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Many members of the Harker community donned Giants gear at the family picnic last Sunday in support of the San Francisco team.

Giants lead NLCS 2-1

by Megy Appalaraju, Aquila Sports Editor October 15, 2014

The San Francisco Giants lead the St. Louis Cardinals two games to one in the Nation League Champion Series (NLCS). Harker Giants fans rally on their team in hopes of going all the way this year. The...

Jackelyn Shen (12) pulls her arm back to make a shot. The girls were down 7-1 at the end of the first half.

Varsity girls water polo defeats Fremont High School

by Cheryl Liu, TALON Organizations Editor October 15, 2014

The varsity girls water polo team won 10-9 against Fremont High school in its second League match. At the end of the first half, the girls were down 7-1 but came back in the second half to win the game...

Harker's cheer team performed at Friday's Homecoming rally.

Cheerleading kicks off season with the largest squad yet

by Melissa Kwan, Reporter October 6, 2014

In its seventh season, the Harker cheerleading squad started with a record twelve members, two more than last year. “It was really exciting because we had a bunch of new girls who joined and I’m...

A Harker player gets tackled late in the second quarter. Harker beat Ribet High School 51-6 at Saturday's homecoming game.

Varsity football wins Homecoming game

The Varsity football team won its Homecoming game against Ribet Academy 51-6 on Saturday. Touchdowns were scored by Tyerinn Pollard (9), Jonathon Keller (11), Keanu Forbes (12), Anthony Contreras...

During the first set of their game, Shreya Dixit (12) goes up to hit the ball. She successfully kills the ball and scores a point.

Varsity girls volleyball beats Notre Dame

by Megan Cardosi, Reporter October 4, 2014

In the second league game of the season, the Harker varsity volleyball team beat Notre Dame in three games out of five. Previously having beaten Notre Dame in a tournament, the team felt confident about...

Varsity girls water polo loses to Santa Clara

Varsity girls water polo loses to Santa Clara

by Alex Wang September 25, 2014

The Varsity girls’ water polo team lost its third game of the season to Santa Clara High School 13-10 at Singh Aquatic Center at the Harker Upper School. The game started with the two teams scoring...

Elizabeth Schick (9) prepares to serve for the start of the match. She won 6-2 the first set and 6-1 in the second.

Varsity girls tennis loses to Milpitas High School

by Jackie Gao September 23, 2014

The Varsity girls tennis team lost 3-4 against Milpitas High School today at Decathlon Club in Santa Clara, which marks the end of their 8-0 undefeated streak. Arden Hu (12), Elizabeth Schick (9), and...

Sophomore Lindsey Trinh and junior Jackie Chen (11) jump to block a shot during the first match. Although the girls lost the first match 23-25, they came back and won the second match 26-24.

Varsity girls volleyball defeats Carmel High School

by Cheryl Liu September 17, 2014

The varsity girls volleyball team won 3-1 against Carmel High School in its fourth game of the season at the Blackford Gym. The girls lost the first set by a slim 23-25 but came back to win the second...

The Eagles try to resist Overfelt defense early in the first half. Harker lost 21-38 yesterday night.

Varsity football plays season opener vs. Overfelt

by Megy Appalaraju and Sabrina Sidhu September 6, 2014

The Harker Varsity Football team lost their season opener 21-38 against Overfelt at Davis Field last night. Overfelt held the Eagles scoreless for the first half to maintain 30-point lead. Harker then...

Team captain Shreya Dixit (12) prepares to spike in the first girls' volleyball game of the season. The team lost 3-1 against Homestead High School.

Varsity Girls Volleyball loses season opener vs. Homestead

by Priscilla Pan, Winged Post Features Editor September 6, 2014

Varsity girls volleyball lost to Homestead High School 3-1 at its first game of the season in the Blackford gym. The girls lost 17-25 in the first set and by a slim 24-26 in the second set. They won...

Upper school student-athletes train over the summer

by Tara Parimi and Trisha Dwivedi September 1, 2014

During the past summer, students participated in numerous athletic activities ranging from sports performance workouts held by Head Football Coach Ron Forbes to team-specific leagues. Instead of inviting...

AP Statistics students will have the opportunity to track the experiences of the Varsity football team to help them better understand their strengths and weaknesses. Students will be focusing on tracking their catching and passing ability, game records, and how many yards were run among other areas of focus.

AP Statistics students to compile fall football stats

by Tiara Bhatacharya, Aquila opinion editor September 1, 2014

Approximately a dozen AP Statistics students will be participating in an unprecedented extra-credit project merging the Mathematics and Athletics departments. Students will chart the various plays made...

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