By Jenny Achten, Speech and Debate Department Chair, Grades 6-12
The middle school speech and debate team had an outstanding weekend at the Middle School Tournament of Champions, hosted by the University of Kentucky on May 11-12.
The team won first place in overall sweepstakes for the best performance at the tournament by any school. Shoring up this award were the top speaker in Lincoln-Douglas debate, Ansh Sheth, grade 7, and top speaker in policy debate, Deeya Viradia, grade 8. Arjun Krishna, grade 7, Krishna Mysoor, grade 7, and Mir Bahri, grade 8, also won debate speaker awards.
Harker had a three-way closeout of the final round in Lincoln-Douglas debate with Alexander Lan, grade 8, Kabir Buch, grade 7, and Mysoor sharing the championship. Joe Li, grade 7, and Sheth also cleared in Lincoln-Douglas. The policy team of Bahri and Viradia made it to semifinals. Additionally, Arissa Huda, grade 8, was in the final round of extemporaneous speaking.
The coaches are all thrilled with the results of our students’ hard work! A special thanks to Shania Hunt, middle school debate teacher, who did a fabulous job of organizing this large and complicated trip. The students were not only well prepared, but were safe and had fun.
Sibling chess enthusiasts Vyom and Omya Vidyarthi – grade 6 and grade 3, respectively – have done it again! The pair traveled to Nashville over the weekend to compete at the US Chess National Elementary Championship. Both students were winners in their respective sections, with Vyom taking first in K-6 and Omya placing first in K-3. Approximately 2,000 players traveled to this event from around the US.
Previously, at the Susan Polgar National Open Championship in April, Vyom and Omya had top placements in their groups. Omya won the Under 16-Under 18 girls group, where she was the youngest competitor. Vyom, who competed in the Under 16-Under 18 boys category, tied for second place and placed third overall after a tiebreaker. Notably, he also met the 2200 rating requirement to earn the United States Chess Federation title of “National Master.”
Both students also performed well in Blitz chess events, where Vyom placed second in the Grade 5 and Up category and Omya took second place in the Grade 4 and Under section.
Sibling chess enthusiasts Vyom and Omya Vidyarthi – grade 6 and grade 3, respectively – have done it again! The pair traveled to Nashville over the weekend to compete at the US Chess National Elementary Championship. Both students were winners in their respective sections, with Vyom taking first in K-6 and Omya placing first in K-3. Approximately 2,000 players traveled to this event from around the US.
Previously, at the Susan Polgar National Open Championship in April, Vyom and Omya had top placements in their groups. Omya won the Under 16-Under 18 girls group, where she was the youngest competitor. Vyom, who competed in the Under 16-Under 18 boys category, tied for second place and placed third overall after a tiebreaker. Notably, he also met the 2200 rating requirement to earn the United States Chess Federation title of “National Master.”
Both students also performed well in Blitz chess events, where Vyom placed second in the Grade 5 and Up category and Omya took second place in the Grade 4 and Under section.
Sibling chess enthusiasts Vyom and Omya Vidyarthi – grade 6 and grade 3, respectively – have done it again! The pair traveled to Nashville over the weekend to compete at the US Chess National Elementary Championship. Both students were winners in their respective sections, with Vyom taking first in K-6 and Omya placing first in K-3. Approximately 2,000 players traveled to this event from around the US.
Previously, at the Susan Polgar National Open Championship in April, Vyom and Omya had top placements in their groups. Omya won the Under 16-Under 18 girls group, where she was the youngest competitor. Vyom, who competed in the Under 16-Under 18 boys category, tied for second place and placed third overall after a tiebreaker. Notably, he also met the 2200 rating requirement to earn the United States Chess Federation title of “National Master.”
Both students also performed well in Blitz chess events, where Vyom placed second in the Grade 5 and Up category and Omya took second place in the Grade 4 and Under section.
It was another huge day for our Harker swimmers, this time at the state championships on Saturday. Ethan Hu, grade 11, and Matthew Chung, Rhys Edwards and Jason Kwok, all grade 10, laid down the best performance in Harker swimming history with a fourth place overall finish at the CIF State Championship.
Hu won the 200 individual medley, dropping almost three seconds and breaking the state record. Hu would go on to win the 100 fly in record time of 45.72, just missing the national high school record by 0.20. Chung was seventh in the 200 individual medley and ninth in the 500 free and dropped 2.69 from his prelim time. Kwok was third in the 100 breaststroke, dropping 1:46 from his prelim swim. Edwards was in both the 200 medley relay and 200 free relay as the anchor. The relays swam 20.92 and 20.95, respectively, placing third and fourth.
Congrats on a great season! And check out this article putting Hu’s record-setting performance into perspective:
The boys volleyball team blew through the CCS D3 brackets, defeating Sacred Heart Prep, Pacific Collegiate and Carmel, all 3-0, to become the first CCS team champions in Harker history. The Eagles head into the NorCal D1 playoffs as the No. 2 seed and host Northgate of Walnut Creek on Tuesday at 7 p.m.
Track and Field
Congrats to Ayush Vyas, grade 12, who finished at No. 31 in CCS in the shot put and Gio Rofa, grade 11, who finished at No. 29 in CCS in the triple jump. But the story of the day was Alexa Lowe, grade 9, who qualified for the triple jump finals on Friday at Gilroy High with her top 10 performance. Congrats to Ayush and Gio, and good luck to Alexa.
Baseball
The baseball team ended the regular season on a high note with a 17-1 win over Westmoor and a 14-9 win over Thomas More to finish the year with a 15-8 record. In the win over Westmoor, Zach Hoffman, grade 12, Max Lee, grade 11, and Luke Wancewicz, grade 10, each drove in two runs, while four pitchers combined for a one-hitter. The Eagles just missed out on the CCS playoffs, but congrats on a great season.
Softball
The softball team started its week with an 11-5 loss to Mercy Burlingame, but ended the week and season on a high note with a dramatic 23-22 win over Notre Dame San Jose. After falling 2-19 in the fifth inning, the Eagles exploded for nine runs in the bottom of the fifth, eight runs in the sixth and four runs in the bottom of the seventh to win. Huge games from Cameron Zell, grade 12, and Molly Mobley, grade 10, who each had four hits and four RBIs, and Natasha Yen, grade 10, who added four RBIs on two hits.
Lacrosse
The lacrosse team headed into the WBAL tournament as league champs, but after defeating Aragon 7-6, fell to Woodside 6-9 to end the season. The Eagles were 14-4 on the year.
Boys Tennis
The doubles team of Ramanand Vegesna and Mihir Sharma, both grade 11, will begin their CCS tennis journey as they face the duo from Carmel on Tuesday.
Boys Golf
Boys golf heads to Laguna Seca on Tuesday for CCS finals.
By Elaine Zhai, Harker DECA Director of Communications
The Harker DECA chapter traveled to Orlando, Fla., in late April to attend the 2019 International Career Development Conference (ICDC), where participants faced competitors from all around the world. ICDC this year consisted of difficult competitions and memorable experiences, and Harker DECA performed exceptionally, with eight teams staging in their event during the preliminary round and six teams advancing as finalists. Three teams placed in the top 10, with one team taking first.
Finalists are as follows:
First Place
Phil Han and Evan Cheng, both grade 11; Travel and Tourism Team Decision Making
Top 10 Finalists
Claire Luo, grade 10, Business Finance Series, and Thomas Rainow, grade 11, Automotive Services Marketing
Naveen Mirapuri, grade 11, Business Services Marketing
Pranav Varmaraja, grade 9, Principles of Business Management and Administration
Upon arrival in Orlando, students had the opportunity to converse with members of DECA Japan during dinner at Maggiano’s Little Italy before returning to the hotel and relaxing after a long day of travel.
“It was really cool to meet with DECA Japan and learn about their perspective on DECA, especially with this being their first year competing at ICDC,” said Luo, Harker DECA vice president of operations and top 10 finalist in the Business Finance Series. “We talked about what we had in common, such as the books and the shows that we liked, and it was unique to be able to interact with them and share our experiences with each other.”
On Saturday, the chapter participated in the DECA 5K run at the West Concourse to raise money and awareness for the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA). Participants had the opportunity to meet and network with other competitors from California. For the rest of the afternoon, some students enjoyed the attractions of Disney’s Animal Kingdom Theme Park while others relaxed and prepared for their competitive event. At night, Harker DECA attended the Grand Opening Session, joining over 22,000 other participants from around the world. Featured in this session was key-note speaker Ben Nemtin, producer and star of “The Buried Life” and author of “What Do You Want to Do Before You Die?”
“Just being able to witness 22,000 people in one room moving as a unit or like a colony of ants was awe-inspiring,” said Andrea Thia, grade 9. “Interacting with various countries such as Pakistan and Malaysia, and communicating with young entrepreneurs and industry professionals in the exhibit halls were once-in-a-lifetime experiences I will never forget.”
On Sunday, members attended their event briefing and took their written examinations throughout the morning and into the afternoon. Then students and chaperones were given the rest of the day to relax, prepare for the competitions ahead, and catch up on some homework. To end the day, Harker DECA assembled for a chapter dinner at the Rainforest Cafe.
Monday, students attended their competitive event preliminary competition. Throughout the day, all participants also had access to the exhibit hall booths, which included exhibits from various business colleges and corporations, serving as a great chance for Harker DECA to meet and network with other participants. Visitors received beneficial information about various professional opportunities and merchandise to keep as souvenirs. Additionally, those who were campaigning for a position on the 2019-20 Executive DECA team also set up booths and presentations. Afterward, students and chaperones spent the evening at Universal Studios.
With Tuesday being the last full day of ICDC, students and chaperones convened for the Achievement Awards Session to find out whether they had advanced to the final round of competitions, which would take place later that afternoon. After top participants for presentations, career cluster exams and overall performers were acknowledged and praised, the top 20 teams that would continue competing were announced for each event.
With eight teams recognized on stage and six teams headed to the final round, Harker DECA performed incredibly, supporting these finalists with pride. The rest of the chapter had the afternoon to themselves and had the option to finish some homework or visit the Epcot Theme Park. Later that evening, Harker DECA prepared for the Grand Awards Session and, as the top 10 finalists were called onto the stage, proudly sent three teams. With Travel and Tourism Team Decision Making being the last event that was announced, Harker DECA gathered in support of Han and Cheng, who won first place. Members celebrated with a quick chapter photo before heading off to meet California DECA for the State Dinner, where the top participants were again celebrated and recognized for their accomplishments at ICDC.
“These past three years, I’ve been searching for validation through DECA,” said Han, Harker DECA co-CEO. “Because it was my dream for so long, when it actually happened what I felt was almost indescribable. I was suddenly hit with a flurry of emotions, awe, overwhelming joy and pride. But most importantly was a resonating gratitude for everyone who supported me and of course, my partner, Evan.”
With many new experiences and opportunities, ICDC 2019 was definitely memorable for all of its participants and served as a fantastic way to close the 2018-19 competitive season.
“This year’s ICDC was a fantastic experience for students and chaperones and definitely helped the chapter become closer,” said Kolla, Harker DECA co-CEO. “Many members were able to stage for their event, which was a reflection of the dedication and hard work that they put into DECA from the very first study session all the way up until the final moments before their competition. It was absolutely amazing to see everyone so supportive of each other, and this ICDC served as a competitively shaping experience for the chapter.”
“I was extremely proud of how our students did this year at ICDC and throughout the 2018-19 competitive season,” said Juston Glass, Harker DECA advisor. “It was amazing seeing their growth from the beginning of the year, especially with all the underclassmen that we had. They really worked their hardest and never gave up, putting forth their best effort into their competitive events. I can’t wait to see them continue to develop professionally the next four years to become emerging leaders, and I’m so grateful to be their DECA advisor.”
About The Harker School DECA
Harker DECA is an International Competitive Business Organization that prepares emerging leaders and entrepreneurs in four fields of business: marketing, finance, hospitality and management. Our DECA chapter integrates classroom instruction, applies learning, connects to business and promotes competition in order to prepare the next generation to be academically prepared, community oriented, professionally responsible and experienced leaders.
Contact Information
To learn more about this story, please contact:
Elaine Zhai, Director of Communications
21elainez@students.harker.org
www.harkerdeca.org
VA (Grades 7-8) Boys Basketball: The Varsity A team, coached by Richard Amarillas, finished in second placein the WBAL with a record of 8-2 and went 8-3 overall. Team awards went to Brandon Wang, grade 8, and Matthew Chen, grade 8 (co-MVPs), Om Tandon, grade 7 (Eagle) and Michael Sullivan, grade 8 (Coaches).
VB (Grades 7-8) Boys Basketball: The Varsity B team, coached by Tim Hopkins, finished in third place in the WBAL with a 4-2 record and went 4-3 overall. Team awards went to Kyle Leung, grade 7 (MVP), Zachary Blue, grade 7 (Eagle) and Max Pflaging, grade 8 (Coaches).
VB2 (Grades 7-8) Boys Basketball: The Varsity B2 team, coached by Jon Cvitanich, finished in fifth place in the WBAL with a 2-4 record. Team awards went to Jordan Labio, grade 7 (MVP), Kai Stinson, grade 7 (Eagle) and Vishal Rohra, grade 8 (Coaches).
JVA (Grade 6) Boys Basketball: The Junior Varsity A team, coached by Mike Delfino, finished in fourth place in the WBAL with a 4-2 record and an overall record of 4-4. Team awards went to Vyom Vidyarthi (MVP), Gary Jin (Eagle), and Advay Monga and Bowen Xia (Coaches).
JVB6 (Grade 6) Boys Basketball: The Junior Varsity B6 team, coached by Raul Rios, finished in undefeated first place in the WBAL with a 5-0 record! Team awards went to Rohit Yalla (MVP), Rushil Jaiswal (Eagle) and Haden Andrews (Coaches).
MS Intramural Boys Basketball: Team awards went to Ramit Goyal, grade 7 (MVP), Sriram Bhimaraju, grade 7 (Eagle) and Reza Jalil, grade 7 (Coaches). The team was coached by Adam Albers, Dini Wong and Vanessa Rios.
JVB1 (Grade 5) Boys Basketball: The Junior Varsity B1 team, coached by Karriem Stinson and Walid Fahmy, finished undefeated in first placein the WBAL with a 5-0 record and took first place in the WBAL tournament finishing with a 8-0 record overall! Team awards went to Brennan Williams (MVP), Rishan Thoppay (Eagle) and Topaz Lee (Coaches).
JVB2 (Grade 5) Boys Basketball: The Junior Varsity B2 team, coached by Spring Wang, finished in fourth place in the WBAL with a 1-3 record. Team awards went to Jaskaran Ahluwalia (MVP), Krish Arora (Eagle) and Siddharth Sundar (Coaches).
JVC (Grade 4) Boys Basketball: The Junior Varsity C team, coached by Karriem Stinson and Walid Fahmy, finished in second place in the WBAL with a 5-1 record. Team awards went to Kai Nishimura (MVP), Brandon Labio (Eagle) and Mason Brooks (Coaches).
LS Intramural Boys Basketball: Team awards went to Jonathan Li, grade 4, and Dillon Ho, grade 4 (Eagle) and Max Maki, grade 4 (Coaches). The team was coached by Tobias Wade.
VA (Grades 7-8) Girls Soccer: The Varsity A team, coached by Brighid Wood and Hannah Grannis , finished in eighth place in the WBAL with a record of 0-5. Team awards went to Amrita Pasupathy, grade 8 (MVP), Kate Grannis, grade 7 (Eagle), and Haley Hernandez, grade 8, and Maya Hernandez, grade 8 (Coaches).
JVA (Grade 6) Girls Soccer: The Junior Varsity A team, coached by Lex Serafino and Sara Pawloski, finished in fifth place in the WBAL with a record of 1-4-1. Team awards went to Samhita Parupudi (MVP), Isabella Lo (Eagle) and Genieve Malinen (Coaches).
JVB (Grade 5) Girls Soccer: The Junior Varsity B team, coached by Colleen Campbell and Brittney Moseley, finished in second place in the WBAL with a record of 2-2 and an overall record of 3-4. Team awards went to MacEnzie Blue, grade 5, (MVP), Kristin Anthony, grade 4 (Eagle) and Lauren Rossi, grade 4 (Coaches).
LS Intramural Girls Soccer: Team awards went to Amelie Tomberg, grade 4 (MVP), Ameera Ramzan, grade 4 (Eagle) and Ava Zarkesh, grade 4 (Coaches). The team was coached by Colleen Campbell and Brittney Moseley.
LATE WINTER
VA (Grades 7-8) Girls Basketball: The Varsity A team, coached by Richard Amarillas, finished in second placein the WBAL with a 6-2 record and took second place in the WBAL tournament finishing 7-3 overall. Team awards went to Maya Hernandez, grade 8, and Haley Hernandez, grade 8 (co-MVPs), Anjali Yella, grade 7 (Eagle) and Avery Olson, grade 8 (Coaches).
VB Girls Basketball: The Varsity B team, coached by Tim Hopkins, finished undefeated in first place in the WBAL with a 8-0 record and took second place in the WBAL tournament finishing 9-1 overall. Team awards went to Isha Kotalwar, grade 7 (MVP), Kate Grannis, grade 7 (Eagle) and Medha Yarlagadda, grade 7 (Coaches).
JVA (Grade 6) Girls Basketball: The Junior Varsity A team, coached by Jon Cvitanich, finished undefeated in first place in the WBAL with a 6-0 record and took first place in the WBAL tournament finishing 8-0 overall. Team awards went to Isabella Lo (MVP), Claire Anderson (Eagle) and Angelina Burrows and Gemma Chan (Coaches).
MS Intramural Girls Basketball: Team awards went to Samhita Parupudi, grade 6 (MVP), Shaila Tandon, grade 6 (Eagle) and Menaka Aron, grade 6 (Coaches). The team was coached by Raul Rios and Adam Albers.
JVB (Grade 5) Girls Basketball: The Junior Varsity B1 team, coached by Karriem Stinson, finished undefeated in first place in the WBAL with a 6-0 record and took first place in the WBAL tournament finishing 8-0 overall. Team awards went to Minal Jalil (MVP), MacEnzie Blue (Eagle) and Tanvi Sivakumar (Coaches).
JVC (Grade 4) Girls Basketball: The Junior Varsity C team, coached by Spring Wang and Belle Carley, finished third place in the WBAL with a 4-2 record. Team awards went to Selena Chen (MVP), Finley Ho (Eagle) and Lily Peng (Coaches).
LS Intramural Girls Basketball: Team awards went to Anika Rajaram, grade 5, and Jessica Hu, grade 5 (Eagle) and Ameera Ramzan, grade 4 (Coaches). The team was coached by Tobias Wade.
VA (Grade 8) Boys Soccer: The Varsity A team, coached by Brighid Wood and Hannah Grannis, finished in fifth place in the WBAL with a record of 0-8. Team awards went to Rigo Gonzales (MVP), Michael Pflaging (Eagle) and Edward Sun (Coaches).
VB (Grade 7) Boys Soccer: The Varsity B team, coached by Brighid Wood and Sam Salfen, finished in fifth place in the WBAL with a league record of 3-3-1. Team awards went to Alexander Guo (MVP), Ryan Barth (Eagle) and Chase White (Coaches).
JVA (Grade 6) Boys Soccer: The Junior Varsity A team, coached by Lex Serafino and Dini Wong, finished in fifth place in the WBAL with a record of 1-5. Team awards went to Bowen Xia (MVP), Daniel Chen (Eagle), and Vyom Vidyarthi and Advay Monga (Coaches).
JVB (Grade 5) Boys Soccer: The Junior Varsity B team, coached by Colleen Campbell and Brittney Moseley, finished in first place in the WBAL with a record of 5-1. Team awards went to Ryder Hewitt (MVP), Simon Kirjner (Eagle), and Kaan Kurtoglu and Jackson Powell (Coaches).
LS Intramural Boys Soccer- Team awards went to Vladimir Shchegrov, grade 4 (MVP), David Kelly, grade 4 (Eagle) and Ayden Grover, grade 4 (Coaches). The team was coached by Walid Fahmy.
Congratulations to all our athletes and coaches for a great winter season!
The 2019 middle school Green Team – sixth graders Summer Adler, Natalie Liu, Genieve Malinen and Claire Zhao – has been hard at work this year advocating for the end of single-use plastics and an increase in recycling of all plastic waste. Because much of our plastic waste ends up in the ocean, the team is concerned with the effects on marine life, from sea birds filling their stomachs – and those of their babies – with indigestible plastic and dying of malnutrition, to fish who mistake tiny bits of colored microplastics as their natural food source, to sea turtles and whales becoming entangled in plastic waste. The team has worked hard to learn about and share with their friends the effects of human activity on the planet’s ecosystems.
In addition to creating inspirational posters and displaying them at the middle school campus, the team participated in the nationwide Plastic Film Recycling Challenge, collecting and recycling more than 300 pounds of plastic film during the five-month challenge. The Green Team managed to increase the middle school community’s recycling of a material difficult to process by waste haulers and recyclers, and effectively communicated the importance of recycling to their fellow students, families, faculty and staff – who all participated in the team’s plastic film collection.
With Earth Day in mind, the Green Team learned more about Earth’s marine environments and the important role that healthy coral plays in maintaining these ecosystems. With a healthy coral reef being the backbone of a thriving ocean, they further discovered the surprising impact that sunscreen has had on the planet’s oceans and that the toxic ingredients oxybenzone and octinoxate have adversely affected coral reefs by poisoning fish, sea urchins, shrimp and baby corals. Widespread coral distress and reef bleaching has been a significant global consequence.
The team shared this information about sunscreen and its effects at the 2019 Earth Day celebration on April 19. The entire student body also participated in an extended advisory meeting that focused on protecting coral reefs globally. They took part in a letter writing campaign that petitioned the FDA to ban oxybenzone and octinoxate in sunscreens nationwide. They further learned that switching to reef-safe sunscreen has a huge impact on coral reef health and were given free reef-safe clear zinc sunscreen sticks at the Green Team’s Earth Day booth, generously donated by Babo Botanicals.
The inspirational story behind Babo Botanicals’ founder is evidenced by her passion for healthy marine ecosystems, beekeeping, sustainable agriculture, nutrition and teaching. A graduate of Harvard, Kate Solomon developed Babo Botanicals with children and families in mind. We are very grateful for the company’s sunscreen donation and the opportunity has provided to share the importance of using reef-safe sunscreens with students and families.
Green Team members have shown their passion for a healthy planet and truly gotten their hands dirty by learning about and maintaining a compost bin on campus, growing vegetables from seeds and replanting the beautiful Harker “H” garden by the school entrance. Maintaining both the flower garden and vegetable patch will be the team’s focus for the remainder of the school year, while continuing to campaign against single-use plastics.
The Eagle track team recorded 27 season bests in its WBAL meet at Menlo College last week. Anton Novikov, grade 10, won the 100-meter and ran the second leg in the victorious 400 relay. Gio Rofa, grade 11, won the triple jump and anchored the 400 relay to their win. The boys 400 relay moved back into the second-ranked spot in the league, ahead of Sacred Heart Prep. Sara Min, grade 12, was also a double winner in her 100 and 200 runs. In the triple jump, Rofa and Andrew Chen, grade 9, jumped season bests and now rank 1-2 in the league. Brittany Shou, grade 9, set a new freshman Harker record in both the shot put and discus. Alexa Lowe, grade 9, established a new Harker frosh record in both the long jump and the triple jump. Surya Gudapati, grade 12, was a winner in his section in the 400 run. Ayush Vyas, grade 12, threw for second place in the shot put and discus. Natasha Matta, grade 9, came within 0.4 seconds of the Harker record in the 100 hurdles, but set a new freshman school record with her time.
Harker set 14 personal bests in Saturday night’s Soquel Invitational. Zoey Rosa, grade 11, led the team with a win in the 100 hurdles and a second place run in the 300 hurdles, both personal bests. Rofa soared to a new personal record in the triple jump, with a league leading 36’8.5″ jump to win the competition. Chen came in third. Lowe was third in the girls triple jump. Mitchell Granados, grade 12, won his 100 race with a thrilling lean at the finish line with his season best 11.91. Vyas continued his streak of personal bests with his 108’10” discus throw.
The Eagles have the week off before the WBAL Championships next week.
Softball
The softball team dropped both of its games last week, bringing its season record to 4-9. Early in the week, the girls fell to Gunn 10-22 and then dropped a matchup with Palo Alto 6-9. This week, the Eagles travel to Pinewood on Tuesday and host The King’s Academy on Thursday.
Baseball
The baseball team went 2-1 last week to improve to 11-5 on the season. The Eagles started the week with an 8-6 win at Terra Nova with Levi Sutton, grade 10, delivering with two hits and four RBIs. Then the team took care of Westmoor 20-6 with Luke Wancewicz, grade 10, going 3-5 with seven RBIs. Over the weekend, the Eagles fell to Harbor 8-5, but the team is on fire going 8-2 over its last 10 games. This week, it’s a trip to Del Mar on Tuesday, hosting Jefferson on Thursday and at Independence on Friday.
Boys Tennis
The boys tennis team picked up a tough 4-3 win over Pinewood last week to run its record to 10-1. This week, the Eagles face off with league rival Menlo on Monday before beginning the WBAL Individual Tournament on Wednesday.
Lacrosse
The lacrosse team defeated Presentation 10-8 last week before falling to Woodside 5-12. This week the 9-3 Eagles travel to Salinas on Tuesday before hosting Carlmont on Friday.
Boys Volleyball
The boys volleyball team took care of Saratoga 3-0 last week and is now 27-4 on the year and currently ranked second in CCS and eighth in the nation. This week, the Eagles host Los Gatos on Wednesday.
Swim
Harker swimmers head to Sacred Heart Prep this week for the WBAL Championships.
Boys Golf
After a 14-day break, the boys golf team heads into the last week of the season at the Aptos Tournament on Monday followed by a Wednesday matchup with Valley Christian and Thursday battle with Menlo.
Swim The swim team took on The King’s Academy in the last dual meet of the season last week. Highlights included:
The JV girls, varsity girls and varsity boys won their 200 medley relays. In the 200 free relay, the JV and varsity girls took second and the varsity boys took first.
Alyssa Huang, grade 10, and Katie Li, grade 10, went 1-2 in the 200 free and Alex Yu, grade 12, won his 200 race.
Nikela Hulton and Ysabel Chen, both grade 9, went 2-3 in the 200 IM.
Sinaya Joshi, grade 9, set a personal record (PR) and took first in the 50 free.
Ethan Hu, grade 11, Rhys Edwards (PR), grade 10, and Matthew Chung, grade 10, went 1-2-3 in the 50 free.
Nikela Hulton and Sinaya Joshi went 1-3 in the 100 fly. Arnav Joshi (PR), grade 11, took first in the 10 fly as well.
JV and varsity 100 free was dominated by Harker swimmers: first Elizabeth Fields (PR), grade 10; first Jay Thilking (PR), grade 9; second Nicky Kriplani, grade 10; first Ysabel Chen; first Cassandra Ruedy (PR), grade 11; and second Andrew Lu, grade 10.
Harker went 1-2-3 in the 500 free with Matthew Chung, Alex Yu and Andew Chang (PR), grade 10.
Jay Thilking (PR) was first in the 50 back.
Arnav Joshi, grade 11, took first in the 100 back.
Andrew Chang (PR) took first in the 50 breast.
Baseball Last week, the baseball team split a two-game series with South San Francisco. Early in the week, the Eagles lost a tough 10-11 matchup with the Warriors, with Mark Hu, grade 9, driving in three runs. Later in the week, Harker got its revenge with an 11-8 win over SSF, this time with Max Lee, grade 11, and Nick Coulter, grade 10, each driving in three runs. This week, the Eagles travel to Terra Nova on Tuesday, Westmoor on Thursday and Harbor on Saturday.
Softball The softball team won both of its games last week against league opponents. First, the Eagles defeated Notre Dame San Jose 13-5 with Cameron Zell, grade 12, exploding for four hits and five RBIs. Later in the week, the Eagles took down El Camino 14-11, this time led by Natasha Yen, grade 10, who drove in three runs on four hits. This week, the girls host Gunn on Monday before traveling to Menlo Atherton Tuesday and Palo Alto on Thursday.
Track and Field Freshmen Alexa Lowe and Andrew Chen each had outstanding performances in their 100-meter and long jump events on Saturday. Both set personal bests in their long jumps. Frosh Brittany Shou threw a lifetime best in the discus, improving by four feet to 64’7″. Zoey Rosa, grade 11, ran both the 100- and 300-meter hurdles, in which she set a new personal best. The team competes in its last WBAL meet this Tuesday at Menlo.
Boys Tennis After a few weeks off, the boys tennis team is back in action against Menlo on Monday and Pinewood on Wednesday to finish up the regular season.
Boys Golf The boys golf team defeated Sacred Heart Prep 199-215 last week with Bradley Lu, grade 12, earning medalist honors with a 35. This week, the Eagles face off with Menlo on Friday.
Boys Volleyball The boys volleyball team continued its winning ways last week with a 3-0 win over Mountain View. This week, the Eagles travel to Saratoga on Friday.
Lacrosse Last week, the lacrosse team picked up its fifth and sixth consecutive wins as it defeated Mercy Burlingame 14-5 and Sacred Heart Prep 9-8. The 8-2 Eagles travel to Presentation on Tuesday and Woodside on Friday.