GDS Sports Bulletin—Week of Oct. 17

The men’s varsity soccer team beat Bell High School on Thursday. Photo by Nick von Hindenburg.

Here are the results from GDS teams’ games and meets during the week of Oct. 17, as well as the schedule for next week’s competitions. The grasshopper icon denotes GDS wins.

Men’s varsity soccer

Tuesday, Oct. 18: GDS (2) def. Sidwell (1)

Thursday, Oct. 20: GDS (1) def. Bell High School (0)

Men’s junior-varsity soccer

Wednesday, Oct. 19: Sidwell (1) def. GDS (0)

Women’s varsity soccer

Monday, Oct. 17: St. Stephen’s and St. Agnes (2) def. GDS (0)

Thursday, Oct. 20: GDS (2) def. St. Andrew’s (1)

Women’s junior-varsity soccer

Monday, Oct. 17: GDS (1) def. St. Stephen’s and St. Agnes (0)

Wednesday, Oct. 19: Stone Ridge (1) def. GDS (0)

Friday, Oct. 21: GDS (7) def. National Cathedral School (0)

Women’s varsity volleyball

Tuesday, Oct. 18: GDS (3) def. Holton Arms (0)

Thursday, Oct. 20: GDS (3) def. Visitation (0)

Women’s junior-varsity volleyball

Monday, Oct. 17: GDS (2) def. Bullis (0)

Tuesday, Oct. 18: GDS (2) def. Holton Arms (0)

Thursday, Oct. 20: GDS (2) def. Visitation (0)

Women’s freshman volleyball

Tuesday, Oct. 18: Lab School (3) def. GDS (0)

Women’s varsity tennis

In tennis, teams compete against each other in seven matches (four singles matches and three doubles matches). The team that wins the most matches is the winner.

Wednesday, Oct. 19: St. Stephen’s and St. Agnes (6) def. GDS (1)

Women’s junior-varsity tennis

Wednesday, Oct. 19: St. Stephen’s and St. Agnes (7) def. GDS (0)

Friday, Oct. 21: National Cathedral School (7) def. GDS (0)

Cross country

Each race is on a 5-kilometer course and is scored by adding the placements of each team’s top five finishers, with the lowest total winning.

Saturday, Oct. 22: Skip Grant Invitational

  • Men’s varsity fourth of 12 schools
  • Women’s varsity third of six schools
  • Men’s junior-varsity fourth of 11 schools
  • Women’s junior-varsity fourth of five schools

Golf

Monday, Oct. 17: MAC Championships

  • GDS fifth of seven schools
After the men’s varsity soccer home game on Thursday. Photo by Simon Kessler.

Next week’s competitions

Games that GDS may or may not participate in, depending on results from earlier tournament games, are asterisked.

Monday, Oct. 24:

  • Women’s varsity tennis vs. Holy Child in ISL tournament quarterfinals at Avenel Swim and Tennis Club (3:00 p.m.)

Tuesday, Oct. 25:

  • *Women’s varsity tennis in ISL tournament semifinals (3:00 p.m.)
  • Men’s varsity soccer vs. St. Andrew’s at home (4:15 p.m.)
  • Women’s varsity soccer at Bullis (4:30 p.m.)
  • Women’s varsity volleyball at Madeira (5:30 p.m.)
  • Men’s junior-varsity soccer at St. Andrew’s (4:30 p.m.)
  • Women’s junior-varsity soccer at Sidwell (4:15 p.m.)
  • Women’s junior-varsity volleyball at Madeira (4:15 p.m.)

Thursday, Oct. 27:

  • *Women’s varsity tennis in ISL tournament final (3:00 p.m.)
  • Women’s varsity volleyball vs. Holy Child at home (5:30 p.m.)
  • Women’s junior-varsity volleyball vs. Holy Child at home (4:15 p.m.)

Friday, Oct. 28:

  • Men’s varsity soccer in MAC tournament (3:00 p.m.)
  • Women’s freshman volleyball at Madeira (4:15 p.m.)

Saturday, Oct. 29:

  • Cross country in ISL and MAC championships at the Montgomery County Agricultural History Farm Park (10:00 a.m.)

Information compiled by Molly Kurtzer-Ellenbogen. Grasshopper icon by Nava Mach.