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Outside Annabel Huang (10) dives to the ground to save a ball. The Eagles defeated the Knights in two sets 25-22 and 25-15.

Junior varsity girls volleyball conquers Kings Academy in two sets

by Vivek Moorjani and Cynthia Xie October 30, 2024

Junior varsity girls volleyball defeated Kings Academy 25-22 and 25-15 on Oct. 24.   Setter Emma Lee (10) made the first serve of the match and Kings Academy took the initial lead after an out-of-bounds...

Sophomore Claire Xu prepares to hit the tennis ball with a forehand swing. Claire defeated her opponent in a single 8-3 set.

Varsity girls tennis annihilates Crystal Springs Uplands 6-1

by Samuel Tong and Wenjie Zou October 21, 2024

Varsity girls tennis defeated Crystal Springs Uplands 6-1 at Blackford last Thursday.  The Eagles won all singles matchups by a margin of at least three games against Crystal Springs Uplands. In the...

Olivia Guo (12) hits the ball during her match against Menlo's Emily Li. She started off strong, winning 7-6 in her first set, but went on to lose 2-6 and 3-10 in a hard-fought game.

Varsity girls tennis suffers 3-4 loss to Menlo

by Mihir Kotbagi and Jonathan Szeto October 18, 2024

Varsity girls tennis narrowly succumbed to Menlo School 3-4 at Blackford on Tuesday. Eagles’ singles players, seniors Audrey Feng and Olivia Guo, junior Pavith Khara and frosh Kendra Zhao all...

Sam Li (10) holds the ball overhead to fake a shot before passing it to a teammate for an assist. Sam demonstrated teamwork and communication throughout the game, setting up three goals for his teammates.

Varsity boys water polo cruises to victory against Fremont 21-5

by William Jiang and Nathan Yee October 17, 2024

Varsity boys water polo defeated Fremont High School 21-5 on Oct. 11.  Senior Adam Pawliger won the opening swim-off, allowing sophomore Ian Cheline to lob a pass to senior Oskar Baumgarte, who landed...

Live coverage: Harker challenges Anzar High School for Homecoming football game

Live coverage: Harker challenges Anzar High School for Homecoming football game

Final score --- Eagles 35, Hawks 0 8:30 p.m. “The whole team executed, we made strong plays and the defense was electric,” Pedro said. “It was an intense game. They were a physical team, and we...

Senior Melody Yin prepares to pass the ball. 
“It’s her senior season, so I just want her to ride this out as long as she can,” Melody’s mother Delphine Gan said.

Varsity girls water polo lags behind Palo Alto in 13-16 loss

by Cynthia Xie and Alison Yang September 23, 2024

Varsity girls water polo lost 13-16 to Palo Alto High School at the Singh Aquatic Center on Sept. 17. Center Zoe Cammer (10) consecutively scored the first two goals for Harker after Palo Alto first...

Senior Caio Cammer propels his body out of the water to launch a pass to his teammate. During the second half, the Eagles dominated the Vikings, snapping passes around them and only conceding one goal.

Varsity boys water polo clinches 11-6 victory over Palo Alto High School

by Eva Cheng, Co-Sports Editor September 22, 2024

Varsity boys water polo defeated Palo Alto High School 11-6 at the Singh Aquatic Center on Tuesday. From the swim-off, Palo Alto won the possession. The Eagles quickly stole the ball back, connecting...

Setter Keira Chang (11) jumps and raises her arms to set the ball for her teammate during the varsity girls volleyball game on Sept. 17. The Eagles trailed at the start of each set but ultimately defeated Pinewood High School.

Varsity girls volleyball crushes Pinewood in three sets

by Heather Wang and Chelsea Xie September 22, 2024

Varsity girls volleyball defeated Pinewood High School 25-15, 25-16 and 27-25 on Sept. 17. Eagles trailed at the start of the first set, but setter Brooke Kubose (11) executed a nine-point serving run...

Opposite Nat Tan (11) blocks Bruin outside Giselle Paedon. The Eagles had trouble stopping the Bruins’ swings in the first two sets, but defensive adjustments slowed the Bruins down later.

Varsity girls volleyball opens season with tight 2-3 loss against Branham

by Alison Yang, Aquila Editor-in-Chief September 8, 2024

Varsity girls volleyball commenced the 2024 season with a 2-3 loss to Branham High School on Aug. 29. The two teams traded sets during the game, 18-25, 25-21, 17-25, 27-25 and 7-15.  “It was intimidating...

Aquila’s guide to 8v8 football

by Eva Cheng and Tiffany Zhu August 30, 2024

Eva: Hi, I’m Eva. Tiffany: And I’m Tiffany. Eva: And we’re sports editors for Harker Aquila. Today we’re going to be explaining the basics of 8v8 football. To set the stage, how is it different...

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