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The student news site of The Harker School.

Harker Aquila

The student news site of The Harker School.

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Jacqueline Chen (12) and Lindsey Trinh (11) block a hit from the opposing side. The varsity girls volleyball lost to Menlo today.

Varsity girls volleyball loses to Menlo School

by Ashley Jiang and Gloria Guo October 23, 2015

The varsity girls volleyball team lost to long-time rival Menlo High School yesterday at a home conference game, advancing to 15-8 in the season overall and 6-1 in league. The Eagles took a fast lead...

Coach Smitty cheers on varsity girls volleyball players during practice. She has won 300 games as a coach.

Varsity girls volleyball coach Theresa Smith wins 300th career game

by Raveena Kapatkar, News Editor October 21, 2015

Upper school varsity girls volleyball coach Theresa “Smitty” Smith won the 300th win of her coaching career at Harker on Oct 10., where the girls won against Sequoia High School and placed second at...

Lindsey Trinh (11) prepares to spike the ball during a varsity girls volleyball game.

Varsity girls volleyball wins four consecutive league matches

by Vijay Bharadwaj and Maya Kumar October 18, 2015

The varsity girls’ volleyball team placed second at the Tiger Varsity Cup Volleyball Tournament last Saturday. They defeated last year’s state runner-up Pitman in the game leading up to the tournament....

Junior Grace Park anticipates the ball to fall in her hands, as freshman Allison Cartee looks to strike the ball over.

Junior varsity girls volleyball loses to Mercy High School

by Anjay Saklecha, Reporter October 8, 2015

The junior varsity girls’ volleyball team lost their match to Mercy High School at 4:30 p.m. today in the Blackford gym. Mercy took the lead in the first set with a score of 20-25, but the Eagles...

Connie Xu (9) sets the ball during the match. The girls went on to lose the game 0-2.

Freshmen girls volleyball loses to Gunn

by Meena Gudapati, Winged Post Copy Editor September 24, 2015

The freshman girls volleyball team lost their match against Gunn High School at the Saratoga campus on Wednesday. In the first set, the Eagles came close to Gunn with a score of 20-25.  In the second...

Doreene Kang (12) prepares to spike the ball. The Eagles lost to first-ranked St. Francis in their home opener today.

Varsity girls volleyball loses home opener against St. Francis

by Kshithija Mulam, Winged Post News Editor September 15, 2015

  The varsity girls’ volleyball team lost their first home game against the first-ranked team in CCS, the St. Francis Lancers, at 5:30 p.m. yesterday at the Blackford gym. The Lancers took...

Freshmen Connie Xu serves the ball at the first game of the freshmen girls volleyball season. The team looks forward to working with each other during practice.

Freshmen girls volleyball plays Sacred Heart for first game of season

by Varun Baldwa, Yearbook Photo Editor September 11, 2015

Freshmen girls volleyball lost to Sacred Heart Preparatory School 0-2 in the first game of their season on Thursday. The girls lost the first set 15-25, but played a stronger second set. They lost the...

The Varsity girls volleyball team huddles together before the final set. The girls defeated Willows High School 3-0 to advance to the second round of the Norcal tournament.

Varsity girls volleyball advances in Norcals with a win against Willows

by Tara Parimi, Aquila Copy Editor November 26, 2014

The Varsity girls' volleyball team won 3-0 against no. 6 seed Willows High School in the Division IV Norcal Quarterfinals held at Blackford, advancing to the semifinal round of Norcals. Coming back...

The team is awarded their second place trophy after the game. They will host Willows High School in the Norcal quarterfinals tomorrow at 7pm.

Varsity girls volleyball loses at CCS finals

by Megy Appalaraju, Aquila Sports Editor November 23, 2014

The varsity girls' volleyball team lost 3-0 to no. 1 seed Notre Dame-Belmont High School at the CCS finals at Independence High School. In the first game, the girls lost by a two point margin to end...

Shreya Dixit (12) spikes the ball at the CCS Semifinals yesterday. The team will advance to the finals on Saturday.

Varsity girls’ volleyball beats Soquel to advance to CCS finals

by Varun Baldwa, TALON Asst. Photo Editor November 20, 2014

Varsity girls’ volleyball defeated Soquel 3-2 in the CCS semifinals game yesterday at Notre Dame Belmont, allowing the girls to advance to the CCS Finals for the first time since 2007. The girls won...

Captain Shreya Dixit and Jacqueline Chen (11) jump to block a hit from a Sacred Heart Prep opponent. The girls won 3-1 against Sacred Heart Prep in CCS Quarterfinals.

Varsity girls’ volleyball advances to CCS semifinals

by Kshithija Mulam, Winged Post Photo Editor November 16, 2014

Varsity girls’ volleyball won 3-1 against Sacred Heart Prep in a CCS Quarterfinals game yesterday, advancing the girls to CCS Semifinals. The Eagles took an early lead and won both the first and second...

Kaitlin Hsu

Varsity girls’ volleyball beats Sacred Heart on senior night

by Kaitlin Hsu, Reporter November 6, 2014

The varsity girls’ volleyball team won against Sacred Heart Preparatory 3-1 tonight in the last match of their regular season, finishing as co-champions of the league. Last night’s match also represented...

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