track and field team turns to the outdoors after Nationals

Sam Bigge, Sports Editor • April 5, 2025

The indoor track and field team saw immense success at the end of the season. After a strong postseason and a stint at New Balance Nationals in Boston, the team is looking to carry that momentum into the...