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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
Bennett Solomon

Bennett Solomon, Sports and Style Editor

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12

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All content by Bennett Solomon
The baseball team looks out into right field while standing for the national anthem.

Dear spring athletes,

By Bennett Solomon
April 1, 2020
Washington Capitals star player Alex Ovechkin scored his 700th goal Feb. 22.

Caps fans: Alex Ovechkin is on his way to becoming the greatest goal scorer in NHL history

By Bennett Solomon
March 11, 2020
The six seniors pose with their moms after their win Friday night. The seniors were honored before the game as a celebratory end to four years as part of the Whitman basketball program. Photo courtesy of Kaya Ginsky.

Girls basketball crushes Watkins Mill 75–19 on senior night

By Bennett Solomon
February 16, 2020
The Super Bowl trophy sits in a case. Super Bowl LIV will be February 2.

Podcast: Super Bowl LIV preview

By Bennett Solomon, Alex Silber, and Mateo Gutierrez
January 31, 2020
Nationals Park on the night the Nats won the National League Championship over the St. Louis Cardinals.

Podcast: What’s next for the Washington Nationals after the World Series

By Bennett Solomon, Andrew Eagle, and Eli Putnam
January 7, 2020

Girls soccer outlasts Blair and Wootton 2–1

By Bennett Solomon
October 21, 2019
Boys tennis coach Jasen Gohn poses with the boys and girls state tennis trophy. Photo courtesy of Jeff Sullivan Twitter.

Boys and girls tennis wins state championship

By Bennett Solomon
May 28, 2019

Boys lax crushed by Damascus 19–6

By Bennett Solomon
May 3, 2019

Boys lacrosse loses to Sherwood 10–9 in overtime

By Bennett Solomon
May 2, 2019

Boys lax falls to Wootton 13–4 for second straight loss

By Bennett Solomon
April 28, 2019
Last year, we watched our hometown heroes, the Washington Capitals, win their first ever Stanley Cup after defeating the Las Vegas Golden Knights 4–1 in the final series. The NHL playoffs have a tendency to be filled with surprises—here are our matchups to watch and predictions for the 2019 Stanley Cup Playoffs.

NHL playoff preview

By Lukas Troost and Bennett Solomon
April 10, 2019

Boys lax obliterates Wheaton 26–1

By Bennett Solomon
April 7, 2019
Midfielder Harry Sikes checks a Churchill player to the ground. The Vikes beat Churchill Monday for the first time in 11 years.

Boys lacrosse defeats Churchill for first time in 11 years

By Bennett Solomon
April 4, 2019

Boys lax defeats WJ 8–4

By Bennett Solomon
March 30, 2019

Boys lacrosse crushes Northwest 16-2

By Bennett Solomon
March 28, 2019

Boys lax cruises past QO 10–2

By Bennett Solomon
March 27, 2019

Boys lax demolished by Urbana 13–3 in first game of the season

By Bennett Solomon
March 24, 2019
The boys basketball team lines up for the national anthem before the team's playoff loss against the Walter Johnson Wildcats. The team ended their season in a heartbreaking overtime loss, but the players are proud of what they accomplished this season. Photo courtesy Blake Layman.

Boys basketball season ends after 72–65 OT loss to WJ

By Bennett Solomon
March 7, 2019

Boys basketball outlasts Churchill 56–47; advance to section finals

By Bennett Solomon
March 6, 2019
Forward Jason Lewis goes up for a contested layup in the boys basketball team's first round playoff win against the Wheaton Knights. Lewis has led the team in scoring this season.

Boys basketball defeats Wheaton 69–57 in first playoff matchup

By Bennett Solomon
March 3, 2019

Boys basketball falls to Magruder 59–55 on senior night

By Bennett Solomon
February 24, 2019
Special Education teacher Steve Sutherland coaches varsity baseball at Walter Johnson in the springtime. Sutherland is one of a handful of Whitman teachers who coach sports at other schools.

The other side of rivalries: Whitman teachers coach at other schools

By Bennett Solomon
February 24, 2019
The days leading up to the NBA trade deadline consisted of star-studded teams making moves in hopes of becoming NBA Champions.

NBA trade deadline: what you need to know

By Bennett Solomon
February 20, 2019

Boys basketball outlasts Wootton 63–58

By Bennett Solomon
February 18, 2019

Boys basketball squeaks by Seneca Valley 60–59

By Bennett Solomon
February 13, 2019

Boys basketball loses to Paint Branch 71-63

By Bennett Solomon
February 12, 2019

RM pulls away late to defeat boys basketball 63–53

By Bennett Solomon
February 10, 2019

Boys basketball uses lockdown defense to crush Churchill 67–38

By Bennett Solomon
February 5, 2019

Boys basketball outlasts WJ 56–49

By Bennett Solomon
January 29, 2019

Boys basketball defeats Blair 79–65

By Bennett Solomon
January 26, 2019

Boys basketball gets revenge; beats B–CC 74–64 on the road

By Bennett Solomon
January 23, 2019

Boys basketball dominates Einstein 60–46

By Bennett Solomon
January 21, 2019
Forward Jason Lewis goes up for a contested layup in the teams 62–61 loss against rival B–CC. Photo by Ryan Gaines.

Boys basketball stunned by B–CC 62–61 on buzzer beater

By Bennett Solomon
January 15, 2019
Guard Justin Niles defends Churchill guard Michael Janis in the boys basketball teams 59-45 win over Churchill. Photo by Lukas Gates.

Boys basketball defeats Churchill 59–45 behind Jason Lewis’ 23 points

By Bennett Solomon
January 13, 2019

Boys basketball beats Quince Orchard 57–46

By Bennett Solomon
January 8, 2019

Boys basketball loses to Walter Johnson 63–48

By Bennett Solomon
January 6, 2019

Boys basketball demolishes Poolesville 62–24

By Bennett Solomon
December 21, 2018

Boys basketball blows out Kennedy 72–55 for first win of the season

By Bennett Solomon
December 19, 2018

Boys basketball falls to Springbrook 71–59

By Bennett Solomon
December 16, 2018

Boys basketball blown out by Landon 88–51

By Bennett Solomon
December 12, 2018

Boys basketball falls short to Georgetown Prep 54–48 despite second half comeback in season opener

By Bennett Solomon
December 7, 2018
The NCAA Basketball season tipped off Nov. 6th with two marquee matchups: Kansas vs. Michigan State and Kentucky vs. Duke. Photo courtesy Wikimedia Commons.

NCAA basketball preview: Who will leave as champion?

By Harry Kaplan and Bennett Solomon
December 7, 2018
The Whitman track will be repaved this week and resurfaced over the summer. The repaving is to prevent the pooling of water on the track that has occurred since the construction of the new turf field.

Track currently being repaved for upcoming season; will be resurfaced this summer

By Bennett Solomon
December 6, 2018
Junior Micki Davis kicks a piece of wood in half during her Taekwondo workout. Davis is a first degree black belt and has been doing Taekwondo since the fourth grade.

Just for kicks: students participate in taekwondo

By Bennett Solomon
December 1, 2018
Nationals outfield star Bryce Harper sprints to a base. Harper was a free-agent this off-season, and there have been rumors that he will have offers from multiple teams.

Where will Bryce Harper be next baseball season?

By Bennett Solomon
November 7, 2018

Football comes up short against Sherwood; loses 7–0 in final game of the season

By Bennett Solomon
November 3, 2018

Football hangs on to beat B–CC on senior day 16–13

By Bennett Solomon
October 28, 2018

Football crushed by Northwest 47–14

By Bennett Solomon
October 20, 2018
Cornerback Mickey Gutierrez intercepts a ball for the Vikes in the teams' 26-7 win against Walter Johnson Oct. 13. Photo by David Wolfe.

Football dominates cross-town rival Walter Johnson 26–7

By Bennett Solomon
October 14, 2018
Quarterback Carson Robinson’s winds up to throw a pass on the newly installed turf field. The turf installation was delayed due to a tremendous amount of rainfall the past few months. Photo courtesy Katherine Luo.

Football falls to RM 42–7 in first game on new turf

By Bennett Solomon
October 6, 2018
Graphic by Alex Silber.

Football participation increases in MCPS, countering national trend

By Bennett Solomon
October 4, 2018

Football comes back to beat Wootton 14–8 in homecoming game

By Bennett Solomon
September 30, 2018

Football can’t catch up to Churchill, lose 42–7

By Bennett Solomon
September 23, 2018
Today marks the second Sunday of this year's NFL action. After week one's results, our sportswriters have made their predictions for the rest of the season.

2018 NFL Season Preview

By Bennett Solomon and Mateo Gutierrez
September 16, 2018

Football shut out by Paint Branch 45–0

By Bennett Solomon
September 15, 2018

Football shuts out Einstein 14–0 for first victory of the year

By Bennett Solomon
September 9, 2018

Football crushed by Landon 42–7 in first game of season

By Bennett Solomon
September 1, 2018
Junior Tyler DeMartino plays on a top summer team for baseball. Top high school athletes join these summer teams to increase recruitment chances. Photo courtesy DeMartino.

Athletes play on elite summer sports teams, gain exposure to recruiting agents

By Bennett Solomon
June 17, 2018

Girls lacrosse’s extraordinary season comes to an end with 12–6 loss to Dulaney

By Bennett Solomon
May 21, 2018

Girls lacrosse wins regional championship over Wootton 15–3

By Bennett Solomon
May 17, 2018

Girls lacrosse keeps rolling; advances to region finals beating WJ 12–3

By Bennett Solomon
May 16, 2018

Girls lacrosse dominates B–CC to advance to section finals

By Bennett Solomon
May 13, 2018
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