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Alyssa Amick (12) runs down the field with the ball. The girls went on to a 6-0 victory over Mercy Burlingame.

Varsity girl’s soccer defeats Mercy Burlingame

by Sahana Srinivasan, Reporter January 6, 2015

The girls varsity soccer defeated Mercy Burlingame 6-0 in a home game today. All six goals were scored in the first half, with four of them occurring within the first 20 minutes. Afterwards, Coach...

Players watch the ball as Jordan Thompson (10) shoots. The girls’ varsity basketball team went on to lose the game against Leigh High School 30-54.

Varsity girl’s basketball loses to Leigh High School

by Meena Gudapati, Reporter December 31, 2014

The Varsity girls’ basketball team lost to the Leigh High School Longhorns 30-54 at Blackford on Friday. In the first quarter, Leigh was leading 9-7. Harker then scored six points, and Leigh scored...

Jordan Thompson (10) tries to avoid a defender. The Varsity girls' basketball team defeated Pacific Collegiate 39-20.

Varsity girl’s basketball defeats Pacific Collegiate

by Shay Lari-Hosain, Winged Post Design Editor December 21, 2014

The Varsity girls’ basketball team defeated Pacific Collegiate 39-20 yesterday at the Blackford campus. The Eagles kicked off with a strong start, quickly eking out a two-point lead, and closing the...

Sanil Rajput (11) runs with the ball. The Varsity boys' soccer team defeated Lynbrook 4-1.

Varsity boy’s soccer continues undefeated record

by Adrian Chu, Reporter December 19, 2014

The Harker Varsity Boys’ soccer team continues its undefeated record in a 4-1 victory against Lynbrook High school on Friday. The team had a strong start with two consecutive goals made by Kevin Hu...

Eric Roxlo (12) dribbles the ball towards a defender. The Eagles beat San Mateo High School 5-2 in the third game of the season.

Varsity boy’s soccer beats San Mateo 5-2

by Lauren Russell, Reporter December 12, 2014

The boys’ Varsity soccer team defeated San Mateo High School 5-2 today in a rainy third game of the season. The first half started with the Eagles trailing, 1-0. After three consecutive goals made...

Keanu Forbes (12), Christian Williams (12), Sidhart Krishnamurthi (12), and Logan Drazovich (11) await the results of the coin toss. Harker won the homecoming game against Ribet Academy.

Harker football announces awards at annual banquet

by Ria Gandhi and Megy Appalaraju December 11, 2014

Coach Ron Forbes announced the recipients of this season’s football awards during the annual Varsity football banquet last Saturday.                     Keanu...

Joelle Anderson (10) scores to put the Eagles up 2-0. She finished with four goals on the night.

Girl’s varsity soccer defeats Redwood Christian 9-0

by Aditya Varshney, Aquila Social Media Editor December 9, 2014

The Varsity girls’ soccer team defeated Redwood Christian High School 9-0 today in the third game of the season. The high-scoring first half ended with the Eagles up 6-0. At that point, forward Joelle...

Winter sports season begins

by Praveen Batra, Reporter December 7, 2014

The winter sports season began last week with two varsity girls’ soccer home games. Winter sports include soccer, basketball, wrestling and cheerleading. “This year we have a large amount of freshmen,...

Nikita Parulkar (12) dribbles the ball away from her opponent. The girls' varsity soccer team loses against Fremont High School 3-4.

Girls varsity soccer loses to Fremont High School

by Gloria Guo, Reporter December 5, 2014

The girls’ varsity soccer team lost to Fremont High School 3-4 today at their second home game of the season. Before starting the game today, Aishlinn Coveney (9), one of the team’s goalies, talked...

Kailee Gifford (10) dribbles the ball closer to the goal. The varsity girls soccer team tied 2-2 with Lynbrook High School today.

Girls varsity soccer ties first game of the season

by Jackie Gao, Reporter December 3, 2014

The varsity girls’ soccer team tied 2-2 against Lynbrook High School at home today in its first game of the season. The game began this afternoon in a light rain that continued through a sporadic...

The Varsity girls' volleyball team huddles together before the final set. The girls defeated Willows High School 3-0 to advance to the second round of the Norcal tournament.

Varsity girls volleyball advances in Norcals with a win against Willows

by Tara Parimi, Aquila Copy Editor November 26, 2014

The Varsity girls' volleyball team won 3-0 against no. 6 seed Willows High School in the Division IV Norcal Quarterfinals held at Blackford, advancing to the semifinal round of Norcals. Coming back...

Corey Gonzales (12) runs neck in neck with Daniel Hill from Sacred Heart Prep on senior night. The two finished 10 seconds apart, and 30 seconds apart from the next fastest runner.

Athletes qualify for state championships

by Megy Appalaraju, Tara Parimi, and Sahana Srinivasan November 24, 2014

Cross Country: Varsity cross country runner Niki Iyer (10) placed third in her Division 4 race at CCS finals on Saturday, Nov. 15, earning her a place at state finals. Her freshman year highlights...

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