Sports

The Falcons secured a spot in CCS and placed second in the De Anza Division in the Santa Clara Valley Athletic League with a 2-1 overtime win over Cupertino on Nov. 7.

The boys’ water polo team finished the season with a record of 1-11, placing sixth in the SCVAL League De Anza Division.

Entering the game against Los Gatos on Nov. 7, the Falcons needed to win one of their last two games to qualify for CCS.

After three months of hard work racing at invitationals and league meets, the cross country team is now preparing for CCS Finals, a 3-mile race at Toro Park in Salinas on Nov. 15.

The girls’ water polo team finished third in the SCVAL League De Anza Division with a record of 7-5. After placing fourth in the League Tournament on Nov. 9, the team moved on to CCS as a No. 9 seed.

While movies like “The Hunger Games” and “The Avengers” kindled an interest in archery for many people, junior Yena Jeong picked up the sport “before the surge of movie- or novel-influenced archers.” Now a cadet female Olympic recurve archer, Jeong grew up watching archery in the Olympics and has been fascinated with the sport ever since.

Sophomore Aarushi Lakhotia excels in squash, a little-known indoor racquet sport.

Sophomore fencer Eric Pei recounts his experiences of how he rose in the world of fencing. 

Sophomore Aarushi Lakhotia excels in the little known game of squash. 

FootGolf is a trend being played at golf courses nationwide. A precision sport, FootGolf requires players try to kick a soccer ball into a proportionally sized hole in as few shots as possible. It is essentially golf played with a soccer ball instead of a golf ball.