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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 women's 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...

(LEFT) Arnav Tandon (12) prepares to throw a water polo ball. (MIDDLE) Vivian Wang (11) performs the butterfly stroke during a swim meet. (RIGHT) Prameela Kottapalli (10) plays defense in a basketball game. These three athletes partake in special pregame rituals in order to prepare for sports games.

Athletes prep up to step up: students perform pregame rituals to prepare to compete

by Alex Wang, Sports Editor October 11, 2016

Many athletes have their own rituals or routines to focus and prepare before important games. These pregame rituals range from simply breathing to physically preparing for a game or competition. Some...

The SF Giants is the bay area's baseball team. They made the playoffs after a best of one with the New York Mets.

Giants make playoffs

by Justin Su, Sports Editor October 10, 2016

The San Francisco Giants advanced into the nation league playoffs on Wednesday by besting the New York Mets 3-1 in a NL wild card game. They faced the Cubs Oct 10 at AT&T Park in their third game...

Giants fans wear these orange jerseys on "Giants Friday" to support the team in the playoffs. The Giants look to keep their postseason run alive during their game tomorrow against the Cubs at AT&T Park.

San Francisco Giants look to continue postseason run against the Chicago Cubs at AT&T Park

by Trisha Dwivedi, Managing Editor October 9, 2016

The San Francisco Giants now prepare to play the Chicago Cubs at AT&T Park tomorrow evening after losing yesterday’s MLB Division Series game 5-2 to the Cubs at Wrigley Field and dropping to 0-2 in the...

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

Varsity girls water polo loses to Saratoga; varsity boys water polo defeats Saratoga

by Cameron Zell and Varun Baldwa October 6, 2016

Both the girls and boys water polo teams played against Saratoga High School today during home games. Girls water polo eventually lost 5-4 after a comeback effort in the 4th quarter. The team was down...

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