Last week, the boys soccer team picked up two big wins to go to 4-1 on the season. The Eagles defeated Del Mar 4-2 early in the week, followed by a 4-3 win over Lynbrook. The boys soccer team won’t take the field again until the new year.
Girls Soccer
The girls soccer team defeated Yerba Buena 7-1 last week, before playing Lincoln to a 1-1 tie. The 2-2-2 Eagles will be in action again when 2019 rolls around.
Girls Basketball
The girls basketball team rolled to two wins last week to bring its season record to 9-2. In a 43-23 win over Harbor High, Prameela Kottapalli, grade 12, led the Eagles with 8 points. Later in the week, the girls defeated San Lorenzo Valley 39-28 with Akhila Ramgiri, grade 12, leading the way with 9 points and 11 rebounds. The Eagles play again on Saturday as they travel to Immaculate Conception Academy.
Boys Basketball
The boys basketball team defeated Redwood Christian 53-39 last week to improve its record to 4-3. Jarrett Anderson, grade 12, led the Eagles with 16 points and 11 rebounds. The Eagles play again over the break as they travel to Del Mar on Dec. 22.
Wrestling
Harker wrestling begins its season in early January at the Los Gatos Tournament.
The girls basketball team became champions of the Pescadero Tournament as it went 3-0 and outscored its opponents 165-60 over the weekend. In their opening round game, the girls defeated Averroes High 67-5 with Prameela Kottapalli, grade 12, Sara Sullivan, grade 11, and Maria Vazhaeparambil, grade 10, each scoring 9 points. Next, the Eagles took down Mendocino 53-19 led by 11 points from Akhila Ramgiri, grade 12. In the championship game, Ramgiri scored 12 points as the Eagles defeated Pacific Bay Christian 45-36. Ramgiri also was selected to the all-tournament team. The girls begin the Santa Clara Tournament this Wednesday.
Boys Basketball
Over the weekend, the boys basketball team went 2-1 at the James Lick Tournament losing in the championship game in overtime. The Eagles started the tournament with a 69-31 win over San Jose High with Richard Wang, grade 12, and Jarrett Anderson, grade 12, each scoring 12 points. The boys then took care of Fremont High 54-28 led by 13 points from Jack Connors, grade 11. Finally, the Eagles fell to Wilcox 60-63 in OT with Anderson and Connors leading the way with 15 points each. The Eagles begin the Lynbrook Tournament this Thursday.
Girls Soccer
Last week, the girls soccer team opened their season with a 1-1 tie against The King’s Academy and a 5-0 win over Independence. This week, the Eagles host San Mateo on Tuesday and travel to Wilcox on Thursday.
Boys Soccer
The boys soccer team began its season with a 2-4 loss to South San Francisco last week, but rebounded with a 4-2 win over San Mateo later in the week. On Wednesday, the boys travel to Saratoga.
Wrestling
The wrestling team travels to the Los Gatos Tournament in early January to open its season.
Over the Thanksgiving break, the girls basketball team opened its season with a 65-24 win over University Prep Academy. Alexa Lowe, grade 9, led the Eagles with 14 points followed by 10 points from Sara Sullivan, grade 11. This Thursday, the girls travel to Pescadero to begin the Pescadero Tournament.
Boys Basketball
The boys basketball team officially opens its season this Thursday by competing in the James Lick Invitational Tournament.
Girls Soccer
The girls soccer team opens its season on Tuesday by hosting The King’s Academy at 3:30 p.m. at Davis Field.
Boys Soccer
The boys soccer team hosts two games this week to open its season. On Wednesday, the boys take on South San Francisco and on Friday, they face off with San Mateo, both at 3 p.m. on Davis Field.
Wrestling
The Harker wrestlers will compete at the Los Gatos Tournament in early January.
Alumni Sports
Vivian Wang ’18 Has been making a name for herself on the Princeton swim team! In her first match, a tri-meet with Florida Gulf Coast and Florida Atlantic, in the 100 back, she took second to her team captain by 9/100ths with 57.50. Wang came back in the 100 fly, winning with 56.70. Go alumni Eagles!
Please see the accomplishments of our lower and middle school fall sports teams and individuals below:
MS Swim
Team awards went to Johnathan Mo, grade 8 (MVP), Rajas Apte, grade 6 (Eagle), and Linette Hoffman, grade 8 (Coaches). The team was coached by Tania Chadwick and Sachi Ujifusa.
WBAL Swim Finals top three finishers:
Grade 6 boys 100-yard medley relay, second place
Grade 6 boys 100-yard free relay, third place
Oliver Roman, grade 6, 100-yard IM, third place, and 25-yard fly, second place
Adam Pawliger, grade 6, 20-yard free, second place, and 25-yard back, second place
Stefan Maxim, grade 6, 25-yard back, third place
Angelina Burrows, grade 6, 100-yard free, third place
Reshma Kosaraju, grade 7, 50-yard breast, third place
Johnathan Mo, grade 8, 50-yard breast, second place
Carlo Banzon, grade 8, 50-yard breast, third place
LS Swim
Team awards went to Janam Chahal, grade 5 (MVP), Shloka Chawla, grade 5 (Eagle), and Justin Yang, grade 5 (Coaches). The team was coached by Tania Chadwick and Sachi Ujifusa.
MS Cross Country
Team awards went to Markus Zhang, grade 8 (MVP), Shaila Tandon, grade 6 (Eagle), and Eric Zhang, grade 6 (Coaches). The team was coached by Samantha Salfen, Sara Pawloski and Brighid Wood.
WBAL Cross Country Finals top five finishers:
Grade 7/8 boys team, second place
Michael Pflaging, grade 8, fourth place
Markus Zhang, grade 8, fifth place
MS Golf
The middle school golf team took first place in the WBAL fall tournament, winning by 17 strokes and shooting a 139 (best score since the tournament started)! The top golfer of the tournament was Claire Chen, grade 8, who shot a 32 and also got a hole-in-one on the fifth hole, followed by Ryan Zhang, grade 7 (34), Athreya Daniel, grade 8 (36), and Freddy Hoch, grade 8 (37).
VA (Grade 8) Flag Football: The varsity A team, coached by Richard Amarillas and Tim Hopkins, finished in sixth place in the WBAL with a record of 0-5 and went 0-7 overall. Team awards went to Chris Tonev and Nicholas Delfino (Eagle) and Sukrit Kalsi (Coaches).
VB (Grade 7) Flag Football: The varsity B team, coached by Mike Delfino and Dini Wong, finished in third place in the WBAL with a 3-3 record and went 3-4 overall. Team awards went to Thomas Egbert (MVP), Ryan Barth (Eagle) and Jack Ledford (Coaches).
JVA (Grade 6) Flag Football: The junior varsity A team, coached by Matt Arensberg, finished in fourth place in the WBAL with a 1-3 record and went 2-4 overall. Team awards went to Vyom Vidyarthi (MVP), Drew Diffenderfer (Eagle) and Rahul Yalla (Coaches).
JVB (Grade 5) Flag Football: The junior varsity B team, coached by Karriem Stinson and Walid Fahmy, finished as co-champs in the WBAL with a 4-0-2 record. Team awards went to Brennan Williams (MVP), Rishaan Thoppay (Eagle) and Topaz Lee (Coaches).
LS Intramural (Grade 4) Flag Football: Team awards went to Zackary Delfino and David Kelly (Eagle), and Ian Lee (Coaches). The team was coached by Tobias Wade.
VA (Grade 7/8) Softball: The varsity A team, coached by Raul Rios, Vanessa Rios and Adam Albers, finished in second place in the WBAL with a record of 4-1 and went 4-2 overall. Team awards went to Katelyn Abellera, grade 8 (MVP), Gwen Yang, grade 8 (Eagle), and Saira Ramakrishnan, grade 6 (Coaches).
JVA (Grades 4-6) Softball: The junior varsity A team, coached by Jon Cvitanich and Megan Regan, finished in third place in the WBAL with a record of 0-4. Team awards went to Raeanne Li, grade 4 (MVP), Elie Ahluwalia, grade 5 (Eagle), and Sofia Shah, grade 5 (Coaches).
LS Intramural (Grade 4) Softball: Team awards went to Sophie Chen (MVP) Gizelle Sanchez (Eagle) and Arshia Sankar (Coaches). The team was coached by Colleen Campbell and Brittney Moseley.
The girls golf team ended its historic season placing seventh out of 12 teams in the NorCal finals last week. Natalie Vo, grade 10, finished in a tie for third and qualified for the state finals, which will be held on Wednesday at the Victoria Club Golf Course in Riverside.
Girls Tennis
The girls tennis team fell to Mountain View High 3-4 last week in the opening round of CCS. The doubles team of Sachi Bajaj and Fonda Hu, both grade 10, will face off against Soquel to start the doubles tournament on Wednesday at Bay Club Courtside.
Girls Volleyball
The girls volleyball team was defeated by Vanden High 3-1 in the first round of the NorCal tournament last week. Congrats on a great season!
Cross Country
Ryan Adolf, grade 12, and Ritika Rajamani, grade 9, will compete at the CCS finals on Nov. 17 at the Crystal Springs Cross Country Course. The meet was was rescheduled because of poor air quality.
Girls Water Polo
The girls water polo team finished off one of the best seasons in school history with three wins in the SCVAL tournament to become tournament champs and co-league champs for just the second time in program history! The girls defeated Milpitas 13-3, Wilcox 11-2 and Saratoga 5-4 in the championship game. The Eagles are the No. 5 seed in the CCS D2 tournament and travel to Aptos on Nov. 3.
Girls Golf
The girls golf team finished the regular season with a 194-299 win over Castilleja. The girls followed up their league title with a league tournament title shooting a 370, defeating the second place team by 44 strokes! Sophie Zhang-Murphy, grade 9, won the individual title shooting a 69, with Tina Xu, grade 9, shooting a 70 to tie for second. The Eagles head to Laguna Seca on Tuesday to compete in the CCS Championships.
Girls Volleyball
The girls volleyball team finished off the regular season with a 3-1 victory over Mercy SF before beginning the CCS playoffs. The No. 4 seed Eagles defeated Marina High 3-0 and will now host Mercy Burlingame Tuesday at 6 p.m. in the quarterfinals.
Girls Tennis
Last week, the girls tennis team defeated Homestead 4-3 and Notre Dame Belmont 7-0 to finish off the regular season with a 13-5 record. On Monday, the doubles team of Sachi Bajaj, grade 10, and Fonda Hu, grade 10, as well as Liza Egorova, grade 12, advanced to the WBAL Tournament semis on Tuesday at Menlo.
Boys Water Polo
The boys water polo team played very well in the SCVAL Tournament finishing in second place. The Eagles defeated Saratoga 14-12 and Fremont 13-2 before falling to Wilcox 8-9 in the finals. The boys finished a very strong season with a 17-10 record.
Cross Country
The cross country team takes on the entire WBAL at the league finals on Friday at Crystal Springs Uplands Cross Country Course.
MS Golf
Congratulations to the MS golf team as it took first place among 52 competitors and eight teams in the fall WBAL tournament. The Eagles shot a 139, defeating the second place team by 17 strokes, and were led by Claire Chen, grade 8, who won the tournament with a 32, which included a hole in one on the fifth hole! This is the 12th championship out of the last 13 tournaments for the middle school.
The Eagles ran very well in their final cross country race before the league championships in two weeks. Ryan Adolf, grade 12, again led the Eagles at Baylands Park as he and Aditya Singhvi, grade 10 , both finished in the top 20 for the first time this year. Freshmen Ritika Rajamani and Erica Cai were the top two Eagle varsity girl runners, both running times that may qualify for the CCS Championships in three weeks. (Courtesy Coach Scott Chisam.) The Eagles race again on Nov. 2 at Crystal Springs Cross Country Park for the WBAL Championships.
Girls Volleyball
Last week, the girls volleyball team fell to Menlo 0-3 before taking down Mercy Burlingame 3-1. The 13-11 Eagles travel to Mercy SF on Tuesday to complete their regular season before starting CCS this weekend.
Girls Golf
The girls golf team defeated Castilleja 184-231 to become league champs for the first time since 2006. Sophie Zhang-Murphy, grade 9, earned medalist honors shooting a 34. The girls take on Castilleja again on Tuesday before starting the WBAL Tournament on Wednesday.
Football
The football team completed its season with a 7-6 win over St. Vincent de Paul on Saturday. The defensive battle was capped by a second quarter pick-6 by Jared Anderson, grade 12, for the only Harker points on the day. The Eagles finished the year with a 7-2 record.
Boys Water Polo
Last week the boys water polo team fell to Wilcox 7-10 before defeating Saratoga 17-7 and going 3-0 in the Ronald J. Freeman Memorial Tournament, defeating Santa Teresa 15-6, Fremont 16-6 and The King’s Academy 13-1. The boys start the SCVAL Tournament this Wednesday.
Girls Tennis
Last week, the girls tennis team defeated Crystal Springs Uplands 6-1 before falling to Menlo 6-1. The Eagles take on Homestead on Monday and Notre Dame Belmont on Tuesday to wrap up the regular season.
Girls Water Polo
Last week, the girls water polo team defeated Wilcox 11-5 before suffering a rare loss, falling to Saratoga 0-2. The Eagles start the SCVAL Tournament this Wednesday.
The football team improved to 6-2 on the year as it soundly defeated the Oakland Military Institute 62-18 on Friday night. Once again, lots of impressive numbers including Devin Keller, grade 11, rushing for 151 yards and a score, Mitchell Granados, grade 12, rushing for a score and catching a TD pass, Anthony Meissner, grade 12, rushing for two scores and throwing another, and Jared Anderson with a huge game as he rushed for two scores, had a pick six and returned a kickoff for a score. The Eagles close out the regular season this Saturday as they travel to Petaluma to take on Saint Vincent de Paul.
Girls Golf
The girls golf team won its sole match last week by forfeit, but that didn’t stop the players from enjoying their Senior Night. The girls are undefeated and sit atop the WBAL standings as they take on Mercy Burlingame on Tuesday and Castilleja on Wednesday.
Boys Water Polo
The boys water polo team picked up two league wins last week as they defeated Fremont 17-8 and Cupertino 15-6. This week, the Eagles travel to Wilcox on Tuesday and Saratoga on Thursday to close out the regular season.
Girls Tennis
The girls tennis team picked up two big non-league wins last week as it defeated Homestead 5-2 and Castilleja 4-3. This week, the ladies host Crystal Springs Uplands on Tuesday and Menlo on Thursday, both at Blackford.
Girls Water Polo
The girls water polo team continues to roll as it picked up two more league wins last week. The Eagle started the week with a 13-3 win over Lynbrook with Abby Wisdom, grade 12, scoring seven goals. Then in an 11-2 win over Cupertino, Wisdom led the Eagles with three goals, with Cas Ruedy, grade 11, Leah Anderson, grade 10, and Alicia Xu, grade 11, each scoring two goals. The 18-4 Eagles finish up the regular season this week as they travel to Wilcox on Tuesday and Saratoga on Thursday.
Girls Volleyball
Last week, the girls volleyball team took care of Sacred Heart Prep 3-0, but fell to Notre Dame Belmont 0-3 later in the week. The 12-10 Eagles host Menlo on Tuesday before traveling to Mercy Burlingame on Thursday.
Cross Country
The cross country team returns to action this Thursday at Baylands Park as it meets up with the entire WBAL.
It was a very busy and successful, week for the girls golf team. The girls started the week with a 194-297 win over Notre Dame Belmont with Sophie Zhang-Murphy, grade 9, and Natalie Vo, grade 10, each shooting a 37 to take medalist honors. Then, the Eagles defeated Menlo 183-217, with Vo taking medalist honors again, this time with 4-under-par 33. Finally, the Eagles finished the week with a 190-250-317 win over Mercy Burlingame and The King’s Academy, with Olivia Guo, grade 10, shooting a 36 to take the top spot. Harker currently holds five of the top 10 individual scoring averages in the WBAL. This Friday is Senior Night as the girls take on The King’s Academy at Los Lagos.
Football
The football team dominated Elsie Allen High for a 56-0 Homecoming victory last week. Incredible numbers all around, including Mitchell Granados, grade 12, filling in at running back and rushing for 164 yards and three scores, and Jared Anderson, grade 12, catching four balls for 111 yards and two touchdowns. But the most amazing stats of the night came from Giovanni Rofa, grade 11, who intercepted four passes and returned three of them for touchdowns! The 5-2 Eagles host the Oakland Military Institute this Friday at Davis Field.
Boys Water Polo
Last week, the boys water polo team defeated Monta Vista 14-9 and Milpitas 25-11, before falling to Los Gatos 5-16. This week, the Eagles travel to Fremont on Tuesday and host Cupertino on Thursday.
Girls Volleyball
The girls volleyball team had a very good week as it defeated Mercy SF 3-1, followed by a second place finish at the Notre Dame Belmont Tiger Cup over the weekend. The girls defeated Gregori, Central Catholic, Cardinal Newman and host Notre Dame Belmont, but fell to Bishop O’Dowd in the finals. Emily Cheng, grade 11, and Katrina Liou, grade 12, were both named to the All-Tournament Team. These results guarantee a spot in the CCS Tournament for the Eagles! The volleyball team looks to keep its recent success going as it hosts Sacred Heart Prep on Tuesday before traveling to Notre Dame Belmont on Thursday.
Cross Country
The cross country teams opened up its league season with some very good marks on the Crystal Springs XC Course. The varsity girls added four freshmen to the mix and the team placed fourth out of the 13 league teams, its highest finish in several years. Anna Weirich, grade 10, took a 50-meter early lead before suffering a foot injury just past the mile mark. She still placed fifth with a personal best. The boys added two sophomores and one freshman to the squad, with Ryan Adolf, grade 12, leading the Eagles with another lifetime best run. The Eagles face off with the WBAL again on Oct. 18 at Baylands Park.
Girls Tennis
Last week, the girls tennis team picked up a 5-2 win over Castilleja, followed by a 5-2 loss to Sacred Heart Prep. This week, the Eagles take on Homestead on Monday and Castilleja on Tuesday.
Girls Water Polo
The girls water polo team continued its winning ways as it defeated Monta Vista 11-3 and Milpitas 11-3 last week before defeating Salinas and Milpitas in the Milpitas High Tournament. The Eagles’ six game winning streak was snapped as the girls fell to Presentation 4-8 in the finals of the tournament. This week, the Eagles travel to Lynbrook on Tuesday and host Cupertino on Thursday.
Anna Weirich, grade 10, competed at the prestigious Stanford Invitational over the weekend and showed why she is one of the top runners in the state. Weirich finished second among 186 D2 state runners, posting the best sophomore time of the day; she had one of the top 10 best times for any runner in the six division invitational. Weirich rejoins the rest of the Harker runners this Thursday at Crystal Springs Cross Country Park for the first WBAL meet of the year, followed by the Artichoke Invitational in Half Moon Bay over the weekend.
Girls Water Polo
The girls water polo team stayed hot as they picked up two more wins last week. In an 8-2 win over Wilcox, Cas Ruedy, grade 11, led the team with two goals, while Arushi Madan, grade 11, had 14 saves. Later in the week, the girls defeated Santa Clara 7-2. The 12-3 Eagles travel to Monta Vista on Tuesday, host Milpitas on Thursday and compete in the Milpitas Tournament over the weekend.
Girls Golf
The girls golf team started last week with a 196-261 win over Sacred Heart Prep, led by Sophie Zhang Murphy, grade 9, who shot a 36 to earn medalist honors. Later in the week, the Eagles defeated Notre Dame SJ and Mercy Burlingame 184-233-254 in a league tri-match. Natalie Vo, grade 10, and Tina Xu, grade 9, tied for medalist each shooting a 35. The girls have a busy week as they take on Notre Dame Belmont on Monday, Menlo on Tuesday and King’s Academy and Mercy Burlingame in a tri-match on Wednesday.
Girls Tennis
The girls tennis team went 1-1 last week as they fell to a tough Menlo team 7-0 before defeating Notre Dame Belmont 7-0 later in the week. The Eagles host Castilleja on Tuesday and Sacred Heart Prep on Thursday.
Girls Volleyball
Last week, the girls volleyball team fell to Menlo in 4 games before defeating Mercy Burlingame in an exciting five-game set. The Eagles head into the week with a 6-8 record and will face off with Mercy San Francisco on Tuesday at home before competing at the Notre Dame Belmont Tiger Cup over the weekend.
Boys Water Polo
The boys water polo team started last week with a 10-8 loss to Wilcox, but finished the week with a 16-3 victory over Santa Clara. This week, the 7-8 Eagles travel to Monta Vista on Tuesday, host Milpitas on Thursday and travel to Los Gatos on Saturday.
Football
After a bye week, the 4-2 football team hosts Elsie Allen at Homecoming on Friday.
Alumni Sports News
Great result for Katherine Zhu, last week as she levered UC Berkeley into fourth place with her most excellent second place tie!