Girls’ tennis finishes second place in league for third year in a row
The Falcons sent their No. 1 and No. 2 singles — juniors Viki Toram and Mihika Singh — as well as doubles No. 1 and 2 — Poon, juniors Kate Vasquez and Sasha Prasad and sophomore Aishi Prashanth to the Santa Clara Valley Athletic League (SCVAL) tournament at Milpitas High School. That competition determined which players would make CCS. In the 2-day event, which ran from Nov. 5-6, they lost 8-3 to Wilcox in a pro set (where the first team to eight points wins) and no players made CCS.
The tennis team finished second in the El Camino league for the third year in a row with a record of 11-4, ending their regular season with a 6-1 victory against Gunn High School on Oct. 31.
Girls’ water polo look to the future after an injury-riddled season
Entering El Camino league finals with a record of 5-6 and being in 4th place, the water polo team won two of their three final games, but did not end up making CCS. With only eight players this year, the team saw its performance hampered when two key players, senior Ava Sadeghi and junior Thalea Charton, both suffered shoulder injuries halfway through the season, causing them to play on controlled minutes throughout the rest of the season.
Boys’ water polo, fueled by Chadha’s skill play, ends the second half of the season strong
Starting the season with a 0-5 record, the Falcons came back later on, largely due to the addition of senior Harker transfer Nikhil Chadha, who scored multiple goals and helped the team grab three wins to end the regular season with a record of 3-8. During league finals, the boys lost their first two games against Homestead and Monta Vista, but ended with a win against Santa Clara.
Field hockey closes out season with a tough overtime loss against Presentation
The field hockey team almost qualified for CCS but fell short after
an overtime loss from penalty shots against Presentation. Overall, they finished second in the league with a record of 8-3-1.
Cross Country sees numerous PR’s, head to CCS
Entering the first meet on Oct. 8 at Crystal Springs, many runners found themselves achieving new PRs, including junior Jack Dong who broke his previous time of 17:49.7 and ran the course in 17:16.8 and junior captain Kyle Li, who broke his previous PR of 19:37.9 and completed the course in 18:06.5. Throughout the season, they mostly avoided injuries, allowing them to stride through many of the meets. The team placed 6th in league finals and will go to CCS, which took place on Nov. 16 at Crystal Springs.
Girls’ volleyball eliminated in second round of CCS with a frustrating loss
After finishing second in the El Camino league with a record of 11-3, the girls’ volleyball team went into the Division III CCS competition as the 9th seed of 12 total teams. After a 3-0 sweep due to a solid performance from the starters — senior hitter Emerson Pak, sophomore hitter Iris Jin, senior middle Shreya Raghuvanshi, senior setter Narmeen Khericha, sophomore Aanya Hotha, and freshman Rucha Patil — against the eighth seeded Greenfield on Nov. 2, the girls fell short with a 3-0 loss against the first seed, Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory, on Nov. 5. Freshman Chloe Zeng ended up winning Freshman of the Year award for the league.
Football sees large improvement from previous year
The football team ended its season with a league record of 5-2-1; the team’s overall record was 6-3-1. While they lost to Jefferson and Gunn and did not qualify for CCS, they finished third in the Peninsula Lake, an improvement from last year’s 4-6 record. With this only being the first year under leadership of head coach Archie Ljepava, the team is hopeful for an even stronger performance next season. Younger players, however, struggled to get playing time since there was no JV team this year.
Girls’ golf ends with disappointing loss, failing to move on to NorCals
Finishing off the regular season, the team tied for second in league with a record of 9-3. Despite a string of strong performances from top players throughout the season — notably junior Millie Wang and senior D1 Princeton commit Sarah Lim — the team ended up falling short in CCS, placing ninth place out of 17 total teams in the De Anza League. Earlier in the season, Lim shot her personal lowest 9-hole round and made a school record of 6 under par in a home match vs. Gunn High at the Saratoga Country Club.
