The Black and White

Boys basketball falls to rival BCC, drops record to 3-12

By Maddie Carrington • January 28, 2012

The boys basketball team lost, 58-45, against the 10-5 BCC Barons Jan. 27, lowering its record to 3-12. After the Vikings' previous last-second 53-49 loss to the Barons earlier in the season, the...

Hockey defeats Sherwood on Senior Night

By Jared Berul • January 28, 2012

The hockey team defeated the Sherwood Warriors, 8-4, Jan. 27, raising its record to 7-1. The Vikes started the game off strong, and never looked back when Andy Dexter scored the first goal of the...

Senior Kaitlin Payne wins Whitman Idol, sophomore runner-up

By Carolyn Freeman • January 26, 2012

Twelve students in bright flowing dresses or cowboy boots sang and shimmied their way across the stage Wednesday night at Whitman Idol. The annual talent competition raised about $2,700 for the Leukemia...

Girls basketball fails to keep pace with Churchill

By Justin Lancellotta • January 25, 2012

The girls basketball team lost its second straight game, 58-30, against the 12-2 Churchill Bulldogs, Jan. 24, putting its record at 8-6 on the season. Like the boys team, the girls...

Boys basketball falls to rival Churchill, drops to 1-6 in division play

By Maddie Carrington • January 25, 2012

The boys basketball team lost, 57-30, to the 11-3 Churchill Bulldogs, Jan. 24, bringing its record to 3-11. The Vikes had a rough start, managing to only score one point in the first quarter. The...

Sports Blog: Criticism of Tebow’s religious remarks is undeserved

By Emily Berman • January 24, 2012

Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow took NFL fans on a rollercoaster ride this season: one moment, he was Denver’s mile-high messiah, the next, he looked inexperienced and incapable of passing a football....

Wrestling slips in tri-meet, loses to Springbrook and Clarksburg

By Rachel Lang • January 24, 2012

The wrestling team fell to the Springbrook Blue Devils, 66-5, and the Clarksburg Coyotes, 40-37, during a tri-meet Jan. 23, lowering its record to 5-5. In the first match against Springbrook,...

Indoor track races at championship meet, girls team places seventh

By Jared Berul • January 24, 2012

The indoor track team competed in the Montgomery County Championship in Landover Jan. 23. The girls team looked strong and eventually finished seventh, while the boys struggled, placing eighteenth. Clare...

Girls basketball drops to Walter Johnson, falls to 8-5

By Justin Lancellotta • January 22, 2012

The girls basketball team lost to the 9-3 Walter Johnson Wildcats, 49- 36, Jan. 20, dropping its record to 8-5 on the season. The Vikes failed to find their usual offensive rhythm during the first two...

Hatch injured as boys basketball falls to Walter Johnson

By Jared Berul • January 21, 2012

The boys basketball team fell, 33-31, against the 6-6 Walter Johnson Wildcats Jan. 20, lowering its record to 3-10. In the opening minutes of the game, guard Liam Hatch dislocated his shoulder...

Hockey defeats BCC, 10-4

By Jared Berul • January 20, 2012

The hockey team defeated the BCC Barons, 10-4, Jan. 20, bringing its record to 6-1. Forward Alex Gandolfo helped the Vikes get on top of the game early, scoring a goal on a power play with 11:55 remaining...

Nicknames help teams bond on and off the field

By Emily Berman • January 20, 2012

Earvin “Magic” Johnson, Jack “The Golden Bear” Nicklaus, Babe “The Sultan of Swat” Ruth—some athletes are as famous for their nicknames as their performance. At Whitman, nicknames...

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