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Junior Tvisha Ganesh and Senior Alana Brill embrace after the senior night game, celebrating the bonds formed on and off the pool deck during the season. The moment marked a memorable end to the seniors' time on the team.

Varsity girls water polo falters to Palo Alto 3-13 on senior night

by Liana Barooah and Dyuthi Vallamsetty October 28, 2025

Varsity girls water polo lost 3-13 to Palo Alto High School on their senior night at the Singh Aquatic Center on Thursday. Before the match, the team honored seniors Alana Brill, Jasmine Hansra and...

Doubles player Alyssa Lee (9) aims for the ball. Alyssa and her partner Claire Xu (11) won their matches 6-0, 6-2.

Varsity girls tennis crushes Castilleja 7-0 on senior night

by Lily Peng and Elizabeth Zhang October 27, 2025

Varsity girls tennis overpowered Castilleja School 7-0 on senior night on Tuesday at Del Mar High School. Before the game, the team honored seniors Anika Akkiraju and Pavith Khara, presenting them with...

Junior Ian Cheline winds back for a shot at the goal, guarded by two players from Los Altos. He scored to bring the score to 8-6.

Varsity boys water polo triumphs over Los Altos 13-7

by Sam Li and Saria Lum October 21, 2025

Varsity boys water polo defeated Los Altos High School 13-7 away on Thursday. In the first quarter, Los Altos won the swim off to gain possession of the ball. After a steal from the Eagles, driver David...

Junior David Tang prepares to score. Many times throughout the game, Harker Eagles were unable to break past Los Altos defense.

Junior varsity boys water polo suffers defeat against Los Altos 3-17

by Elizabeth Zhang and Grace Wu October 21, 2025

Junior varsity boys water polo faltered against Los Altos High School 3-17 at Los Altos on Thursday.  After winning the swim-off, Los Altos closed in on Harker goalie Veeraj Burli (9) and evaded defenses...

Varsity girls golf coach Ie-Chen Cheng talks to the team post-match. She went over strategies on how to improve, like focusing more mentally and not making risky decisions.

Varsity girls golf captures double victory in tri-match against Menlo and Sacred Heart Prep

by Ashley Mo, Winged Post Editor-in-Chief October 21, 2025

Varsity girls golf triumphed 197-246-271 in a three-way match against Menlo and Sacred Heart Preparatory, earning two wins at Moffett Golf Club on Oct. 14.   Although all 12 members of the team competed,...

Seniors Aline Grinspan, Keira Chang, Nat Tan, Elie Ahluwalia, Eden Kelly, Brooke Kubose and Ruhi Banerjee pose for a photo during the Senior Night ceremony. Each player recieved a gift bag, flowers and a lei.

Varsity girls volleyball claims victory against Notre Dame 25-21, 25-15, 25-12 on senior night

by Tiffany Zhu and Disha Gupta October 21, 2025

Varsity girls volleyball triumphed over Notre Dame - San Jose in a three-set match 25-21, 25-15, 25-12 during senior night in the Zhang Gymnasium on Oct. 14.  The team celebrated their seven seniors...

Sophie Shen (9), Ava Alvarez (11) and Emily Bryan (12) race at the Gunn High School track during the 2-mile Hoka Postals. Runners completed eight laps around the track.

Cross country HOKA Postal Nationals raises money for breast cancer research

by Aahana Sharma October 20, 2025

Cross country raced against Gunn in the HOKA Postal Nationals at Henry M. Gunn High School on Thursday.  The HOKA Postals featured a two-mile race on a track instead of the standard three-mile hilly...

Emily Bryan (12) races across the last stretch of the course. The course featured numerous rolling hills and downward slopes.

Cross country team races at Serra Invitational

by Emma Li and Aahana Sharma October 18, 2025

Cross country competed at the Serra Invitational at the Crystal Springs Cross Country Course on Oct. 11, running their third race of the season.  A total of 46 runners from the varsity and junior varsity...

Libero Zoya Khera passes a deep hit from Crystal Springs. The Eagles defeated the Gryphons in two sets, 25-3 25-5.

Junior varsity girls volleyball demolishes Crystal Springs 25-3, 25-5

by Liana Barooah, Reporter October 14, 2025

Junior varsity girls volleyball defeated Crystal Springs Uplands School in two sets, 25-3 25-5, on Oct. 7.  Setter Emma Lee (11) opened the match with a dominant serving run, recording four aces and...

Varsity Tennis player Isabella Pop (10) high-fives a clinic attendee. She guided the young players in honing their forehand swing technique.

Upper school water polo and tennis teams hold Harker Day clinics

by Wenjie Zou and Sam Li October 11, 2025

The upper school varsity water polo and tennis teams hosted youth clinics for students to introduce younger athletes to the sports as part of Harker Day festivities on Oct. 4. Varsity upper school water...

Alana Brill (12) looks for a pass. Alana contributed multiple goals and made several key passes during the game.

Varsity girls water polo dominates Cupertino 12-3 on Harker Day

by Lily Peng and Sam Li October 10, 2025

Varsity girls water polo defeated Cupertino High School 12-3 at the Singh Aquatic Center on Saturday at Harker Day. In the opening minutes of the first quarter, Cupertino won the swim-off. Both teams...

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