The basketball team picked up its first win of the season Dec. 11, defeating the Quince Orchard Cougars 42-29 and improving its record to 1-2. Whitman’s smothering defense forced the Cougars to take...

MCPS expects Whitman to be 270 students over capacity by 2018, a representative from facilities management told principal Alan Goodwin in late October. The school will need another five to seven classrooms...

In this edition of the National News Roundup, a famous Korean pop star apologizes for viral Anti-American lyrics, the Supreme Court announces it will hear two cases related to same-sex marriage and a large...

The swim team lost to the Churchill Bulldogs in its second official meet of the season Dec. 8 at the Germantown Indoor Swim Center. The boys lost with a score of 104-53, and the girls 97-59. Both teams...

The ice hockey team defeated the Walter Johnson Wildcats 5-4 Dec. 7, raising its record to 3-2-1. With 5:13 remaining in the first period, defender Wyatt Hughes set up forward Jeff Marr for the...

The boys basketball team lost to the Poolesville Falcons 39-48 in its season opener Dec. 6. The team was plagued by turnovers and an inability to finish their opportunities on offense. Without starters...

The girls basketball team began its season with a 42-50 loss to the Poolesville Falcons Dec. 6. The Vikes started out on top as center Rebecca Ford secured the tip-off, sending it to guard Maddie Cannon...

The 3-2 ice hockey team tied the Landon Bears 4-4 for the first time in team history on Dec. 5 at Rockville Ice Arena. The Bears came out, scoring at the 10:16 mark of the first period. The Vikings...

The winter sports season will open this week without several key starters after police cited more than 30 students for underage drinking at a party Saturday, Dec. 1. Cited athletes will miss at least the...

AP test scores rose in Montgomery County in 2012, with 75 percent of all exams receiving a 3 or above, according to statistics released by MCPS last week. County scores fared better than both statewide...

The 19-3-2 Georgetown University Hoyas mens soccer team defeated the 14-9-0 University of San Diego Toreros 3-1 at North Kehoe Field in Washington D.C. Dec. 1 to advance to the Final Four of the NCAA Division...

The ice hockey team lowered its record to 2-2 after a 7-3 loss against the 2-2 Churchill Bulldogs Nov. 30 at Rockville Ice Arena in a special event sponsored by the Washington Capitals. _ Seniors pose...