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Harker Aquila

The student news site of The Harker School.

Harker Aquila

The student news site of The Harker School.

Harker Aquila

Aadith Srinivasan (11) throws the water polo ball. The varsity water polo team is currently 11-2 in league and 15-5 overall.

Boys Water Polo Fall Sports Update

by Alex Wang, Sports Editor October 20, 2016

The boys water polo team currently holds a 11-2 league record and a 15-5 overall record. The team placed third in the Wilcox Great 8 tournament and in the Lynbrook Connolly tournament. “Despite the...

Mishu Nitulescu (11) races across the track at Blackford during cross country practice. The team next competes in the WBAL championships tomorrow.

Cross-Country Fall Sports Update

by Alex Wang, Sports Editor October 20, 2016

The cross-country team recently competed in the Lowell, De La Salle, Stanford and Serra Invitationals and the WBAL preliminaries. The team is currently training for future invitationals and the WBAL championships...

Jalen Clark (11) runs with the football. Varsity football is currently 3-4 overall.

Football Fall Sports Update

by Alex Wang, Sports Editor October 20, 2016

The varsity football team holds a current overall record of 3-4. The team currently plays regular season games that do not count towards their standings for the CIF Division IV playoffs. “The football...

Alex Wang (11) passes the ball. The boys won the match against Milpitas 20-4.

Boys water polo defeats Milpitas High School on senior night 20-4

by Justin Su, Sports Editor October 14, 2016

Varsity boys water polo defeated Milpitas High School 20-4 on their senior night yesterday. Seniors Arnav Tandon, Misha Ivkov, Arben Gutierrez-Bujari, Peter Wu and Misha Tseitliani were honored in a ceremony...

Isabella Spradlin (11) prepares to hit the ball. The Eagles lost to Sacred Heart Preparatory 0-3.

Varsity girls volleyball loses to Sacred Heart Preparatory

by Vijay Bharadwaj, Opinion Editor October 14, 2016

Varsity girls volleyball lost to Sacred Heart Preparatory 0-3 yesterday at Blackford. Each match had scores of 19-25, 21-25 and 16-25. Head coach Theresa Smith commented on the positives and negatives...

Seniors Sarah de Vegvar, Sarah Gonzales, Nina Levy and Melinda Wisdom gather around coach Allie Lamb on girls water polo senior night. The girls defeated Milpitas 17-1 on their senior night.

Varsity girls water polo defeats Milpitas on senior night

by Alex Wang, Sports Editor October 14, 2016

Varsity girls water polo beat Milpitas High School 17-1 at the Singh Aquatic Center on the girls’ senior night. Seniors Nina Levy, Sarah de Vegvar, Sarah Gonzales and Melinda Wisdom were honored in a...

Devanshi Mehta (10) putts the ball into the seventh of nine holes on the course. The team has 17 members in total.

Girls golf defeats Notre Dame Belmont

by Maya Kumar, Winged Post Features Editor October 13, 2016

The varsity girls golf team won a home match against Notre Dame Belmont with a score of 204-248 at Los Lagos Golf Course on Tuesday. This makes their overall record 9-4 so far this season. The team’s...

Fantasy football season kicks off

Fantasy football season kicks off

by Sofie Kassaras and Alex Wang October 11, 2016

With the fantasy football season underway, upper school students and faculty members actively track the NFL season and check and switch up their fantasy lineups. These football fans create leagues with...

Quarterback Nate Kelly (11) scans the field for teammates to throw the ball to. The eagles lost the game against Prospect 14-17 in overtime on Friday, September 2.

In the Moment

October 11, 2016

 Katelyn Vo (9) follows through on her swing as she tees off at a varsity girls golf game against Sacred Heart Preparatory at Los Lagos Golf Course on Sept. 21. Katelyn and fellow freshman Larissa Tyagi are the only freshmen on the varsity girls golf team.

Freshmen excel on varsity teams

by Rose Guan, Copy Editor October 11, 2016

As fall sports teams head into their league seasons, freshmen participate in not only junior varsity teams but also the varsity cross country, football, girls golf, girls tennis, girls volleyball and girls...

Paralympic athletes race against one another in the womens T54 1500-meter race. Athletes are eligible in T54 races if they have spinal cord injuries and use only their upper-body muscles in the race.

Viewers push Paralympics to the side after the Olympics

by Neil Bai and Nina Gee October 11, 2016

Disabled athletes from all over the world gathered to compete in their respective sports from Sept. 7 to Sept. 18 in the Rio Paralympics. While the Summer Olympics in August still remain fresh in many...

Sitting vs Standing during the Anthem

Sitting vs Standing during the Anthem

by Justin Su, Sports Editor October 11, 2016

San Francisco 49ers backup quarterback Colin Kaepernick has recently received criticism from some and support from others after deciding not to stand during the national anthem before football games. His...

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