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Point guard Isabella Lo (12) prepares for a layup during the third quarter. Isabella went on a seven point streak to extend the Eagles' lead to 56-18 by the end of the period.

Varsity girls basketball overwhelms Sacred Heart Preparatory 59-21 in CCS quarterfinal

by Eva Cheng and Caden Ruan February 28, 2025

Varsity girls basketball triumphed over Sacred Heart Preparatory 59-21 in the CCS Division IV quarterfinal in Zhang Gymnasium on Tuesday. Center Emily Mitnick (12) won the tip-off for Harker, and shooting...

Forward Cyrus Ghane (11) prepares to pass the ball to midfielder Ryder Hewitt (11). The Eagles lost to Sacred Heart with a score of 0-2.

Varsity boys soccer concedes to Sacred Heart Preparatory 0-2

by Claire Xu and Elizabeth Zhang February 25, 2025

Varsity boys soccer lost to Sacred Heart Preparatory 0-2 on Feb. 19 in their last away league game. Harker kicked off the game, and back-and-forth ensued between the two teams until the Eagles brought...

Point guard Kayvion Cruz (9) passes the ball for an open corner three-pointer after driving into the paint. Kayvion facilitated the Eagles offense throughout the match with multiple assists.

Junior varsity boys basketball comes up short against King’s Academy 38-54

by William Jiang, Assistant Copy Editor February 25, 2025

Junior varsity boys basketball succumbed to King’s Academy 38-54 in the Zhang Gymnasium on Feb. 18 in their last season game.  Each team struggled to score in the first minute of the game due to...

Point guard Gary Jin (12) powers past a defender on a drive toward the hoop. The Eagles held their lead through the first quarter.

Varsity boys basketball suffers to King’s Academy 52-75

by Aryana Bharali and Cynthia Xie February 24, 2025

Varsity boys basketball suffered a 52-75 defeat against King’s Academy on Feb. 18 in the Zhang Gymnasium. Power forward Rohit Yalla (12) won the tip-off, but 30 seconds into the quarter, the Eagles...

Guard Isabella Lo (12) receives posters, flowers and plushies during varsity girls basketball senior night. After the game against Eastside concluded, the seniors took photos with their friends to celebrate their last home game of their high school careers.

Varsity girls basketball demolishes Eastside College Prep 57-15 on senior night

by Jessica Wang and Kairui Sun February 22, 2025

Varsity girls basketball beat Eastside College Prep 57-15 in the Zhang Gymnasium on Feb. 18 in their last home league game of the season.  Before tipoff, head coach Daniza Rodriguez honored seniors...

Varsity girls soccer draws Notre Dame San Jose 0-0 on senior night

Varsity girls soccer draws Notre Dame San Jose 0-0 on senior night

by Eva Cheng and Tiffany Zhu February 18, 2025

Varsity girls soccer battled to a 0-0 stalemate against Notre Dame San Jose on Friday during their senior night game on Davis Field.  Seniors Claire Anderson, Kylie Anderson, Gia Emelie and Sara Glusman...

Varsity boys basketball captains Vyom Vidyarthi, Advay Monga and Bowen Xia (12) lead a team huddle. The captains frequently take on the responsibility of motivating the team to improve on-court morale and performance.

Leaders of the pack

by Eva Cheng, Wenjie Zou, and Claire Xu February 6, 2025

Varsity girls basketball decimates Castilleja 53-35

Varsity girls basketball decimates Castilleja 53-35

by Victor Gong and Jessica Wang February 3, 2025

Varsity girls basketball secured a 53-35 win over Castilleja High School in the Zhang Gymnasium on Friday. Harker lost the tip-off, but neither team scored any points during the opening minutes...

Left midfielder Eva Cheng (11) steals the ball from the other team. She sustained a kick to the leg in the second half but continued to control the midfield after as well.

Varsity girls soccer vanquishes Notre Dame Belmont 3-1

by Lily Peng and Chelsea Xie January 26, 2025

Varsity girls soccer prevailed over Notre Dame Belmont 3-1 on Jan. 21 at Davis Field. Notre Dame kicked off to start, but defender Audrey Yang (11) intercepted the pass. After a brief back and forth,...

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