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Harker Aquila

The student news site of The Harker School.

Harker Aquila

Alexis Gauba (11) finishes her swing during girls golf practice.

Fall athletes begin after-school practices

by Kshithija Mulam and Kaitlin Hsu September 1, 2015

As the school year starts, athletes who play fall sports have begun preparing for the beginning of their season. Golf Varsity girls’ golf kicked off their season with their first practice on Monday....

Fireworks shot up out of the top of Oracle Arena, the Warriors home stadium after their win in Game 2 of the series against the Rockets. They defeated the Rockets 4-1 in the series to advance to the NBA Finals.

Warriors advance to NBA finals for second time in team history

by Ria Gandhi, Aquila Features Editor May 27, 2015

The Golden State Warriors defeated the Houston Rockets 104-90 in the Western Conference Finals today to advance to the NBA Finals for the first time since 1975. The team will take on the Cleveland Cavaliers...

Cheating the win

Cheating the win

by Ria Gandhi and Alex Youn May 24, 2015

What do athletes sacrifice to hit those goals? Training at a gym for several hours each day for four years leading up to the Olympics - Easy? No. Legal? Yes. Taking a performance-enhancing drug - Easy?...

The Warriors began setting up for the MVP ceremony honoring Stephen Curry before their game against the Memphis Grizzlies on May 5. They lost the game 97-90, resulting in a 1-1 score for the best-of-seven series.

Community reacts to recent NBA playoff results

by Ria Gandhi and Aditya Varshney May 14, 2015

With the first round of the National Basketball Association (NBA) playoffs in the books, the conference semifinal round of the tournament has begun, leading Upper School students and faculty to alter or...

Dwight Howard talks to a teammate during a timeout . Dwight shot 52.8 percent from the free throw line this season while the entire league averaged 75 percent.

Intentional fouling in the NBA Playoffs

by Neil Bai, Reporter May 13, 2015

Clank... Clank… The sound of the basketball bouncing off the rim during free throws has been quite common so far this 2015 NBA playoffs. More and more teams have turned to intentionally fouling poor...

Varsity softball loses to Castilleja on senior night

Varsity softball loses to Castilleja on senior night

by Melissa Kwan, Reporter May 12, 2015

Varsity girls’ softball lost to Castilleja 2-10 at their Senior Night on May 12 at Blackford. In the second time they played the CCS-bound Castilleja, the team scored runs by Alisa Wakita (11), who stole...

This is the new Apple Watch that Apple released last month. More pictures can be found on Apples website.

An Apple Watch for fitness?

by Vedant Thyagaraj, Aquila STEM Editor May 11, 2015

Apple’s latest device shipped last Friday and has found its new home on many wrists. In an already saturated market for fitness devices, however, does the Watch rank appreciable compared to others? The...

This is the last lacrosse game of the season and the last game on this team for seniors. At the senior night, they were all presented with flowers.

Varsity girls’ lacrosse wins at their senior night

by Sahana Srinivasan and Maya Kumar May 11, 2015

Varsity girls’ lacrosse held their senior night on May 8, ending the season with a narrow 10-9 victory over Mercy Burlingame. The ceremony began at 4 p.m., honoring seniors Megy Appalaraju, Hannah...

3) The seniors stand together to take a group photo on their last game. Boys baseball held their senior night on Thursday, May 7.

Boys’ baseball loses 4-10 to Jefferson High School on senior night

by Jackie Gao and Adrian Chu May 10, 2015

Boys’ baseball lost to Jefferson High school 4-10 at the senior night game while playing in the rain at the Blackford campus on Thursday, May 7 with runs batted in by Dominic Cea (9), Miles DeWitt (11)...

Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao pose on a stage before they competed in the boxing match. Mayweather defeated Pacquiao in a boxing match on May 2 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Pacquiao & Mayweather Boxing Match: “The Fight of the Century”

by Megy Appalaraju, Aquila Sports Editor May 8, 2015

Five division world champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. defeated eight division world champion Manny Pacquiao in a boxing match that was widely proclaimed as “The Fight of the Century” on May 2 at the MGM...

Leeza Kuo (12) tries to block a player and strain her from throwing the ball. The Eagles lost the match 11-19.

Varsity girls’ lacrosse loses to Sequoia

by Sanjana Avula, Reporter May 6, 2015

The varsity girls’ lacrosse team lost to rival Sequoia, Friday on Davis Field, with a final score of 11-19. The team started off strongly, taking the lead 5-4, but fell behind afterwards. During the...

Priscilla Pan (12) cradles the  the ball during Varsity Lacrosses game against Santa Catalina. They won 20-5.

Varsity girls’ lacrosse cradles their efforts to victory against Santa Catalina

by Ashley Jiang and Emma Yu May 6, 2015

With refreshing Gatorade and victory in their sight, the Upper School varsity girls’ lacrosse team fought against the pre-summer heat and won against the Catalina Cougars April 29. The first half...

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