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The varsity girls soccer team huddles around Layla before their senior night game. They lost to Castilleja 0-4.

Varsity girls soccer loses home game against Castilleja on senior night

by Ashley Jiang, Reporter February 4, 2016

The varsity girls soccer team lost their senior night home game to Castilleja Tuesday afternoon at 3:30 p.m on Davis Field. During the first half of the game, despite a close match, Castilleja was able...

Team co-captain Elijah Edgehill (12) runs up to the basket, preparing to shoot the ball, as opposing defenders run after him. The varsity boys basketball team's loss to Sacred Heart Preparatory today brings the Eagles' league record to 3-6 and maintains the latter's undefeated record in the league.

Varsity boys basketball loses by one point to Sacred Heart Preparatory

by Rose Guan and Tiffany Wong February 2, 2016

Varsity boys basketball lost a close league game 57-58 to the Sacred Heart Preparatory Gators at the Blackford gym today at 6:30 p.m. The boys led the first quarter with a score of 22-12 and entered...

Senior Kavya Ramakrishnan and her sister go skiing in snowy mountains in California during break this year.

Upper School skiers fly through California snow during break

by Adrian Chu and Ria Gupta January 30, 2016

With its close proximity to a wide selection of ski resorts, the Bay Area has developed its own ski and snowboarding culture. “The culture is really lively and very community based with people going...

Senior Elijah Edgehill goes up for the layup as a Kings Academy player defends him. The boys won this game after losing to the Knight during their last matchup.

Boys varsity basketball wins against King’s Academy

by Rose Guan and Tiffany Wong January 30, 2016

The boys varsity basketball team won 51-47 against King’s Academy in its eighth league game at the Blackford gym yesterday at 7:30 p.m. The Eagles maintained a lead throughout the game, scoring 17...

Junior Jordan Thompson runs for the layup amid Kings Academy defenders. The girls lost the game by four points.

Girls varsity basketball loses close game to King’s Academy

by Maya Valluru, Aquila Copy Editor January 30, 2016

The girls varsity basketball team lost to The King’s Academy 46-50 yesterday at 6:00 p.m. in the Blackford gym. This game marks the end of the first half of the season for the girls, resulting in...

Santa Clara has been preparing the city and Levi's Stadium for Super Bowl 50, which will take place on Feb. 7.

Bay Area prepares for Super Bowl 50

by Zachary Hoffman, Reporter January 29, 2016

A year before the completion of Levi’s Stadium in 2014, The City of Santa Clara and The NFL have been preparing for Super Bowl 50, taking place Feb. 7, 2016. Joanne Pasternack, Vice President for...

Junior Joelle Anderson prepares to lay up the ball during a varsity game this season.

Girls basketball additions: Juniors Joelle Anderson and Kailee Gifford join the varsity team

by Aneesha Kumar and Brian Park January 29, 2016

 Soccer players Joelle Anderson (11) and Kailee Gifford (11), who have signed to play in college, have decided to join basketball this winter sports season. Joelle will play for Pepperdine University,...

Junior Jordan Thompson defends a Crystal Springs player during a game this season. She broke the school record for career points at the school.

Did you know: Junior Jordan Thompson records as school’s top basketball scorer

by Rose Guan, Reporter January 27, 2016

Jordan Thompson (11), a shooting guard on the girls varsity basketball team, has scored 1,268 points in her basketball career so far, surpassing the school record of 1,214 career points accumulated by...

Junior Jordan Goheen moves around with the ball during offense in a game against Menlo. They lost the game 49 to 66.

Varsity boys basketball loses to Menlo

by Alex Wang, Reporter January 27, 2016

Varsity boys basketball lost to Menlo 49-66 at Menlo School at 8:00 pm yesterday in the team’s seventh league game this season. The two teams began the game evenly in score, with the lead periodically...

Junior Danny Reidenbach wrestles a student from Santa Clara High.

Wrestling team loses third meet of the season to Santa Clara

by Justin Su, Asst. Sports Editor January 21, 2016

The wrestling team lost their third meet to Santa Clara High School 36-66, winning one match and losing four yesterday. Anthony Contreras (10) and Davis Howard (11) had forfeits from Santa Clara, giving...

Junior Stephanie Scaglia prepares to throw the ball in during the team's match.

Varsity girls soccer loses 0-5 to Notre Dame

by Ashley Jiang, Reporter January 20, 2016

The varsity girls soccer team lost 5-0 to Notre Dame High yesterday in a home game at 3:30 p.m. on Davis Field. In the first half, despite a strong battle, the opponents scored one goal. Following their...

Connor O’Neill passes a goal kick to his teammates.

Varsity soccer games recap: week of 1/12

by Ashley Jiang and Anjay Saklecha January 19, 2016

Boys soccer Varsity boys' soccer team played two games this week. On Monday, January 11, the Eagles won Monday's away conference game against Crystal Springs Uplands by a score of 4-2. Senior Omar...

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