Weekly Roundup: Spring sports clear the competition
by Anna Vazhaeparambil, Asst. Sports Editor
April 21, 2019
Baseball: After a solid performance, the baseball team ends this week with two more wins under their belt: they beat Terra Nova High School 8-6 on Tuesday and Westmoor High School 20-6 on Thursday, before facing a tough 8-5 loss to Harbor High School on Saturday. “We’re having a really strong ...
Weekly roundup: Spring sports approach hurdles
by Anna Vazhaeparambil, Reporter
March 26, 2019
Baseball After a strong performance, the varsity baseball team ended this week with two consecutive wins, beating Jefferson High School 6-5 on Tuesday and Crystal Springs Uplands 16-7 on Thursday. Their game against Thomas More on Friday went three innings before it was rained out with the team up ...
Social justice transforms sports
by Varsha Rammohan and Gloria Zhu
October 17, 2018
In light of recent events regarding Nike’s campaign featuring former 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick and Serena Williams’ controversial defeat at the 2018 U.S. Open, sports fans and activists worldwide have ignited a conversation regarding athletes’ political and social liberties. Kaeper...
Alternate Sports: The unconventional aspect of non-traditional sports doesn’t make them any less valuable
by Saloni Shah, Columnist and Assistant Humans of Harker Editor
September 20, 2018
Sweat dripping in a constant stream down their exhausted faces and feet pounding across the lush, green field in an attempt to catch the flying disc, a group of teenage boys and girls laugh while playing Ultimate, also known as Ultimate frisbee, at the Heritage Oaks Park in Los Altos. The teens bask...
I Promise: LeBron James opens school for at-risk youth in hometown of Akron, OH
by Gloria Zhang and Varsha Rammohan
August 31, 2018
"Nothing is given. Everything is earned” is the motto of LeBron James’ I Promise School. Closely linked to his I Promise initiative that tackles high school dropout rates, the motto serves as a reminder for the Akron youth to never give up on their academics and finish school. The LeBron Ja...
Fall sports train over summer, begin seasons
by Anika Rajamani and Aditya Singhvi
August 31, 2018
Girls Volleyball Girls volleyball has finished tryouts and is into the season now, with 16 people on the varsity team. Due to a large turnout for tryouts, the coaches decided to create an intramural team, so this year there will be four teams, with freshman, JV, and varsity participating in g am...
Taking a knee: Athletes and activists across nation kneel to take a stand
by Rose Guan and Vivian Jin
October 12, 2017
Former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick dropped his contract with the San Francisco 49ers after last season, when he began to kneel during performances of the national anthem before games in order to protest the mistreatment of people of color in the U.S. This season, Kaepernick remains unsigned. Kaepernick began to play for the 49e...
Iyer on Fire
by Rose Guan, Wingspan Senior Staff Writer and Designer
June 11, 2017
It’s a cool afternoon in mid-December, the off-season for a cross-country or track runner. Nikitha “Niki” Iyer (‘17) wears a gray hoodie over black track pants, to ward against the cold. She adjusts a USA Track Foundation sweatband, checks her watch as she walks out of her Cupertino house—an...