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Harker Aquila

The student news site of The Harker School.

Harker Aquila

The student news site of The Harker School.

Harker Aquila

Emma Boyce (10) tussles for the ball against an opposing Crystal player. The girls lost 0-1 at home on Tuesday.

Girls varsity soccer faces narrow loss against Crystal Springs Uplands

by Shreya Srinivasan, TALON Organizations and Co-Sports Editor January 19, 2019

The varsity girls soccer team faced a narrow 0-1 loss against Crystal Springs at home on Tuesday, bringing their overall record to 4-4-3 and their league record to 2-1-1. Due to strong defense by both...

Megha Salvi (9) weaves through two Eastside players. The girls next home game will be against Notre Dame on Jan. 12 at 10:30 a.m.

Varsity girls soccer locks down Eastside

by Anna Vazhaeparambil, Reporter January 10, 2019

The varsity girls soccer team won 3-0 against Eastside College Prep today, bringing their league record to 2-0 and their overall record to 4-3-2. Freshman Megha Salvi scored two out of the Eagle's three...

Kalyn Su (9) attempts to steal the ball away from an opposing player in a game against the Kings Academy Knights. The soccer team plays on Dec. 6 against Wilcox High at 4 p.m.

As fall sports end, winter sports take flight

by Kushal Shah and Saloni Shah December 8, 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...

Ishaan Mantripragada (9) dribbles the ball downfield as a St. Francis player chases after him. The Eagles lost the game 4-2.

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...

Aria Wong (10) kicks the ball. The Eagles controlled the game, winning 5-0.

Girls soccer dominates Independence High in 5-0 victory

by Aditya Singhvi, Sports Editor November 30, 2018

Varsity girls soccer, playing at home, blew out the Independence High 76ers 5-0 to mark their first victory of the season on Nov. 29. This was their second game of the season, after a 1-1 deadlock against...

Defensive back Aria Wong (9) tracks the ball, defending the goal. Both boys and girls soccer teams wore special shirts for the occasion with their names and numbers on the backs and “Kicks Against Cancer” on the fronts.

Varsity girls soccer plays Castilleja in Kicks Against Cancer game

by Zach Hoffman, Reporter January 22, 2018

Girls varsity soccer lost 0-2 during their annual Kicks Against Cancer game against Castilleja High School on Friday, Jan. 21. Despite some injuries, the girls managed to hold number two seed Castilleja...

Rithi Jayam (11) tries to steal the ball from her opponent. The varsity girls team won against Notre Dame San Jose High School 2-1 on Wednesday.

Girls soccer beats Notre Dame San Jose 2-1

by Heidi Zhang, Videographer January 18, 2018

The varsity girls soccer team won against Notre Dame San Jose High School Regents last Wednesday with a final score of 2-1. This win improves their league record to 4-0. The first half concluded with...

Cameron Zell (11) looks to steal the ball from an Eastside College Preparatory defender. The girls won 3-0, marking their first game and win of the season.

Varsity girls soccer wins 3-0 against Eastside College Preparatory

by Tiffany Wong, Aquila News Editor January 2, 2018

The varsity girls soccer team won their home game 3-0 against Eastside College Preparatory today. Harker scored the first goal of the match early in the first half. Though both teams made multiple attempts...

Seniors Kailee Gifford, Lyndsey Mitchell, Joelle Anderson all sign to their respective colleges to play soccer during National Signing Day. Kailee will attend UC Berkeley, Lyndsey will play at Nebraska Wesleyan, and Joelle at Pepperdine University.

Soccer players sign letters of intent

by Anjay Saklecha and Alex Wang February 27, 2017

Seniors Kailee Gifford, Joelle Anderson and Lyndsey Mitchell each signed official contracts to play for college soccer programs Feb 1. Kailee signed to University of California Berkeley and will play...

Junior Stephanie Scaglia prepares to throw the ball in during the teams match.

Girls soccer winter sports update

by Anjay Saklecha, Sports Editor February 27, 2017

The varsity girls soccer team’s overall record is 10-3-1, with a league record of 7-2. With a winning streak in the beginning, the Eagles are looking for a chance to place into CCS starting Feb. 21....

Joelle Anderson (12) prepares to kick the soccer ball. She ended her high school career with 101 goals.

Senior Joelle Anderson passes 100th goal milestone

by Alex Wang, Sports Editor February 21, 2017

Varsity girls soccer player Joelle Anderson (12) surpassed the 100-career goal mark on her senior night, ending her three-season high school soccer career with 101 goals. The varsity girls soccer team...

The varsity girls soccer team huddles up during their senior night game. The girls won their senior night game against Eastside College Preparatory.

Varsity girls soccer defeats Eastside College Preparatory on senior night

by Neal Sidhu, Reporter February 16, 2017

The varsity girls soccer team won their senior night game against Eastside College Preparatory, 5-1, yesterday. The team ended the season with an 11-5-1 record, earning them second place in their league....

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