Whitman Wire

Women’s basketball falls in NWC Championship

Afton Weaver • March 3, 2020

Despite an extremely successful season for the women's basketball team, the Blues came just short of defeating George Fox University this past Saturday. According to the Whitman Athletics website, the...

Student deaths in the Northwest

Natalie Berg • November 26, 2014

November has been a sad month in the Northwest Conference. This month marks the death of Aaron Altman of George Fox University, Parker Moore of Linfield College and Alex Sengoba of Whitworth University. Altman...

From “The Crescent”: Leaving the battlefield and hitting the books

October 27, 2014

This story was originally published in The Crescent of George Fox University on October 15, 2014. It was written by George Fox staff writer Amy Rose. This story is printed here through the Northwest News...

Men’s Basketball Honors Seniors In Winning Fashion, Splits Last Two-Game Home Stand

Marah Alindogan • February 17, 2014

With a crucial win in a two-game home series this weekend to lock up at least a number two seed going into the Northwest Conference playoffs, the Whitman menâ€™s basketball team delivered in exciting fashion.

Women’s Soccer Dominates George Fox

Marah Alindogan • October 13, 2013

Looking to bounce back from a rough road trip against UPS and PLU, the Missionaries women's soccer team (8-5, 4-5 NWC) faced the George Fox University Bruins (3-6-2, 1-4-2 NWC) on Sunday, Oct. 13 in a...

Whitman Women Lose, Men Triumph in Conference Semi-Finals

Quin Nelson • February 22, 2013

In a hard-fought NWC semi-final matchup, the Whitman womenâ€™s basketball team came up a few plays short of victory, falling to the Whitworth Pirates 55-54 Thursday evening at Ball Court.

WEEKEND RECAP: Whitman Volleyball Dominates in Two Home Games

Elena Aragon • October 28, 2012

Friday, Oct. 26 Whitman won 3-0 against George Fox University during their home match on Friday. Whitman dominated all three sets while bringing the intensity with pink ribbons in their hair and pink...

WEEKEND RECAP: Men and Women’s Soccer

Quin Nelson • October 21, 2012

Saturday, Oct. 20: Women's: The Whitman women's soccer team defeated George Fox University 1-0 Saturday at the Whitman Soccer Complex with a performance even more impressive than the score would...

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.