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Harker Aquila

The student news site of The Harker School.

Harker Aquila

The student news site of The Harker School.

Harker Aquila

Junior varsity boys soccer player Luca Barchietto (10) competes in a pickup league on the weekends.  Pickup sports allow athletes to experiment with new techniques that they would otherwise not be able to implement in more high stakes environments.

No pressure, all play

by Sam Li and Chelsea Xie March 26, 2025

Sports can carry the connotation of highly competitive environments where teams or individual players ultimately triumph over another in a high-stakes match. However, for those that still want to play...

Despite its accolades, warning signs about the Pac-12’s future emerged in June 2022, when powerhouse football schools UCLA and USC announced their imminent departure for the Big Ten. Following various failed attempts to negotiate with networks and bring the conference back together, each school bar two finalized plans to join other conferences in the 2024-2025 season.

And then there were two: Pac-12 dissolution ripples through fans, athletes

by Katerina Matta, Co-Sports Editor February 3, 2024

A bruin, a sun devil and a husky walk into a room. What do they have in common? They each represent a mascot from the Pac-12 Conference, which announced its dissolution earlier this year. Comprised...

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