Sports preview: Week of Nov. 4
by Aditya Singhvi, Aquila Co-Sports Editor
November 4, 2019
A few fall sports — Girls Golf, Girls Tennis, Girls Volleyball and Cross Country — will continue their playoff season next week, while four winter sports — girls basketball, boys basketball, girls soccer, and boys soccer — begin mandatory practices starting Monday. Girls Golf The Girls Golf team, after finish...
Varsity boys, girls basketball fall in first round of CCS playoffs
by Anna Vazhaeparambil, Reporter
February 19, 2019
The varsity girls basketball team fell to James Lick High School with a final score of 64-55 last Friday, while the varsity boys fell 63-52 to Palma High School last Saturday. This represented the first round of Central Coast Section (CCS) play for both teams, and their respective losses eliminated...
Varsity girls basketball dominates Crystal Springs
by Aditya Singhvi, Sports Editor
February 3, 2019
The varsity girls basketball team won 53-15 against Crystal Springs Uplands on Friday evening in front of a home crowd, bringing their overall record to 12-7 and league record to 3-4. The girls play at Castilleja (10-9) at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, and at 6 p.m. at King's Academy (7-14) on Friday.
Varsity girls basketball celebrates senior night, edges out win over Mercy
by Muthu Panchanatham, Reporter
January 30, 2019
The varsity girls basketball team edged out a 44-40 win against the Mercy Burlingame Crusaders as they celebrated their senior night on Tuesday evening. The senior night consisted of a ceremony recognizing the seniors as well as the game itself. Posters were made beforehand by the seniors’ fri...
Varsity girls basketball falls to Castilleja
by Anna Vazhaeparambil, Reporter
January 26, 2019
The varsity girls basketball team lost against the Castilleja Gators 33-51 on Thursday, Jan. 24, bringing their overall record to 10-7 and their league record to 1-4. After falling to 5-16 at the end of the first quarter, the girls were unable to overcome Castilleja's 11-point lead. The girls celebrate...
Varsity Girls Basketball narrowly misses win against Mercy SF
by Anna Vazhaeparambil, Reporter
January 22, 2019
The varsity girls basketball team lost 50-51 against Mercy High School, San Francisco today, bringing their overall record to 10-6 and their league record to 1-3. Despite being down 23-27 at halftime, the girls were able to quickly catch up during the third quarter and tie the game at 49-49 with a mi...
As fall sports end, winter sports take flight
by Kushal Shah and Saloni Shah
December 7, 2018
The fall season of sports ended and was marked by historic results for both girls volleyball and girls golf. Girls golf won the WBAL championship by an unprecedented 44 strokes and was just the seventh team in Harker history to qualify for NorCals, the last time being 12 years ago in 2006. Sophomo...
Girls varsity basketball team welcomes two new coaches
by Anna Vazhaeparambil, Reporter
December 6, 2018
Sneakers squeak and shouts echo from the gym floor in the Athletic Center as the girls varsity basketball team cheer each other on while they run sprints near the end of their practice. At the sidelines, their new coaches, Daniza Rodriguez (’13) and Joelle Cariaga, yell encouraging words, urging the g...
Freshmen excel on varsity teams in fall, winter seasons
by Irene Yuan, Muthu Panchanatham, and Helen Yang
December 5, 2018
Lungs burning and hearts pounding, varsity athletes sprint back and forth, striving to improve themselves for their next game. Keeping up with the experienced upperclassmen are skilled freshmen, eager to prove their mettle. “Time!” a coach yells. Panting, the players attempt to catch their breath, ...
Varsity girls basketball team develops throughout season
by Prameela Kottapalli, Winged Post Features Editor
March 4, 2018
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
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
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...