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Junior Keion Ashjaee-Marshall works towards a cradle hold against sophomore Jayden Kwong.

New wrestlers work with experienced new coach

Aiden Ye November 17, 2023

Head Coach: Bianca Vargas Last year’s record: 0-7 Recap: The team of five coached by Taylor Wilson often lost matches due to their inability to fill out all the weight classes against larger teams....

Sophomore Nathan Liu goes for a layup as both junior Daniel Jadali and senior Bryan Wang tail after him during practice.

Boys’ basketball team forged team chemistry in sweltering summer practices

Bill Huang and Bryan Zhao November 16, 2023

Head Coach: Mike Davey Last year’s record: 6-6 Recap: Last year, the boys’ varsity team entered the A-League for the first time in many years. Despite facing many challenging opponents, the...

Urvi Iyer dribbles down the court towards teammate Ava Cai.

Season preview: Guided by new coach, girls’ basketball focuses on shoring up defense

Aiden Ye and Florence Wei November 16, 2023

Head Coach: Manny Steffen Last year’s record: 6-18 Recap: With just eight players on the team last year, the Falcons struggled with injuries and an unstable roster. Despite wins against Los Gatos...

Senior Jiah Jung does a simple drill during tryouts.

Girls’ soccer preview: Spendlove, Oberhauser lead Falcons into a new season

Amelia Chang and Ruiyan Zhu November 15, 2023

Head Coach: Ben Maxwell Last year’s record: 10-18 Recap: Last year, the team finished fourth in its division and almost made it to CCS, but failed as they needed to win one more game. Star...

Senior wing Victoria Le shotblocks against Monta Vista on Sept. 7.

Girls’ water polo season off to a hot start with an undefeated record

Mitchell Chen October 1, 2023

After a 15-11 loss during the first scrimmage of the year against Prospect on Aug. 31, the girls’ water polo head coach Mike Allegreti made changes to what plays they would run in future games. That...

Junior Sarah Lim marks her last putt at Baylands during the team's second match of the season on Aug. 30.

Early season update: Girls’ golf team banks on returning players 

Kathy Wang September 24, 2023

Head Coach: Dave Gragnola Last year’s record: 3-6 Recap: Last year, the top two players advanced to CCS with No. 1 player sophomore Millie Wang qualifying for the Northern California Gold Championship...

The team hypes up the student section in the stands during the football game against Prospect on Aug. 25.

Cheer preview: New head coach buoys team’s hopes

Derek Liang September 23, 2023

After ending last year’s challenging season, which included numerous girls quitting for personal reasons and inconsistent coaching, the cheer team has welcomed a new head coach as well as seven new...

Senior Lexi Cleland prepares to shoot the winning goal against Monta Vista on Aug. 13.

Early-season check-in: Field hockey features promising new players

Anamika Anand September 18, 2023

Head Coach: Sam Ng  Last year’s record: 2-2-11  Recap: Despite setbacks due to injuries and the loss of seven seniors to graduation, the team was still able to make it to CCS. However,...

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