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The team is awarded their second place trophy after the game. They will host Willows High School in the Norcal quarterfinals tomorrow at 7pm.

Varsity girls volleyball loses at CCS finals

by Megy Appalaraju, Aquila Sports Editor November 23, 2014

The varsity girls' volleyball team lost 3-0 to no. 1 seed Notre Dame-Belmont High School at the CCS finals at Independence High School. In the first game, the girls lost by a two point margin to end...

Athletes of the Month

Athletes of the Month

by Ria Gandhi and Tara Parimi November 22, 2014

Anushka Das (12) Varsity Girls' Water Polo Co-captain of the girls’ Varsity water polo team, Anushka Das (12), has just finished her fourth year on Varsity. Anushka was named co-MVP and awarded first-team...

Giants CIO, Bill Schlough, carries his son, Xavier, at Game seven. Xavier currently attends Harker preschool and is an avid Giants fan.

Post victory Q&A with Giants CIO Bill Schlough

by Megy Appalaraju, Aquila Sports Editor November 22, 2014

Bill Schlough is the Chief Information Officer & Senior Vice President of the San Francisco Giants. In the following interview, he spoke about what's next for the team, how technology impacts the game...

Rachel Cheng (10) jumps up to spike a ball at the CCS semifinal game. The team advanced to the CCS finals.

Looking back at the season

by Kshithija Mulam and Lauren Russell November 22, 2014

Varsity girls' volleyball ranked in the top 15 teams from Bay Area high schools this past season, and the team is currently seeded second in the league, a ranking they have not achieved since 2007. This...

Harker’s JV basketball team practices in the Upper School Gym. Their first game of the season is on Dec. 2.

Athletes begin training in preparation for winter sports

by Neil Bai and Lauren Russell November 22, 2014

“Let’s Go!” Coach Mentillo said, as he urged his junior varsity basketball players to finish a drill. This year’s winter sport athletes begin to prepare for the season by starting off with pre-season...

Shreya Dixit (12) spikes the ball at the CCS Semifinals yesterday. The team will advance to the finals on Saturday.

Varsity girls’ volleyball beats Soquel to advance to CCS finals

by Varun Baldwa, TALON Asst. Photo Editor November 20, 2014

Varsity girls’ volleyball defeated Soquel 3-2 in the CCS semifinals game yesterday at Notre Dame Belmont, allowing the girls to advance to the CCS Finals for the first time since 2007. The girls won...

Captain Shreya Dixit and Jacqueline Chen (11) jump to block a hit from a Sacred Heart Prep opponent. The girls won 3-1 against Sacred Heart Prep in CCS Quarterfinals.

Varsity girls’ volleyball advances to CCS semifinals

by Kshithija Mulam, Winged Post Photo Editor November 16, 2014

Varsity girls’ volleyball won 3-1 against Sacred Heart Prep in a CCS Quarterfinals game yesterday, advancing the girls to CCS Semifinals. The Eagles took an early lead and won both the first and second...

Varsity football and cheer honor seniors in last home game of the season

Varsity football and cheer honor seniors in last home game of the season

by Justin Su and Darren Gu November 15, 2014

Students and parents alike came together on Friday to celebrate the senior night of the football and cheer team. Despite the chilly November weather, bleachers were full of friends and family who came...

Connie Miao (10) hits the ball with a backhand swing during the first round of CCS against York School. The second round of CCS against Menlo School took place at 2 p.m. today at Menlo School.

Girls varsity tennis advances to second round of CCS

by Riya Godbole, Winged Post Lifestyle Editor November 12, 2014

Girls varsity tennis defeated York School 4-3 in the first round of CCS yesterday at the Decathlon Club to advance to the second round of CCS. Number one singles player Isabelle Gross (11) lost her...

Vivek Sriram (12) and Coach Scott Chisam exchange words as the seniors are honored at a ceremony with all the other teams. This was the last race of their high school cross country careers for most of the seniors.

Cross country honors seniors at WBAL league championships

by Vivian Isenberg, Aquila Humor & Satire Editor November 8, 2014

The cross country team ran in its last team meet of the season and honored senior team members at the WBAL league championships at Crystal Springs Cross Country Course in Belmont, yesterday. The race...

Katherine Zhu (9) takes a hard practice swing before readying herself for the real one.

Freshman golfer places second at CCS

by Danya Zhang, Reporter November 7, 2014

Katherine Zhu (9) tried out for the girls’ golf team and joined the varsity team for the season. As an individual, she placed second at the Central Coast Section (CCS) tournament on Nov. 4. “I'm...

Kaitlin Hsu

Varsity girls’ volleyball beats Sacred Heart on senior night

by Kaitlin Hsu, Reporter November 6, 2014

The varsity girls’ volleyball team won against Sacred Heart Preparatory 3-1 tonight in the last match of their regular season, finishing as co-champions of the league. Last night’s match also represented...

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