NBA suspends season as sports world, Harker athletics brace for COVID-19
by Aditya Singhvi and Anna Vazhaeparambil
March 11, 2020
As COVID-19 continues its worldwide offensive, the NBA has suspended its season as athletic organizations both at Harker and in the professional world ramp up precautionary measures.
8 sports spring into action
by Aditya Singhvi and Lauren Liu
February 28, 2020
Eight spring sports — boys golf, girls lacrosse, baseball, softball, swimming, boys tennis, track and field and boys volleyball — began their regular season practices on Feb. 4, with most teams beginning competitive play next week. Boys Golf The boys golf team, head coached by Ie-Chen Cheng and...
Boys basketball clinches first-round CCS win over Design Tech, falters in second round
by Aditya Singhvi, Aquila Co-Sports Editor
February 23, 2020
The varsity boys basketball team clinched a 71-48 win over Design Tech in the first round of the CCS Division IV playoffs at home on Friday, advancing to a second-round matchup against Scotts Valley on Saturday that the Eagles dropped 48-42. Heading into the game, the Eagles (7-17) were seeded ninth in th...
Live Coverage: Boys Volleyball takes on Monta Vista in NorCal finals
by Aditya Singhvi, Anna Vazhaeparambil, and Shreya Srinivasan
May 18, 2019
Monta Vista has won the Division 1 NorCal championship to defend their title 22-25, 25-23, 19-25, 25-19, 15-13. Be sure to catch our game recap, coming soon to Harker Aquila. 4:14 p.m. The CIF Norcal Division awarded Jeffery with the Pursuing Victory with Honor award, and CIF NorCal runner-up medals...
Recap: Boys volleyball defeats Bellarmine, moves onto NorCal finals
by Aditya Singhvi, Sports Editor
May 18, 2019
The varsity boys volleyball team defeated the Bellarmine Bells 25-15, 25-21, 25-20 in front of an eager home crowd of about 180 fans last night at the Athletic Center in the semifinals of the NorCal Division 1 playoffs. The team advanced to the NorCal finals, where they are slated to compete against t...
Boys golf ends successful season at CCS championships
by Anna Vazhaeparambil, Asst. Sports Editor
May 17, 2019
After winning their sixth consecutive league championship and earning third place at the WBAL Championships, the varsity golf team ends their impressive season with sixth place in the CCS Championships on Tuesday, May 14. Only two strokes away from earning fourth, the boys played in the highly co...
Live Coverage: Boys Volleyball takes on Bellarmine in NorCal semifinals
by Aditya Singhvi, Sports Editor
May 16, 2019
The game is now over, with the Eagles winning comfortably 25-15, 25-21, 25-20. Be sure to catch our game recap coming soon to Harker Aquila. 8:19 p.m. Despite a commendable Bellarmine team bringing the score to 23-20, the Eagles, off a Bellarmine fault and a Jarett hit, have won the third set 2...
Boys volleyball clutches win over Northgate, advances in NorCals
by Anna Vazhaeparambil, Asst. Sports Editor
May 14, 2019
After a close three sets, the varsity boys volleyball team defeated Northgate High School 25-20, 26-24, 25-13 in the first round of Division 1 NorCal Championships on Tuesday, qualifying to play in the semifinals on Thursday. Head coach Chad Gordon credited the team’s consistency as one of the ...
Lacrosse closes out another league championship season
by Anna Vazhaeparambil, Asst. Sports Editor
May 12, 2019
After defeating Aragon High School 7-6 on Tuesday this week in their quarterfinals match, the girls lacrosse team qualified to play in the WBAL semifinals, where they lost 9-6 to Woodside High School. Although this is the team’s second loss to Woodside and marks the end of their season, the girls ea...
Swimmers post strong results at States
by Aditya Singhvi, Sports Editor
May 11, 2019
The four-man Harker swim contingent, comprising of Ethan Hu (11), Matthew Chung (10), Rhys Edwards (10), and Jason Kwok (10), placed fourth at the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) State Swimming Championships, held yesterday and today in Clovis. Ethan smashed two state meet records, creating...
Boys volleyball wins CCS Division 3, overpowers Carmel
by Aditya Singhvi, Sports Editor
May 11, 2019
The varsity boys volleyball team defeated the Carmel Padres 29-27, 25-17, 25-18 to clinch the Central Coast Section (CCS) Division 3 title in a historic game this afternoon. This game marked a rematch of last year's CCS championship final, which the Eagles lost 23-25, 17-25, 25-22, 25-18, 18-16 to...
Softball holds senior night, defeats Notre Dame
by Aditya Singhvi, Sports Editor
May 11, 2019
The softball team hosted their senior night on May 9, conducting a ceremony before a game against Notre Dame-San Jose. The Eagles won the game 23-22. The ceremony honored six seniors: Anika Rajamani, Cameron Zell, Lily Wancewicz, Mahi Gurram, Ria Gupta and Taylor Lam. Before the game, coach Raul Rios...