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Dylan Schmidt

Dylan Schmidt, Print Sports Editor

Dylan is a Print Sports Editor for the Pitch this year. This is his second year on the Pitch and he also runs cross country and track for the school.
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Senior captain Seba Sani spikes the ball over a Wootton blocker in the first matchup between the teams. Sani had an incredible senior season, leading the team to the county finals.

Seba Sani spikes his way to glory

Dylan Schmidt, Print Sports Editor
May 24, 2023
Senior captain Seba Sani spikes the ball against Wootton. The team has looked strong throughout the season with the lone loss so far coming against one seed Churchill.

Boys volleyball closes out regular season with 10-1 record

Dylan Schmidt, Print Sports Editor
May 8, 2023
Senior Joe Morris sets the ball for senior Guy Saltsman to spike. The team went on to win 3-2 against Wootton High School

Boys’ volleyball improves to 6-0 with tightly contested victory over Wootton

Dylan Schmidt, Print Sports Editor
Apr 17, 2023
Senior outside hitter Jagger Yung serves the ball in the match against Richard Montgomery. The team went on to win 3-1, starting their season off on the right track.

Boys’ Volleyball’s seeks revenge after losing in county final last year

Dylan Schmidt, Print Sports Editor
Mar 28, 2023
Senior Enzo Yamasaki celebrates his victory over Jacob Speed from Crofton High School in the fifth place match. He won four of his last five matches after losing in the opening round, finishing his season off strongly.

Enzo Yamasaki caps off impressive season with fifth place finish at states

Dylan Schmidt, Print Sports Editor
Mar 8, 2023
Senior Enzo Yamasaki wrestles at the 4A West Regional Championship. He went 4-1, finishing third place in his weight class.

Wrestling team continues to dominate with four qualifying for states

Dylan Schmidt, Print Sports Editor
Mar 2, 2023
Senior Enzo Yamasaki throws down a wrestler in the third place match. Yamasaki has been a key component of the wrestling team's success this season.

Wrestling team qualifies eight individuals for regionals

Dylan Schmidt, Print Sports Editor
Feb 24, 2023
Sophomore Zachary Wray pins a wrestler from Northwood. He went on to win this match before falling in the second round.

Wrestling team loses in region quarterfinals, prepares for varsity counties

Dylan Schmidt, Print Sports Editor
Feb 16, 2023
Sophomore Hudson Barrett pins a wrestler from Northwood. Barrett won his matchup and was one of the key contributors to the massive victory.

Wrestling team continues recent successful stretch, routs Northwood 76-6

Dylan Schmidt, Print Sports Editor
Feb 3, 2023
Senior Enzo Yamasaki wrestles against his opponent from Richard Montgomery. He was declared the winner by pin, contributing six points to the Wildcats.

Wrestling team dominates RM and Seneca Valley, loses to Northwest

Dylan Schmidt, Print Sports Editor
Jan 31, 2023
With the early start time for school, students think of ideas to wake themselves up and get ready for a seven hour school day filled with learning. Despite these well-thought out methods, some students are still caught sleeping in class.

Students try creative ways to wake up in the morning

Dylan Schmidt, Print Sports Editor
Jan 26, 2023
Sophomore Dylan Schoen wrestles against his counterpart from Quince Orchard. He won his match after pinning the wrestler, contributing six points to the Wildcats' slight victory.

WJ Wrestling defeats Quince Orchard 40-39 after winning tiebreaker criteria

Dylan Schmidt, Print Sports Editor
Jan 24, 2023
Junior Emma Matalia pins a wrestler from Montgomery Blair. The dual meet took place Wednesday, Jan. 18, with Matalia winning her match up.

WJ hosts first ever all women wrestling dual meet match in MCPS history

Dylan Schmidt, Print Sports Editor
Jan 20, 2023
Senior Alex Alfelor wrestles against Kennedy High School. He is one of the leaders on the team and a very important wrestler.

Wrestling team dominates Kennedy, finishes fourth at the Mad Mats invitational

Dylan Schmidt
Dec 16, 2022
The golf team warms up before day one of states. The team missed out on advancing to the finals, but had two individual golfers qualify.

Dimitri Townsend, Fannie Sukhumparnich finish top ten at golf state tournament

Dylan Schmidt, Print Sports Editor
Nov 21, 2022
The student section cheers on the football team as they face BCC. Only students from the participating schools are allowed to attend athletic events unless they have a chaperone with them.

Do students feel safe at athletic events?

Dylan Schmidt, Print Sports Editor
Oct 19, 2022
Freshman Elizabeth Martin lines up the shot. She went on to score a 61 in the first match as the Wildcats won by 8 strokes.

Golf team stays undefeated after recent match

Dylan Schmidt, Print Sports Editor
Sep 29, 2022
Varsity field hockey practices at Tilden Middle School. The team has become accustomed to practice off campus as there is limited turf field time available for sports.

Construction messes up sports teams practices

Dylan Schmidt, Print Sports Editor
Sep 28, 2022
Senior Andrew Schell runs in the 3200 meter race at States. He finished in fourth place and ran a time of 9:27.

Boys track finish 5th, girls team has impressive performances

Dylan Schmidt, Staff Writer
Jun 16, 2022
The Nationals celebrate their 2019 World Series Championship. Since then, they haven't made the playoffs and haven't had a season over .500.

Reactions to the first month of the MLB season

Dylan Schmidt, Staff Writer
May 11, 2022
Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski draws up a play for his team during a timeout. Duke went on to win 61-58 against Virginia.

Recap of March Madness

Dylan Schmidt, Staff Writer
Apr 22, 2022
US ski racer Mikaela Shiffrin shares her thoughts on the Black Lives Matter Movement. She gave the speech on June 10, 2020 in response to the murder of George Floyd.

Athletes should continue to use their platform to speak out on social issues

Dylan Schmidt, Staff Writer
Mar 24, 2022
Joel Embiid shoots a free throw against the Washington Wizards. He went on to score 35 points in the 76ers loss.

NBA MVP race remains a tight battle

Dylan Schmidt, Staff Writer
Mar 7, 2022
Cooper Kupp celebrates with his teammates after a big play. Kupp went on to have 5 catches for 66 yards as the Los Angeles Rams beat Washington Football Team 30-10

How Cooper Kupp overcame the odds to become the best wide receiver in the NFL

Dylan Schmidt, Staff Writer
Mar 3, 2022
Kobe Bryant shoots over the outstretched arm of Washington Wizards defender Marcin Gortat. He went on to score 29 points as the Lakers lost 111-95 to the Wizards on December 3, 2014.

Kobe Bryant inspired new generation of NBA athletes

Dylan Schmidt, Staff Writer
Feb 18, 2022
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