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

The Student News Site of Walt Whitman High School

The Black and White

Ice Hockey wins Frederick Cup

By Tyler Jacobson November 11, 2013

This past weekend, the Ice Hockey team won the Frederick Cup, a pre-season tournament composed of five teams from around the state. The tournament is a round-robin where every team plays every...

Football beats Blair 17-13, wont make playoffs

Football beats Blair 17-13, won’t make playoffs

By Tyler Jacobson November 9, 2013

Despite winning Friday night and finishing the regular season on a four-game win streak, the Vikings football team failed to clinch a playoff spot, ending its season. The Vikings beat Blair 17-13 Friday...

Football defeats Churchill, 28-7

By Tyler Jacobson November 2, 2013

The Vikings football team continued its hot streak with a 28-7 win over the Churchill Bulldogs. It was the Vikings' third win in a row. The Vikings' record improved to 6-3 while the Bulldogs record...

Photo by Tyler Jacobson.

Football defeats WJ 34-3 on Homecoming night

By Tyler Jacobson October 27, 2013

With stands packed tight with students, parents and alumni alike, the football team won their homecoming game against Walter Johnson 34-3. WJ scored first, with a field goal early in the first quarter....

Football defeats Springbrook, 28-13

By Tyler Jacobson October 21, 2013

After a full day off from school, the football team trounced Springbrook 28-13—improving Whitman’s record to 4-3 and dropping Springbrook’s record to 4-3 as well. Whitman scored all of its points...

Girls tennis sweeps Northwood, 7-0

By Tyler Jacobson October 16, 2013

The girls tennis team ended its regular season Tuesday with a 7-0 win over Northwood. Seemingly endless rain pushed the match back two separate times. The match was originally scheduled for last Thursday. The...

Football falls to Damascus on rare Monday afternoon game, 21-6

By Tyler Jacobson October 15, 2013

While Monday night football happens every week, Monday afternoon football is a much rarer occurrence. The football team fought honorably, but lost to Damascus, 21-6 on Monday. The game was supposed...

MLB Recap: How did the Nationals and Orioles finish?

By Tyler Jacobson October 13, 2013

The ineptness of Washington area sports teams has been a joke around the sports world for years. So why is this a story now? What makes me feel so much worse this year? Last year during the Olympics,...

The leagues team of 10 and 11-year-old all stars won their June district tournament and finished third in the state. Photo courtesy Brant Hester.

Local baseball league achieves success while focusing on respect for the game

By Tyler Jacobson October 10, 2013

In a sports world defined by nine-figure contracts, performance enhancing drugs, and extravagant purchases, Bethesda Little League achieves success while focusing on traditional and grassroots principles. Founded...

Cross-country wins Triple Crown

By Tyler Jacobson October 10, 2013

While no horse has won the horse racing Triple Crown in decades, the cross-country team won its own Triple Crown last week. In order to win, the Vikes had to finish first of all the teams who competed...

Girls tennis falls to Churchill, 4-3

By Tyler Jacobson October 9, 2013

The girls tennis team suffered a heartbreaking, tension-filled match against the Churchill Bulldogs, 4-3. The Vikes' record drops to 8-2 while Churchill's improves to 9-1. Whitman’s doubles teams...

Football falls to Wootton, 43-20

By Tyler Jacobson September 28, 2013

In front of seemingly countless Whitmaniacs and Maryland football star Stefon Diggs who was standing on the other sideline, the Viking football team fell to the Wootton Patriots, 43-20 last night. Wootton’s...

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