The clash of sabers grabs your attention. You watch two players glide back and forth, fighting for the touch that ends the bout. Each player is as skilled as the other, working just as hard to emerge as champion. One final jab ends it all with the touch of the sword. The fencer who won it al…
Coming into their first round matchup in the NCAA tournament, the second-seeded Maryland Lady Terrapins were coming off a loss to Iowa in the Big Ten tournament, while 15th-seeded Holy Cross were coming off of a six game win streak including a Patriot League championship win.
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The Whitman poms team took home the first place trophy on Saturday afternoon in the Blake High School invitational, their third competition of the year.
By now, most people know about the fight that broke out at the football game between Northwest Highschool and Gaithersburg Highschool on Sept. 16. In response to the fight, MCPS has put new safety guidelines in place for all football games. In addition, now three staff members, one at Gaithe…
The first ever all-girls wrestling dual meet match in MOCO history will take place this Saturday at WJ. The matchup features Queen Anne’s County High School and the Wildcats. This event will become only the second all-girls wrestling match ever in Maryland. Last year, Queen Anne’s hosted the…
For the first time in its history, this school brought a chess team to a scholastic nationals tournament. The 2022 National Chess Grade Championship was held in Maryland, Dec. 9 through Dec. 11, in National Harbor. With 2,461 players total from grades K-12 around the nation, competing here w…
The 2023 Collegiate Rugby Championship (CRC) will be held from April 28-30 at the Maryland SoccerPlex in the Washington D.C. metro area.
Silence crept over the Argentinian capital of Buenos Aires as the nation held its breath, watching the final penalty kick of the 2022 FIFA World Cup. After a month of ups and downs for “La Selección” — Argentina’s national soccer team — families and friends had gathered around TV screens to …
His brother Tua is the Miami Dolphins Quaterback .The Dolphins lost to the Green Bay Packers yesterday 26 -20 As reported by ESPN the NFL and NFLPA joint review has concluded that the concussion protocol was not triggered before keeping his out of game against …
Friday as the Capitals played The Winnipeg Jets in Washington he passed Gordie Howe and became the second highest scorer.
Haley Minnick had a decision to make. She loved soccer and had played her whole life, but now she was becoming a talented rower and couldn’t find time to do both and keep up with school. Freshman year, she decided that rowing could be a big part of her future.
The boys and girls cross country teams competed in the MPSSAA 4A cross country championships at Hereford High School on Saturday.
The girls soccer team (16–1) took home the Maryland 4A state championship for the second consecutive year on Saturday night at Loyola University of Maryland, beating the Quince Orchard Cougars (14–4) 2–0.
The world is holding its breath. A colorful ball flies through the air in what seems to be slow-motion before slotting perfectly in the top-right corner of the goal. Moments later, lights flash, celebratory music blares and the crowd roars as the soccer player slides across the field after s…
The BIG EAST Women’s Soccer Championship was held at the Maryland SoccerPlex on Sunday. At the event, the top-ranked Georgetown took down Xavier 1-0. At Thursday’s semifinals, Xavier beat St. Johns 3-1 in overtime while Georgetown beat Creighton 1-0.
Coming soon to a theater – wait, no – hotel near you, the United States Chess Federation presents the National K-12 Chess Grade Championship. The 2022 National Chess Grade Championship will be held in Maryland, Dec. 9 through Dec. 11, at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in…
The 16th annual Discovery Cup tournament took place at the Maryland SoccerPlex this past weekend. Over 150 teams from the Mid-Atlantic area came to the Plex to participate in this premier-level girls-only tournament.
In the following video, Joshua Singer of the WJ Pitch interviews Julia Lebron, a fellow Walter Johnson student and varsity soccer athlete, about love of soccer and her future plans.
MCPS has announced sweeping new athletic policies after a serious altercation between the Gaithersburg and Northwest varsity football teams that occurred on Sept. 16. These new policies, which focus on tightening security measures at athletic events, have received mixed criticism from studen…
MCPS officials announced new security measures for high school athletic events after violent altercations led to multiple arrests and an injury at a Gaithersburg High School football game last Friday. The enhanced security procedures take effect tonight, and will remain in place for the rema…
The field hockey team (5–1) destroyed the Sherwood Warriors (2–3) 6–0.
The boys soccer team (1–2) trounced the Sherwood Warriors (0–2) on Friday night with a dominant 4–0 win.
The girls soccer team (2–0) destroyed the Sherwood Warriors (0–2) in a 4–0 win on Tuesday night.
The girls cross country team (0–1) faced Richard Montgomery in a dual meet on Tuesday at Redgate Park and fell just short of victory.
The beginning of a new NFL season means a plethora of things: new fantasy football teams, a chance to win a Super Bowl and for many fans, stress. Especially if you are a fan of the Washington Commanders. In typical Washington football fashion, fans saw an early lead evaporate. Costly mistake…
To start the second game of the season, the football team ran out with the American flag and the student section stood decked out in red, white and blue. This game brought another win at home as Whitman was bested 39-6.
Sports editors Gibson Hirt and Zach Rice preview the upcoming 2022 NFL season, giving their awards and playoff predictions.
Fridays in the fall welcome a sea of green in the bleachers and the game that brings us all together: football. In the first game of the season, the Wildcats put a tally in the win column as the Churchill Bulldogs were defeated 21-9.
With the start of the girls’ volleyball team’s season rapidly approaching, the team is working hard to be in top form as rising stars and returning veterans fight together for another season.
The Board of Regents of the University of California has approved the settlement.
After retiring he went to law school and was assistant executive director of The National Football League Players Association.
Katie Dustin fell in love with softball the moment she put on a glove, even though she put it on backwards the first time. At 10 years old, Dustin had never stepped on to a softball field or seen a game.
The softball team (9–7) crushed the top-seeded Walter Johnson Wildcats (11–4) in the regional semifinals. The game had been originally scheduled for May 16, but was postponed one day due to severe weather.
The softball team (10–7) fell short against the Churchill Bulldogs (12–5) by a score of 10–3 in the regional finals and saw their season come to an end.
The girls lacrosse team (13–0) defeated the Quince Orchard Cougars 12–10 to win the first ever Montgomery County lacrosse championship.
The undefeated and top-ranked Maryland Terrapins began their Big 10 Tournament run with a 16-11 win over the fourth-seeded Johns Hopkins Blue Jays in Thursday’s semifinal game.
The Whitman Black & White has a number of podcast episodes about sports and they're featured here to comment about the NBA playoffs and NFL first round draft picks.
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Whether it’s by choice or force, many kids grow up playing sports. At the ripe age of 4, I was introduced to my first club sport: soccer. I did not necessarily choose this. A lot of my parents and their friends coordinated for their children to play Darryl Gee soccer together. Darryl Gee tur…
Delaware will now move onto the CAA championship to play the winner of Monday night’s University of North Carolina Wilmington versus the College of Charleston game.
The boys varsity basketball team was set to play their first round playoff game Friday against Richard Montgomery. The game was originally scheduled for 6 p.m., but Thursday night Principal Jennifer Baker announced the game had been moved to 3:30 p.m.
In Super Bowl LVI, the Bengals had a chance at a championship, and we at the Sentinel would like to revisit the past of their players, particularly those who once played in Maryland.
The Maryland Terrapins’ energy was high coming into Sunday afternoon’s matchup after squeaking out a win in East Lansing last week. As College Park celebrated senior day, honoring guard Katie Benzan, forward Chloe Bibby, guard Channise Lewis and Zoe Young, the Terps were looking to continue …
The clock hadn’t started yet and Wisconsin guard Katie Nelson was already at the free throw line for the Badgers (6-16). A rare technical foul for an equipment malfunction put the Maryland Terrapins down by one, but the deficit didn’t last long.
A must see presentation on the rich history of the Montgomery County Sentinel, all 164 years of it, at the January 25th Montgomery County Historical Society Conference.
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