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Harker Aquila

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Harker Aquila

Captain Shreya Dixit (12) goes up to hit. The team beat Castilleja 3-0.

Varsity girls volleyball defeats Castilleja

by Ria Gandhi, Aquila Asst. Sports Editor November 5, 2014

The girls’ varsity volleyball team defeated Castilleja High School at home on Nov. 4. Winning three sets out of five with scores of 25-11, 25-21 and 25-23, the team dominated throughout the entire...

In 2003, The University of Minnesota Golden Gophers hockey team won the Ice Hockey Championships. Fans of the school rioted and burnt public property after the win.

Bad karma around sports victories

by Vineet Kosaraju, Asst. STEM Editor November 5, 2014

So much for my beloved Giants being a wild-card team. It was a nail-biting finish, but eventually they prevailed to win their third World Series title in five years. The course of the game crushed my emotional...

The San Francisco Giants beat the Kansas City Cardinals in game seven of the World Series.

Giants win World Series in game seven

by Derek Yen, Reporter October 30, 2014

The San Francisco Giants defeated the Kansas City Royals in an exhilarating seventh game, winning the World Series on Oct. 29. The championship match went to a nail biting Game 7 with a close Giants’...

Varsity boys and girls water polo win on senior night

Varsity boys and girls water polo win on senior night

by Meilan Steimle, Winged Post Opinion Editor October 29, 2014

Varsity Boys’ water polo won 17-4 against Cupertino High School on its senior night yesterday evening. Last night’s game marked the last Harker water polo game of the season for 12 seniors: Siddhant...

Arjun Ashok (12) wore a Giants sweatshirt to school before attending game three of the World Series last friday. The series is currently tied at 2-2.

Giants come back to tie World Series 2-2

by Megy Appalaraju, Aquila Sports Editor October 26, 2014

The San Francisco Giants took a commanding lead in game four against the Kansas City Royals last night with an 11-4 victory, tying the World Series at 2-2. Despite their dominating game one win, the...

A defensive player from the Harker Varsity football goes to tackle his opponent who was running the ball. Harker won the game 64-40 against Emery High School yesterday night.

Varsity football defeats Emery High School

by Ashley Jiang and Emma Yu October 25, 2014

The Harker varsity football team won against Emery High School with a final score of 64-40 yesterday. At seven minutes and 34 seconds of the first quarter of the game, the Harker football team was...

Eric Holt (12) prepares to throw the ball at the goal. Eric was the leading scorer in the game with a total of seven goals.

Varsity boys water polo loses to Wilcox High School

by Roshni Pankhaniya, Winged Post Sports Editor October 21, 2014

Varsity Boys Water Polo had its fourth league loss of the season today against Wilcox High School, ending the game 16 to 10. The boys were repeatedly counterattacked during the first quarter, with Wilcox...

Juniors Amar Jain, Shreya Sankara and Aathira Menon watch the Giants game in the Bistro. The Giants defeated the Kansas City Royals 7-1 in the first game of the World Series.

Giants defeat Royals in game one of the World Series

by Vivek Bharadwaj, Winged Post Tech Editor October 21, 2014

The San Francisco Giants defeated the Kansas City Royals 7-1 in the first game of the World Series today. The Giants garnered a three run lead during the first inning after a home run by Hunter Pence;...

Domestic violence issues in NFL spark reform

Domestic violence issues in NFL spark reform

by Elisabeth Siegel, Winged Post News Editor October 19, 2014

Starting with the dismissal of former Baltimore Ravens runningback Ray Rice from the NFL, nationwide media has been awash with debates concerning domestic violence and its alleged prevalence in the NFL. Following...

The team celebrates after Keanu Forbes (12) scores the winning touchdown. Keanu’s earlier fumble recovery on defense helped the team’s close victory.

Varsity football wins with last minute touchdown

by Neha Sunil, TALON Social Media and Seniors Editor October 18, 2014

The score now stands 25-28. The score board declares in fluorescent orange that the game has one minute and six seconds left. The crowd sits on the edge of their seats as quarterback Keanu Forbes (12)...

Vienna Wang (10) swings at the ball. The team's current season record as of Oct. 13 is 4-2-1.

Fall sports update

by Kshithija Mulam and Kaitlin Hsu October 17, 2014

Varsity Cross Country The Cross Country team hopes to qualify for CCS championships. “We had our first league meet, and finished right in the middle of the pack, and were missing some of our top...

Athletes of the Month

Athletes of the Month

by Ria Gandhi and Tara Parimi October 17, 2014

Katherine Zhu (9) Varsity Girls Golf Varsity Girls’ Golf player Katherine Zhu (9) has had an impressive start to her debut Harker golf season. In her first ever high school competition, Katherine...

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