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
The Student News Site of Walt Whitman High School

The Black and White
All content by Sam Berson

Media overblowing Patriots’ Deflategate scandal

By Sam Berson
January 26, 2015

Girls soccer wins second straight regional title

By Sam Berson
November 4, 2014
Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg is paid $7.4 million a year, a sum that would be eye-popping in any sport but baseball. Photo by Scott Singer

Baseball on the Beltway: Nationals and Orioles playoff previews

By Sam Berson
September 30, 2014

Boys lacrosse beats cross-town rival B-CC, 7-5

By Sam Berson
April 11, 2014

Senior Zac Morton commits to play football at Maryland

By Sam Berson
April 8, 2014

Senior succeeds in becoming only multi-sport, three-varsity athlete

By Sam Berson
April 8, 2014

Boys lacrosse defeats Blake, 16-5

By Sam Berson
April 7, 2014

Boys lacrosse falls to Wootton, 11-2

By Sam Berson
April 6, 2014

Boys lacrosse dominates Northwest, 14-1

By Sam Berson
April 4, 2014

Boys lacrosse defeats Blair in overtime, 6-5

By Sam Berson
April 1, 2014

Boys lacrosse drops season opener in Raleigh, North Carolina, 9-6

By Sam Berson
March 25, 2014
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

Gymnastics team acquires new coaching set for 2014 season

By Sam Berson
March 16, 2014

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

By Sam Berson
March 13, 2014
Coach Chris Lun and the Vikings celebrate the team's 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

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

By Sam Berson
March 6, 2014
Boys basketball defeats Richard Montgomery, 40-37

Boys basketball defeats Richard Montgomery, 40-37

By Sam Berson
March 5, 2014

Boys basketball defeats Kennedy in defensive battle, 37-31

By Sam Berson
March 1, 2014

Boys basketball falls to Northwood, 52-33

By Sam Berson
February 26, 2014

United States Hockey suffers bitter end to Olympic run

By Sam Berson
February 25, 2014

Boys basketball defeats Kennedy, 46-30

By Sam Berson
February 22, 2014

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

By Sam Berson
February 19, 2014

US Hockey update: Sochi 2014

By Sam Berson
February 17, 2014

Boys basketball beats RM 61-42

By Sam Berson
February 17, 2014

United States Men’s Hockey preview: Sochi 2014

By Sam Berson
February 12, 2014

Boys basketball defeats B-CC, 58-39

By Sam Berson
February 12, 2014

Boys basketball defeats Walter Johnson in close battle, 83-79

By Sam Berson
February 8, 2014

Boys basketball falls to Churchill in close match-up, 54-50

By Sam Berson
February 5, 2014

Boys basketball defeats Poolesville, 53-48

By Sam Berson
January 29, 2014
Photo courtesy Monica Hepburn.

Boys basketball secures victory over Paint Branch, 59-38

By Sam Berson
January 19, 2014

Poms team places second in Northwest Invitational, captain wins award

By Sam Berson
January 14, 2014
Senior Adam Lowet boxes out a Blair player to position himself for a rebound. The boys lead by as many as 16 points in the first half, but lost after a late surge by the Blair Blazers. Photo courtesy Monica Hepburn.

Boys basketball falls to Blair, 61-56

By Sam Berson
January 11, 2014

Boys basketball blows out Richard Montgomery, 49-24

By Sam Berson
January 9, 2014

Boys basketball nets important win, defeats B-CC 56-51

By Sam Berson
January 7, 2014

Boys basketball defeats Walter Johnson, 74-41

By Sam Berson
January 5, 2014

Girls basketball takes down Churchill, 61-50

By Sam Berson
December 21, 2013

Boys basketball defeats Northwest, 63-33

By Sam Berson
December 18, 2013

Boys basketball cruises to win against Wootton, 62-32

By Sam Berson
December 17, 2013

Boys basketball defeats Landon, 64-45

By Sam Berson
December 15, 2013

Boys basketball falls to Rockville, 52-47

By Sam Berson
December 12, 2013

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

By Sam Berson
December 7, 2013

Rugby club shows success early in season

By Sam Berson
November 22, 2013
Girls soccer defeats Catonsville 2-0, wins class 4A State Championship

Girls soccer defeats Catonsville 2-0, wins class 4A State Championship

By Sam Berson
November 16, 2013
Senior Aliza Wolfe charges towards the ball. Wolfe scored the winning goal against South River today, advancing girls soccer to states. Photo by Tyler Jacobson.

Girls soccer defeats South River 1-0, advances to state championship

By Sam Berson
November 9, 2013

Girls soccer advances to state semi-finals, defeats Wootton 3-0

By Sam Berson
November 5, 2013

Girls soccer defeats Churchill in penalties, 1-1 (4-1)

By Sam Berson
November 2, 2013

Senior girls tennis player wins regional championship

By Sam Berson
November 1, 2013

Girls soccer defeats Blair, 3-0, advances to sectional finals

By Sam Berson
October 29, 2013
Emily and Miranda Tompkins pose with their medals. They took home ___Photo courtesy Olivia Tompkins.

Girls tennis places second in county tournament

By Sam Berson
October 27, 2013

Girls soccer shuts out Richard Montgomery in first round of playoffs, 4-0

By Sam Berson
October 25, 2013

Girls soccer upsets Good Counsel, 3-0

By Sam Berson
October 20, 2013

Girls soccer defeats Walter Johnson, 3-2 on senior night

By Sam Berson
October 19, 2013
Girls tennis sweeps Paint Branch, 7-0

Girls tennis sweeps Paint Branch, 7-0

By Sam Berson
October 15, 2013

Girls soccer defeats Kennedy, 5-0

By Sam Berson
October 15, 2013

Girls soccer loses to B-CC 2-1, ends winning streak

By Sam Berson
October 10, 2013

Girls soccer wins injury-ridden match against Churchill, 2-1

By Sam Berson
October 8, 2013
Football defeats Richard Montgomery, 35-13

Football defeats Richard Montgomery, 35-13

By Sam Berson
October 5, 2013

Girls soccer shuts out Richard Montgomery, 4-0

By Sam Berson
October 4, 2013

Girls tennis falls to Wootton, 5-2

By Sam Berson
October 3, 2013

Broken light in stadium delays key boys soccer match-up

By Sam Berson
October 2, 2013

Girls soccer remains undefeated, defeats Gaithersburg 2-0

By Sam Berson
October 1, 2013

Girls tennis defeats B-CC, 7-0

By Sam Berson
September 26, 2013

Girls soccer remains undefeated, defeats Einstein, 7-0

By Sam Berson
September 26, 2013

Girls soccer nets victory against Blair, 3-0

By Sam Berson
September 24, 2013

Girls tennis victorious against Walter Johnson

By Sam Berson
September 20, 2013
Girls soccer defeats Watkins Mill, 11-0

Girls soccer defeats Watkins Mill, 11-0

By Sam Berson
September 19, 2013

Girls tennis defeats Sherwood, 5-2

By Sam Berson
September 18, 2013

Girls tennis defeats Poolesville, 7-0

By Sam Berson
September 17, 2013

Girls soccer beats Northwest in overtime, 2-1

By Sam Berson
September 17, 2013

Girls soccer ties Quince Orchard, 0-0

By Sam Berson
September 10, 2013

Girls tennis sweeps Magruder, 7-0

By Sam Berson
September 7, 2013
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