In a dramatic DCSAA semifinal against Sidwell Friends, the boys’ basketball season came to a heartbreaking end with a 49-46 loss on a buzzer-beater. It was the third time since 2019 that the Tigers lost...
Jackson-Reed Baseball alum Paloma Benach has been drafted into the brand new Women’s Professional Baseball League (WPBL) to the Boston team, and will be competing in its inaugural season in 2026.
Benach...
Boys
Despite ending the season with a loss to St. John’s College High School in the quarterfinals of the DCSAA playoffs, the Tigers ended their season with a DCIAA championship and a stellar record.
In...
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...
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...
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...
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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