Varsity girls basketball team develops throughout season
by Prameela Kottapalli, Winged Post Features Editor
March 4, 2018
Filed under Girls Basketball, Sports, Winter Sports
At the beginning of every girls basketball practice from November to February, 15 players–of varying heights and grade levels–convened at the center of the Howard Nichols court. Their hyperdunk shoes squeaked across the polished wood floor as they came together, encircling the eagle emblazoned atop the h...
Girls varsity basketball loses against Castilleja
by Karina Chen, Reporter
February 2, 2018
Filed under Girls Basketball, Sports, Winter Sports
The varsity girls’ basketball team lost 37-45 against Castilleja School at their home game on Thursday at 6:30 p.m. The eagles took the lead in the first quarter scoring 10-6. They fell behind in the second quarter with a score of 21-19, and Castilleja kept their lead in the third quarter with a s...
Girls varsity basketball wins against Crystal Springs Uplands
by Anna Vazhaeparambil, Reporter
January 25, 2018
Filed under Girls Basketball, Sports, Winter Sports
The varsity girls’ basketball team won against Crystal Springs Uplands by 34 points on Tuesday in their 14th league game this season. The Eagles maintained a lead throughout the whole game, earning 16 points in the first quarter, entering half-time with a score of 24-14, making 14 points in the thir...
Varsity girls basketball loses against Mercy High School
by Zoe Sanders, Reporter
January 7, 2018
Filed under Girls Basketball, Sports, Winter Sports
Upper school varsity girls basketball lost 29-77 at their home game against Mercy San Francisco on Friday at 7 p.m. Akhila Ramgiri (11), one of the captains, took the lead this game, scoring a total of 14 points. Maria Vazhaeparambil (9) followed with a total of five points. Harker ended the first q...
Varsity girls basketball team faces Santa Clara High School in scrimmage
by Heidi Zhang, Humans of Harker Videographer
November 24, 2017
Filed under Girls Basketball, Sports, Winter Sports
The varsity girls basketball team played against Santa Clara High School in a preseason scrimmage on Tuesday. Because this game was a scrimmage, the score was reset after every quarter. Squeaks of basketball shoes echoed against the new gym floor as the Varsity Girls team warmed up for their matchu...
Varsity girls basketball scrimmages against Santa Cruz High School
by Sara Yen, Reporter
November 20, 2017
Filed under Girls Basketball, Sports, Winter Sports
The varsity girls basketball team played against the Cardinals of Santa Cruz High School in a preseason scrimmage on Friday. After each quarter, the score was reset to 0-0. Right off the bat, Santa Cruz’s quick offense and hard passes scored them the first shot of the game. Despite the Cardinalsâ€...
Girls basketball winter sports update
by Anjay Saklecha, Sports Editor
February 27, 2017
Filed under Girls Basketball, Sports, Winged Post, Winter Sports
The varsity girls basketball team’s overall record is 11-10 with their league record as 4-5. The girls hold their senior night against Crystal Springs Uplands on Feb. 17 at Blackford at 5:30p.m. As they are nearing an end to their season, CCS championships start today. This piece was originally p...
Senior Jordan Thompson reaches 2000-point milestone
by Alex Wang, Sports Editor
February 21, 2017
Filed under Girls Basketball, Online Exclusive, Showcase, Sports, Winter Sports
Varsity girls basketball player Jordan Thompson (12) reached a 2000-career point milestone on her senior night last Friday. The varsity girls basketball team defeated Crystal Springs Uplands School on senior night. The team played in its first round Central Coast Section (CCS) game today against Sant...
Jordan Thompson becomes leading all-time scorer
by Alex Wang, Sports Editor
January 13, 2017
Filed under Girls Basketball, Online Exclusive, Sports, Winter Sports
Senior varsity girls basketball player Jordan Thompson now holds Harker’s record in career points for both the girls and boys teams. Thompson recently broke Alex Abarca’s (09’) previous record of 1723 points. She now holds over 1800 points and counting. She and the varsity girls basketball...
Girls varsity basketball wins first home game of season against Kirby Prep
by Jin Tuan, Reporter
December 7, 2016
Filed under Girls Basketball, Online Exclusive, Sports, Winter Sports
The varsity girls basketball team won against Georgiana Bruce Kirby Preparatory School 62-31 in a non-conference game at the Blackford gym yesterday. The Eagles led following the first quarter by a score of 18-4, and maintained the lead in the second quarter, entering halftime with a score of 38-1...
Varsity girls basketball begins season with scrimmage against Aptos High School
by Alex Wang, Sports Editor
November 15, 2016
Filed under Girls Basketball, Online Exclusive, Sports, Winter Sports
The varsity girls basketball team began its season with a scrimmage against Aptos High School today at Blackford. The desk did not formally count the score for the entire game, instead resetting the score at the end of each of five periods. The girls trailed Aptos in each period, with scores of 8...
Varsity girls basketball loses in first round of CCS against Terra Nova
by Sharanya Balaji, Editor-in-Chief
February 24, 2016
Filed under Girls Basketball, Online Exclusive, Sports
The varsity girls basketball team lost 44-52 in the first round of CCS playoffs against Terra Nova High School at the Blackford gym yesterday. The Eagles led the first quarter with a score of 11-7 and entered halftime behind 23-26. At the end of the third quarter, the girls were ahead 38-35. Coach...
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