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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 defeats Richard Montgomery, 40-37

Boys basketball defeats Richard Montgomery, 40-37

By Sam Berson March 5, 2014

After winning by a combined 44 points in their first two meetings, the Vikings were put to the test in their third match-up against the Richard Montgomery Rockets, coming back from a seven-point deficit...

Boys basketball defeats Kennedy in defensive battle, 37-31

By Sam Berson March 1, 2014

The second-seeded boys basketball team won its first playoff game in a hard-fought defensive battle with the seventh- seeded Kennedy Cavaliers, 37-31, Feb. 28. The game was close throughout its entirety,...

Girls basketball blows out Northwood, 71-16

By Caleb Kushner February 26, 2014

The Lady Vikes defeated a 2-20 Northwood team, 71-16, in their most dominating performance to date during the last game of the season, finishing off their record at 20-2. This marks a momentous nineteenth straight...

Boys basketball falls to Northwood, 52-33

By Sam Berson February 26, 2014

The boys basketball team didn’t end its regular season the way it had hoped, falling to a 3-18 Northwood, 52-33. The Vikings never got going, only scoring four points in the first quarter and finding...

United States Hockey suffers bitter end to Olympic run

By Sam Berson February 25, 2014

Even after the heroics of T.J. Oshie and an undefeated group play round that showed what the US hockey team could do, it came up short once again. This time, however, the Americans left Sochi without...

Swim and Dive competes at States

By Roger Champagne February 24, 2014

The Swim and Dive Team's season came to a dramatic close last Saturday at the State Championships, where the boys took fifth place and the girls took seventh. Wootton won the overall meet for the girls...

Girls basketball defeats Kennedy, 56-40

By Caleb Kushner February 22, 2014

The Lady Vikes defeated the 16-3 Kennedy Cavaliers, 56-4o, on senior night to win their eighteenth straight game and improve their record to 19-3 on the season.Freshman Abby Meyers had another explosive...

Boys basketball defeats Kennedy, 46-30

By Sam Berson February 22, 2014

The boys basketball team improved to 16-5 and locked up the number two seed for the playoffs with a 46-30 win over the Kennedy Cavaliers. The game was a defensive battle throughout its entirety,...

Wizards achieve first winning record in four years

By Shannon Dawe February 20, 2014

Many things come only once every four years: the Olympics, presidential elections and a winning record for the city's own Washington Wizards. Although falling to 26-28 since, the Wizards had a record...

Boys basketball falls to Blair in double overtime, 59-53

By Sam Berson February 19, 2014

The boys basketball team suffered a tough double overtime loss to the 17-3 Blair Blazers, Feb. 18, by a final score of 59-53. The Vikes held a four point lead with just a minute remaining in the...

Girls basketball defeats Blair, 58-21

By Caleb Kushner February 19, 2014

The girls basketball team won its seventeenth straight game last night, defeating the Blair Blazers, 58-21. The team was led by freshman star Abby Meyers who hit four field goals and three free-throws...

Maryland-Duke basketball game recap: Final ACC match-up

By Nick Sobel February 18, 2014

DURHAM, NC-- It was an abnormally cold day on Feb. 15 when the Maryland Terrapins headed to the most intimidating arena in all of college basketball: Cameron Indoor Stadium. The Terps tried to defeat the...

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