List of 5 news stories.

• Week #10 - Badgers Bring Home Hardware Against the Best in the United States

  10/20/2026
  Dave Levy, Athletic Director
  Varsity Boys Cross Country - For the last three years, the class of 2027 has created a special team culture for our Cross Country program. The team has grown dramatically, and their success has been unparalleled, dominating VISAA Cross Country and earning three consecutive state championships. Each of those victorious teams had strong senior leaders, and after the team graduated several of our top 5 scoring runners after the 2025 season, Jack showed deep insight as a leader himself: he fully understood the importance of his role as the team's #5 runner - he is essential to our team success.

  
  When Tandem came to Pole Green Park a month ago, the Badgers had many strong performances, but did not have our full scoring five, resulting in a higher tally than usual. VISAA Division III rival Veritas took note, hoping that the 2026 season would be their turn to shine. Today, Jack reminded Veritas, and the entire state of Virginia, and athletes from all over the United States including Washington, California and Oregon, who the Tandem Badgers are!
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• Week #10 - Varsity Boys Soccer Gives Excellent Effort on Small Field

  10/20/2026
  Dave Levy, Athletic Director
  Varsity Boys Soccer - After their muddy 5-1 victory on Tuesday, the Varsity Boys Soccer team hosted Miller on Friday afternoon - on a small field - which put their defense to the test. Levie, now in his second season as the starting goalie, showed incredible maturity - he was constantly communicating instructions to his defense, and to his strikers, who he set up for success on the other end! In front of the net, Luke was relentless, taking away angles, and tackling the ball from opposing strikers. After Luke forced the a goal kick, Levie fired the ball ahead to Seth who worked closely with Van and had a scoring chance off a header in the both.

   

  Miller scored early, but Shaan flipped the field with amazing footwork, able to make a turn and set up Aven and Otis on the outside. Moments later, Levi earned a free kick, passing over to Shaan who found Seth for a great shot! On the other end, Mason and Seamus were strong and physical defensively. 
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• Week #10: Tandem Dominates Senior Day Meet at Darden Towe!

  10/20/2026
  Varsity Boys Cross Country

   

  Only three days ago, the Badgers traveled to the Virginia Showcase, one of the largest meets in the country.  The team ran at an elite level, and only seventy-two hours later, got right back on the line to compete in Tandem's first Mid-Week Invitational at Darden Towe Park. That quick turnaround did not bother Andrew, who earned a PR for the second meet in a row! Andrew hit the mile mark in a blazing 6:54, and held that aggressive pace, dropping ONE MINUTE off his previous best. His time of 22:49 is a tribute to all of the hard work Andrew has put in this season!

   

  Making his season debut, Jon Derby returned to the course where he ran his best race a season ago, in a time of 32:03. Jon has been training hard this season, and has taken photos at a lot of our meets. Today, he traded his camera for a bib, and set PR's throughout the race. His first mile - 7:45 - is the fastest he's run this season, which led him to a 5K time of 27:43 - his first time under 30:00! Jon dropped FIVE MINUTES off of his previous best, and breaking 30:00 moves him into a new category altogether!

   

  Running at Darden Towe for the final time, our Varsity Boys seniors delivered at a high level. Hayes won the race in a time of 16:42, while Miles placed third in 17:46. Peter W (18:36) was fifth, while Jack J finished 8th in a time of 19:23. As he approached the line, a pack of Covenant runners surged ahead of Jack, and his response was incredible. Jack turned on the jets - finishing ahead of all of them, and those points were critical to our success, as the Badger Seniors had four of the top ten runners! Jude (21:06) delivered another strong race, while Alexander finished in 22:37! 

   

  Finishing in 18:52, Peter D dropped over a FULL MINUTE off of his time from Darden Towe last season, while Ryan (21:42), Nico (22:23) and Daniel (25:10) ran strong races on the heels of their efforts this weekend! Taking on strong competition from Covenant, Regents, EMS and Steward, the Badgers emerged victorious on their home turf. The team scored a mere 24 points, winning the meet by 22!

   

  The Varsity Boys Cross Country crew return to action next Tuesday, October 27 at New Covenant.  See you then!

   

  Girls Varsity Cross Country - With a smile a mile wide, Caffall approached the Darden Towe hill. She had already run the first mile in 8:00, with an open stride and a confident approach. Caffall had full conversations with her coaches during the race, demonstrative of her strength and capacity for success in the sport. When she rounded the final curve, Caffall looked just as strong as she did at the beginning of the race. Her strong finish resulted in an exciting new PR of 29:42 - her first time under 30:00 - and a PR of 30 seconds!  Congratulations, Caffall, this is just the beginning! 

   

  Working together, the Varsity Girls Badgers built on their excellent performance from Saturday's Virginia Showcase. Lucy (24:12) led the team and finished 8th overall. She worked closely with Sawyer (24:22) whose rookie season has been quite the sequence of breakout performances! Eve (25:49) was hot on their heels, nearly matching her PR on a tough course!

   

  Hattie (26:09), Victoria (26:30) and Alice (26:59) ran as a pack for much of the race. Hattie, making her season debut, nearly matched her PR from 2025 and looked incredibly strong in the process!  Competition Hattie is an amazing version of Hattie! Victoria's 26:30 is a massive course PR, a PR of nearly FOUR MINUTES, as she put together two excellent races in three days! Alice continues to improve; her time nearly matched her race from 2025.

   

  The Varsity Girls Cross Country Badgers placed two in the top ten and all of our scoring five in the top 20, taking 2nd Place overall. The team returns to action next Tuesday at New Covenant for their final tuneup before states! See you then!

   
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  Week #9 - Cross Country Competes in Prestigious VA Showcase Meet Tomorrow

  10/16/2026
  Tandem's Varsity Cross Country team and many of its members have had an incredible season already. Tomorrow, they will compete in the VA Showcase, the largest and most competitive meet on the east coast with over 350 teams, including the number one ranked team in the nation, Christ School from Asheville, NC. If you're not doing anything tomorrow morning at 9:00am or in the afternoon between 3:00-4:00pm (or even if you are), you can tune in to their events via this link to the VA XC Showcase Meet livestream. 

   

  Senior Hayes, undefeated this season, will compete individually in the invitation-only Showcase Division at 9:00am against some of the best runners in the country. This will be the first time all season that he's had major competition so we can't wait to see how fast he runs and if he can break his own 5K school record of 15:20. The girls team races at 3:00pm and the boys team races at 3:30pm. These races will also be livestreamed. Let's all go online and cheer on our Badgers!

   
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  Week #9 - Senior Volleyball Players Honored at Senior Night

  10/15/2026
  After Tuesday's varsity Volleyball game against Veritas, the five senior players were honored on their Senior Night, usually celebrated at the final regular season home game for a team. Seniors Maya, Ginger, Catriona, Althea and Zella received baskets of treats from their teammates, who also made a sign for each of the players. Senior players were spoken about individually by coach Anna Warren and then were joined by family members for photos. Many thanks to these senior players for their dedication to Badger sports and to volleyball. Congratulations!