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Harker Aquila

The student news site of The Harker School.

Harker Aquila

Senior Victor Shin practices his shot at golf practice after school. The team played in multiple tournaments at the start of their season.

Boys golf begins practice for spring season

by Alex Wang, Opinion Editor March 11, 2018

The boys golf team started off its season with practices at local golf courses and a few matches and tournaments, including the Cowboy Classic and Pahrump Invitational. This year’s team consists...

Anthony Meissner (11) pitches against Prospect High School. The baseball team won 3-1.

Junior varsity baseball defeats Prospect High School 3-1

by Arya Maheshwari, Reporter March 10, 2018

The junior varsity baseball team won 3-1 against Prospect High School on Thursday afternoon in the second game of their season. The first run of the game was scored in the second inning by Prospect...

Before the game against Los Gatos High School, the boys volleyball team high fives their opponents. This was the first boys volleyball match played in the new Athletics Center.

Varsity boys volleyball wins 3-0 against Los Gatos

by Zoe Sanders, Reporter March 8, 2018

Upper school varsity boys volleyball won 3-0 at their home game against Los Gatos High School on Wednesday at 6:45 p.m., bringing them to an 5-1 record overall. This was the team’s first game in the...

Heidi Zhang (11) scoops up the ball while keeping it away from Salinas High School players. The girls won their first home game 9-5.

Varsity girls lacrosse beats Salinas High School 9-5

by Anthony Xu, Reporter March 7, 2018

The Harker lacrosse team won their season opener 9-5 against Salinas High School Tuesday afternoon at home. Both teams started off strong and after ten minutes of play the score remained tied 0-0,...

Junior Taylor Lam follows through after a swing against Notre Dame. Softball played all their home games at the Blackford campus.

Varsity softball loses 11-12 to Notre Dame in home opener game

by Kathy Fang, Photo Editor March 7, 2018

Varsity softball lost their first home game against Notre Dame High School yesterday at 3:30 p.m. with a score of 11-12. After losing their first game of the season to Palo Alto with a score of 13-16...

Members of the boys varsity volleyball team come together after a point. Bellarmine was the first team the boys played this season

JV and varsity boys volleyball scrimmage Bellarmine

by Neil Bai, Copy Editor February 22, 2018

JV and varsity boys volleyball participated in a scrimmage against Bellarmine in the Blackford gym on Wednesday 6 p.m. Because this game was a scrimmage, the two teams did not keep score. The players...

Swimmers participate in CCS meet

by Alex Wang, Sports Editor May 15, 2017

The swim team recently participated in the Central Coast Section meet at the Santa Clara International Swim Center. Vivian Wang placed second in the 100 breaststroke and broke the school record. Ethan...

Alayna Richmond runs with the lacrosse ball. The lacrosse team currently holds a league record of 1-3.

Spring Sports Update

by Alex Wang and Anjay Saklecha May 15, 2017

Track Track and field runners competed in their second WBAL meet for this season on April 12. The girls team consisting of Grace Koonmen (11), Gloria Guo (11), Alycia Cary (10) and Nikki Solanki (9)...

Jarett Anderson (10) prepares to hit the ball against blockers. The boys varsity volleyball team lost to Homestead in five sets.

Varsity boys volleyball loses to Homestead High School in five sets

by Anthony Xu, TALON Reporter April 18, 2017

Varsity boys’ volleyball lost against Homestead in five sets today at Blackford, dropping their overall record to 14-10. Harker took the lead early, winning the first set 25-22. From there, the...

Pitcher Varun Haltore (12) prepares to throw a pitch. Varsity boys baseball lost 0-4 against Mills High School

Varsity baseball loses game 0-4 to Mills High School

by Ruhi Sayana and Nicole Chen April 11, 2017

Varsity boys baseball lost 0-4 against Mills High School at the Blackford campus during their game on today at 4 p.m. Neither team scored in the first three innings. Mills High School scored one and...

Jonathan Schwartz (12) jump serves the ball. Jonathan played the positions of setter and opposite, or right-side, hitter.

Varsity boys’ volleyball defeats Los Gatos in four sets

by Megan Cardosi, TALON Sports Editor March 19, 2017

Varsity boys’ volleyball defeated Los Gatos High School in 4 sets on Friday at the Blackford gym, bringing them to an overall of 7-2 record. Los Gatos began serving during the first set, earning...

David Wen (11) hits a backhand. He plays number one singles for the Harker varsity boys tennis team.

Recap of varsity boys tennis Fresno Tournament

by Nerine Uyanik and Sofie Kassaras March 6, 2017

Varsity boys tennis participated in the California Classic Boys Tennis Fresno League Tournament on March 3-4 and played against five other Bay Area high schools. The team played against high schools...

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