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The student news site of The Harker School.

Harker Aquila

The student news site of The Harker School.

Harker Aquila

The girls basketball team huddles during a time-out. The team played its first game today in a scrimmage against Aptos High School today.

Varsity girls basketball begins season with scrimmage against Aptos High School

by Alex Wang, Sports Editor November 15, 2016

The varsity girls basketball team began its season with a scrimmage against Aptos High School today at Blackford. The desk did not formally count the score for the entire game, instead resetting the...

ate Kelly (11) prepares to throw the ball across to one of his teammates.

Sports Photo Gallery 9/6-9/11

by Justin Su, Sports Editor November 10, 2016

Pictures from water polo and football games.      

Runningback Will Park (12) runs the ball during a play. The eagles lost homecoming 7-42.

Eagles lose 7-42 on homecoming night

by Nicole Chen and Anjay Saklecha November 7, 2016

Varsity football lost their homecoming and senior night game 7-42 to Stellar Preparatory High School yesterday night. To start off the night, the school honored all the seniors on the varsity football...

Katherine Zhu (11) follows through after her hit. Girls golf ended their season with a ninth place finish at the CCS tournament.

Girls golf finishes ninth in CCS tournament

by Nerine Uyanik, Reporter November 4, 2016

The girls golf team competed against 12 other schools in their second appearance at the Central Coast Section (CCS) tournament on Tuesday. The team left for the golf course the day before the tournament...

Cubs fans participate in a victory parade. The Cubs won their first World Series in 108 years this year.

Ending the drought: Chicago Cubs win World Series for the first time in 108 years

by Tiffany Wong and Alex Wang November 3, 2016

A long-awaited moment in baseball history- the Chicago Cubs broke their 108-year championship drought when they clinched game seven of the World Series 8-7 on Nov. 2 at Wrigley Field, beating the Cleveland...

Matthew Hajjar (10) reaches for the ball during the varsity boys water polo game. The team worked hard in order to achieve its win.

Boys water polo ends historic season with CCS tournament

by Anya Weaver, Reporter November 2, 2016

For the first time in the program’s history, the varsity boys water polo team advanced to the Central Coast Section (CCS) tournament, before dropping out last Tuesday. The team’s results have allowed...

The Cubs play at West Side Park in the 1906 World Series. The Cubs have not won a World Series since 1908.

Cubs and Indians have chances to break losing streaks

by Alex Wang, Sports Editor November 2, 2016

The Chicago Cubs forced a game seven of the World Series with their 9-3 win against the Cleveland Indians in game six after facing a 3-1 deficit. Each competing team in this game seven will have a chance...

Both teams line up before the start of a play. The football team won the match against St. Francis Watsonville 49-27.

A week in football: 10/17/16

by Justin Su, Sports Editor October 28, 2016

The football team took on St. Francis Watsonville last Friday, and defeated them 49-27. The eagles were in the lead the entire game. The Eagles were originally going to face Emory this week, but Emory...

Melissa Kwan (11) and Katrina Liou (10) honor senior Rachel Cheng with flowers on senior night. The Eagles won 3-1 against Notre Dame at Blackford on Thursday.

Varsity girls volleyball wins against Notre Dame High School on senior night

by Sharon Yan, TALON Student Life Editor October 27, 2016

Varsity girls volleyball won its senior night game against Notre Dame High School 3-1 at Blackford at 5:45 pm. Prior to the game, head coach Theresa “Smitty” Smith honored senior varsity players...

Coach Ie-Cheng hugs Alexis Gauba (12) in the ceremony after the game. The girls honored their captains on their senior night in a 199-201 loss against the Castileja School.

Girls golf loses to Castilleja on senior night

by Michael Sikand, Social Media Editor October 24, 2016

Varsity girls golf lost its senior night game 199-201, in a close match against Castilleja School at the Los Lagos Golf Course on Wednesday. Despite the outcome of the competition, the team celebrated...

Sarah Gonzales (12) throws the water polo ball. The girls varsity water polo team is currently 3-9 in league and 5-12 overall.

Girls Water Polo Fall Sports Update

by Alex Wang, Sports Editor October 20, 2016

The girls water polo team currently holds a 3-9 league record and a 5-12 overall record. The girls do not have a junior varsity counterpart, so the varsity team includes four freshmen, balancing its distribution...

Rachel Cheng (12) prepares to serve the volleyball. The girls volleyball team is currently 2-4 in league and 4-12 overall.

Girls Volleyball Fall Sports Update

by Alex Wang, Sports Editor October 20, 2016

The girls volleyball team currently holds a 2-4 league record and a 4-12 overall record. The girls have now started league play after playing a series of games during their preseason. “We played pretty...

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