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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
All content by Ben Katz
Why I love March Madness

Why I love March Madness

By Ben Katz
March 31, 2015

Softball secures two wins against Gaithersburg and Northwood

By Ben Katz
March 30, 2015

Softball suffers two tough losses to QO and Blake

By Ben Katz
March 25, 2015
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
Captain forward Alison Poffley goes up for a layup in the Vikes' 73-60 regional championship win over Wootton. Photo by Tyler Jacobson.

Girls basketball looks to overcome defending state champs Eleanor Roosevelt in semifinals

By Ben Katz
March 11, 2015
Guard Abby Meyers throws up a floater over a Patriot defender to score two of her 16 points in the Vikes' 73-60 win over Wootton. Photo by Tyler Jacobson.

Girls basketball powers through Wootton 73-60 to win region title

By Ben Katz
March 10, 2015
Guard Hannah Niles rises up over a Wildcat defender to score two of her nine points in Saturday's 54-30 win over WJ. Photo by Jordan Schnitzer.

Girls basketball stomps WJ 54-30, advances to regional finals

By Ben Katz
March 8, 2015
Guard Abby Meyers rises up over a defender to score two of her game-high 17 points in the Vikings' win over B-CC. Photo by Michelle Jarcho.

Girls basketball advances to sectional finals with 45-30 win over B-CC

By Ben Katz
March 5, 2015
Forward Livy Meyers looks to go up strong for a layup in the Vikes' win over Northwood. Photo by Nick Anderson.

Girls basketball finishes season undefeated with 77-21 win over Northwood

By Ben Katz
February 24, 2015

Girls basketball continues hot streak with decisive wins over Blair and Kennedy

By Ben Katz
February 22, 2015
Forward and senior captain Alison Poffley drives to the hoop to score two of her six points in the Viking's win over RM. Photo by Nick Anderson.

Girls basketball defeats RM 53-33 on senior night

By Ben Katz
February 16, 2015
Guard Abby Meyers drives to the basket to score two of her game-high 19 points in Tuesday's win over B-CC. Photo by Nick Anderson.

Girls basketball defeats B-CC 67-26 for 16th straight win

By Ben Katz
February 11, 2015
Guard Nicole Fleck plays tough defense against her Wildcat opponent in Friday's win over WJ. Photo by Jonah Rosen.

Girls basketball wins 15 straight with 51-28 defeat over WJ

By Ben Katz
February 8, 2015

Girls basketball dominates WJ and Churchill

By Ben Katz
February 4, 2015
Forward Samantha Magliato drives to the basket against a Falcon defender. Magliato scored nine points in the win. Photo by Nick Anderson.

Girls basketball rolls over Poolesville 59-28

By Ben Katz
January 29, 2015

Girls basketball wins 11th straight game defeating QO 52-29

By Ben Katz
January 25, 2015
Guard Abby Meyers drives to the basket to score two of her game-high 28 points in Tuesday's 61-51 win over Paint Branch. Photo by Nick Anderson.

Girls basketball defeats Paint Branch 61-51

By Ben Katz
January 21, 2015

Girls basketball remains undefeated after 48-30 win over Blair

By Ben Katz
January 18, 2015

Girls basketball wins eighth straight defeating RM 56-21

By Ben Katz
January 10, 2015
Guard Hannah Niles rises up over Baron defenders to score two of her 11 points in Thursday's win. Photo by Nick Anderson.

Girls basketball throttles B-CC 62-33

By Ben Katz
January 10, 2015
Forward Betsy Knox plays tight defense in Friday's win over Churchill. Knox scored a team-high 14 points. Photo courtesy Tom Knox.

Girls basketball beats rival Churchill 61-42

By Ben Katz
December 21, 2014
Forward Marie Hatch gets ready to put up a shot in Wednesday's victory over the Northwest Jaguars. Photo courtesy Michelle Jarcho.

Girls basketball beats Northwest 60-8, wins fifth straight

By Ben Katz
December 18, 2014
Guard Abby Meyers drives to the basket in the Vikes' win against the Wootton Patriots. Photo courtesy Tom Knox.

Girls basketball defeats Wootton 56-41

By Ben Katz
December 16, 2014

Girls basketball defeats Potomac School, wins Tina Thompson Classic

By Ben Katz
December 15, 2014

Girls basketball dominates Rockville 67-38

By Ben Katz
December 10, 2014

Girls basketball defeats Good Counsel 56-51

By Ben Katz
December 6, 2014

Girls basketball looks to rebound after early playoff exit

By Ben Katz
December 3, 2014
Defender Evan Goldsholle jukes out a Bladensburg defender before scoring the Vikings' fourth goal. Photo by Jonah Rosen.

Boys soccer runs over Bladensburg in 4-0 rout, advances to state finals

By Ben Katz
November 7, 2014

Girls tennis falls short in regional tournament

By Ben Katz
November 1, 2014

Girls tennis finishes season with succesful run at counties

By Ben Katz
October 27, 2014

Handball finishes season with 18-14 win over Northwood

By Ben Katz
October 23, 2014
The co-ed allied handball team poses for a group photo after their game against Blair earlier this season. Photo by Grace Goldman.

Handball defeats WJ in close 10-9 match

By Ben Katz
October 14, 2014
Seniors Zoe Humeau, Ali Dane, Emilia Malachowski, and Maggie McGowan are presented with signed tennis balls by their teammates in honor of senior night. Photo courtesy Zoe Humeau.

Girls tennis beat Springbrook 6-1 on senior night

By Ben Katz
October 12, 2014

Girls tennis sweeps Poolseville 7-0

By Ben Katz
October 9, 2014

Girls tennis wins fourth straight match, improves to 7-3

By Ben Katz
October 3, 2014

The NFL and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Weeks

By Ben Katz
September 30, 2014
Second doubles player Emily Zitner gets ready to return a backhand. Zitner and her partner, Miranda Tompkins, won their match 6-0, 6-0. Photo by Shelley Dane.

Girls tennis dominates Richard Montgomery 6-1

By Ben Katz
September 27, 2014

Girls tennis goes on two-game win streak against Paint Branch and Sherwood

By Ben Katz
September 25, 2014
Fourth singles player Emily Meyers returns a backhand during Wednesday's match against B-CC. Photo by Michelle Jarcho.

Girls tennis loses to B-CC 4-3, third straight loss

By Ben Katz
September 18, 2014
Third doubles player Olivia Matthews prepares to return a backhand. Photo by Shelley Dane.

Girls tennis suffers 6-1 loss to Churchill in second straight

By Ben Katz
September 16, 2014

Girls tennis handed first loss of season by Wootton 6-1

By Ben Katz
September 14, 2014

Girls tennis beats Northwest 7-0 in third straight win

By Ben Katz
September 11, 2014
Senior captain Ali Dane reaches to make a backhanded return in her match against Quince Orchard. Dane, with her partner Olivia Matthews, won their doubles match 6-0, 6-0. Photo by Jonah Rosen.

Girls tennis dominates Quince Orchard 7-0

By Ben Katz
September 9, 2014

Girls tennis routs Wheaton 7-0 in season opener

By Ben Katz
September 6, 2014

Crew finishes season with two finalist boats

By Ben Katz
June 1, 2014
First baseman Cheyenne Bartolomei sets up for a batter in the Vikes 9-2 loss to Churchill. Photo courtesy Ben Katz.

Softball ends season in 9-2 playoff loss to Churchill

By Ben Katz
May 11, 2014
The softball team lines up on the first-base line to celebrate Cheyenne Bartolomei's senior night. Photo courtesy Ben Katz.

Softball loses to Coyotes 14-3 in final regular season match-up

By Ben Katz
May 7, 2014

Softball falls 16-2 to Gaithersburg in second match-up

By Ben Katz
May 4, 2014

Softball suffers tough 6-4 comeback loss to National Cathedral

By Ben Katz
May 2, 2014

Softball crushes Watkins Mill 14-1 to end short losing streak

By Ben Katz
April 27, 2014

Softball loses to Rockville 13-3

By Ben Katz
April 25, 2014

Softball suffers tough defeat 24-0 to Warriors

By Ben Katz
April 23, 2014
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