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Rival or Resource?: The Walls Students Who Play on Jackson-Reed Sports Teams

The Jackson-Reed girls’ crew team, for which Maia Riggs (‘25) plays / Credit: Maia Riggs Jackson-Reed High School is a sports powerhouse...

Athletic Recruit Mary Louisa Leopold on Swimming, the Mountain School, College

Credits: Ashely Mattoon This October, Walls senior Mary Louisa “ML” Leopold committed to attending Pomona College in Claremont, Calif.,...

Walls E-Sports Group Receives Athletic Team Funding After DCSAA Qualification

Kingston Stephen (‘24), part of the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate team / Credits: Nick Nikolov The Walls e-sports team has begun to receive...

Frisbee Team Finds Success at First-Ever Travel Tournament

Walls competed in the Spring Fling ultimate frisbee tournament located in Freehold, N.J., on April 22-23.

How the Flightless Bird Squad Came to Be

“Floors, ceilings, windows, WALLS!” The Flightless Bird Squad chanted their signature cheer before playing the long-anticipated YULA...

Lacrosse Team, Anchored by New Players, Re-Formed After Six Years

The newly ressurected Walls lacrosse team at the Field School field / Credits: Rami Noursi The School Without Walls lacrosse team is back...

Lack of Facilities Tightens Sports Teams’ Budgets

Noah Pershing (‘23) in a baseball game. The baseball team is unusually well funded. / Credits: Lucy Upton For a small school like Walls...

Walls Places Second at DCIAA Cheer Tournament

Members of the Walls cheer team compete in the DCIAA championship March 11 / Credits: D.C. State Athletic Association The Walls cheer...

The Algorithm That Stole SWW’s Chance at a Championship

Members of the Walls basketball team on Feb. 4 / Credits: Nadia Lytle The School Without Walls boys’ basketball team entered Benjamin...

The Baseball Team Has Something to Prove

Pitcher Stephen Showalter (‘24) / Credits: Rafi Fox It’s that time of year again — the crack of the bat, the smell of freshly cut grass,...

Spikeball Banned In Building Outside PE Classes After Disruptions, Broken Light Fixtures

Students playing Spikeball in the GW quad / Credits: Adah Svetlik Just a few weeks ago, it would have been impossible to miss clusters of...

Track Team Returns to New York Meet Post-COVID

The team competed in the U.S. Army Officials Hall of Fame Invitational.

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