Fall Sports Teams Building Up a Head of Steam Heading Into October

Girls Tennis

Last week, the girls tennis team picked up a 4-3 win over rival Castilleja. Freshmen Rachel Broweleit, Srivani Vegesna and Amanda Cheung won their singles matches, with Connie Miao, grade 12, and Kathleen Cheng, grade 11, winning their doubles match. Later in the week, however, the Eagles lost to Pinewood 4-3. The Eagles will take on Sacred Heart Prep this Thursday.

Boys Water Polo

The boys varsity water polo team stayed red hot, picking up a 16-6 win over Fremont High last week. It was the Eagles’ sixth straight league win, bringing their season record to 10-4. The boys team travels to Santa Clara on Tuesday and hosts Saratoga on Thursday.

Cross Country

The cross country team competed at the prestigious Stanford Invitational over the weekend, and both the boys and girls teams performed very well. Peter Connors, grade 11, and Andy Koonmen, grade 10, led the boys team. Niki Iyer, grade 12, led the girls team with a fourth place finish and a personal best. Lilia Gonzales, grade 10, and Aneesha Kumar, grade 10, each set personal bests. The Eagles’ team time was a school record for the Stanford course. Next up for the Eagles is a WBAL meet on Thursday at San Bruno Mountain Park, followed by the Serra Invitational this Saturday.

Girls Water Polo

The girls water polo team dropped a tight 3-2 match with Homestead before picking up a 5-3 win over Monta Vista last week. This week, the Eagles travel to Santa Clara on Tuesday before hosting Saratoga on Thursday.

Football

The Eagles traveled to Vallejo last week to face off with Saint Patrick-Saint Vincent. Unfortunately, the Eagles left with a 54-7 loss. Leading the way for the Harker was Anthony Contreras, grade 11, with 50 receiving yards and a touchdown, and James Pauli, grade 11, who picked off two passes on defense. The Eagles will take a week off before heading up to Modesto to face off with Big Valley Christian on Oct. 14.

Girls Volleyball

The girls varsity volleyball team defeated Mercy San Francisco last week in three games. This week the Eagles face off with Notre Dame Belmont at Harker on Tuesday, then travel to Notre Dame San Jose on Thursday.

Girls Golf

The girls varsity golf team hosts Notre Dame San Jose today at Los Lagos Golf Course at 4 p.m., then travels to Palo Alto Hills Country Club to take on Menlo on Wednesday. Go Eagles!

October 5, 2016Tags: Sports