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Vol. CLV, Issue 4
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Whitman Wire

Whitman news since 1896

Whitman Wire

On to the Next: The ‘Big Dance’ Continues for Men’s Basketball

March 10, 2016

Two weeks ago, there was uncertainty whether the Whitman men’s basketball would even make an appearance in this year’s postseason. Bowing out in the semi-finals of a conference tournament is hardly...

Patriots take 4th Superbowl over Hawks’ chance to repeat

Dylan Snyder February 5, 2015

The Patriots certainly know how to make things interesting. The Pats have been to six Superbowls since 2000, and never has the game been decided by more than four points. This year was not unusual for...

Women’s Basketball Falls in National Championship

Cole Anderson March 25, 2014
The Whitman women’s basketball team fell to the FDU-Florham Devils in the D-III national title game Saturday night 80-72, ending a record-breaking season for the Missionaries.

Women’s Basketball Starts NCAA Tournament With Two Wins

Cole Anderson March 10, 2014
Following a close loss to the Whitworth Pirates in the Northwest Conference Championship, there were doubts whether the previously undefeated, previously #1 nationally ranked Missionaries Women’s Basketball team was the real deal. If their Friday night performance in the first round of the NCAA D3 Playoffs against Chapman is any indication of their ability, any of those doubts should’ve been promptly silenced.

Women’s Basketball Stumbles in NWC Title Game

Cole Anderson March 3, 2014
In the final Northwest Conference contest of the season, the Whitman vs. Whitworth rivalry saw another instant classic Saturday night. This time it was for the conference title, and the Pirates finally found a way to best the previously undefeated Whitman women’s basketball team, 68-65.
Brian Barton, ‘11, has shot right around par at every event the men's team has competed in, even winning the NWC fall classic. Credit: Hong

Game of the Week: NWC Golf Championship tourney

Noah Moskat April 23, 2009
The year's biggest moment has arrived for Whitman's golf teams—where both the stakes and the pressure will reach their highest point. This Saturday and Sunday, April 25 and 26, both squads will participate in their respective Northwest Conference Championship tournaments. Though held on the same dates, the men's and women's championships will take place at different locations: the men's at Tokatee Golf Course in Blue River, Ore., and the women's at Apple Tree Golf Course in Yakima, Wash.

Game of the week: men’s golf competes in first spring tournament

Libby Watkins March 12, 2009

The Whitman men's golf team has high hopes as they look toward the Pacific Invitational tournament this weekend at Pumpkin Ridge Golf Course in North Plains, Ore. "I am expecting our team to do very...

Competing at a variety of singles and doubles seeds, Divneet Kaur, ‘10, will be a key contributor behind singles No. 1 Elise Otto, 11. Credit: Jacobson

Game of the week: women’s tennis v. Linfield

Rachel Hoar March 5, 2009

Linfield carries a 102-match conference winning streak into their game against Whitman this weekend. Linfield has won the past seven conference championships, and is one of the two undefeated teams...

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