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Vol. CLIV, Issue 9
Whitman news since 1896

Whitman Wire

Whitman news since 1896

Whitman Wire

Three Whitman Women named to NWC teams

Women's Basketball March 4, 2009

After a disappointing blowout loss to George Fox in the conference playoffs ended their season, three Whitman Women's Basketball players got a small consolation prize today. Junior Hilary White and sophomore's...

Senior Chris Faidley named to Northwest Conference First Team

Whitman Men's Basketball March 4, 2009

No. 2 all-time scorer at Whitman Chris Faidley was named to the Northwest Conference First Team in Men's Basketball. The honor caps the one of the most successful basketball careers Whitman has ever seen. Here's...

Women’s tennis meets powerhouse Linfield

Whitman Tennis Team March 4, 2009

Below are the dates and times of the two upcoming matchs for the women's tennis team this weekend as well as a brief preview for one of the matches: Friday, March 6, 2009 Whitman College at Linfield...

Men’s tennis faces first conference test over weekend

Whitman Tennis Team March 4, 2009

Here is the date and time of the next men's tennis Northwest Conference matches as well as a small preview to the match: Friday, March 6, 2009 Linfield College versus Whitman College in Walla Walla,...

Baseball team opens conference season this weekend

Whitman Baseball March 4, 2009

Below are a couple of schedule notes for the games Saturday and Sunday: Saturday, March 7, 2009 University of Puget Sound versus Whitman College at Borleske Stadium (2 9 inning games), 12 p.m. The...

Women’s tennis improves to 6-0

Whitman Tennis Team February 28, 2009

The women's tennis team improved to 6-0 in the Northwest Conference this weekend, beating Pacific Lutheran University on Friday, Feb. 27 and University of Puget Sound the following afternoon. Whitman won...

Women’s basketball enters post-season

J. Staten Hudson February 26, 2009
Bitter rivalries look to be rekindled as the Whitman women's basketball team faces the No. 3 ranked team in the nation, George Fox, on Feb. 26 in their first playoff game since the 05-06 season. In conference play, George Fox dominated Whitman, rolling to victory by a margin of 10 points or more in both games the teams played during the season.
Credit: Vanderbilt

Alpine, Nordic teams finish strong at regional races

Alyssa Fairbanks February 26, 2009
The Alpine and Nordic Ski teams both raced to an awesome finish last weekend (Feb. 19-21) in their respective West Regional Championship races. The Alpine team competed at the Mt. Rose Ski Resort near Reno, Nevada and the Nordic team competed at the Auburn Ski Club near Truckee, California.

The Full Court Press

Andy Jobanek and Billy Low February 26, 2009

With baseball's spring training under way, here are some things both of us would like to see happen in the 2009 season. Billy: A solid encore by the Rays.   If the Tampa Bay Rays continue to...

Katie Oost ‘09 will lead the womens tennis team into a three-match weekend starting on Friday against PLU. Credit: Jacobson

Whitman Athlete of the Week: Katie Oost

Andy Jobanek February 26, 2009
Senior women's tennis player Katie Oost dropped just one singles game of the twenty four she played over the weekend, beating opponents from Pacific and George Fox, 6-1, 6-0 and 6-0, 6-0 respectively. Oost carried this dominance to doubles where she posted two victories at No. 2 doubles with teammate Divneet Kaur. Oost and Kaur beat Dayna Wong and Jaime Yoshino from Pacific 8-3 and Courtney Banks and Betsy Ann Penman of George Fox 8-5. In the fall, Oost teamed with singles No. 1 Elise Otto to win the ITA Northwest Fall championship. The win took her to nationals and made her an all-american.

Swimmers impress, break records at conference

Rachel Hoar February 26, 2009

To put it plainly, Whitman swimming dominated at their conference championships, which took place from Feb. 13-15.   The team finished an impressive third place for the first time since 1987 and smashed...

Cycling team receives extra funds, hopes for coach, trip to nationals

Alyssa Fairbanks February 26, 2009

The Whitman Cycling Team is speeding its way towards nationals with the help of the $5,500 they received from ASWC. Earlier this school year the Cycling Team requested and received a onetime grant of $40,000...

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