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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

Coach Chadwick goes over practice workouts with the swim team during practice last week.

Coach Chadwick joins upper school as new varsity swim coach

by Stanley Zhao, Business Manager March 3, 2016

Swim instructor Tania Chadwick joined the upper school varsity swim team as a coach during the start of this year and hopes to use her experience to strengthen the team this season. Coach Chadwick has...

Alycia Cary (9) runs on the field during the varsity girls Kicks Against Cancer game.

Triple threat athletes soar: Alycia Cary (9) and Anthony Contreras (10)

by Shania Wang, Reporter March 3, 2016

Over 60 percent of upper school students enjoy participating in one of the 15 sports offered. Some athletes choose to join two. However, a small handful of students partake in all three sports seasons. Alycia...

Neil Bai performs a backhand close to the net during his match against Kings Academy. The boys won 6-1.

Eight new sports spring into action

by Justin Su and Ria Gupta March 3, 2016

Boys tennis Boys tennis started practicing at the Blackford Campus tennis courts on Feb. 1 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. The boys did well last season, qualifying for CCS and finishing their regular season...

Senior Aishu Murari cradles the ball as she tries to get past a Gunn defender. The girls lost to Gunn and play York High School at home this Friday.

Girls lacrosse loses tough matchup against Gunn High School

by Trisha Dwivedi, Executive Sports Editor March 3, 2016

The girls lacrosse team lost to a competitive Gunn High School 19-0 at 4:30 p.m. on Davis Field today. With two players out due to injury and two more not present because of the State DECA Conference,...

Senior Elijah Edgehill tries to dribble past a defender to get to the rim. The varsity boys lost in the first round of CCS.

Varsity boys basketball ends CCS run in first round against San Lorenzo

by Vijay Bharadwaj and Rose Guan March 2, 2016

The varsity boys basketball team began CCS playoffs games on Feb. 23 with a 4-10 league record but lost 47-67 against San Lorenzo Valley last Thursday. Head varsity boys basketball coach Butch Keller...

Matthew Kennedy (10) looks up at the ball he hits during the game. The boys baseball team won against North Valley Baptist 11-2 today.

Boys’ baseball team defeats Northern Valley Baptist

by Meena Gudapati, Winged Post Copy Editor March 1, 2016

The varsity boys’ baseball team defeated North Valley Baptist 11-2 at a seven-inning home game this afternoon at the Blackford campus. This game was the team’s second this year, and is not a part...

Anjay Saklecha (9) serves during their match against Kings Academy. The boys won 6-1.

Boys tennis wins season opener against King’s Academy

by Justin Su, Asst. Sports Editor March 1, 2016

Boys tennis beat King’s Academy today 4 p.m. at Santa Clara Tennis Center in a 6-1 victory for their first match of the season. Head Coach John Fruttero explains the meaning of the dominating win...

Freshman Elise Mayer catches the ball and runs during the girls first lacrosse match of the season.

Varsity girls lacrosse loses 14-3 to Archbishop Mitty in season opener

by Sharanya Balaji and Trisha Dwivedi February 25, 2016

The varsity girls lacrosse team lost 14-3 to Archbishop Mitty High School during their first game of the season on Davis Field today at 4:30 pm. At halftime, the Lady Eagles were down 9-0. During the...

Davis Howard (11) stays alert as he attempts to find a way to attack the opponent. Davis placed 5th in his weight class at the Jim Root tournament at Prospect.

Did you know: Davis Howard (11) becomes fourth wrestler to make league finals in Harker history

by Danya Zhang and Trisha Dwivedi February 25, 2016

On Feb. 13, the day of the league tournament, Davis Howard (11) became the fourth wrestler to make the league finals in Harker history entering in second place. After making history and getting this...

Junior Jordan Thompson drives to the basket in the gym at Blackford. The varsity girls team lost to Terra Nova in the first round of CCS yesterday.

Varsity girls basketball loses in first round of CCS against Terra Nova

by Sharanya Balaji, Editor-in-Chief February 24, 2016

The varsity girls basketball team lost 44-52 in the first round of CCS playoffs against Terra Nova High School at the Blackford gym yesterday. The Eagles led the first quarter with a score of 11-7...

Freshman Heidi Zhang practices with the varsity lacrosse team Friday after school. All members joining lacrosse will be a part of the varsity team this year.

Lacrosse begins season with a smaller roster

by Meena Gudapati, Winged Post Copy Editor February 20, 2016

This year, girls’ lacrosse will only have a varsity team unlike previous year due to the 20-girl roster. Many of the girls on the team started frequent pre-season workouts a few months in advance...

Team co-captain Rohan Desikan (12) runs with the ball. Rohan was one of 14 seniors honored at the joint varsity boys basketball-cheerleading senior night on Feb. 19.

Varsity boys basketball loses senior night game to Menlo

by Rose Guan and Tiffany Wong February 20, 2016

The varsity boys basketball team lost 42-55 in a league game against rival Menlo School on its senior night at the Blackford campus yesterday. The boys honored senior team co-captains Rohan Desikan,...

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