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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

Boys basketball outclasses Churchill in regional semi-finals

Boys basketball outclasses Churchill in regional semi-finals

By Mia Kanczuker March 1, 2024

The boys basketball team (18–5) defeated the Churchill Bulldogs (10–10) last night in the regional semi-finals, as they had a first-round bye.  The first quarter started a bit rocky, as the Vikings...

Keller’s improvement moved him from a projected 15th-round pick to a 2nd-round pick in under a year. He decided instead of continuing his athletic and academic career at UNC, he would go straight into the MLB draft.

Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Mitch Keller’s journey to the Major League

By Mia Kanczuker February 28, 2024

Every kid who plays a sport at a young age dreams of playing professionally, but few ultimately live out that fantasy. To be a professional athlete, players have to be the best of the best. To put it in...

The tournament is just one of the various tactics the NBA has employed in hopes of increasing viewership and fan interest, and it’s an innovative strategy that sports leagues around the nation should potentially adopt.

NBA In-Season Tournament: A format other leagues should learn from

By Elliott Brown February 27, 2024

For the first time in the NBA’s 77-year history, the league adopted an in-season tournament involving all 30 teams for the 2023-2024 season. The tournament had been in the works for around 15 years,...

Indoor track dazzles at 4A State Championships

Indoor track dazzles at 4A State Championships

By Aidan Farber February 23, 2024

This Tuesday, Feb. 20, the indoor track team competed at the Maryland 4A State Championships. The Vikes impressed, with four top-ten individual placements. The girls’ team placed 16th overall, while...

Ice hockey suffers a heartbreaking 4–3 overtime loss to Leonardtown in second round of state playoffs

Ice hockey suffers a heartbreaking 4–3 overtime loss to Leonardtown in second round of state playoffs

By Elliott Brown February 22, 2024

The ice hockey team (9–5) was defeated by the Leonardtown Ospreys 4–3 in overtime, ending their season in the second round of state playoffs.  In the first period, both teams appeared evenly matched...

Girls basketball ends the regular season on a high note, defeating Damascus 50–44

Girls basketball ends the regular season on a high note, defeating Damascus 50–44

By Ben Belford Peltzman February 22, 2024

The girls’ basketball team (14–6) defeated the Damascus Swarmin’ Hornets (18–2) 50–44 in the Vikes final game of the regular season. Whitman played one of their strongest games yet, defeating...

The dive team amassed a whopping 127 points going into a weekend of swimming, placing them first out of 38 teams overall.

Swim and Dive competes at Metros: Dive impresses with top placements

By Aidan Farber February 20, 2024

From Feb. 7 to 10, the Whiman swim and dive team competed in the Washington Metropolitan Interscholastic Swimming and Diving Championships (Metros). The team had an impressive outing, with the boys...

Girls basketball loses to BCC 56–45 in nail-biter

Girls basketball loses to BCC 56–45 in nail-biter

By Ben Belford-Peltzman February 17, 2024

The girls’ basketball team (13–6) fell to the BCC Barons (18–1) 56–45 in the Battle of Bethesda. The Vikings moved to 0–2 against the Barons on the season and now have a challenging path ahead...

LIVE: Boys basketball takes on BCC in the Battle of Bethesda

LIVE: Boys basketball takes on BCC in the Battle of Bethesda

By Waleed Aslam and Ian Cooper February 16, 2024

Tune into the Pressbox here.

Girls basketball suffers blowout loss; falls to Wootton 41–28

Girls basketball suffers blowout loss; falls to Wootton 41–28

By Ben Belford Peltzman February 14, 2024

The girl’s basketball team (13–5) was defeated by the Wootton Patriots (7–2) 41–28 on Tuesday night.  It was another rugged performance for the Vikes’ with communication issues throughout...

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