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Whitman Wire

Vol. CLIV, Issue 9
Whitman news since 1896

Whitman Wire

Whitman news since 1896

Whitman Wire

Coach Washington amasses 100th career win

Peter Clark October 4, 2012
This past Saturday, men's soccer head coach Mike Washington earned his 100th career win when Whitman defeated the University of Puget Sound 2-1 in overtime.
Current players won the game 9-2.

Whitman alumni baseball game

Tristan Gavin October 4, 2012
Every year, the Whitman baseball team concludes its fall season by playing a friendly scrimmage against the program's alumni. The game offers alumni an opportunity to share stories with current players, reminisce with old friends and see if they can shake off the rust for one day each year to compete against young athletes at the top of their game.
Kate Kunkel-Patterson 14

Women’s tennis sets the tone for the upcoming season

Kyle Howe September 27, 2012
Over the past weekend the Whitman women's tennis team was hard at work at the USTA/ ITA Fall Regional Tournament, their first major tournament of the season. The stakes at this competition are high, as every participant competes for the few available positions in the USTA/ITA Fall National tournament in Mobile, Alabama, and All-American recognition.

Boxer Classic golf recap

Tristan Gavin September 27, 2012
This past weekend, the Whitman men’s golf team headed to Pacific University to compete in the Boxer Classic golf tournament. Whitman finished third as an overall team, scoring at the six-team Boxer Classic with a two-day, 36-hold score of 609.
Whitman vs. Whitworth: battle of Whits

Whitman vs. Whitworth: battle of Whits

Peter Clark September 27, 2012
The Missionaries versus the Pirates, or in the joking words of many Whitties, good versus evil, has developed into a healthy rivalry between two schools that are similar in some aspects, but polar opposite in others.

How Whitman stacks up: A sport-by-sport look at the upcoming fall season

Matt Tesmond September 20, 2012
The Whitman fall sports season heated up with the beginning of conference play last week, but how do the teams stack up compared to the rest of the Northwest Conference? The Pioneer takes a look at each sport to discover how Whitman stacks up and how the conference will shake out.
Medina is hopeful for the season ahead.

First-Year Profile: Marcos Medina

Tristan Gavin September 20, 2012
Marcos Medina grew up in the local area and has already asserted himself as a contributor to the 2012 Whitman men's soccer team, providing a pair of assists in his first two weekends of collegiate soccer.
Alumni, students link up at W Club golf tournament

Alumni, students link up at W Club golf tournament

Pamela London September 20, 2012
Whitman’s third annual W Club golf tournament went off without a hitch last Friday, bringing alumni and student athletes together for an afternoon of hitting the links.

Cross country season preview

Pamela London September 13, 2012
Led by strong senior leadership on both sides, the Whitman men’s and women’s cross country teams are already full-steam ahead on the road to Regionals in late October.
Jaclyn Rudd 12 boxes out a Whitworth opponent.

Women’s soccer team preview

Peter Clark September 13, 2012
Despite losing seven seniors from last year's team, the Whitman women's soccer team believes they can improve on last year's record and continue their climb up the Northwest Conference.
Team practice on Monday.  All photos by Ben Woletz.

Men’s soccer preview

Peter Clark September 13, 2012
As the 2012-2013 season begins, the Missionaries look to take their steadily rising program to the next level and seize the Northwest Conference crown.
Volleyball preview

Volleyball preview

Tristan Gavin September 11, 2012
The Whitman volleyball team has not had a senior on the roster in either of the last two seasons, nor have they had a winning season for five years, but they maintain hope that new coach Matt Helm and the leadership of four returning seniors will be enough to get the program going in the right direction.
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