Big Inning Powers James Wood JV Softball Past Strasburg!   The James Wood JV Colonels took control with a six-run fourth inning to defeat Strasburg 11-3 on Wednesday! Karly Easterday launched a two-run home run, while Taylor Fishel, Marlee Gilbert, and Sophia Rohrbach each delivered clutch RBIs to fuel the rally. Taliah Sheppard kicked things off with an RBI single in the first, and Maggie Maynard dominated in relief, throwing four shutout innings with seven strikeouts and allowing just one hit. The Colonels racked up 13 hits and ran wild on the basepaths with 11 stolen bases, including five from Maynard! Easterday led the team with three RBIs, while multiple players — including Maynard, Gilbert, and Marleigh Dehaven — had multi-hit games.

Varsity softball beat Strasburg 5-0. Sophia Gerald pitched a gem striking out 7 in a three hit shutout. Brynnen Williams was 2-4 with a double and RBI, Aliza Judd was 2-3 with a walk and a double, and Kayleigh Harden was 2-3 with a RBI. Kati Brannon was 1-2 with a double, walk, and RBI and Molly Maynard added 2 RBIs. The Colonels travel to Skyline on Thursday.

Varsity baseball defeated Strasburg 8-3, while the JVs beat the Rams on the road 17-3. Varsity stats included:
Brock Whipkey W, CG, 5H, 3ER, BB, 6K
Lane Herring 1-2, 2RBI
Logan Bower 1-2, 2R, SB
Colin Thomas 1-3, R, RBI, SB
Owen Neal 1-3, RBI
Parker Kerns 1-3, R
Kaden McCullough 1-3, SB
Whipkey 1-4, R, 2RBI

The James Wood Girls Soccer Team (8-3-2) got a 2-0 win at Liberty Wednesday night.  Mary Kimble scored a header goal 6 minutes into the match off an Avery Wright corner kick. Maddie Shirley scored 25 minutes later after settling a pass from DeLaney Newcome. Alaynah McGuire had 4 saves as she and the defense secured the shutout.  The JV girls won their  second in a row. Calleigh DeLuca smashed a shot past the goalkeeper for the 1-0 victory. The Lady Colonels play their next match May 12th, hosting cross county rival Millbrook. 

On Wednesday the Track and Field Team competed at the last county meet of the season at Millbrook. The girls team came in first place with 181 points and the boys team came in third with 92 points. Scoring performances below:

GIRLS
- Long Jump - Olivia Boyce qualified for State with a PR, 1st place mark of 17-0.50. Isabelle French, 2nd (16-3.50, PR). Abigail Paxton, 8th place mark of (14-7, PR).
- Triple Jump - Abigail Paxton, 7th (27-11)
- Discus - Emma Messick - 4th, (83-7)
- Shot - Maia Reid - 8th, (26-1)
- 4x800m Relay - 1st in 10:04.09 (Lauren Thompson, Ally Oliver, Kate Konyar, Ruby Ostrander)
- 100m Hurdles - Isabelle French - 1st with a PR time of 16.22; Alexandra Van Meter, 4th (18.20); Emma Barenklau, 5th (19.17); Madeleine Primus, 6th (19.77)
- 100m Dash - Isabelle French - 1st with another PR time of 12.85; Sierra-Nicole Wimer, 3rd (13.27, PR); Alexis Brown, 5th (13.30, PR); Olivia Boyce, 6th (13.45)
- 1600m - Claire Snell, 1st (5:40.19); Kirin Nashed, 8th (6:01.04)
- 4x100m Relay - 1st with a season best time of 50.69 (Brown, Boyce, Wimer, French) 
- 400m - Peyton Sinasac, 4th (1:07.41, PR); Ana Ramos, 5th (1:07.61); Melanie Padilla, 7th (1:08.75)
- 300m Hurdles - Emma Barenklau, 2nd (55.85, PR), Madeleine Primus, 3rd (59.73, PR)
- 800m Run - Alina Kieffer, 2nd (2:29.33, PR), Katelyn Palmer, 3rd (2:29.96), Clarie Snell, 6th (2:34.76, PR); Marley Savino 8th (2:44.32)
- 200m Dash - Wimer, 2nd (27.39, PR), Boyce, 3rd (27.71), Brown, 4th (27.74, PR), Omaie Aarami, 5th (27.89, PR), Mallory Juvinall, 6th (28.26, PR); Ana Ramos, 8th (28.66, PR)
- 4x400m Relay - 1st, 4:36.69 (Palmer, Sinasac, Oliver, Padilla)

BOYS
- Triple Jump - Chase Lockley, 7th (34-8.50)
- Discus - Jude Miller, 2nd (139-6), Sawyer Speet, 3rd (130-8)
- Shot - Jude Miller, 3rd (45-2.25), Heston LaRue, 7th (37-9)
- 110m Hurdles - Jorel Baltimore, 1st (15.46)
- 100m Dash - Trenton Manili, 1st (11.22, PR), Jorel Baltimore, 5th (11.60)
- 400m Dash - Ivan Andrews, 2nd (54.26)
- 300m Hurdles - Billy Lawler, 5th (1:08.50)
- 800m - Cade Freeman, 8th (2:10.78)
- 200m - Trenton Manili, 2nd (23.31), Jorel Baltimore, 3rd (23.97, PR), Ivan Andrews, 4th (24.06, PR)
- 3200m - Carrick Amerine, 4th (11:45); Henry Brant, 8th (12:25.53, PR)
- 4x400m Relay - 3rd (3:48.30) - Freeman, Nathan Reynolds, Owen Hahn, Thomas Woomer

Full results can be found here: https://milesplit.live/meets/683718