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Whitman Wire

Vol. CLVII
Whitman news since 1896

Whitman Wire

Whitman news since 1896

Whitman Wire

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March Madness Preview

Nicholas Baker, Sports Reporter March 13, 2026

With March in full swing, it's time to lock in picks for the sports highlight of the month: March Madness. Consistently commanding the attention of millions of viewers every year, March Madness is among...

Illustration by Kai Bowen

Is there anything better than the dance?

Garrett Schreiber, Editor-in-Chief April 4, 2024

With 12 minutes left in the first half in Spokane, Alabama’s Aaron Estrada pump-faked, got his defender to jump, then rose to finish at the rim. He was met by the hand of Grand Canyon University’s...

Many fans’ NCAA Tournament brackets were  lled with red lines, as March Madness in 2018 has featured many upsets, including 11-seed Loyola-Chicago making it all the way to the Final Four in San Antonio.

March Madness

Susanna Williams, Staff Reporter March 29, 2018

On March 17, 1939 the first NCAA Division I men’s basketball tournament began; only eight teams competed, with the University of Oregon reigning victorious over Ohio State. Every year since, fans have...

Duke conquers March Madness

Dylan Snyder April 9, 2015

March is always the time in which even the most casual sports fan hits a fever pitch of excitement as there is more basketball that can physically be watched for two weekends. This year was different though,...

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