Even with a lost spring season, two junior Harker swimmers are getting national recognition. SwimSwam recently came out with a list of the top uncommitted high school junior boy swimmers and our very own Matthew Chung and Jason Kwok both made the list. The complete list can be seen here:
SwimSwam then published a second list naming the top NCAA swimming recruits in the boys high school class of 2021, with Chung earning an honorable mention on the exclusive list. Check out all the swimmers here:
Prep2Prep recently announced its All-CCS boys soccer teams, and our Eagles were well-represented among the best players in the South Bay and Peninsula.
Andrew Cheplyansky, grade 12, was named first team All-CCS, while Laszlo Bollyky, grade 10, was a third team honoree. Ishaan Mantripragada and Sasvath Ramachandran, both grade 10, each earned an honorable mention. Check out the full list of honorees here:
This report was submitted by lower and middle school athletic director Theresa “Smitty” Smith.
Here are the results from our early winter and late winter sports seasons at the lower and middle schools.
Early Winter – Boys Basketball and Girls Soccer
VA (grade 7-8) Boys Basketball
The Varsity A team, coached by Richard Amarillas, finished in a three-way tie for second place in the WBAL with a record of 3-3 and went 4-5 overall. The team also took second place in the gold division of the WBAL tournament. Team awards went to Zachary Blue and Om Tandon, both grade 8 (co-MVPs), Brian Xiao, grade 8 (Eagle), and Kyle Leung, grade 8 (Coaches).
VB (grade 7-8) Boys Basketball
The Varsity B team, coached by Tim Hopkins, finished in first place in the WBAL with an 8-0 record and went 10-0 overall. The team also took first place in the gold division of the WBAL tournament. Team awards went to Bowen Xia and Rahul Yalla, both grade 7 (co-MVPs), Vyom Vidyarthi, grade 7 (Eagle), and Gary Jin, grade 7 (Coaches).
VB2 (grade 7-8) Boys Basketball
The Varsity B2 team, coached by Randy LeGris, finished in fifth place in the WBAL with a 2-5 record. Team awards went to Reza Jalil, grade 8 (MVP), Rayan Arya, grade 7 (Eagle), and Leo Sobczyn and Nikhil Chadha, both grade 7 (Coaches).
JVA (grade 6) Boys Basketball
The Junior Varsity A team, coached by Jon Cvitanich, finished in second place in the WBAL with a 5-1 record and an overall record of 7-2. The team also finished in second place in the gold division of the WBAL tournament. Team awards went to Brennan Williams (MVP), Topaz Lee (Eagle) and Rishaan Thoppay (Coaches).
JVB6 (grade 6) Boys Basketball
The Junior Varsity B6 team, coached by Raul Rios, finished in third place in the WBAL with a record. Team awards went to Ethan Leelanivas (MVP), Alejandro Cheline (Eagle) and Ritik Raman (Coaches).
MS Intramural Boys Basketball
Team awards went to Daniel Schwartz, grade 7 (MVP), Krish Goenka, grade 6 (Eagle) and Daniel Miao, grade 6 (Coaches). The team was coached by Adam Albers and Ron Paranada.
JVB1 (grade 5) Boys Basketball
The Junior Varsity B1 team, coached by Karriem Stinson, finished in a two-way tie for second place in the WBAL with a 6-1 record, and an overall record of 8-2. The team then took first place in the WBAL tournament. Team awards went to Kai Nishimura (MVP), Brandon Labio (Eagle) and Raj Akunuri (Coaches).
JVB2 (grade 5) Boys Basketball
The Junior Varsity B2 team, coached by Spring Wang, finished in sixth place in the WBAL with a 3-4 record. Team awards went to Benjamin Leafstrand (MVP), Zack Weng (Eagle) and Yash Belani (Coaches).
JVC (grade 4) Boys Basketball
The Junior Varsity C team, coached by Karriem Stinson, finished in fourth place in the WBAL with a 3-3 record. Team awards went to Jackson Yue and Luca Chan (Eagle) and Reid Bardin (Coaches).
LS Intramural Boys Basketball
Team awards went to Vidwat Shekar, grade 4 (MVP), Jaden Cao, grade 4, and Ian Lee, grade 5 (Eagle), and Avi Gupta, grade 4, and Shamik Khowala, grade 5 (Coaches). The team was coached by Tobias Wade and Walid Fahmy.
VA (grade 7-8) Girls Soccer
The Varsity A team, coached by Brighid Wood, Hannah Grannis, Dini Wong and Morgan Smith, finished in sixth place in the WBAL with a record of 1-5. Team awards went to Kate Grannis, grade 8 (MVP), Claire Anderson, grade 7, and Layla McClure, grade 7 (Eagle), and Margaret Cartee, grade 8 (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 5-1. Team awards went to Ava Zarkesh and Chelsea Xie (Eagle) and Heather Wang (Coaches).
LS Intramural Girls Soccer
Team awards went to Maya Horan, grade 4 (MVP), Sofiah Jalil, grade 4 (Eagle), and Sasha Gupta, grade 4 (Coaches). The team was coached by Colleen Campbell and Brittney Moseley.
Late Winter – Girls Basketball and Boys Soccer
VA (grade 7-8) Girls Basketball
The Varsity A team, coached by Richard Amarillas, finished in second place in the WBAL with a 7-1 record, and finished 8-1 overall. They were to play in the gold division championship game of the WBAL tournament prior to the season being suspended. Team awards went to Anjali Yella, grade 8 (MVP), Isabella Lo, grade 7 (Eagle) and Kate Grannis, grade 8 (Coaches).
VB Girls Basketball
The Varsity B team, coached by Tim Hopkins, finished in first place in the WBAL with an 8-0 record, and finished 9-0 overall. They were to play in the gold division championship game of the WBAL tournament prior to the season being suspended. Team awards went to Alicia Yan, grade 6 (MVP), Claire Yu, grade 6 (Eagle) and Ria Kohli, grade 7 (Coaches).
JVA (grade 6) Girls Basketball
The Junior Varsity A team, coached by Jon Cvitanich, finished undefeated in third place in the WBAL with a 5-2 record and finished 5-3 overall. Team awards went to Iris Wang (MVP), Kimaya Mehta (Eagle) and Kira Bardin (Coaches).
MS Intramural Girls Basketball
Team awards went to Shreya Vemulapalli, grade 6 (MVP), AJ Hacigumus, grade 6 (Eagle), and Ella Guo, grade 6 (Coaches). The team was coached by Raul Rios, Adam Albers and Rob Moore.
JVB (grade 5) Girls Basketball
The Junior Varsity B team, coached by Ellie Pereira and Joycie Kaliangara, finished in fourth place in the WBAL with a 4-3 overall record. Team awards went to Finley Ho (MVP), Ava Zarkesh (Eagle) and Chelsea Xie and Jessica Chen (Coaches).
JVC (grade 4) Girls Basketball
The Junior Varsity C team, coached by Spring Wang and Emily Pereira, finished in first place in the WBAL with a 5-0 record. Team awards went to Jillian Chen (MVP), Sophie McGrath (Eagle) and Maya Horan (Coaches).
LS Intramural Girls Basketball
Team awards went to Sasha Gupta, grade 4 (Eagle) and Julie Chen, grade 4 (Coaches). The team was coached by Tobias Wade.
VA (grade 8) Boys Soccer
The Varsity A team, coached by Brighid Wood, Hannah Grannis and Michael Pflaging, finished in fifth place in the WBAL with a record of 0-8. Team awards went to Alex Guo (MVP), Ryan Barth (Eagle) and Chase White (Coaches).
VB (grade 7) Boys Soccer
The Varsity B team, coached by Brighid Wood, Morgan Smith and Ron Paranada, finished in third place in the WBAL with a league record of 2-2-1, and an overall record of 4-2. Team awards went to Ruhan Sahasi (MVP), Vyom Vidyarthi (Eagle), and Bowen Xia and Aarav Borthakur (Coaches).
JVA (grade 6) Boys Soccer
The Junior Varsity A team, coached by Brighid Wood and Dini Wong, finished in third place in the WBAL with a record of 3-5. Team awards went to Stanley Chen (MVP), Cyrus Ghane (Eagle) and Krish Nachnani (Coaches).
JVB (grade 5) Boys Soccer
The Junior Varsity B team, coached by Colleen Campbell and Oscar Flores, finished in fourth place in the WBAL with a record of 3-2-1. Team awards went to Vladimir Shchegrov (MVP), Ayden Grover (Eagle) and Rohan Goyal and Mason Brooks (Coaches).
LS Intramural Boys Soccer
Team awards went to Teodor Arnaudov, grade 4, Shridhar Chaware, grade 4, and Sudhith Gondipalli, grade 4 (Coaches). The team was coached by Karriem Stinson and Dominic Flocchini.
Congratulations to all our athletes and coaches for a great winter season!
It was an historic winter season for the Eagles and it showed in the announcement of the WBAL all-league teams.
Boys Basketball
The boys basketball team made it to the CCS D4 playoffs, winning its opening round game before falling in the second round. Jack Connors, grade 12, finished his Harker career with a second team honor.
Girls Basketball
The girls basketball team earned a 9 seed in the CCS D4 playoffs, but fell in its opening round game. Maria Vazhaeparambil, grade 11, dominated on the court and earned a first team honor; Alexa Lowe, grade 10, took home a second team award; and Cindy Su, grade 10, earned an honorable mention.
Boys Soccer
The boys soccer team won the first CCS title in program history and just the third team title in Harker history. In addition, it also made it all the way to the NorCal championship. Andy Cheplyansky, grade 12, was named league midfielder of the year; Sasvath Ramachandran and Ishaan Mantripragada, both grade 10, earned first team honors; Ryan Tobin, grade 11, and Arthur Kajiyama, grade 10, were named to the second team; and Darshan Chahal and Asmit Kumar, both grade 12, earned honorable mentions.
Girls Soccer
The girls soccer team won its first league title since 2014 and finished the season with a 13-2-3 record, but narrowly missed out on the CCS playoffs. Megha Salvi, grade 10, led the way as she was named league midfielder of the year; Amla Rashingkar, grade 12, and Emma Boyce, Sarah Baicher and Aria Wong, all grade 11, were named to the first team; Ashley Barth and Kalyn Su, both grade 10, and Lexi Wong, grade 9, each took home second team honors; and Kate and Sarah Leafstrand, both grade 10, earned honorable mentions.
Last week, the COVID-19 virus not only sent all students home from school, but also from all extracurricular activities including sports. As of now, the spring season is postponed, but information is changing rapidly and the season will be evaluated at a later time. Before school was shut down, your Eagles were able to get a few games in:
Boys Volleyball
Last week, the boys volleyball team defeated Leland 3-0 before falling to Monta Vista 0-3. The Eagles were 6-4 at week’s end.
Boys Golf
The boys golf team defeated Pinewood 192-217 last week with Bowen Yin, grade 11, earning medalist honors shooting a 35.
Boys Tennis
All games were canceled for the boys tennis team last week. The Eagles were 6-2 and undefeated in league at the time.
Track and Field
The track and field team had no scheduled meets last week.
Swim
The swim team had no scheduled meets last week.
Lacrosse
Last week, the lacrosse team played to an 8-8 tie against Castilleja before the season came to a halt with the Eagles holding an 0-2-1 record.
Softball
All games were canceled last week for the softball team. The Eagles have a 0-2 record.
Baseball
The boys baseball team went 1-1 last week, bringing its abridged season record to 4-2. In a 1-3 loss to Prospect, Levi Sutton, grade 11, had two hits, while Andrew Chavez, grade 11, drove in the only Eagle run. Then, in a 26-1 win over Jefferson, all 12 Eagles drove in at least one run, with Sutton leading the way with four RBIs.
The boys soccer team’s season ended on Saturday after an historic postseason run. The week started with a 1-1 tie in the NorCal opening round to Galt High that ended in a 5-4 penalty kick win for the Eagles. The NorCal semifinal matchup with Ygnacio Valley also ended in a tie, this time 2-2, with Harker once again winning on PKs 4-3. The NorCal finals sent the Eagles to East Union High in Manteca where the boys were defeated 0-2. Congratulations on an amazing season!
Boys Tennis
The boys tennis team defeated Sacred Heart Prep 5-2 last week before traveling to Clovis for the California Tennis Classic. The team competed in the top division for the first time and went 3-0 on the first day of competition, making the final four. The Eagles went 0-2 on the second day of matches, but played extremely well. This week, the boys host Menlo on Tuesday and Pinewood on Thursday.
Lacrosse
The lacrosse team dropped its only match of the week to Burlingame 4-16. This week, the Eagles host Castilleja on Tuesday and Sequoia on Thursday.
Boys Golf
The boys golf team opened the league season by defeating The King’s Academy 193-214. Bowen Yin, grade 11, earned medalist honors with a 2-over-par 37. Later in the week, the Eagles finished 16th out of 23 teams at the Livermore Cowboy Classic. This week, the Eagles take on Pinewood on Monday in their sole match.
Baseball
The baseball team went 1-1 last week to bring its season record to 3-1. In a 2-5 loss to Fremont, Bobby Wang, grade 10, and Max Lee, grade 12, each drove in a run. Later in the week, the Eagles defeated Woodside 7-3 with Mark Hu, grade 10, and Andrew Chavez, grade 11, each with two RBIs. This week, the Eagles travel to prospect on Tuesday and Jefferson on Thursday.
Softball
The softball team opened its season with two losses last week. In a 1-13 loss to Gunn, Natasha Yen, grade 11, led the way with two hits and an RBI. Later in the week, the Eagles fell to Monta Vista 5-15 with Emma Dionne, grade 11, knocking in two runs. This week, the girls host KIPP on Wednesday and ACE Charter on Friday.
Track and Field
The track and field team traveled to the Willow Glen Invitational this weekend and had some great results. The following students set personal records in their events:
Angela Gao, grade 10, 1,600 meters
Anna Weirich, grade 11, 3,200 meters
Jeremy Ko, grade 9, Akhilesh Chegu, grade 10, Eddie Sun, grade 9, Alan Jiang, grade 9, and Rosh Roy, grade 11, 400 meters
Andrew Chen, grade 10, long jump and triple jump
Along with some amazing personal records, the team also had a few runners who placed in their divisions:
Weirich took first in the 3,200 and now holds the second and third place school record in that event.
Armaan Thakker, grade 9, took third place in the 100-meter frosh/soph boys race and followed that with a second place finish in the 200-meter frosh/soph race.
Andrew Fu, grade 9, took first place in the frosh/soph long jump.
The Eagles will travel to St. Francis for the first league meet on March 19.
Swim
Harker swimmers competed at the Small School meet on Saturday and it was a day dominated by freshmen. The meet started with a bang as Kathy Xu, grade 9, earned her first CCS cut time in the 200 IM and a second place finish; Jasleen Hansra, grade 9, won the 50 backstroke; Vincent Zhang, grade 9, was second in the 50 butterfly, with fellow freshman Indigo Lee taking third. Nicholas Wei, grade 9, won the 50 breaststroke and Bora Koyuncuoglu, grade 9, was third. Andrew Chang, grade 11, won the 100 breaststroke. The swimmers will be back in the pool on March 19 as Harker hosts the first WBAL Jamboree of the year.
Boys Volleyball
Last week, the boys volleyball team dropped a league matchup with Mountain View 1-3 before defeating Saratoga 3-0. The Eagles have a busy week as they host Leland on Monday and Monta Vista on Wednesday, before traveling to Lynbrook on Friday.
The boys soccer team made Harker history as it earned the first CCS title in program history over the weekend. The boys started the week with a semifinals win over Sequoia High on penalty kicks. The Eagles then faced St. Francis in the D3 championship game, which was scoreless after regulation. The Lancers scored in the first overtime period, but Harker’s Justin Fung, grade 10, scored late in the second overtime period to send the game to penalty kicks. Laszlo Bollyky, grade 10, came up huge in the net for the Eagles as Harker won the game 3-1 on penalty kicks. The boys now host Galt High at 4 p.m. on Tuesday in the first round of the NorCal playoffs; a win would send the Eagles to Ygnacio Valley High on Thursday. In addition to the CCS title, the boys soccer team was honored as the No. 2 Winter Scholastic Championship Soccer Team with a 3.787 team GPA.
Baseball
Last week, the baseball team opened the season with a 19-2 win over Overfelt and a 5-0 win over Rancho San Juan. In the win over Overfelt, Max Lee, grade 12, led the offense with two hits and four RBIs; Bobby Wang, grade 10, added two hits and three RBIs. Mark Hu, grade 10, was the story of the day in the win over Rancho San Juan as he tossed a complete game, two-hit shutout, adding seven strikeouts. What made the game particularly special was this was the first game ever played at Rancho San Juan’s new high school. This week, the Eagles travel to Fremont High on Tuesday and Woodside on Thursday.
Boys Golf
The boys golf team won its season opener against Valley Christian by one stroke, 209-210. Gabriel Yang, grade 11, was the match medalist as he shot a 36 to lead all golfers. This week, the Eagles face off with The King’s Academy on Monday before competing in the Cowboy Classic in Livermore on Wednesday.
Lacrosse
Last week, the lacrosse team fell to Willow Glen 4-16 in the season opener. This week, the Eagles host Mountain View on Tuesday and travel to Burlingame on Thursday.
Swim
Harker Swimmers competed at the Spring Kick Off at Palo Alto High over the weekend. Sydney Adler, grade 9, swam a best time and won her heat; Vincent Zhang, grade 9, was close to a best time in the 50 free, while Matthew Chung, grade 11, was second in the 100 fly and first in the 100 back. This week, the swim team travels to Sacred Heart Prep to compete in the Small School Invitational.
Boys Tennis
Boys tennis opened its 2020 season with a 6-1 win over The King’s Academy and a 7-0 win over Nueva. This week, the Eagles host Homestead on Monday and Sacred Heart on Tuesday before traveling to Clovis for the California Tennis Classic over the weekend.
Boys Volleyball
The boys volleyball team began its season 1-2 as it lost in five games to both Wilcox and Homestead before defeating College Park 2-0 at the Washington Fremont Tournament. This week, the boys travel to Mountain View on Wednesday before hosting Saratoga on Friday.
Track and Field
This weekend, the team will compete at the Willow Glen Track & Field Invitational.
Softball
Softball begins the season this week with road games at Gunn High on Tuesday and Monta Vista on Thursday.
The boys soccer team finished off its regular season with a 3-2 win over The King’s Academy before earning a No. 3 seed in the D3 CCS playoffs. In the first round, the Eagles defeated Evergreen Valley High 1-0 and will travel to Sequoia on Wednesday night for the semifinals. With a win, the boys would play in the finals on Saturday.
Boys Basketball
Last week, the boys basketball team ended the regular season with a 53-62 loss to The King’s Academy with Arjun Virmani, grade 11, leading the way with 18 points. The Eagles earned a No. 9 seed in the D4 CCS playoffs and in the first round defeated Design Tech 71-48 with Eric Zhu, grade 11, leading all scorers with 18 points. Unfortunately, the Eagles’ season came to an end with a tight 42-48 loss to Scotts Valley in the second round; Naveen Mirapuri, grade 12, led the way with 10 points. Congrats on a great season!
Girls Basketball
The girls basketball team ended the regular season last week with a 35-48 loss to Castilleja, but still earned a No. 9 seed in the D4 CCS playoffs. However, the Eagles fell to Carmel High 42-49 to end their season with an 11-14 record. Great job ladies!
Girls Soccer
Last week, the girls soccer team ended its season with a 0-3 loss to Mercy Burlingame in a WBAL playoff. The Eagles narrowly missed out on making CCS, even with a league title and an impressive 13-2-3 record. Congrats on a great season!
Boys Golf
Boys golf opens its season this Thursday against Valley Christian.
Baseball
Baseball opens up at home against Overfelt on Tuesday before traveling to Rancho San Juan on Friday.
Boys Tennis
Boys tennis opens its season by hosting The King’s Academy on Tuesday and Nueva on Friday.
Lacrosse
Lacrosse hosts Willow Glen on Tuesday.
Boys Volleyball
Boys volleyball opens its season on Wednesday at Wilcox before the home opener on Friday against Homestead.
Swim
The swim team opens at the Spring Kickoff at Palo Alto High on Friday.
Track and Field
The track and field team travels to Bellarmine on Saturday for the Bellarmine Invitational.
Softball
Softball travels to Gunn High on March 3 to kick off the season.
The boys basketball team dropped to 7-16 on the season as it fell to Woodside Priory 28-63 and Menlo 52-65. In the loss to Priory, Jack Connors, grade 12, led the Eagles with 10 points. Later in the week against Menlo, Connors once again led all Harker scorers, this time with 14 points. The boys finish up their season on Tuesday as they travel to The King’s Academy.
Girls Basketball
The girls basketball team fell to Notre Dame San Jose 39-54 in its sole game last week, bringing the season record to 11-12. The Eagles finish up the regular season on Tuesday with a trip to Castilleja.
Girls Soccer
The girls soccer team had the week off, but will play the biggest game of the season at Davis Field on Wednesday as it hosts Mercy Burlingame. The winner will earn a spot in the CCS playoffs, which start on Saturday.
Boys Soccer
The boys soccer team fell to first place Sacred Heart Prep 0-3 before tying Menlo 1-1 last week. The 12-3-3 Eagles currently sit in third place in the WBAL and finish up the regular season on Wednesday at The King’s Academy.
SPRING
The spring season has arrived! Here are the starting dates and locations for your Harker Eagles:
Boys Golf
Boys golf takes on Pinewood on Tuesday and Crystal Springs Uplands and Sacred Heart Prep in a tri-match on Friday.
Baseball
Baseball opens up at home against Overfelt on Tuesday, Feb. 25.
Boys Tennis
Boys tennis hosts The King’s Academy on Tuesday, Feb. 25.
Lacrosse
Lacrosse hosts Willow Glen on Tuesday, Feb. 25.
Boys Volleyball
Boys volleyball opens on Wednesday, Feb. 26 at Wilcox.
Swim
The swim team opens at the Spring Kickoff at Palo Alto High on Friday, Feb. 28.
Track and Field
The track and field team travels to Bellarmine on Saturday, Feb. 29, for the Bellarmine Invitational.
Softball
Softball travels to Gunn High on Tuesday, March 3 to kick off the season.
The girls soccer team remained undefeated at 12-0-3 for the year as it defeated Eastside College Prep 7-0 and Notre Dame San Jose 1-0 last week. The girls sit in first place in the WBAL Skyline division heading into the last week of the regular season. On Tuesday the Eagles host Crystal Springs Uplands followed by a trip to Mercy SF on Friday.
Boys Basketball
Last week, the boys basketball team defeated Pinewood 64-58 in OT to pick up its first league win of the year, but then dropped a 41-78 game with Sacred Heart Prep. In the win over Pinewood, Jack Connors, grade 12, lit up the scoreboard with 25 points, 12 rebounds, four assists and five steals. In the loss to SHP, Eric Zhu, grade 11, led the offense with 14 points. This week, the Eagles host Crystal Springs Uplands on Tuesday and travel to Eastside College Prep on Friday.
Boys Soccer
The boys soccer team improved to 10-2-2 on the year as it defeated The King’s Academy 5-0 and Woodside Priory 5-0 last week. This week, the Eagles host Crystal Springs Uplands on Wednesday and Eastside College Prep on Friday.
Girls Basketball
The girls basketball team went 1-2 last week to bring its season record to 11-9. The Eagles started the week with a 47-53 loss to Mercy Burlingame, followed by a 42-68 loss to Lynbrook, but finished the week with a 63-26 win over Crystal Springs Uplands. This week, the girls host The King’s Academy on Tuesday and Mercy SF on Friday.