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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 volleyball falls 3-0 to Churchill despite exciting play

By Carolyn Price April 1, 2015

The 0–4 boys volleyball team suffered a tough loss to the Churchill Bulldogs despite a strong finish with a comeback during the third set. The team started out slowly, scoring only nine points...

Softball secures two wins against Gaithersburg and Northwood

By Ben Katz March 30, 2015

The now 2-2 girls softball team ended their first week of games on a high note, thrashing the Gaithersburg Trojans 23-4 Thursday and the Northwood Gladiators 15-5 Saturday. After losing the season’s...

Midfielder Alex Hilsenrath (26) looks to a escape a Blake defender in the Vikings 15-6 win. Hilsenrath had two goals and two assists in the win. Photo by Nick Anderson. 

Boys lacrosse defeats Blake and Paint Branch in blowout fashion

By Caleb Friedman March 30, 2015

After a loss in their season opener, the boys lacrosse team improved to 2-1 this week after blowout wins against Blake (15-6) and Paint Branch (20-2). In both games, the Vikings dominated from start...

Crew teams prepare for spring competition after strenuous winter workouts

By Lindsay Wytkind March 30, 2015

This spring season, the boys and girls crew teams plan to row all the way to nationals with their strong rosters. After a long and physically demanding winter conditioning season, both teams now have...

Track and Field revamps program, divides into two teams

By Rose Pagano March 29, 2015

Sprinting, hurdling, and jumping are all common events that roughly a hundred track and field players participated in at daily practices, until recently. Coach Stephen Hays decided that the track and...

Co-ed volleyball falls to .500 against Blair

By Josh Feder March 26, 2015

Coming off of a solid start to the season with a 3-0 victory against Poolesville, the co-ed volleyball team fell 0-3 the Blair Blazers. All three sets were close, but the Blazers outlasted the Vikes,...

Boys volleyball falls to Blair in second 3-0 loss

By Josh Feder March 26, 2015

With returning starters setter Stefan Greenberg and libero Grayson Jobst both missing due to commitments with the drama department, the boys volleyball team still put up a tough fight in their 3-0 loss...

Boys volleyball falls to Poolesville 3-0

By Josh Feder March 25, 2015

[score id="43265" align="right"]Boys volleyball had their season debut as the rebuilt squad looks to get back on their feet. The team fell to the Poolesville Falcons 3-0 in their opener, scoring fewer...

Softball suffers two tough losses to QO and Blake

By Ben Katz March 25, 2015

The now 0-2 the girls softball team started the season losing 15-1 against the Blake Bengals Monday and 20-10 to the Quince Orchard Cougars Tuesday in back-to-back games. Strong defense, accurate...

Boys lacrosse loses home opener 7-6 to Needham Broughton

By Caleb Friedman March 22, 2015

[score id="43227" align="right"]In their season opener, the boys lacrosse team narrowly lost to North Carolina foe the Needham Broughton Capitals 7-6. The game was played at Gaithersburg High School...

Panel: chokers, sleepers abound this March

By William Arnesen March 17, 2015

Today marks a lot of important events: St. Patrick's Day, the release of some schools' college decisions and the publication of the Black & White's annual March Madness predictions. A panel consisting...

Guard Hannah Niles goes up to score two of her 14 points in the state semifinals 48-30 loss against Eleanor Roosevelt. Photo by Nick Anderson.

Girls basketball ends undefeated season in state semis with 48-30 loss to Eleanor Roosevelt

By Ben Katz March 13, 2015

[score id="43044" align="right"]After becoming the first team in school history to post a perfect 20-0 record in the regular season and advancing deep into the playoffs, the girls basketball team’s historic...

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