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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

Baseball dominates Seneca Valley 10–0

By Luke Graves March 22, 2016

[score id="49042" align="right"] The baseball team secured an opening day victory Monday evening, shutting out the Seneca Valley Eagles 10–0. The Vikings’ dominant defensive performance was...

Alum produces political talk show

Alum produces political talk show

By Luke Graves March 15, 2016

From the morning announcements to radio talk shows, Whitman alum Daniel Henning (‘02) didn’t take long to tune into his calling. Henning is a producer for the SiriusXM channel POTUS (Politics of...

Boys basketball routs Blair to advance to regional championship

By Luke Graves March 3, 2016

The boys basketball team defeated the Blair Blazers 66-51 Wednesday evening to move on and play in the regional championship Saturday against Clarksburg. Whitman and Blair had met once during the...

Forward Max Oppenheim scores a buzzer beater tip in to win the game and eliminate B-CC. Photos by Tomas Castro.

Boys basketball knocks out B-CC 48–47 with buzzer-beater

By Luke Graves March 1, 2016

[score id="48630" align="right"] The boys basketball team edged out the B–CC Barons 48–47 Monday evening after forward Max Oppenheim scored a buzzer-beater tip-in. The Vikings now advance to the third...

Boys Basketball finishes regular season with 54–41 loss to Wootton Patriots

By Luke Graves February 25, 2016

The boys basketball team’s record fell to 13–9 Tuesday evening after a 54–41 loss to the Wootton Patriots to close out the regular season. The Vikings entered the game on a hot streak: they...

Boys basketball loses heart-breaker against Churchill 58–57

By Luke Graves February 11, 2016

[score id="48247" align="right"] The boys basketball team’s record fell to 9–8 Tuesday night after a 58–57 loss to the 10–6 Churchill Bulldogs. The Vikings came into Tuesday’s match-up...

Boys basketball defeats rival B-CC 45–34, avenging loss earlier in season

By Luke Graves February 4, 2016

[score id="48108" align="right"] The boys basketball team stayed hot Wednesday evening with a 45–34 victory over rival B-CC, extending Whitman's win streak to four games. The Vikings and Barons...

Boys basketball overcomes Rockville 55–42

By Luke Graves February 2, 2016

[score id="48042" align="right"] The boys basketball team beat the Rockville Rams 55–42 Monday evening, improving their record to 7–7. Out of the gate, Rockville struggled to keep up with the...

Graphic by Naba Khan.

Pro/Con: FanDuel and DraftKings

By Luke Graves February 1, 2016

Recently, online fantasy sports leagues like FanDuel and DraftKings have been in the news due to an ongoing battle over their legality. FanDuel and DraftKings are daily fantasy sports leagues where...

Boys basketball drops game to RM 63–57

By Luke Graves January 14, 2016

[score id="47837" align="right"] The boys basketball team’s record fell to 5–3 after a 63–57 loss to the 7–2 Richard Montgomery Rockets Tuesday night. The Rockets played the Vikings close...

Boys basketball erases 16-point halftime deficit to defeat Landon

By Luke Graves January 6, 2016

The boys basketball team improved their record to 5-2 with a 61-57 comeback victory over the Landon Bears Tuesday night. The Vikings opened the game with an uncharacteristically weak performance...

Power forward Shaq Diboti-Lobe shoots a three in the third quarter of the Vikings 40-36 loss to B-CC Monday evening. Photo by Luke Graves.

Boys basketball drops nail-biter to B-CC

By Luke Graves December 22, 2015

The boys basketball team’s record fell to 4-2 Monday evening after a 40-36 loss to crosstown rival B-CC. The Barons, now also 4-2 on the season, came into the game strong by opening with an 8-0...

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