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Harker Aquila

The student news site of The Harker School.

Harker Aquila

Seniors Lily Wancewicz, Prameela Kottapalli, Akhila Ramgiri and Anusha Kuppahally pose with friends and family before the game. “It’s really exciting. It’s been really cool to play for four years and see everything develop. I got to meet all these new people and form relationships and close connections with them,” Lily said.

Varsity girls basketball celebrates senior night, edges out win over Mercy

by Muthu Panchanatham, Reporter January 30, 2019

The varsity girls basketball team edged out a 44-40 win against the Mercy Burlingame Crusaders as they celebrated their senior night on Tuesday evening. The senior night consisted of a ceremony recognizing...

Asmit Kumar (11) bounces the ball off his knee, receiving a pass from a teammate. The boys play their next game Saturday, Feb. 2, at 11 a.m. at Woodside Priory.

Varsity boys’ soccer overpowers King’s Academy 5-0

by Emily Tan, Reporter January 30, 2019

The varsity boys soccer team won 5-0 over King’s Academy yesterday afternoon, bringing their overall record to 10-3 and their league record to 5-2. Less than 10 minutes into the first half, Ryan Tobin...

Sarah Baicher (10) fights for the ball on the sidelines against an opposing Eastside player. The girls celebrate their senior night on Feb. 5 on Davis Field at 3:30 p.m.

Varsity girls soccer continues streak with win over Eastside

by Aditya Singhvi, Sports Editor January 30, 2019

The varsity girls soccer team shut out Eastside 3-0 yesterday in a league game on Davis field, bringing their overall record to 8-3-4 and their league record to 6-1-1. The girls next play against Notre...

Bobby Wang (9) wrestles a competitor at the Del Mar tournament. Bobby won 4th place in his weight class.

Wrestling competes at Del Mar tournament

by Aditya Singhvi, Sports Editor January 30, 2019

The Harker wrestling team traveled to Del Mar High School for its annual invitational wrestling tournament last weekend. The team roster included 122-pound weight class Bobby Wang (9), 140-pound weight...

Gene Wang (12) scores in traffic. The Eagles next play at Crystal Springs on Tuesday, Jan. 29 at 7:30 p.m.

Varsity boys basketball suffers loss to Sacred Heart

by Aditya Singhvi, Sports Editor January 26, 2019

The varsity boys basketball team lost 59-45 to the Sacred Heart Prep Gators last night at home, bringing their overall record to 8-10 and their league record to 3-5. After giving up a 1-9 lead to begin...

Kate Leafstrand (9) controls  the ball as a Pinewood player chases after her. The varsity girls won 5-0 against Pinewood.

Soccer teams host Kicks Against Cancer event

by Nina Gee, Illustrator January 26, 2019

The boys’ and girls’ soccer teams hosted the Kicks Against Cancer event yesterday evening, raising money for Camp Okizu by selling food, t-shirts, and raffle tickets on the sidelines throughout the...

Sara Lynn Sullivan (11) is closely guarded by a Castilleja defender. The Eagles host their senior night on Jan. 29 against Mercy Burlingame.

Varsity girls basketball falls to Castilleja

by Anna Vazhaeparambil, Reporter January 26, 2019

The varsity girls basketball team lost against the Castilleja Gators 33-51 on Thursday, Jan. 24, bringing their overall record to 10-7 and their league record to 1-4. After falling to 5-16 at the end...

Aria Wong (10) and a Castilleja player fight for possession of the ball. The girls next play against Pinewood on Friday at 4:30 p.m. at home.

Varsity girls soccer defeats Castilleja 2-0

by Vishnu Kannan, Reporter January 23, 2019

The varsity girls soccer team overpowered the Castilleja Gators 2-0 on Wednesday afternoon on Davis Field. 40 minutes of play marked by both teams playing a strong brand of defense left the score tied...

Akhila Ramgiri (12) passes to a teammate. The girls host Castilleja tomorrow at 6:30.

Varsity Girls Basketball narrowly misses win against Mercy SF

by Anna Vazhaeparambil, Reporter January 22, 2019

The varsity girls basketball team lost 50-51 against Mercy High School, San Francisco today, bringing their overall record to 10-6 and their league record to 1-3. Despite being down 23-27 at halftime,...

Jack Connors hits a mid-range jumper in the second quarter. 	The Eagles travel to Pinewood next Tuesday, with their matchup against the 9-6 Panthers scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m.

Boys basketball falters against King’s Academy

by Aditya Singhvi, Sports Editor January 20, 2019

The varsity boys basketball team fell 42-60 to the King’s Academy Knights on Thursday night in a league matchup at home, bringing their overall record to 7-9 and their league record to 2-4. After...

Emma Boyce (10) tussles for the ball against an opposing Crystal player. The girls lost 0-1 at home on Tuesday.

Girls varsity soccer faces narrow loss against Crystal Springs Uplands

by Shreya Srinivasan, TALON Organizations and Co-Sports Editor January 19, 2019

The varsity girls soccer team faced a narrow 0-1 loss against Crystal Springs at home on Tuesday, bringing their overall record to 4-4-3 and their league record to 2-1-1. Due to strong defense by both...

Trevor Thompson (12) scores in the paint. The boys next host The Kings Academy at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday.

Varsity boys basketball falls to Menlo

by Aditya Singhvi, Sports Editor January 16, 2019

Varsity boys basketball lost to Menlo 61-40 at home in a league matchup on Tuesday, bringing their overall record to 7-8 and their league record to 2-3. After falling behind 13-4 at the end of the first...

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