COVID-19 cuts women’s varsity basketball season short

Tate Cadang, Sports Reporter • April 2, 2020

The Whitman College women’s basketball team fought through the first two rounds of the NCAA tournament and made their way into the Sweet Sixteens. In round two of the NCAA tournament, the Blues beat...

Dream Seasons Continue: Hoops Teams Win NWC Tournaments

Gaby Thomas, Staff Reporter • March 2, 2017

Two nets cut, two NW Conference Championships and two Whitman basketball teams looking ahead to success in March. This past weekend, both the men’s and women’s basketball teams won the NW Conference...

Whitman Basketball Keeps Rising

Conor Scanlon, Sports Reporter • January 26, 2017

Women's basketball unstoppable While many Whitman students take the Winter Break to relax, the women's basketball team spent their time away from school hard at work maintaining their hot start . The...

Being an Athlete of Color at Whitman

Cherokee Washington, Sports Columnist • September 29, 2016

Navigating the world through a non-white body is a difficult task, especially in college. Between the daily incidents of police brutality, the constant fear of becoming the next trending Facebook or Twitter...

“Together We Can”: Camp teaches Walla Walla youth life lessons through play

Cole Anderson, Sports Editor • September 24, 2015

While the rest of the student body is either back at home or working a job or internship, each summer starting in 2009 the Whitman men's basketball team has extended its collective hand out to the rest...

Missionaries fall to #13 St. Thomas

Julian Reed • November 24, 2014

The Whitman men's basketball team dropped to 1-1 Thursday, Nov. 20 after a 96-86 loss to University of St. Thomas. Whitman took an eight-point lead into halftime and led for most of the game, but the Tommies...

Off the Court: Basketball Seniors Reflect on Journey to NCAA Final Four

Marah Alindogan • May 15, 2014

Seniors Marah Alindogan and Sarah Anderegg discuss their journey towards being on the Whitman women's basketball team, national runners-up and one of the most successful teams in school history.

Women’s Basketball Team Reaches the Elite 8

Kyle Howe • April 4, 2013

The women's basketball team made a championship run to the Elite 8 of the national tournament to skyrocket to a program-best ranking of 22nd nationally for the 2012-2013 season.

WEEKEND RECAP: Whitman Goes Bananas, Slugs UC Santa Cruz

Quin Nelson • December 1, 2012

The Whitman College men's basketball team dominated the University of California, Santa Cruz Banana Slugs, beating them 87-65 Thursday night at Ball Court. The Banana Slugs were overwhelmed immediately...

Women’s basketball takes 3rd in NWC

Sarah Debs • March 1, 2012

After a season of continous improvement, Whitman's women's basketball team fought hard through their final game against Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Ore. last Thurs., Feb. 23.

Varsity athletes share pre-game rituals

Peter Clark • February 16, 2012

Superstitions in sports have been around for as long as anyone can remember.

Whitman men’s basketball in second place in NWC

Pamela London • February 2, 2012

Whitman's bid to climb into first place in the NWC fell short this past weekend, but back-to-back career nights from senior David Michaels helped the Missionaries salvage a split and stay in the mix in a logjam for second place.