The girls’ varsity basketball team went into this year with something to prove. Having consistently fallen just short of their goals in the DCIAA and DCSAA tournaments the last few years, the Tigers,...
Every year, the track and field program has hit the ground running whenever indoor season comes around. On January 28, the girls won first place, snapping Dunbar High School’s five-year win streak, and...
Team fundraisers are nothing out of the ordinary at Jackson-Reed, but the sale of trees and wreaths by the crew team stands out as one of the longest running and community oriented.
To some people,...
After turning around their regular season, the magic of the boys varsity soccer team ran out in the playoffs.
The team finished as semifinalists in the DCIAA playoffs and quarterfinalists in states....
Here at Jackson-Reed, there are quite a few teachers and staff members who coach sports teams. Science teacher Jean-Claude Nkongolo stands out as one of the many hard-working teacher-coaches.
Nkongolo...
1. Baseball team won state championship after walk off comeback:
This year, JR baseball reached the state finals for the fifth consecutive year after upsetting Gonzaga in the semifinals for the second...
For the better part of a decade, the Jackson-Reed girls’ basketball team has seen fairly limited success. But recently, their momentum has begun to change.
The Tigers have not won a DCIAA Championship...
The position of a high school sports manager, someone who stands off to the side while the team performs and helps out with basics, is often overlooked. But ask most student athletes, and they’ll tell...
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