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The varsity softball team poses for a group photo during their senior night. Senior Olivia Guo was the only senior on the team this year.

Varsity Softball reimagines senior night tradition

by Caden Ruan and Risa Chokhawala May 5, 2025

After the senior night matchup against Andrew Hill High School was canceled the morning of, varsity softball organized an intrasquad scrimmage that brought teachers, coaches, and families onto the field...

The varsity boys tennis team laugh as the watch a video honoring the seniors. Each non-senior recorded a 30-second segment expressing their grattitude.

Varsity boys tennis defeat Sacred Heart Preparatory on senior night

by Lily Peng, Sports Editor and Photo Editor April 30, 2025

Varsity boys tennis conquered Sacred Heart Preparatory 6-1 on senior night at Del Mar High School on April 22. Preceding the match, the team held a ceremony for the seniors Vyom Vidyarthi, Jeffery Zhang...

Frosh Emma Wang rounds the curve in the girls 200-meter dash. She competed in the 100 and 200 and also contributed to a top three finish in the girls 4x400 relay.

Track and field earns top finishes at WBAL meet

by William Jiang, Copy Editor April 20, 2025

Varsity and junior varsity track and field teams competed in the West Bay Athletic League (WBAL) 3A meet at Bellarmine on Wednesday. Harker raced against King’s Academy, Pinewood, Notre Dame and Mercy...

Outside hitter Aaron Guo (12) leaps into the air for a kill during the first set. The Eagles dominated Lynbrook to sweep all three sets.

Varsity boys volleyball crushes Lynbrook 25-14, 24-18, 25-11

by Jeremy Peng and Wenjie Zou April 17, 2025

Varsity boys volleyball triumphed over Lynbrook High School 25-14, 24-18 and 25-11 away on Friday. Middle blocker Kairui Sun (11) opened the first set with an ace. Lynbrook pulled ahead off fumbles...

Outside hitter Ethan Gu leaps into the air for a kill. “In the first set, everything was flowing well, Ethan said. “Even though we got caught up on some serves, we still managed to side out in a timely fashion and get our lead back."

Junior varsity boys volleyball conquers Lynbrook 25-18, 25-23

by Victoria Li and Heather Wang April 4, 2025

Junior varsity boys volleyball defeated Lynbrook High School 25-18, 25-23 in the Zhang Gymnasium on March 26. Middle blocker Spencer Mo (10) won the first point with a kill, one of his seven during...

Andrew Smith (12) cheers from the sidelines as teammate Veyd Patil (12) races down the track in the varsity boys 1600-meter. Veyd placed second in his event with a time of 4:21.72.

Track and field runners race at WBAL Championship on senior night

by Aishani Singh, Felix Chen, and Aryana Bharali May 11, 2024

Varsity and junior varsity track and field teams celebrated senior night during the West Bay Athletic League Championship meet at Gunn High School on May 3. Gunn hosted schools like King’s Academy, Menlo...

Varsity boys volleyball seniors pose with their coaches for a photo during the senior night ceremony. The team concluded their regular season with a 25-9 record and the first-place spot in the Santa Clara Valley Athletic League De Anza division.

Varsity boys volleyball conquers Cupertino in three sets on senior night

by Ashley Mo and Margaret Cartee May 8, 2024

Varsity boys volleyball swept Cupertino High School 25-23, 27-25, 27-25 on their senior night on May 1.  Seniors Zachary Blue, Kyle Johnson, Jordan Labio, Adrian Liu, Spencer Mak, Edis Mesic and Jack...

Seniors Angelina Hu, Olivia Xu, Katherine Fields, Anika Mantripragada and Ellie Schmidt line up with assistant coaches Doug Hawk and Andrew Irvine for a picture during the team’s senior night ceremony. Irvine gave a speech for each senior, honoring their time with the team.

Varsity girls lacrosse team comes up short 3-5 on senior night

by Tiffany Zhu, Co-Sports Editor April 27, 2024

The varsity girls lacrosse team succumbed to Sacred Heart Preparatory 3-5 in their senior night game on April 20.  Before the game, the team honored seniors Katherine Fields, Angelina Hu, Anika Mantripragada,...

Varsity swimmer Ipsita Mandal (12) walks through the tunnel made up of her teammates during the senior night ceremony. Each senior passed through the tunnel before receiving a bouquet of flowers from head coach Sachi Ujifusa.

Varsity swimming team secures top finishes in senior night meet

by Tiffany Zhu, Jessica Hu, and Emma Li April 26, 2024

Varsity swimming celebrated senior night during the West Bay Athletic League Jamboree 6B meet at the Singh Aquatic Center on April 17. Harker hosted competitors from Crystal Springs Uplands, Design Tech,...

Head coach John Fruterro and senior Thomas Liu smile after Fruterro gave a speech celebrating Thomas Liu during the varsity boys tennis team's senior night. “I’ve met so many amazing people here, and it’s been a good four years,” Thomas said.

Varsity boys tennis team suffers 2-5 loss to Menlo on senior night

by Tiffany Zhu, Co-Sports Editor April 26, 2024

Varsity boys tennis came up short against Menlo 2-5 on their senior night at Del Mar High School on April 17.  The team honored senior Thomas Liu, who has played on Harker's tennis team since sixth...

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