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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 cruises to win against Wootton, 62-32

By Sam Berson December 17, 2013

The boys basketball team crushed the Wootton Patriots by 30 points and cruised to a 62-32 win, Dec. 16, improving its record to 2-2. Point guard Max Steinhorn and guard Kyle Depollar led the team again,...

Swim and dive defeats Northwest

By Roger Champagne December 16, 2013

The swim and dive team paddled its way to victory against the Northwest Jaguars, Dec. 14. The boys won, 125-44, and the girls won, 124-44. Despite many of the team’s top swimmers being out due...

Girls basketball falls to Bishop McNamara, 47-42

By Caleb Kushner December 15, 2013

The Lady Vikes basketball team was defeated  by Bishop McNamara this Saturday in a close match, 47-42. The team was led by forward Avery Witt with 10 points, six of which came by 3-point field...

Ice Hockey defeats B-CC, 4-2

By Tyler Jacobson December 15, 2013

After a couple of weeks hiatus, the ice hockey team got back into the swing of things with a 4-2 win over rivals B-CC.  The team's record improved to 3-2-0 (Wins-losses-overtime losses) while B-CC’s...

Boys basketball defeats Landon, 64-45

By Sam Berson December 15, 2013

The boys basketball team put up a strong performance in its home opener Fri. Dec. 13, crushing rival the Landon Bears 64-45, and improving its record to 1-2. The boys started off hot, hitting their...

NBA update: Eastern Conference shows early weakness

By James Ireland December 14, 2013

If the NBA season were to end today, Washington fans would rejoice because the 9-11 Wizards would be the seventh seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs.  Basketball fans look on the East today with...

Girls basketball nets first win of season, defeats Rockville 55-33

By Caleb Kushner December 12, 2013

The Lady Vikes basketball team blew out the 0-2 Rockville Rams, 55-33, after a tough loss to Good Counsel, making its current record 1-1. The team dominated the entire game, scoring about 15 points...

Boys basketball falls to Rockville, 52-47

By Sam Berson December 12, 2013

The boys basketball team fell to the Rockville Rams, 52-47, to drop its record to 0-2 on the season, Dec. 11. The game was originally scheduled for Dec. 10 but had to be postponed because of a snow...

Wrestling defeats Wootton, 46-24

By Caleb Kushner December 9, 2013

The wrestling team defeated the Wootton Patriots 46-24 on Saturday in its first dual of the season. The team looked stronger than it had in the past years with five first period pins by 220 pound Max...

Boys basketball falls to Georgetown Prep in opener, 42-62

By Sam Berson December 7, 2013

The 0-1 boys basketball team fell to the 3-2 Georgetown Prep Little Hoyas, 62-42, in its season opener Fri. Dec. 6. The game was a hard-fought, back and forth battle until the fourth quarter when Prep...

Girls basketball loses season opener to Good Counsel, 41-54

By Emilia Malachowski December 7, 2013

The 0-1 girls basketball team faced a disappointing outcome in its season opener at home last night, losing 41-54 to the Good Counsel Falcons. The first quarter started off slowly, with the Vikes trailing...

Sailing Team shows dramatic improvements since last season

By Emilia Malachowski December 5, 2013

Nearly ten centuries ago, Vikings sailed through the rough waves and the scorching sun. Now, twelve Whitman Vikings are doing the same thing. This year has been the sailing team’s most successful...

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