Girls tennis ends historic season at CCS semifinals
by Anna Vazhaeparambil, Aquila Co-Sports Editor
November 16, 2019
After an impressive performance this season, the girls tennis team lost to St. Francis High School in the semifinals matchup on Saturday, Nov. 16, marking the end of their run in the CCS playoffs. The girls made Harker history this year, as this is the furthest any girls or boys tennis team has ever ad...
Girls tennis continues playoff run with win over Menlo-Atherton
by Anna Vazhaeparambil, Aquila Co-Sports Editor
November 14, 2019
The girls tennis team beat Menlo-Atherton High School 4-3 in their quarterfinal matchup, continuing their Cinderella run in the CCS playoffs. Currently 15-2 overall, the Eagles have had an impressive season this year, defying all expectations, even their own. “We’re all just really happy we’ve mad...
Girls tennis upsets Cupertino as volleyball ends playoff run
by Aditya Singhvi, Aquila Co-Sports Editor
November 12, 2019
Girls Tennis The girls' tennis team upset the Cupertino High Pioneers in the second round of the Central Coast Section (CCS) playoffs, winning the crucial matchup 4-3 today afternoon at Cupertino. The third-seeded Pioneers team were the favorites coming into the match against the unseeded Eagles. "W...
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...
Monthly recap: Fall sports go the distance
by Anna Vazhaeparambil, Aquila Co-Sports Editor
October 8, 2019
Cross Country During the past month, the upper school cross country team competed in three meets: the Jackie Henderson Memorial Invitational on Sept. 14, the De La Salle Nike Challenge on Sept. 21 and the Capitol Cross Country Challenge on Sept. 28. Over the course of the three competitions, nearly...
Sports slideshow: Sept. 25
by Erica Cai, Kathy Fang, Muthu Panchanatham, Aditya Singhvi, and Anna Vazhaeparambil
September 26, 2019
Weekly recap: Fall sports ace the week
by Anna Vazhaeparambil and Aditya Singhvi
September 10, 2019
Cross Country The high school cross country team competed in their first meet of the school year this weekend, at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco. In the varsity girls division, Anna Weirich (11) placed 15th out of 182 runners, while Ritika Rajamani (10) placed 92nd. For the varsity boys, Daws...
Weekly Recap: Fall sports come out swinging
by Anna Vazhaeparambil, Aquila Co-Sports Editor
September 2, 2019
Cross Country For the past few months, ever since pre-season workouts began in the summer, the cross country team has been training extensively for upcoming meets this year. With a grueling exercise regimen, which includes running several miles every day, they hope to be ready for their upcoming meets....
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...
Varsity girls tennis competes in WBAL tournament, players advance to CCS
by Jessie Wang, Reporter
November 4, 2018
The varsity girls tennis team played in the WBAL Individual Tennis Tournament, which took place on Monday and Tuesday at Menlo. Doubles partners Fonda Hu (10) and Sachi Bajaj (10) took second place to a team from Menlo, qualifying for the CCS Individual Tournament. “The day's been pretty tirin...
Girls Tennis Fall Season Recap
by Neil Bai and Anjay Saklecha
November 20, 2016
The girls tennis team finished their regular season with a 4-4 league record and a 10-4 overall record. They beat Presentation High School and Pinewood School both 6-1 as their last games in the regular season to qualify for CCS. The Eagles then played their senior night game against Sacred Heart on No...
Girls Tennis Fall Sports Update
by Alex Wang, Sports Editor
October 20, 2016
The girls tennis team currently holds a 3-4 league record and a 8-4 overall record. The team won the Division Six Championship at the California Girls Tennis Classic. “The girls tennis team is off to a great start, although we’ve lost a couple of close-fought heart-breakers to our top competito...