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The team huddles during their CCS quarterfinals game against Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory

Boys’ basketball team falls to Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory in CCS Division-III quarterfinals

Andy Zhu and Debesh Das Sharma March 2, 2025

The boys’ basketball team’s season came to an end as they fell short in a game at Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory (SHCP) 87-74 on Feb. 25 in the CCS Division-III Quarterfinals.  They traveled...

The 2024 CCS bracket.

Softball falls 7-0 to Capuchino in CCS

Nika Svizhenko May 26, 2024

The softball team’s season ended May 18 with a 7-0 Division II CCS quarterfinal loss to Capuchino.  Going into the match, Capuchino had a 10-4 record in its upper A league season and was No....

Sophomore Kelsey Zhang swims the 100-yard Fly at CCS on May 2. 

Star swimmer’s disqualification in 200 IM race puts stirs controversy at CCS

In an unexpected and controversial ruling during CCS competition, star sophomore swimmer Kelsey Zhang was disqualified from the 200 Individual Medley in a meet that took place at Independence High School...

Senior Riley Alves executes a reverse straight dive during a meet at Los Altos on March 14.

Senior diver competes at CCS, ends season unsure of future of the team

Richard Fan May 21, 2024

The school’s diving team this year consisted of two divers: seniors Tashi Vasudeva and Riley Alves.  Alves competed at CCS on April 30 at Palo Alto against schools including Gunn, Saint Francis,...

Senior setters Kali Duvvuri sets the ball as junior middle Ryan Backhus approaches to hit on May 6 against Summit Shasta.

Boys’ volleyball wraps up season with league win and advances to CCS quarterfinals

Bill Huang and Bryan Zhao May 19, 2024

The Falcons finished first in the lower El Camino division this spring with a record of 12-3, qualifying for Division II CCS. At CCS, The Falcons beat Summit Shasta 3-0 on May 6 but lost 3-0 to Aragon...

Senior Johan Amirineni lines up a shot in a match at home on April 4.

Boys’ tennis defeats Aragon 6-1, advancing to CCS quarterfinals match vs. Bellarmine

Saachi Jain May 5, 2024

The boys’ tennis team has secured its spot in the CCS quarterfinals following a 6-1 victory at home against Aragon on May 3.  After a strong performance from the No. 1 doubles team of senior...

Falcons huddle before the game to talk about strategies.

Boys’ volleyball defeats Los Altos, holding on to top spot in El Camino

Bill Huang and Bryan Zhao May 1, 2024

Chants of “overrated” could be heard from the student section during a timeout following sophomore Jeremy Si’s monumental block against Los Altos’ main outside hitter and UCI D1 commit Aiden Cuppett...

The cheer team gathers around their coach in celebration after first place at CCS on Jan. 20.

Cheer team ends its season with CCS win, qualification for nationals in Las Vegas

Derek Liang February 8, 2024

Shaking off their pre-performance nerves, the 11 members of the school’s cheer team rushed onto the main stage of this year’s CCS competition, held at Independence High School on Jan. 20. Two minutes...

During the CCS Championships at Crystal Springs Park on Nov. 11, sophomore Jack Tong runs up an incline, challenged by competition.

Boys placed 10th out of 11 teams and girls placed 10th out of 12 teams at the CCS Country Championships

George Hu December 4, 2023

The cross country team competed in the De Anza League Santa Clara Valley Athletic League Cross Country Championships and CCS Cross Country Championships races at Crystal Springs Park on Oct. 31 and on...

Junior Caitlin Weber steps up to bat at the softball team’s last league game away to Monta Vista. The team won 13-0.

Softball: Falcons lose in CCS quarterfinals after achieving 9-3 league record

Divya Vadlakonda and Beverly Xu May 31, 2023

When star sophomore pitcher Saira Ramakrishnan threw the first pitch of the team’s first CCS game away at Santa Teresa on May 20, the Falcons were playing with house money: They had already achieved...

The Falcons played their last league match against Monta Vista on senior night, May 2.

Despite facing tough competition at CCS, badminton girls’ doubles pair advances to States 

Sunny Cao and Saachi Jain May 27, 2023

The crack of a racket echoed through the air as the badminton team faced off against other regional schools at the CCS tournament on May 13.  While the team didn’t emerge as champions, the doubles...

Senior Jalyn Harrigan runs the 300-meter hurdles at CCS Trials on May 13.

Two senior track athletes qualify for CCS Finals, unable to advance to the CIF State Championships

George Hu May 25, 2023

Sophomore distance runner Pranav Rajan trailed just ahead of the other runners in the 1600-meter race at the final dual meet against Cupertino on April 18. With the finish line in sight and two runners...

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