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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...

Katherine Zhu (11) hits the golf ball. The girls golf team is currently 8-2 in league and 9-3 overall.

Girls Golf Fall Sports Update

by Alex Wang, Sports Editor October 20, 2016

The girls golf team currently holds a 8-2 league record and a 9-3 overall record. The team set a new record at Los Lagos Golf Course in its win over Sacred Heart Preparatory on Sept. 21. The team’s only...

Gina Partridge (9) hits the tennis ball. The girls tennis team is currently 3-4 in league, 8-4 overall.

Girls Tennis Fall Sports Update

by Alex Wang, Sports Editor October 20, 2016

The girls tennis team currently holds a 3-4 league record and a 8-4 overall record. The team won the Division Six Championship at the California Girls Tennis Classic. “The girls tennis team is off to...

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...

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