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The Black and White

The Student News Site of Walt Whitman High School

The Black and White

The Student News Site of Walt Whitman High School

The Black and White

September 15 Sports Recap

By Sam Shiffman September 17, 2016

Girls volleyball The girls volleyball team (3–1) crushed the Einstein Titans 3–0, winning all three sets by 10 or more points. The Vikes won the sets 25–15, 25–14 and 25–10. The squad...

Third singles player Livy Meyers following through on a backhand. Photo by Jefferson Luo.

September 13 & 14 Sports Recap

By Amy Nankin September 16, 2016

Girls tennis The girls tennis team (5–0) overtook the Poolesville Falcons (2–1) with a 7–0 blowout. The squad had tough matches but came out on top against their division three opponents....

Forward Alyssa Prill drives past a defender in a scoreless contest against the Blake Bengals. Photo by Jefferson Luo.

September 12 Sports Recap

By Joey Squeri September 14, 2016

Field hockey The field hockey team (2–1) outlasted their archival Wootton Patriots in a 1–0 victory on Monday behind a dominant team effort. Wootton, last year’s state finalists, beat...

Running back Gunnar Morton reaches for the extra yards. Photo by Jefferson Luo.

September 9 Sports Recap

By Amy Nankin September 13, 2016

Football The football team (1–1) fell to the Landon Bears (2–0) by a score of 21–3. The Bears defense stalled the Viking offense as only one of the Vikings’ drives resulted in points. Quarterback...

Photo courtesy Mike Lenkin.

September 8 Sports Recap

By Ben Levin September 10, 2016

Girls Soccer The girls soccer team (1–0) started the season out with a 4–2 victory over Quince Orchard (0–1). The Vikes seized control quickly, going up 2–1 at halftime, and replicated...

Fall Sports Preview

Fall Sports Preview

By Sam Shiffman September 10, 2016

Boys Soccer After finishing last season with a 10–7 record, the boys soccer team is looking to have another successful season, making a deep run into the playoffs. Last season the team graduated...

Photo by Josh Millin.

NFL Preview 2016

By Michael Gorman September 10, 2016

With the 2016 NFL season starting Thursday night, The Black & White teamed up to make predictions for the season. Each writer highlights a sleeper (a team most don't expect to be good), a player...

September 7 Sports Recap

September 7 Sports Recap

By Sam Shiffman September 8, 2016

Girls volleyball The Volleyball team (2–0) defeated the Clarksburg Coyotes 3–2 in a five set battle that saw the Vikes come back from a 2–1 deficit. The Vikes won the first set 25–20, fell...

Photo courtesy Whitman Football

Football upsets Paint Branch 27–7

By Daniel Weber September 5, 2016

The football team (1–0) ran over the Paint Branch Panthers (0–1) in their first game Friday, scoring four rushing touchdowns en route to a 27–7 victory. This was a game that few thought the Vikings...

Sarinah Wahl in Fridays game versus B-CC. Photo by Rachel Hazan.

Girls tennis opens season with 7-0 win over B-CC

By Amy Nankin September 5, 2016

The girls tennis team (1-0) started the season off strong with a 7-0 triumph against rival B-CC Barons Friday. The Vikes had a great game all around, with key player Sarinah Wahl leading the...

Photo courtesy Andrew Wetzel.

Field hockey shuts out Seneca Valley 5-0

By Joey Squeri September 5, 2016

The field hockey team (1-0) opened their season 5-0 against the Seneca Valley Eagles on Friday, backed by a stout defense. The Vikes defense and goalie Frances Storey combined to stunt the Eagles'...

Boys Soccer Upsets Dematha 2–1

By Kyle Layman September 4, 2016

The boys soccer team (2–0) opened the season with its second consecutive win, upsetting the Washington Post's top-seeded Dematha Stags 2–1. This victory came after the team beat the Georgetown Prep...

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