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The varsity girls volleyball team celebrates a point scored in their last match against Branham High School on Aug. 28. The two teams will face off again on Davis Field this Saturday in lieu of the homecoming football game.

Tradition transformed: Varsity girls volleyball headlines homecoming

by Eva Cheng and Lily Shi October 2, 2025

For the first time in school history, the varsity girls volleyball team will compete in the homecoming game against Branham High School on Davis Field on Saturday at 6:30 p.m. The match will take the place...

The varsity football team takes the field before their home season opener against BASIS on Sept. 11. Injury concerns due to small roster size pushed Harker to cancel the traditional homecoming football game.

Football game cancellation breaks homecoming tradition

by Lily Peng and Wenjie Zou September 30, 2025

Harker cancelled the homecoming football game for the first time in school history, citing safety risks of playing with a short roster. They will instead hold a varsity girls volleyball match against Branham...

Lily Ahluwalia (10) runs around the circle as the "goose." "I think it’s good to take breaks and take time to have fun, instead of just going to lunch and studying."

WiSports hosts duck, duck, goose game

by Shreyas Karnam, Reporter September 29, 2025

Women in Sports (WiSports) Club hosted a game of Duck, Duck, Goose during lunch to welcome new members on Sept. 22.  Sitting in a circle outside the Athletic Center, participants each took turns being...

Opposite hitter Aarya Vaidya (10) jumps to tip the ball over the net. Although she scored multiple points with her tips and hits, the team lost to Sacred Heart 1-2.

Junior varsity girls volleyball succumbs to Sacred Heart Prep 17-25, 25-19, 10-15

by Aileen Jang and Liana Barooah September 28, 2025

Junior varsity girls volleyball lost a league game to Sacred Heart Prep 17-25, 25-19 and 10-15 on Tuesday. The Gators opened the match with multiple aces, forcing the Eagles to call a timeout at 1-7....

Adithya Sathyanarayanan (10) holds the ball away from his opponent to prepare for a pass. He made multiple steals against Gunn attackers, contributing to the Eagles' defense.

Junior varsity boys water polo lags behind Gunn High School 8-12

by Sam Li, Features Editor September 23, 2025

Junior varsity boys water polo succumbed  to Gunn High School 8-12 at home on Thursday. The Eagles lost the swim-off in the first quarter, but Adithya Sathyanarayanan (10) forced a steal to gain possession....

Senior varsity girls runner Emily Bryan runs her final mile after passing Cardiac Hill, cheered on by teammates Sophie Shen (9) and Hannah Tay (9). Emily placed 4th in the senior girls race with a time of 21:39.6.

Cross country team races at Knights Joust Invitational

by Aahana Sharma, Reporter September 21, 2025

The cross country team ran their second race of the season at the Crystal Springs Cross Country Course in Belmont on September 13th. Seven runners earned medals for top-10 finishes in their races. Frosh...

Field player Isabel Yang (10) raises her arm for a shot on goal. Harker won the game with a score of 12-10.

Varsity girls water polo narrowly defeats Los Gatos in tight season opener 12-10

by Chelsea Xie and Cynthia Xie September 20, 2025

Varsity girls water polo edged out a tough win against Los Gatos High School 12-10 in an overtime match in Singh Aquatic Center on Sept. 11. Los Gatos took possession and scored a point less than thirty...

Bartu Milci (9) lobs the ball over an opposing player to find a teammate. Though temporarily injured at the start of the second half, he returned and created several key passes for teammates.

Junior varsity boys water polo loses against Saint Mary’s High School 2-20 in season opener

by Sam Li, Features Editor September 4, 2025

Junior varsity boys water polo lost to Saint Mary’s High School in their 2-20 season opener on Saturday. Saint Mary’s opened the game by winning the swim-off to gain possession and converted a five-meter...

Right side hitter Nat Tan (12) jumps to tip the ball. Her tips allowed Harker to have an early lead in the first set.

Varsity girls volleyball defeat Branham 3-2 in historic season opener

by Lily Peng, Sports and Photo Editor September 4, 2025

Varsity girls volleyball opened their season with a tight 5-set win in an away game against Branham High School 25-22, 21-25, 25-21, 24-26 and 15-10 on Aug. 28. “This was our first time beating Branham...

Libero Zoya Khera (10) runs by the net, leading the Harker JV team in high-fiving the Branham team after their victory. The Eagles won the game in two sets, with a close 25-23 in the first set and 25-13 in the second set.

Junior varsity girls volleyball emerges victorious in season opener against Branham

by Isabella Wong, Reporter September 3, 2025

Junior varsity girls volleyball defeated Branham High School in two sets 25-23, 25-13 on Thursday in their first game of the season. Harker opened the match with libero Zoya Khera (10)’s pass followed...

Varsity boys basketball captain Vyom
Vidyarthi (‘25) cheers for his
teammates. Players on the bench
contributed to the game by
supporting teammates on court.

Athletes triumph from the sidelines

by Caden Ruan, STEM Editor September 1, 2025

From basketball hoops to baseball bases, the spotlight across sports often falls onto the starting players on the team. They begin the game, dominate the stat sheet and get featured on highlight reels....

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