Senior running back carries leadership role for Falcons October 20, 2022 — by Anika Kapasi Senior Paolo Navarro is a key starter for the Falcons on both sides of the ball, playing running back and defensive back. He started playing football his freshman year on the JV team. When JV and varsity merged in his sophomore year, through hard work, determination and a strong mentality, he quickly showed what he […] read more » Field hockey team celebrates growth and perseverance as season ends October 20, 2022 — by Lena Aribi and Sarah Thomas Earlier this year, low numbers forced head coach Jatin Sharma to merge the JV and varsity squads. In the weeks after, the Falcons increased the rigor of their practice in preparation for tough opponents. On Oct. 18, the team went against Homestead for their senior night and left the field tied with a score of […] read more » Girls’ volleyball ends season on high note October 19, 2022 — by Divya Vadlakonda and Maggie Zeng Showing a strong improvement from the previous season, the girls’ volleyball team, under the direction of head coach Thomas Ching, concluded with a 10-10 record this year, a major bounce back from their disappointing 4-12 record last year. Players told the Falcon they were happy with the improvement, but felt they didn’t reach their potential. […] read more » Senior wins spot on the U.S. men’s junior field hockey team October 19, 2022 — by Anthony Wang Only a day into the U.S. Men’s National Team Talent Identification and Training Camp for field hockey in August, senior goalkeeper Siddharth Kamannavar felt a sharp pain in his thigh as he returned to his dorm after an evening scrimmage. “As soon as I hurt it and put weight on it, it hurt so much […] read more » Cross country adjusts late season training by incorporating harder workouts October 18, 2022 — by George Hu and Kevin Yang With the season coming to a close, the varsity cross country team has just two races left: SCVAL league finals on Nov. 1 and CCS on Nov. 12. Based on current times, few of the team’s runners are likely to qualify for the state meet, but boys’ team senior co-captain Wasil Khan probably has the […] read more » Playing both club and school volleyball, freshman grows in her skills October 18, 2022 — by Divya Vadlakonda Sweat dripped down freshman outside hitter Jena Lew’s face as she received a serve from Homestead’s volleyball team earlier this season, the enthusiastic cheers of her teammates ringing loud from the sidelines. This is just one of dozens of memories from her season as a key contributor to the JV team. Lew was introduced to […] read more » Golden State Warriors in position to repeat as champions despite losing crucial players October 12, 2022 — by George Hu Despite a lack of top-tier unrestricted free agents, this NBA offseason was surprisingly volatile. Throughout the summer, social media was buzzing with blockbuster trades changing the entire future direction of some teams. The biggest trades: The Utah Jazz traded both of their all stars, center Rudy Gobert and shooting guard Donovan Mitchell, to the Minnesota […] read more » Girls’ water polo team seeks to improve after loss of key players October 7, 2022 — by Jonny Luo Led by a new coach, the Falcons began the year enjoying the progress they were making but also facing challenges such as the loss of two players to graduation last year and two seniors, Fiona Feng and Hannah Baniani, who decided not to play this season. Midway through the league season, the results have been […] read more » New football head coach Steve Matos steps in, hopes to improve players’ mentality and work ethic October 5, 2022 — by Anika Kapasi Last spring, Steve Matos officially became the football team’s new head coach after Tim Lugo stepped down to become the athletic director and football coach at Mountain View High. Matos attended Pioneer High and had Lugo as his coach. In 2012, he joined the football program at Saratoga High as an assistant coach under Lugo. […] read more » Cross country performs well at invitationals and meets September 30, 2022 — by Saachi Jain and Kathy Wang For the first time in its history, the girls’ and boys’ cross country teams have merged under coaches Ian and Kathy Tippetts, longtime coaches of the boys’ team, following the departure of many key athletes and former girls’ coach Danny Moon. “I think the coaching change is definitely a new atmosphere for the girls’ team […] read more » firstprevious...1011121314...2030405060...nextlast
Field hockey team celebrates growth and perseverance as season ends October 20, 2022 — by Lena Aribi and Sarah Thomas Earlier this year, low numbers forced head coach Jatin Sharma to merge the JV and varsity squads. In the weeks after, the Falcons increased the rigor of their practice in preparation for tough opponents. On Oct. 18, the team went against Homestead for their senior night and left the field tied with a score of […] read more » Girls’ volleyball ends season on high note October 19, 2022 — by Divya Vadlakonda and Maggie Zeng Showing a strong improvement from the previous season, the girls’ volleyball team, under the direction of head coach Thomas Ching, concluded with a 10-10 record this year, a major bounce back from their disappointing 4-12 record last year. Players told the Falcon they were happy with the improvement, but felt they didn’t reach their potential. […] read more » Senior wins spot on the U.S. men’s junior field hockey team October 19, 2022 — by Anthony Wang Only a day into the U.S. Men’s National Team Talent Identification and Training Camp for field hockey in August, senior goalkeeper Siddharth Kamannavar felt a sharp pain in his thigh as he returned to his dorm after an evening scrimmage. “As soon as I hurt it and put weight on it, it hurt so much […] read more » Cross country adjusts late season training by incorporating harder workouts October 18, 2022 — by George Hu and Kevin Yang With the season coming to a close, the varsity cross country team has just two races left: SCVAL league finals on Nov. 1 and CCS on Nov. 12. Based on current times, few of the team’s runners are likely to qualify for the state meet, but boys’ team senior co-captain Wasil Khan probably has the […] read more » Playing both club and school volleyball, freshman grows in her skills October 18, 2022 — by Divya Vadlakonda Sweat dripped down freshman outside hitter Jena Lew’s face as she received a serve from Homestead’s volleyball team earlier this season, the enthusiastic cheers of her teammates ringing loud from the sidelines. This is just one of dozens of memories from her season as a key contributor to the JV team. Lew was introduced to […] read more » Golden State Warriors in position to repeat as champions despite losing crucial players October 12, 2022 — by George Hu Despite a lack of top-tier unrestricted free agents, this NBA offseason was surprisingly volatile. Throughout the summer, social media was buzzing with blockbuster trades changing the entire future direction of some teams. The biggest trades: The Utah Jazz traded both of their all stars, center Rudy Gobert and shooting guard Donovan Mitchell, to the Minnesota […] read more » Girls’ water polo team seeks to improve after loss of key players October 7, 2022 — by Jonny Luo Led by a new coach, the Falcons began the year enjoying the progress they were making but also facing challenges such as the loss of two players to graduation last year and two seniors, Fiona Feng and Hannah Baniani, who decided not to play this season. Midway through the league season, the results have been […] read more » New football head coach Steve Matos steps in, hopes to improve players’ mentality and work ethic October 5, 2022 — by Anika Kapasi Last spring, Steve Matos officially became the football team’s new head coach after Tim Lugo stepped down to become the athletic director and football coach at Mountain View High. Matos attended Pioneer High and had Lugo as his coach. In 2012, he joined the football program at Saratoga High as an assistant coach under Lugo. […] read more » Cross country performs well at invitationals and meets September 30, 2022 — by Saachi Jain and Kathy Wang For the first time in its history, the girls’ and boys’ cross country teams have merged under coaches Ian and Kathy Tippetts, longtime coaches of the boys’ team, following the departure of many key athletes and former girls’ coach Danny Moon. “I think the coaching change is definitely a new atmosphere for the girls’ team […] read more » firstprevious...1011121314...2030405060...nextlast
Girls’ volleyball ends season on high note October 19, 2022 — by Divya Vadlakonda and Maggie Zeng Showing a strong improvement from the previous season, the girls’ volleyball team, under the direction of head coach Thomas Ching, concluded with a 10-10 record this year, a major bounce back from their disappointing 4-12 record last year. Players told the Falcon they were happy with the improvement, but felt they didn’t reach their potential. […] read more » Senior wins spot on the U.S. men’s junior field hockey team October 19, 2022 — by Anthony Wang Only a day into the U.S. Men’s National Team Talent Identification and Training Camp for field hockey in August, senior goalkeeper Siddharth Kamannavar felt a sharp pain in his thigh as he returned to his dorm after an evening scrimmage. “As soon as I hurt it and put weight on it, it hurt so much […] read more » Cross country adjusts late season training by incorporating harder workouts October 18, 2022 — by George Hu and Kevin Yang With the season coming to a close, the varsity cross country team has just two races left: SCVAL league finals on Nov. 1 and CCS on Nov. 12. Based on current times, few of the team’s runners are likely to qualify for the state meet, but boys’ team senior co-captain Wasil Khan probably has the […] read more » Playing both club and school volleyball, freshman grows in her skills October 18, 2022 — by Divya Vadlakonda Sweat dripped down freshman outside hitter Jena Lew’s face as she received a serve from Homestead’s volleyball team earlier this season, the enthusiastic cheers of her teammates ringing loud from the sidelines. This is just one of dozens of memories from her season as a key contributor to the JV team. Lew was introduced to […] read more » Golden State Warriors in position to repeat as champions despite losing crucial players October 12, 2022 — by George Hu Despite a lack of top-tier unrestricted free agents, this NBA offseason was surprisingly volatile. Throughout the summer, social media was buzzing with blockbuster trades changing the entire future direction of some teams. The biggest trades: The Utah Jazz traded both of their all stars, center Rudy Gobert and shooting guard Donovan Mitchell, to the Minnesota […] read more » Girls’ water polo team seeks to improve after loss of key players October 7, 2022 — by Jonny Luo Led by a new coach, the Falcons began the year enjoying the progress they were making but also facing challenges such as the loss of two players to graduation last year and two seniors, Fiona Feng and Hannah Baniani, who decided not to play this season. Midway through the league season, the results have been […] read more » New football head coach Steve Matos steps in, hopes to improve players’ mentality and work ethic October 5, 2022 — by Anika Kapasi Last spring, Steve Matos officially became the football team’s new head coach after Tim Lugo stepped down to become the athletic director and football coach at Mountain View High. Matos attended Pioneer High and had Lugo as his coach. In 2012, he joined the football program at Saratoga High as an assistant coach under Lugo. […] read more » Cross country performs well at invitationals and meets September 30, 2022 — by Saachi Jain and Kathy Wang For the first time in its history, the girls’ and boys’ cross country teams have merged under coaches Ian and Kathy Tippetts, longtime coaches of the boys’ team, following the departure of many key athletes and former girls’ coach Danny Moon. “I think the coaching change is definitely a new atmosphere for the girls’ team […] read more » firstprevious...1011121314...2030405060...nextlast
Senior wins spot on the U.S. men’s junior field hockey team October 19, 2022 — by Anthony Wang Only a day into the U.S. Men’s National Team Talent Identification and Training Camp for field hockey in August, senior goalkeeper Siddharth Kamannavar felt a sharp pain in his thigh as he returned to his dorm after an evening scrimmage. “As soon as I hurt it and put weight on it, it hurt so much […] read more » Cross country adjusts late season training by incorporating harder workouts October 18, 2022 — by George Hu and Kevin Yang With the season coming to a close, the varsity cross country team has just two races left: SCVAL league finals on Nov. 1 and CCS on Nov. 12. Based on current times, few of the team’s runners are likely to qualify for the state meet, but boys’ team senior co-captain Wasil Khan probably has the […] read more » Playing both club and school volleyball, freshman grows in her skills October 18, 2022 — by Divya Vadlakonda Sweat dripped down freshman outside hitter Jena Lew’s face as she received a serve from Homestead’s volleyball team earlier this season, the enthusiastic cheers of her teammates ringing loud from the sidelines. This is just one of dozens of memories from her season as a key contributor to the JV team. Lew was introduced to […] read more » Golden State Warriors in position to repeat as champions despite losing crucial players October 12, 2022 — by George Hu Despite a lack of top-tier unrestricted free agents, this NBA offseason was surprisingly volatile. Throughout the summer, social media was buzzing with blockbuster trades changing the entire future direction of some teams. The biggest trades: The Utah Jazz traded both of their all stars, center Rudy Gobert and shooting guard Donovan Mitchell, to the Minnesota […] read more » Girls’ water polo team seeks to improve after loss of key players October 7, 2022 — by Jonny Luo Led by a new coach, the Falcons began the year enjoying the progress they were making but also facing challenges such as the loss of two players to graduation last year and two seniors, Fiona Feng and Hannah Baniani, who decided not to play this season. Midway through the league season, the results have been […] read more » New football head coach Steve Matos steps in, hopes to improve players’ mentality and work ethic October 5, 2022 — by Anika Kapasi Last spring, Steve Matos officially became the football team’s new head coach after Tim Lugo stepped down to become the athletic director and football coach at Mountain View High. Matos attended Pioneer High and had Lugo as his coach. In 2012, he joined the football program at Saratoga High as an assistant coach under Lugo. […] read more » Cross country performs well at invitationals and meets September 30, 2022 — by Saachi Jain and Kathy Wang For the first time in its history, the girls’ and boys’ cross country teams have merged under coaches Ian and Kathy Tippetts, longtime coaches of the boys’ team, following the departure of many key athletes and former girls’ coach Danny Moon. “I think the coaching change is definitely a new atmosphere for the girls’ team […] read more » firstprevious...1011121314...2030405060...nextlast
Cross country adjusts late season training by incorporating harder workouts October 18, 2022 — by George Hu and Kevin Yang With the season coming to a close, the varsity cross country team has just two races left: SCVAL league finals on Nov. 1 and CCS on Nov. 12. Based on current times, few of the team’s runners are likely to qualify for the state meet, but boys’ team senior co-captain Wasil Khan probably has the […] read more » Playing both club and school volleyball, freshman grows in her skills October 18, 2022 — by Divya Vadlakonda Sweat dripped down freshman outside hitter Jena Lew’s face as she received a serve from Homestead’s volleyball team earlier this season, the enthusiastic cheers of her teammates ringing loud from the sidelines. This is just one of dozens of memories from her season as a key contributor to the JV team. Lew was introduced to […] read more » Golden State Warriors in position to repeat as champions despite losing crucial players October 12, 2022 — by George Hu Despite a lack of top-tier unrestricted free agents, this NBA offseason was surprisingly volatile. Throughout the summer, social media was buzzing with blockbuster trades changing the entire future direction of some teams. The biggest trades: The Utah Jazz traded both of their all stars, center Rudy Gobert and shooting guard Donovan Mitchell, to the Minnesota […] read more » Girls’ water polo team seeks to improve after loss of key players October 7, 2022 — by Jonny Luo Led by a new coach, the Falcons began the year enjoying the progress they were making but also facing challenges such as the loss of two players to graduation last year and two seniors, Fiona Feng and Hannah Baniani, who decided not to play this season. Midway through the league season, the results have been […] read more » New football head coach Steve Matos steps in, hopes to improve players’ mentality and work ethic October 5, 2022 — by Anika Kapasi Last spring, Steve Matos officially became the football team’s new head coach after Tim Lugo stepped down to become the athletic director and football coach at Mountain View High. Matos attended Pioneer High and had Lugo as his coach. In 2012, he joined the football program at Saratoga High as an assistant coach under Lugo. […] read more » Cross country performs well at invitationals and meets September 30, 2022 — by Saachi Jain and Kathy Wang For the first time in its history, the girls’ and boys’ cross country teams have merged under coaches Ian and Kathy Tippetts, longtime coaches of the boys’ team, following the departure of many key athletes and former girls’ coach Danny Moon. “I think the coaching change is definitely a new atmosphere for the girls’ team […] read more » firstprevious...1011121314...2030405060...nextlast
Playing both club and school volleyball, freshman grows in her skills October 18, 2022 — by Divya Vadlakonda Sweat dripped down freshman outside hitter Jena Lew’s face as she received a serve from Homestead’s volleyball team earlier this season, the enthusiastic cheers of her teammates ringing loud from the sidelines. This is just one of dozens of memories from her season as a key contributor to the JV team. Lew was introduced to […] read more » Golden State Warriors in position to repeat as champions despite losing crucial players October 12, 2022 — by George Hu Despite a lack of top-tier unrestricted free agents, this NBA offseason was surprisingly volatile. Throughout the summer, social media was buzzing with blockbuster trades changing the entire future direction of some teams. The biggest trades: The Utah Jazz traded both of their all stars, center Rudy Gobert and shooting guard Donovan Mitchell, to the Minnesota […] read more » Girls’ water polo team seeks to improve after loss of key players October 7, 2022 — by Jonny Luo Led by a new coach, the Falcons began the year enjoying the progress they were making but also facing challenges such as the loss of two players to graduation last year and two seniors, Fiona Feng and Hannah Baniani, who decided not to play this season. Midway through the league season, the results have been […] read more » New football head coach Steve Matos steps in, hopes to improve players’ mentality and work ethic October 5, 2022 — by Anika Kapasi Last spring, Steve Matos officially became the football team’s new head coach after Tim Lugo stepped down to become the athletic director and football coach at Mountain View High. Matos attended Pioneer High and had Lugo as his coach. In 2012, he joined the football program at Saratoga High as an assistant coach under Lugo. […] read more » Cross country performs well at invitationals and meets September 30, 2022 — by Saachi Jain and Kathy Wang For the first time in its history, the girls’ and boys’ cross country teams have merged under coaches Ian and Kathy Tippetts, longtime coaches of the boys’ team, following the departure of many key athletes and former girls’ coach Danny Moon. “I think the coaching change is definitely a new atmosphere for the girls’ team […] read more » firstprevious...1011121314...2030405060...nextlast
Golden State Warriors in position to repeat as champions despite losing crucial players October 12, 2022 — by George Hu Despite a lack of top-tier unrestricted free agents, this NBA offseason was surprisingly volatile. Throughout the summer, social media was buzzing with blockbuster trades changing the entire future direction of some teams. The biggest trades: The Utah Jazz traded both of their all stars, center Rudy Gobert and shooting guard Donovan Mitchell, to the Minnesota […] read more » Girls’ water polo team seeks to improve after loss of key players October 7, 2022 — by Jonny Luo Led by a new coach, the Falcons began the year enjoying the progress they were making but also facing challenges such as the loss of two players to graduation last year and two seniors, Fiona Feng and Hannah Baniani, who decided not to play this season. Midway through the league season, the results have been […] read more » New football head coach Steve Matos steps in, hopes to improve players’ mentality and work ethic October 5, 2022 — by Anika Kapasi Last spring, Steve Matos officially became the football team’s new head coach after Tim Lugo stepped down to become the athletic director and football coach at Mountain View High. Matos attended Pioneer High and had Lugo as his coach. In 2012, he joined the football program at Saratoga High as an assistant coach under Lugo. […] read more » Cross country performs well at invitationals and meets September 30, 2022 — by Saachi Jain and Kathy Wang For the first time in its history, the girls’ and boys’ cross country teams have merged under coaches Ian and Kathy Tippetts, longtime coaches of the boys’ team, following the departure of many key athletes and former girls’ coach Danny Moon. “I think the coaching change is definitely a new atmosphere for the girls’ team […] read more » firstprevious...1011121314...2030405060...nextlast
Girls’ water polo team seeks to improve after loss of key players October 7, 2022 — by Jonny Luo Led by a new coach, the Falcons began the year enjoying the progress they were making but also facing challenges such as the loss of two players to graduation last year and two seniors, Fiona Feng and Hannah Baniani, who decided not to play this season. Midway through the league season, the results have been […] read more » New football head coach Steve Matos steps in, hopes to improve players’ mentality and work ethic October 5, 2022 — by Anika Kapasi Last spring, Steve Matos officially became the football team’s new head coach after Tim Lugo stepped down to become the athletic director and football coach at Mountain View High. Matos attended Pioneer High and had Lugo as his coach. In 2012, he joined the football program at Saratoga High as an assistant coach under Lugo. […] read more » Cross country performs well at invitationals and meets September 30, 2022 — by Saachi Jain and Kathy Wang For the first time in its history, the girls’ and boys’ cross country teams have merged under coaches Ian and Kathy Tippetts, longtime coaches of the boys’ team, following the departure of many key athletes and former girls’ coach Danny Moon. “I think the coaching change is definitely a new atmosphere for the girls’ team […] read more » firstprevious...1011121314...2030405060...nextlast
New football head coach Steve Matos steps in, hopes to improve players’ mentality and work ethic October 5, 2022 — by Anika Kapasi Last spring, Steve Matos officially became the football team’s new head coach after Tim Lugo stepped down to become the athletic director and football coach at Mountain View High. Matos attended Pioneer High and had Lugo as his coach. In 2012, he joined the football program at Saratoga High as an assistant coach under Lugo. […] read more » Cross country performs well at invitationals and meets September 30, 2022 — by Saachi Jain and Kathy Wang For the first time in its history, the girls’ and boys’ cross country teams have merged under coaches Ian and Kathy Tippetts, longtime coaches of the boys’ team, following the departure of many key athletes and former girls’ coach Danny Moon. “I think the coaching change is definitely a new atmosphere for the girls’ team […] read more » firstprevious...1011121314...2030405060...nextlast
Cross country performs well at invitationals and meets September 30, 2022 — by Saachi Jain and Kathy Wang For the first time in its history, the girls’ and boys’ cross country teams have merged under coaches Ian and Kathy Tippetts, longtime coaches of the boys’ team, following the departure of many key athletes and former girls’ coach Danny Moon. “I think the coaching change is definitely a new atmosphere for the girls’ team […] read more » firstprevious...1011121314...2030405060...nextlast