Men’s Basketball eyes NWC title after historic beginning to ’15-16 campaign
January 28, 2016
Filed under Men's Basketball, SPORTS, Varsity Sports
During the final home game of the fall semester, the Sherwood Athletic Center echoed with chants of "undefeated" in the aftermath of yet another Whitman men’s basketball win. With an impressive 9-0 start to the 2015-16 season, the excitement and anticipation around this team was almost visibl...
Women’s XC sprints towards strong conference finish
Mario Santos-Davidson, Staff Writer
October 22, 2015
Filed under Cross Country, SPORTS, Varsity Sports
The Women’s Cross Country team entered the season with relatively high expectations after finishing 9th in the West Region during the 2014 season. The addition of six first-year racers helps replace the seven that graduated a year ago and provides optimism for the future of the team. After having...
Whitman Volleyball Looks for a New Beginning in 2015
Alden Glass, Staff Reporter
September 6, 2015
Filed under Front Page Slideshow, SPORTS, Sports Highlight, Varsity Sports, Whitman Volleyball
As the 2015 season kicks off, Whitman’s Volleyball team is ready for a fresh start. Last season the Missionaries finished with an 11-14 record, and just missed out on a .500 season. After a preseason filled with hard work, the team is coming in ready to better that record. This season will be the ...
Women’s Lacrosse gears up for inaugural varsity season
February 12, 2015
Filed under SPORTS, Sports Highlight, Varsity Sports, Web Only
With about one month left until their first game, the varsity women's lacrosse team is gearing up for their inaugural season. The team is the first team to move from club to varsity in over a decade at Whitman. Previously a successful team at the club level, returners as well as new adds are looking...
Callahan assists men’s basketball in unconventional ways
February 12, 2015
Filed under Athlete of the Week, Men's Basketball, SPORTS, Sports Profiles, Varsity Sports
Go to any Whitman Men's basketball game and you will rarely see senior Clay Callahan score, or even shoot for that matter. But what you will see him do are the intangibles, the little things that transcend box scores and the stat sheet. He won't win you the game with a single shot; he will win you the...
Different year, similar goals for women’s basketball
February 5, 2015
Filed under SPORTS, Varsity Sports, Women's Basketball
The Whitman women's basketball team started this season with one main goal: get back to the national tournament. After last year's dominant national championship run, that goal seemed well within reach. But after a difficult preseason schedule and some injuries to key players, that goal is further out...
Men’s soccer kicks season into full gear
September 18, 2014
Filed under Men's Soccer, SPORTS, Sports Highlight, Sports Profiles, Varsity Sports
After starting their season with two losses in three games on a preseason trip to Virginia, the Whitman men's soccer team rallied to win their final game of the trip. Now with five games down, they are riding a three-game winning streak into conference play. The Missionaries will open their conference...
Whitman SAAC Works to Improve Athletic Program
November 21, 2013
Filed under SPORTS
The Student Athletic Advisory Committee, or SAAC, has been hard at work this fall organizing events, hyping up varsity athletic teams and bolstering the athletic community for Whitman and the Northwest Conference as a whole. The duties of SAAC on campus are vast and span most aspects of Whitman athletics....
Women’s Soccer Off to Hot Start
September 19, 2013
Filed under Front Page Slideshow, SPORTS, Sports Highlight
This time last year, the Whitman women's soccer team had a 1-4 record and was heading into a conference season that would prove to be subpar by their standards. The team would eventually end up with a lackluster 5-11-2 record and a season that didn't go quite as planned. This season the Missionaries...
Tennis Season Starts to Heat Up
February 21, 2013
Filed under SPORTS
After a great season in which the women's tennis team made it to the national tournament last year, Whitman's women look to capitalize on the momentum to carry them even farther this season, while the men aim to build upon their tradition of regional success. "I am so excited for this season. So far,...
Tennis Court Remodel
January 24, 2013
Filed under Front Page Slideshow, SPORTS, Sports Highlight
In February, Whitman's Board of Trustees will meet to make a decision on the possibility of expanding the tennis courts in the center of campus. Whether they choose to add the proposed two new courts or go ahead with the planned remodel of the existing is a verdict that will have great repercussions...
Whitman Sports Blog: Season wrap-ups
May 4, 2012
Filed under SPORTS
Baseball wraps up season with series loss Facing a tough test to close out the 2012 season, the Whitman baseball team was swept by rival Whitworth University in a three-game series 7-4, 13-2 and 8-7. Whitman trailed 4-0 heading into the seventh inning in game one before sophomore Kyle Moyes st...
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