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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

Softball falls to Blake, 16-6

By Roger Champagne March 25, 2014

The softball team fell to the Blake Bengals, 16-6,  on Mar. 24, dropping its record to 0-2. Despite a hard fought match, the Bengals' infield cohesiveness overwhelmed the Vikings, limiting them to just...

Softball falls to Quince Orchard, 14-4

By Roger Champagne March 24, 2014

The softball team hit a rocky start to the season after a loss to the Quince Orchard Cougars, 14-4, on Saturday Mar. 22. Right from the start, the Cougars asserted their dominance on the field by...

Baseball wins season opener, defeats Quince Orchard 11-2

By Tyler Jacobson March 23, 2014

This Saturday, the baseball team opened its season with a resounding win, defeating Quince Orchard, 11-2. The game didn’t start of quite as planned. In the top of the first inning, some sloppy fielding...

NCAA lacrosse teams in Maryland show promise for upcoming season

By Nick Sobel March 20, 2014

The state of Maryland has three NCAA lacrosse teams in the top ten, three of which take up the first three spots of the rankings. Maryland (ranked first), Loyola (second), and Johns Hopkins (third) have...

Underrated MLS to return this spring, better than ever

By Max Steinhorn March 19, 2014

A recent ESPN poll found that both the MLB and the MLS can now claim 18 percent of 12- to 17-year-olds as avid fans of their sport. This is the first time in the 20-year history of the ESPN Sports Poll...

Boys basketball carries their runner-up trophy towards the Whitmaniacs, 4,000 of which showed up to the Comcast Center to watch the Vikings play Wise for the state championship title. The Whitmaniacs cheered throughout the whole game, despite the large margin of point deficit throughout the game. Photo by Nick Anderson.

Magical run ends for boys basketball in state title game

By Sam Berson March 16, 2014

Throughout their stellar regular season and magical playoff run, the Vikings boys basketball team was able to control the pace of the game through their intense defensive pressure while also making key...

Gymnastics team acquires new coaching set for 2014 season

By Sam Berson March 16, 2014

After forming just four years ago, the gymnastics team is onto its third coaching set as Sarah Jimenez and Paul Belliveau take over for the upcoming season. Jimenez will partner with Belliveau, who...

Boys basketball shuts down Annapolis 59-48, moves on to state finals

By Sam Berson March 13, 2014

Relying on their signature defensive pressure, the Vikings' boys basketball team beat the Annapolis Panthers 59-48 to continue the squad's cinderella run through the playoffs, advancing to the state title...

Balanced lineup, defensive intensity propel boys basketball to Comcast Center for state semifinals

By Ben Zimmermann March 12, 2014

Eight years ago, the Vikings boys basketball team peaked at just the right time, upsetting multiple ranked opponents on their way to the program’s only state title. In the state championship matchup...

Sophomore Mitch Fenton works for back points on BCCs Aryan Manglik at the 4A/3A region tournament. Fenton placed first in the region, and 3rd in the state at 132 lbs. Photo courtesy Bonnie Sharbaugh.

Wrestlers finish 3rd, 5th in state tournament

By Tyler Jacobson March 9, 2014

Sophomore Mitch Fenton and senior Max Sessions finished their seasons on a high note, finishing third and fifth respectively at the Maryland 4A/3A state wrestling tournament on Saturday. The tournament...

Coach Chris Lun and the Vikings celebrate the teams first regional championship since 2006. Photo by Ben Zimmermann.

Boys basketball wins regional championship, moves on to state semifinals for first time since ’06

By Sam Berson March 7, 2014

It has been eight years since the boys basketball team won the state title in 2006, but this season’s surprising squad is thriving at just the right moment and is now just two wins away from another...

Boys basketball upsets Blair, advances to first regional championship in eight years

By Sam Berson March 6, 2014

Avenging two tough losses earlier this season, including one in double overtime, the boys basketball team knocked off the number-one seeded Blair Blazers, 60-48, March 6, to earn themselves a trip to the...

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