Currently ranked No. 1 on the World Amateur Golf Ranking and tied with Tiger Woods on the Stanford all-time wins list, Maverick McNealy ’13 has a lot to be proud of. In his final year at Stanford, McNealy recently added to his prestigious career when he received the 2017 Byron Nelson Award. Only graduating seniors are eligible for the award, and a golfer’s entire collegiate and academic career, plus his integrity and character, are considered when selecting the winner.
“It is an absolute honor to be the recipient of this award, one that carries on Mr. Nelson’s legacy,” said McNealy in a statement. “I am humbled to be thought of as an exemplar of what he stood for, and his example will continue to serve as a great model in golf and life. I look forward to the challenge of representing and upholding the values of this award to the best of my abilities.”
The track and field team was very busy and very successful last week. On Wednesday, it traveled to Bellarmine to compete at the WBAL No. 2. Highlights included a new school record in the girls 400-meter relay by Grace Koonmen, grade 11, Gloria Guo, grade 11, Nikki Solanki, grade 9, and Alycia Cary, grade 10. In addition, Davis Dunaway, grade 12, won both the 100-meter dash and 300 hurdles; Andy Koonmen, grade 10, won the boys 3200; Niki Iyer, grade 12, won the girls 1600; Davis Howard, grade 12, won both the discus and shot put; and Kismet Singh, grade 9, won the 100 hurdles, followed by Lilly Anderson, grade 10, and Solanki, for a Harker 1-2-3 sweep.
Later in the week, the Eagles competed at the Bearcat Invitational at San Mateo High. Koonmen, Guo, Solanki and Cary once again broke the school record in the 400 relay, finishing with the third fastest time in league this season. Angel Cervantes, grade 11, Mitch Granados, grade 10, Anthony Contreras, grade 11, and Dunaway ran the fastest 400 relay time in league this year. Contreras also ran 200 and 400 races that put him No. 2 in league, while Dunaway set the best pole vault mark in league this year. Setting season bests were Koonmen in the 100, Singh and Anderson in the 100 hurdles, and Tiffany Shou, grade 11, in the discus. In addition, Howard set a personal best in the discus by 20 feet.
Next up for the Eagles is the CCS Top 8 meet at Los Gatos on Saturday.
Boys Golf
The boys golf team continues to dominate as it took care of Pinewood 199-300 last week. Jaimin Bhagat, grade 9, led Harker with a 38, followed by Ryan Vaughan, grade 12, and Victor Shin, grade 11, each shooting 39. This week, the Eagles take on Menlo on Wednesday and Crystal Springs Uplands on Friday.
Lacrosse
The girls lacrosse team picked up a hard-fought 9-8 victory over Newark memorial last week. It’s a busy week for the Eagles as they host Salinas on Tuesday and Carlmont on Wednesday before traveling to Stevenson on Friday.
Boys Volleyball
The boys volleyball team went 1-1 last week and is now 14-9 on the season. The Eagles defeated Westmont 3-2 early in the week before falling to Los Gatos 3-2. This week, the boys host Homestead on Tuesday.
Swim
The Harker swim team hosted a jamboree last week, with good results. Highlights included Vivian Wang, grade 11, winning the 200 and 100 free in CCS qualifying times; Angela Li, grade 10, winning the 200 individual medley; the 200 medley relay team of Wang, Li, Alyssa Huang, grade 9, and Clarissa Wang, grade 10, winning their race in CCS qualifying time; Ethan Hu, grade 9, qualifying for CCS in both the 100fly and 100 breast; and the team of Jack Farnham, grade 12, Yannick Bohbot-Dridi, grade 11, Justin Culpepper, grade 12, and Hu qualifying for CCS in the 200 medley relay. Next up for the Eagles is a home meet versus The King’s Academy on April 26.
Baseball
The baseball team dropped two games to Mills last week. The Eagles started the week with a 4-0 loss, followed by a 6-4 loss. In the latter game, Max Lee, grade 9, and Varun Haltore, grade 12, each had two hits and an RBI. Next up for the boys is a trip to Crystal Springs Uplands on Tuesday and a home game with CSU on Thursday.
Softball
Last week, the softball team picked up a 9-2 win over Pinewood before dropping a tough game to Palo Alto 12-8. In the win over Pinewood, Taylor Lam, grade 10, and Kristin LeBlanc, grade 11, each drove in two runs. In the loss to Palo Alto, Marti Sutton, grade 12, and Lam each drove in two runs and Cameron Zell, grade 10, had three hits and an RBI. This week, the Eagles host Fremont on Tuesday and travel to Castilleja on Thursday.
Boys Tennis
The boys tennis team continues to roll as it defeated Evergreen 6-1 last week. The Eagles have won 10 of their last 11 matches. This week, the boys take on Priory on Wednesday and Pinewood on Thursday.
Wednesday was a big day for a group of Harker athletes as they committed to playing their sports in college. Seniors Ryan Vaughan, Rachel Cheng, Taylor Iantosca, Marti Sutton and Niki Iyer gleamed with excitement as their peers, teachers and families joined them in the quad for the ceremony celebrating their athletic futures.
Vaughan will play golf at the University of California, San Diego. Among his high school accolades, he was named WBAL Player of the Year last season, and received first team and second team honors his sophomore and freshman years, respectively. “I’m really excited because this an experience that not a lot of people get and it keeps me working hard,” said Vaughan.
Cheng will play volleyball for Washington University-St. Louis in the fall. While at Harker, she was a first team WBAL selection during her junior and senior years, and an honorable mention her sophomore year. “I’m really excited to go to a new environment and still have something that I’m familiar with,” stated Cheng. “I’m also looking forward to meeting the team and hopefully making bonds that will last the rest of my life.”
Iantosca, who was a standout volleyball and lacrosse player at Harker, will join the crew team at the University of California, San Diego. “It’s always been a dream of mine to compete at the collegiate level,” said Iantosca. “Crew isn’t a common high school sport, so I always had to do club, but now it’s cool to be a part of a team within the school.”
Sutton will travel to Iowa in the fall to play softball at Dordt College. Sutton received second team All-League honors, as well as an honorable mention, while at Harker and currently sports a .417 average for the Eagles. “I am so excited and really honored,” stated Sutton. “I’m really looking forward to how I can improve myself and my skills.”
Iyer will run cross country and track for the Golden Bears at the University of California, Berkeley. She was named WBAL Cross Country Runner of the Year her freshman, junior and senior seasons, as well as Most Outstanding Track Runner her junior year. She was a CCS champion in the 3200 last spring and also holds the school records in the 800m, 1600m and 3200m. “I’m really excited for both the challenges and rewards that will happen in the future,” said Iyer. “I’m also really looking forward to working with some amazing coaches and having a really fun college experience.”
Congratulations to our amazing student athletes! Go Eagles!
The boys tennis team continues to roll as it picked up 7-0 wins against The King’s Academy, Nueva and Crystal Springs Uplands before the break. The 15-3 Eagles take on Evergreen Valley on Wednesday and Aptos on Friday.
Baseball
Just before the break, the baseball team picked up two big league wins over Westmoor. In an 8-7 win, Tanay Kamat, grade 11, had two hits and two RBIs. Later in the week, Varun Haltore, grade 12, was amazing on the mound as he pitched a complete two-hit, 13-strike out gem. This week, the Eagles host Mills on Tuesday and travel to Mills on Thursday.
Swim
Last weekend, the Harker swim team competed at the Ron Freeman Invitational at Monta Vista. Among the highlights, Vivian Wang, grade 11, won the varsity 500 free, while lowering the school record by 5 seconds; Justin Culpepper, grade 12, and Alex Wang, grade 11, each swam personal bests in the varsity 50 free; Clarissa Wang, grade 10, set a personal best in the varsity 100 free and 100 back; and Alicia Xu, grade 9, set a personal best in the JV 100 breast. This Wednesday, Harker hosts Jamboree No. 4 at the Singh Aquatic Center.
Lacrosse
The lacrosse team dropped an 8-7 match with Aragon and a 13-5 match with Sequoia before the break. This week, the Eagles host Notre Dame San Jose on Tuesday and travel to Newark Memorial on Thursday.
Boys Volleyball
The boys volleyball team enjoyed spring break after a busy week that saw them go 4-2. The boys opened the week with a 3-0 victory over Los Altos and a 3-1 victory over Mountain View before a 2-2 showing at the Aptos Tournament, where they picked up wins over San Lorenzo Valley and Harbor. The Eagles are 13-8 on the season and tied for third in the SCVAL De Anza Division. This week, the boys travel to Westmont on Tuesday and Los Gatos on Friday.
Softball
Going 1-2 before the break, the softball team now sits at 6-4 on the season. In a 9-1 victory over Notre Dame San Jose, Cameron Zell, Anika Rajamani and Mahi Gurram, all grade 10, each drove in two runs. After a 15-0 loss to Notre Dame Belmont, the girls fell to Mercy Burlingame 9-8. In the loss, Marti Sutton, grade 12, had three hits and three RBIs, while Kristin LeBlanc, grade 11, had four hits. This week, the Eagles host Pinewood on Tuesday and Palo Alto on Thursday.
Boys Golf
Over the break, the boys golf team continued to impress, finishing 16th out of 49 teams at the 2017 Champions Invitational held in Indio. Also, the most recent WBAL boys golf stats show that Harker has five of the top 10 scorers in league play, including four of the top five! Next up for the golfers is a match with Pinewood on Monday before a much-needed break in the action.
Track and Field
After a few weeks off, the track and field team competes at WBAL meet No. 2 at Bellarmine this Wednesday, followed by the Bearcat Meet at San Mateo High on Saturday.
Over Presidents Day weekend, three Harker middle schoolers competed at the California State Games hockey tournament in Escondido, where they won the 12U PeeWee A championship in dramatic fashion. Playing for the San Jose Jr. Sharks, Robert Zhang, grade 6, Carter Chadwick, grade 7, and Rupert Chen, grade 6, went 3-1 in the tournament, taking the final two must-win games, including the 4-2 victory against the undefeated LA Jr. Kings in the championship. Congratulations!
Congratulations to Coach Raul Rios on being named the 2016-17 CCS Softball Honor Coach. Coach Rios was nominated and then selected by his peers to receive this well-deserved honor. He will be presented with the award at the CCS Softball Championships on May 27 at the PAL Sports Center.
The Central Coast Section’s Honor Coach Award program honors one coach each year, in each sport, for his/her contribution to that sport at the interscholastic level. Rios earned the award, among other reasons, for to his professional standards of conduct, outstanding coaching accomplishments and for being a great role model and inspiration to the team.
It was a good week for the boys golf team! The Eagles started the week with a second place finish at the Marin Catholic Wildcat Invitational. It was Harker’s best-ever finish at the event, just three strokes behind the overall winner. The best individual Harker finisher was Daulet Tuleubayev, grade 11, in fourth place. Later in the week, the Eagles defeated Menlo 191-210, with a trio of Eagles finishing with the three best scores of the day. Tuleubayev led all golfers shooting a 35, with Jin Kim, grade 11, just one stroke behind and Ryan Vaughan, grade 12, shooting a 38. To finish off the week, Harker defeated Sacred Heart Prep 193-215. The Eagles once again finished 1-2-3 in scoring, with Victor Shin, grade 11, shooting a 36, Vaughan shooting a 37 and Tuleubayev tying for third with a 39. The Eagles take this winning momentum to Southern California as they compete in the Champions Invitational this weekend.
Boys Volleyball
Last week, the boys volleyball team dropped matches against Homestead and Saratoga before going 2-2 at the Campbell Classic, defeating Prospect and Willow Glen. The 9-6 Eagles host Los Altos on Wednesday and Mountain View on Friday before competing in the Aptos Tournament this weekend.
Track and Field
The Eagles traveled to Fremont High School to compete at the Firebird Relays last weekend. Highlights included Gloria Guo, grade 11, and Kismet Singh, grade 9, each winning their races in the 400m and 100m hurdles. Guo joins Grace Koonmen, grade 11, among the top four all-time finishers in the Harker 400m. Koonmen’s 200m time put her second on the Harker all-time list. Angel Cervantes, grade 11, ran personal bests in his 100m and 200m races, and Rishi Chopra, grade 11, ran a season best in the 800m, moving in to the Harker top 10 all time. The Eagles have a few weeks off before their next meet on April 12.
Softball
The Eagles fell to The King’s Academy 13-2 last week. Marti Sutton, grade 12, and Cameron Zell, grade 10, each had a hit and drove in a run in the effort. This week, the girls host Notre Dame San Jose on Monday, travel to Notre Dame Belmont on Tuesday and host Mercy Burlingame on Thursday.
Boys Tennis
Last week, the boys tennis team dropped a match to Menlo 7-0 before upending Sacred heart Prep 6-1. This week, the Eagles take on The King’s Academy on Monday, Nueva on Tuesday and Crystal Spirngs Uplands on Thursday.
Lacrosse
The lacrosse team defeated Woodside 8-7 before falling to Burlingame 18-4 last week. The 4-4 Eagles host Aragon on Tuesday and Sequoia on Thursday.
Swimming
Last week, the Eagles hosted their first jamboree of the year with many notable performances. Ethan Hu, grade 9, won the 50 freestyle with a CCS qualifying time, then broke the school record in the 100 backstroke. Vivian Wang, grade 11, won the 100 backstroke and the 50 freestyle, qualifying for her fourth CCS event. The 400 and 200 freestyle relay team of Jack Farnham, grade 12, Justin Culpepper, grade 12, Michael Auld, grade 12 and Hu qualified for CCS in both events, as they won the 400 and took second in the 200. The Eagles will be in action again on April 7 at The Ron Freeman Invitational at Monta Vista High School.
Baseball
The varsity baseball team had a rough week as it dropped three games, losing to El Camino 11-1, Jefferson 6-3 and Harbor 10-4. The 5-4 Eagles look to bounce back this week as they host Westmoor on Tuesday before traveling to Westmoor on Thursday.
Last week, the Eagles competed at their first WBAL league meet at The King’s Academy. Highlights included wins by Anthony Contreras, grade 11, in the 100- and 200-meter races, as well as the anchor leg in the winning 400 relay that also included Angel Cervantes, grade 11, Mitchell Granados, grade 10, and Davis Dunaway, grade 12. Lilly Anderson, grade 10, won her race in the 100 hurdles as well as her first-ever race in the 300 hurdles. Also making his debut in the 300 hurdles with a win was Alex Rule, grade 10. Tiffany Shou, grade 11, set personal bests in the discus and shot put, placing second in the discus. Later in the week, several Eagles competed at the St. Francis Invitational, with the team of Cervantes, Contreras, Grace Koonmen, grade 11, and Gloria Guo, grade 11, setting a school record in a special co-ed relay. Henry Wong, grade 10, also set the fastest Harker 800 time of the year. The track and field team competes again Saturday at the Firebird Invitational at Fremont High.
Boys Tennis
The boys tennis team stayed red hot last week as it defeated Pinewood 6-1, Nueva 6-1 and Priory 7-0 for a fifth straight victory. This week, the Eagles travel to Priory on Monday, Menlo on Tuesday and Sacred Heart Prep on Thursday.
Boys Golf
The boys golf team dominated in two wins last week. Early on, the Eagles defeated The King’s Academy 185-239 with Daulet Tuleubayev, grade 11, shooting a 34 and medaling. Ryan Vaughan, grade 12, shot a 36 and was tied for second. Later in the week, Harker took down Pinewood 199-279 with Vaughan, Shaan Gagneja, grade 11, and Avi Khemani, grade 12, all shooting 39s to lead the Eagles. This week, the boys travel to the Marin Catholic Wildcat Invitational on Monday before facing off with Menlo on Tuesday and Sacred Heart Prep on Wednesday.
Baseball
The varsity baseball team defeated Crystal Springs Uplands 15-1 last week to improve to 5-1 on the season. Max Lee, grade 9, and Karan Gupta, grade 10, each drove in three runs, and Varun Haltore, grade 12, pitched a complete game, three-hitter for the win. This week, the Eagles host El Camino on Tuesday and Jefferson on Thursday before traveling to Harbor on Saturday.
Swim
The swim team competed at the Small School Invitational at Sacred Heart Prep over the weekend. Ethan Hu, grade 9, and Alex Yu, grade 10, went second and third in the 200IM, both with CCS cut times. Hu also took first in the 100 free, also with a CCS cut time. Yu also took first in the 500 free with Michael Auld, grade 12, taking second, and both hitting CCS cut times. The Eagles host their first home meet of the year this Thursday.
Lacrosse
Picking up the 13-8 victory over Sacred Heart Cathedral last week, the lacrosse team improved its record to 3-3. Elise Mayer, grade 10, led the Eagles with six goals. Lauren Russell, grade 11, and Mahlet Demissachew, grade 12, each had three goals in the victory. The Eagles start league play this week as they travel to Woodside on Tuesday and Burlingame on Friday.
Softball
Early last week, the softball team picked up a big 4-0 win over Castilleja with Cameron Zell, grade 10, leading the offense with two hits and three RBIs. Kristin LeBlanc, grade 11, was stellar on the mound, pitching a complete game, four-hit shutout, striking out six. However, later in the week, St. Francis Watsonville handed the Eagles their first loss of the season in a 7-2 ballgame. Lily Wancewicz, grade 10, had a hit and an RBI in the loss. This week, the girls travel to Notre Dame San Jose on Tuesday and The King’s Academy on Thursday.
Boys Volleyball
The boys volleyball team played extremely well last week, picking up two wins and taking a third match to five games. The Eagles defeated Serra 3-0, before losing a heartbreaker to Mountain View 3-2, but they bounced back for the 3-1 win over Los Gatos. It’s another busy week for the boys as they travel to Homestead on Wednesday, Saratoga on Friday and Leigh for the Campbell Classic on Saturday.
Alumni
Over the weekend, Izzy Connell ’13 continued to break Pepperdine school records. Earlier this year, she broke her own record in the 400-meter, before a teammate topped her time last week. That seemed to fire up Connell, as she took back the 400-meter record with a 56.35 time and a fourth place finish at Saturday’s meet at UC Irvine. Connell was also part of the 4×400 relay team that bested the Pepperdine record set last year by four seconds. Check out the whole story and a photo of Connell here:
The 2017 Winterfest water polo tournament took place in Orange County in mid-February, and many Harker athletes brought home hardware for their club teams.
Riyaa Randhawa, grade 7, and Cassandra Ruedy, grade 9, competed with the bronze-winning 14U Girls West Valley Water Polo Club. In addition, the 10U San Jose Express team coached by Victor Adler and Ted Ujifusa, also took third place. That team included Harker students Summer Adler, Marcus Blennemann, Angelina Burrows, Julia Ernsting, Robert Fields, Theodore Kratter, Stefan Maxim, Adam Pawlinger, Melody Yin, all grade 4, Alejandro Cheline, Jasmine Hansra, both grade 3, and Ian Cheline, grade 2.
Lower and middle school update provided by Theresa “Smitty” Smith
The lower and middle school winter sports season is split into two seasons, early and late winter. This past winter was one of the most successful lower and middle school winter sports seasons we’ve had in a very long time! We started off with boys basketball and girls soccer and finished with girls basketball and boys soccer, as well as wrestling.
Please take a moment to read through the accomplishments of our student-athletes and their coaches from this past winter!
Early Winter
VA (Grade 8) Boys Basketball: The varsity A team, coached by Josh Miller and Richard Amarillas, finished in second place in the WBAL with a record of 4-1 and went 8-3 overall. Team awards went to Jonathan Chao and Ray Wang (co-MVPs), Arjun Virmani (Eagle) and Marcus Anderson (Coaches).
VB (Grade 7) Boys Basketball: The varsity B team, coached by Edward LeGrand-Sawyer, finished in third place in the WBAL with a 5-2 record and went 7-2 overall. Despite not winning the league, the VB team did come back to win the WBAL tournament! Team awards went to Luke Wancewicz (MVP), Alexander Zhang (Eagle) and Gowtham Irrinki (Coaches).
VB2 (Grade 7) Boys Basketball: The varsity B2 team, coached by Jon Cvitanich, finished in 10th place in the WBAL with a 0-7 record. Team awards went to Jack Hayashi (MVP), Kaden Kapadia (Eagle) and Marcus Page (Coaches).
JVA (Grade 6) Boys Basketball: The junior varsity A team, coached by Mike Delfino, finished in first place in the WBAL with a 7-1 record and won the WBAL tournament, finishing with a 9-1 record overall. Team awards went to Matthew Chen (MVP), Zeke Weng (Eagle) and Brandon Wang (Coaches).
JVB6 (Grade 6) Boys Basketball: The junior varsity B6 team, coached by Matt Arensberg, finished in third place in the WBAL with a 5-2 record. Team awards went to Rahul Santhanam (MVP), Michael Pflaging (Eagle) and Nicholas Delfino (Coaches).
MS Intramural Boys Basketball: Team awards went to Zachary Clark, grade 7 (MVP), Dyllan Han, grade 6 (Eagle) and Rohan Rashingkar, grade 7 (Coaches). The team was coached by Jeff Martarano and Raul Rios.
JVB1 (Grade 5) Boys Basketball: The junior varsity B1 team, coached by Dan Pringle, finished in first place in the WBAL with a 7-0 record and took second place in the WBAL tournament, finishing with an 8-1 record overall. Team awards went to Om Tandon and Dean Pakel (co-MVPs), Kai Stinson (Eagle) and Justin Chao (Coaches).
JVB2 (Grade 5) Boys Basketball: The junior varsity B2 team, coached by Kristian Tiopo, finished in 10th place in the WBAL with a 1-6 record. Team awards went to Nathan Liu (MVP), Kyle Leung (Eagle) and Zachary Blue (Coaches).
JVC (Grade 4) Boys Basketball: The junior varsity C team, coached by Jeff Paull, finished in first place in the WBAL with a 7-0 record! Team awards went to Camp Lacorazza (MVP), Drew Diffenderfer (Eagle) and Liam Jeffers (Coaches).
LS Intramural Boys Basketball: Team awards went to Caleb Tang, grade 4 (MVP), Max Zhai, grade 4 (Eagle) and Nathan Wilcox, grade 4 (Coaches). The team was coached by Ken Allen and Karriem Stinson.
VA (Grades 7-8) Girls Soccer: The varsity A team, coached by Brighid Wood, finished in seventh place in the WBAL with a record of 1-5. Team awards went to Aria Wong, grade 8, and Dylan Williams, grade 8 (co-MVPs), Hannah Grannis, grade 8 (Eagle) and Ashley Barth, grade 7 (Coaches).
JVA (Grade 6) Girls Soccer: The junior varsity A team, coached by Dan Williams and Dini Wong, finished in second place in the WBAL with a record of 5-2. Team awards went to Lexi Wong (MVP), Divya Sivakumar (Eagle), and Maya Hernandez and Haley Hernandez (Coaches).
JVB (Grade 5) Girls Soccer: The junior varsity B team, coached by Justin Sullivan, finished in second place in the WBAL with a record of 4-2. Team awards went to Kate Grannis (MVP), Katie Reed (Eagle) and Anya Chauhan (Coaches).
LS Intramural Girls Soccer: Team awards went to Kylie Anderson, grade 4 (MVP), Claire Anderson, grade 4 (Eagle) and Sophia Roufas, grade 4 (Coaches). The team was coached by Brittney Moseley.
Late Winter
VA (Grade 8) Girls Basketball: The varsity A team, coached by Josh Miller and Dan Pringle, finished in first place in the WBAL with a 6-1 record and won the WBAL tournament, finishing 8-1 overall. Team awards went to Courtni Thompson and Hunter Hernandez (co-MVPs), Mariamma Vazhaeparambil (Eagle) and Arya Tandon (Coaches).
VB (Grade 7) Girls Basketball: The varsity B team, coached by Edward LeGrand-Sawyer, finished in first place in the WBAL with a 7-0 record and won the WBAL tournament, finishing 9-0 overall. Team awards went to Brooklyn Cicero (MVP), Anya Warrier and Gianna Chan (Co-Eagle), and Ashley Barth (Coaches).
JVA (Grade 6) Girls Basketball: The junior varsity A team, coached by Jon Cvitanich, finished in third place in the WBAL with a 4-2 record and went 5-3 overall. Team awards went to Maya Hernandez and Haley Hernandez (co-MVPs), Sonya He (Eagle) and Avery Olson (Coaches).
JVB (Grade 5) Girls Basketball: The junior varsity B1 team, coached by Brittney Moseley, finished in seventh place in the WBAL with a 1-6 record. Team awards went to Kate Grannis and Aeliya Grover (co-MVPs), Masha Velikhovskaya (Eagle) and Katherine Fields (Coaches).
JVC (Grade 4) Girls Basketball: The junior varsity C team, coached by Sydney Voss and Belle Carley, finished in first place in the WBAL with a 7-0 record. Team awards went to Gemma Chan (MVP), Angelina Burrows (Eagle) and Isabella Lo (Coaches).
LS Intramural Girls Basketball: Team awards went to Callie Yuan, grade 5 (MVP), Brittany Tsui, grade 5 (Eagle) and Yasmin Sudarsanam, grade 4 (Coaches). The team was coached by Ken Allen and Tobias Wade.
VA (Grade 8) Boys Soccer: The varsity A team, coached by Brighid Wood and Adyant Kanakamedala, grade 11, finished in third place in the WBAL with a record of 4-4. Team awards went to Arya Maheshwari (MVP), Rosh Roy and Marcos Acero (co-Eagle) and Nathan Ohana (Coaches).
VB (Grade 7) Boys Soccer: The varsity B team, coached by Chris Salcido and Dan Williams, finished in first place in the WBAL with a league record of 5-0 and an overall record of 6-0. Team awards went to Ishaan Mantripragada (MVP), Sasvath Ramachandran (Eagle) and Kaden Kapadia (Coaches).
JVA (Grade 6) Boys Soccer: The junior varsity A team, coached by Matt Arensberg and Dini Wong, finished in seventh place in the WBAL with a record of 1-6-1. Team awards went to Atri Banerjee and Michael Pflaging (co-Eagle) and Max Pflaging (Coaches).
JVB (Grade 5) Boys Soccer: The junior varsity B team, coached by Justin Sullivan, finished in second place in the WBAL with a record of 3-2-1. Team awards went to Ryan Barth (MVP), Akshat Mehrotra (Eagle) and Brandon Zau (Coaches).
LS Intramural Boys Soccer: Team awards went to Advay Monga, grade 4 (MVP), Rahul Yalla, grade 4 (Eagle) and Robert Fields, grade 4 (Coaches). The team was coached by Kristian Tiopo and Yvonne Linton.
MS Wrestling: The wrestling team, coached by Karriem Stinson, Charlie Ward and Jeff Paull, did not participate in any wrestling tournaments this season. Team awards went to Dezi Johnsen, grade 7 (MVP) Anish Kilaru, grade 8 (Eagle) and Dylan Parikh, grade 6 (Coaches).
Softball
The softball team picked up two big wins last week, improving to 4-0 on the season. In a 16-1 win over Yerba Buena, Taylor Lam, grade 10, had four hits, with Anika Rajamani, grade 10, and Lily Wancewicz, grade 10, each driving in two runs. Later in the week, the Eagles defeated El Camino 10-0 with Rajamani, Kristin LeBlanc, grade 11, Marti Sutton, grade 12, and Cameron Zell, grade 10, each with two RBIs. LeBlanc and Wancewicz combined for a three-hit shutout on the mound. The Eagles averaged more than 13 runs per game during the first four games of the season. They open league play on Tuesday as they host Castilleja, followed by another home game against St. Francis Watsonville on Thursday.
Track and Field
It was a very nice weekend for Harker track and field, as the Eagles were represented at two meets. Many personal and seasonal bests were shattered at the King’s Track Classic held at The King’s Academy. Angel Cervantes, grade 11, set a personal best in the 100M and 200M; Grace Koonmen, grade 11, placed in the top seven in the 100M, 200M and long jump, setting seasonal bests in all three events; Sameer Prakash, grade 9, won his 100M and 200M heat, before placing fourth overall in the long jump with a 16’4″ leap; Henry Wong, grade 10, set a personal best in the mile with a time of 5:09; Gloria Guo, grade 11, ran a 2:39 800M setting a seasonal best; Rishi Chopra, grade 11, set a personal best time of 2:23 in the 800M; and Ananya Krishnan, grade 11, also set personal bests in the shot put and discus.
Across town at the K-Bell Invitational, Niki Iyer, grade 12, set the current fastest 3200M time of the year for California. She defeated the rest of the field by 20 seconds, winning for the third time in her career at this meet.
This Wednesday, the Eagles compete at their first league meet at The King’s Academy, followed by the St. Francis Invitational on Saturday.
Baseball
The Eagles upped their record to 4-1 as they defeated Westmoor 5-1 and Pinewood 15-7 last week. In the win over Westmoor, Dominic Cea, grade 11, drove in two runs as Varun Haltore, grade 12, pitched 6.2 innings of one hit, one run ball, striking out five. Later in the week against Pinewood, Cea once again led the offense with three RBIs, with Karan Gupta, grade 10, adding three hits and an RBI, and Max Lee, grade 9, and Mitchell Kole, grade 11, each delivering two hits and two RBIs. This week, the Eagles travel to Mills on Tuesday and host Crystal Springs Uplands on Thursday.
Boys Volleyball
The boys volleyball team went 1-1 last week, dropping a 3-0 match to Monta Vista before defeating Los Altos 3-0 later in the week. It’s a busy week for the Eagles as they host Serra on Monday, travel to Mountain View on Wednesday and host Los Gatos on Friday.
Lacrosse
The lacrosse team dropped two games last week bringing its season record to 2-3. In a 13-5 loss to Castilleja, Elise Mayer, grade 10, led the scoring with four goals. Next up for the Eagles is a home game against Sacred Heart Cathedral on Tuesday and another home game on Thursday against Carlmont to start league play.
Boys Golf
The boys golf team stayed undefeated on the season as it took care of Valley Christian and Crystal Springs Uplands last week. In the 204-213 win over VC, Sandip Nirmel, grade 12, led the Eagles with an even par 37. Later in the week, the Eagles defeated CSU 186-240 for their first league win of the season. Over the weekend, the boys traveled to Las Vegas to compete at the Pahrump Invitational. The Eagles took third as a team, with Ryan Vaughan, grade 12, and Jin Kim, grade 11, tying for 11th individually. This week, the boys take on The King’s Academy on Monday and Pinewood on Tuesday.
Boys Tennis
Last week, the boys tennis team defeated Crystal Springs Uplands 7-0 before falling to Menlo 7-0, but it ended the week defeating The King’s Academy 5-2. This week, the Eagles stay busy as they take on Evergreen Valley on Monday, Pinewood on Tuesday, Nueva on Wednesday and Priory on Thursday.
Swim
This Saturday, the Eagle swim team travels to Sacred Heart Prep to compete at the Small School Invitational.
Winter All-League
The 2016-17 winter season recently came to a close, and many Harker athletes and teams were honored with All-League and Scholastic Championship Team accolades.
Girls Basketball: Jordan Thompson, grade 12, was given first team honors, while Selin Sayiner, grade 11, made the second team and Satchi Thockchom, grade 11, received an honorable mention
Boys Basketball: Jordan Goheen, grade 12, and Justin Jia, grade 12, both received honorable mentions for their senior seasons. In addition, the boys were named a top five Scholastic Champion with their 3.7 team GPA.
Boys Soccer: Sparsh Chauhan, grade 11, and Rohit Shah, grade 11, were both named to the first team, with Jared Anderson, grade 10, and Joseph Krackeler, grade 12, each making the second team, and Nick Acero, grade 11, and Kedar Gupta, grade 12, receiving honorable mentions. The boys soccer team was also a top five CCS Scholastic Champion with a 3.6460 team GPA.
Girls Soccer: Joelle Anderson, grade 12, was named the WBAL Skyline Division Forward of the Year, as Maile Chung, grade 12, and Lyndsey Mitchell, grade 12, both received first team recognition. Julia Amick, grade 10, and Anuva Mittal, grade 12, received second team honors, and Stephanie Scaglia, grade 11, and Cameron Zell, grade 10, received honorable mentions. The girls also excelled in the classroom as a top five Scholastic Champion with a 3.7410 team GPA.
Wrestling: Taking the top spot in all of CCS wrestling, the Eagles were named Scholastic Champions with a 3.6286 team GPA. Diego Figueroa, grade 12, Justin Su, grade 11, Anthony Contreras, grade 11, Eric Fang, grade 9, Danny Reidenbach, grade 12, and Davis Howard, grade 12, all earned All-League honors.