A shifting perception: Demystifying the LG-SHS athletic rivalry April 5, 2011 — by David Eng When senior Kevin Smith dropped to his knees in the waning seconds of an Oct. 22 football game versus Los Gatos, it was not a kneel of humility by the Falcon quarterback. Instead, he was taking a knee to run down the final 30 seconds of the game clock. With Saratoga’s 21-17 victory over Los Gatos, the Wildcats’ nearly three-decade dominance of the crosstown football rivalry had ended. Elated Falcon fans stormed the field to the fire-truck wail of the end-of-game buzzer. read more » Girls’ lacrosse: Underclassmen add to games April 4, 2011 — by Jennifer Jin Although the girls’ lacrosse team was formed only three years ago, the team has steadily been growing. With more interest in the sport, especially from underclassmen, coach Merryl Geisse believes that the team will become a force in the Santa Clara Valley League in the coming years. “It's really encouraging to see the program expanding because I know when I started as a sophomore, there was a shortage of girls but now we almost had an excess [with 17 players] this year,” said senior attack wing Vanessa Block. read more » Track: Team blazes forward amid changes April 4, 2011 — by Arnav Dugar Track athletes started the season off with a bang, securing a victory against Fremont on March 10 and against Homestead in the varsity boys and girls division on March 31, as well as multiple personal records. “Our first three meets went pretty well; we had a lot of people [achieve persona l records]. Usually no one PRs at the first meet, so it’s going pretty well,” junior Eren Veziroglu said. read more » Boys’ tennis: Team wins tournament and hopes for further success April 4, 2011 — by Evaline Ju and Ashley Tang Although the spring season has just begun, the boys’ tennis team has already proved that it will again be a strong competitor this year, despite a recent loss to Monta Vista. read more » Boys’ golf: Team starts strong despite injured player April 4, 2011 — by Vivian LeTran The golf team started its season with a record of 9-0 as of late March, including a victory in an important match against Milpitas that players won by 2 strokes. read more » Softball: Freshman gains respect, leads team April 1, 2011 — by Izzy Albert and Vivien Lu Within just a few years of learning how to walk, freshman Tivoli Sisco was already throwing a softball around the yard. read more » Swimming: Team overcomes currents April 1, 2011 — by Michael Lee and Ashwini Velchamy At a glance, the prospects for Saratoga swimming do not look promising. Last year’s records of 3-3 for varsity girls and 1-5 for boys do not foreshadow an amazing 2011 season. This year, the girls’ team has only 27 athletes, the school lacks male divers and the whole swim team sometimes cannot accumulate winning point totals at meets, according to the coaches. However, varsity boys’ swim coach Christian Bonner expects the boys and girls to have a strong year, despite the team’s difficulties. read more » Baseball: Return of aces looks to turn team around March 31, 2011 — by Dylan Jew and Paul Jung The lack of two starting pitchers has contributed to the Falcons’ losing their first seven league games of the season. But with the return of those two pitchers, the team hopes to start winning some games soon. read more » Davey, seniors Paisley, Parhar shoot way to March Madness title March 30, 2011 — by Will Edman As student and teacher fans filled out brackets at the start of the NCAA tournament, others played out Saratoga High’s version of the basketball craze. The annual March Madness event is a three-on-three, first to teacher points basketball tournament. The team made up of seniors Kent Paisley, girls varsity standout Arya Parhar and social studies teacher/girls’ basketball coach Mike Davey took the crown in a hotly contested bracket. read more » CCS system requires rethinking March 20, 2011 — by Will Edman In order to shed some light on the CCS qualification and division placement process, I decided to read through the CCS bylaws in order to simplify the system. However, I learned that despite the Central Coast Section’s effort to acknowledge and celebrate athletic excellence, the CCS playoffs seem more like a math contest than a sporting event. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...181182183184185...190200210220...nextlast
Girls’ lacrosse: Underclassmen add to games April 4, 2011 — by Jennifer Jin Although the girls’ lacrosse team was formed only three years ago, the team has steadily been growing. With more interest in the sport, especially from underclassmen, coach Merryl Geisse believes that the team will become a force in the Santa Clara Valley League in the coming years. “It's really encouraging to see the program expanding because I know when I started as a sophomore, there was a shortage of girls but now we almost had an excess [with 17 players] this year,” said senior attack wing Vanessa Block. read more » Track: Team blazes forward amid changes April 4, 2011 — by Arnav Dugar Track athletes started the season off with a bang, securing a victory against Fremont on March 10 and against Homestead in the varsity boys and girls division on March 31, as well as multiple personal records. “Our first three meets went pretty well; we had a lot of people [achieve persona l records]. Usually no one PRs at the first meet, so it’s going pretty well,” junior Eren Veziroglu said. read more » Boys’ tennis: Team wins tournament and hopes for further success April 4, 2011 — by Evaline Ju and Ashley Tang Although the spring season has just begun, the boys’ tennis team has already proved that it will again be a strong competitor this year, despite a recent loss to Monta Vista. read more » Boys’ golf: Team starts strong despite injured player April 4, 2011 — by Vivian LeTran The golf team started its season with a record of 9-0 as of late March, including a victory in an important match against Milpitas that players won by 2 strokes. read more » Softball: Freshman gains respect, leads team April 1, 2011 — by Izzy Albert and Vivien Lu Within just a few years of learning how to walk, freshman Tivoli Sisco was already throwing a softball around the yard. read more » Swimming: Team overcomes currents April 1, 2011 — by Michael Lee and Ashwini Velchamy At a glance, the prospects for Saratoga swimming do not look promising. Last year’s records of 3-3 for varsity girls and 1-5 for boys do not foreshadow an amazing 2011 season. This year, the girls’ team has only 27 athletes, the school lacks male divers and the whole swim team sometimes cannot accumulate winning point totals at meets, according to the coaches. However, varsity boys’ swim coach Christian Bonner expects the boys and girls to have a strong year, despite the team’s difficulties. read more » Baseball: Return of aces looks to turn team around March 31, 2011 — by Dylan Jew and Paul Jung The lack of two starting pitchers has contributed to the Falcons’ losing their first seven league games of the season. But with the return of those two pitchers, the team hopes to start winning some games soon. read more » Davey, seniors Paisley, Parhar shoot way to March Madness title March 30, 2011 — by Will Edman As student and teacher fans filled out brackets at the start of the NCAA tournament, others played out Saratoga High’s version of the basketball craze. The annual March Madness event is a three-on-three, first to teacher points basketball tournament. The team made up of seniors Kent Paisley, girls varsity standout Arya Parhar and social studies teacher/girls’ basketball coach Mike Davey took the crown in a hotly contested bracket. read more » CCS system requires rethinking March 20, 2011 — by Will Edman In order to shed some light on the CCS qualification and division placement process, I decided to read through the CCS bylaws in order to simplify the system. However, I learned that despite the Central Coast Section’s effort to acknowledge and celebrate athletic excellence, the CCS playoffs seem more like a math contest than a sporting event. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...181182183184185...190200210220...nextlast
Track: Team blazes forward amid changes April 4, 2011 — by Arnav Dugar Track athletes started the season off with a bang, securing a victory against Fremont on March 10 and against Homestead in the varsity boys and girls division on March 31, as well as multiple personal records. “Our first three meets went pretty well; we had a lot of people [achieve persona l records]. Usually no one PRs at the first meet, so it’s going pretty well,” junior Eren Veziroglu said. read more » Boys’ tennis: Team wins tournament and hopes for further success April 4, 2011 — by Evaline Ju and Ashley Tang Although the spring season has just begun, the boys’ tennis team has already proved that it will again be a strong competitor this year, despite a recent loss to Monta Vista. read more » Boys’ golf: Team starts strong despite injured player April 4, 2011 — by Vivian LeTran The golf team started its season with a record of 9-0 as of late March, including a victory in an important match against Milpitas that players won by 2 strokes. read more » Softball: Freshman gains respect, leads team April 1, 2011 — by Izzy Albert and Vivien Lu Within just a few years of learning how to walk, freshman Tivoli Sisco was already throwing a softball around the yard. read more » Swimming: Team overcomes currents April 1, 2011 — by Michael Lee and Ashwini Velchamy At a glance, the prospects for Saratoga swimming do not look promising. Last year’s records of 3-3 for varsity girls and 1-5 for boys do not foreshadow an amazing 2011 season. This year, the girls’ team has only 27 athletes, the school lacks male divers and the whole swim team sometimes cannot accumulate winning point totals at meets, according to the coaches. However, varsity boys’ swim coach Christian Bonner expects the boys and girls to have a strong year, despite the team’s difficulties. read more » Baseball: Return of aces looks to turn team around March 31, 2011 — by Dylan Jew and Paul Jung The lack of two starting pitchers has contributed to the Falcons’ losing their first seven league games of the season. But with the return of those two pitchers, the team hopes to start winning some games soon. read more » Davey, seniors Paisley, Parhar shoot way to March Madness title March 30, 2011 — by Will Edman As student and teacher fans filled out brackets at the start of the NCAA tournament, others played out Saratoga High’s version of the basketball craze. The annual March Madness event is a three-on-three, first to teacher points basketball tournament. The team made up of seniors Kent Paisley, girls varsity standout Arya Parhar and social studies teacher/girls’ basketball coach Mike Davey took the crown in a hotly contested bracket. read more » CCS system requires rethinking March 20, 2011 — by Will Edman In order to shed some light on the CCS qualification and division placement process, I decided to read through the CCS bylaws in order to simplify the system. However, I learned that despite the Central Coast Section’s effort to acknowledge and celebrate athletic excellence, the CCS playoffs seem more like a math contest than a sporting event. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...181182183184185...190200210220...nextlast
Boys’ tennis: Team wins tournament and hopes for further success April 4, 2011 — by Evaline Ju and Ashley Tang Although the spring season has just begun, the boys’ tennis team has already proved that it will again be a strong competitor this year, despite a recent loss to Monta Vista. read more » Boys’ golf: Team starts strong despite injured player April 4, 2011 — by Vivian LeTran The golf team started its season with a record of 9-0 as of late March, including a victory in an important match against Milpitas that players won by 2 strokes. read more » Softball: Freshman gains respect, leads team April 1, 2011 — by Izzy Albert and Vivien Lu Within just a few years of learning how to walk, freshman Tivoli Sisco was already throwing a softball around the yard. read more » Swimming: Team overcomes currents April 1, 2011 — by Michael Lee and Ashwini Velchamy At a glance, the prospects for Saratoga swimming do not look promising. Last year’s records of 3-3 for varsity girls and 1-5 for boys do not foreshadow an amazing 2011 season. This year, the girls’ team has only 27 athletes, the school lacks male divers and the whole swim team sometimes cannot accumulate winning point totals at meets, according to the coaches. However, varsity boys’ swim coach Christian Bonner expects the boys and girls to have a strong year, despite the team’s difficulties. read more » Baseball: Return of aces looks to turn team around March 31, 2011 — by Dylan Jew and Paul Jung The lack of two starting pitchers has contributed to the Falcons’ losing their first seven league games of the season. But with the return of those two pitchers, the team hopes to start winning some games soon. read more » Davey, seniors Paisley, Parhar shoot way to March Madness title March 30, 2011 — by Will Edman As student and teacher fans filled out brackets at the start of the NCAA tournament, others played out Saratoga High’s version of the basketball craze. The annual March Madness event is a three-on-three, first to teacher points basketball tournament. The team made up of seniors Kent Paisley, girls varsity standout Arya Parhar and social studies teacher/girls’ basketball coach Mike Davey took the crown in a hotly contested bracket. read more » CCS system requires rethinking March 20, 2011 — by Will Edman In order to shed some light on the CCS qualification and division placement process, I decided to read through the CCS bylaws in order to simplify the system. However, I learned that despite the Central Coast Section’s effort to acknowledge and celebrate athletic excellence, the CCS playoffs seem more like a math contest than a sporting event. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...181182183184185...190200210220...nextlast
Boys’ golf: Team starts strong despite injured player April 4, 2011 — by Vivian LeTran The golf team started its season with a record of 9-0 as of late March, including a victory in an important match against Milpitas that players won by 2 strokes. read more » Softball: Freshman gains respect, leads team April 1, 2011 — by Izzy Albert and Vivien Lu Within just a few years of learning how to walk, freshman Tivoli Sisco was already throwing a softball around the yard. read more » Swimming: Team overcomes currents April 1, 2011 — by Michael Lee and Ashwini Velchamy At a glance, the prospects for Saratoga swimming do not look promising. Last year’s records of 3-3 for varsity girls and 1-5 for boys do not foreshadow an amazing 2011 season. This year, the girls’ team has only 27 athletes, the school lacks male divers and the whole swim team sometimes cannot accumulate winning point totals at meets, according to the coaches. However, varsity boys’ swim coach Christian Bonner expects the boys and girls to have a strong year, despite the team’s difficulties. read more » Baseball: Return of aces looks to turn team around March 31, 2011 — by Dylan Jew and Paul Jung The lack of two starting pitchers has contributed to the Falcons’ losing their first seven league games of the season. But with the return of those two pitchers, the team hopes to start winning some games soon. read more » Davey, seniors Paisley, Parhar shoot way to March Madness title March 30, 2011 — by Will Edman As student and teacher fans filled out brackets at the start of the NCAA tournament, others played out Saratoga High’s version of the basketball craze. The annual March Madness event is a three-on-three, first to teacher points basketball tournament. The team made up of seniors Kent Paisley, girls varsity standout Arya Parhar and social studies teacher/girls’ basketball coach Mike Davey took the crown in a hotly contested bracket. read more » CCS system requires rethinking March 20, 2011 — by Will Edman In order to shed some light on the CCS qualification and division placement process, I decided to read through the CCS bylaws in order to simplify the system. However, I learned that despite the Central Coast Section’s effort to acknowledge and celebrate athletic excellence, the CCS playoffs seem more like a math contest than a sporting event. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...181182183184185...190200210220...nextlast
Softball: Freshman gains respect, leads team April 1, 2011 — by Izzy Albert and Vivien Lu Within just a few years of learning how to walk, freshman Tivoli Sisco was already throwing a softball around the yard. read more » Swimming: Team overcomes currents April 1, 2011 — by Michael Lee and Ashwini Velchamy At a glance, the prospects for Saratoga swimming do not look promising. Last year’s records of 3-3 for varsity girls and 1-5 for boys do not foreshadow an amazing 2011 season. This year, the girls’ team has only 27 athletes, the school lacks male divers and the whole swim team sometimes cannot accumulate winning point totals at meets, according to the coaches. However, varsity boys’ swim coach Christian Bonner expects the boys and girls to have a strong year, despite the team’s difficulties. read more » Baseball: Return of aces looks to turn team around March 31, 2011 — by Dylan Jew and Paul Jung The lack of two starting pitchers has contributed to the Falcons’ losing their first seven league games of the season. But with the return of those two pitchers, the team hopes to start winning some games soon. read more » Davey, seniors Paisley, Parhar shoot way to March Madness title March 30, 2011 — by Will Edman As student and teacher fans filled out brackets at the start of the NCAA tournament, others played out Saratoga High’s version of the basketball craze. The annual March Madness event is a three-on-three, first to teacher points basketball tournament. The team made up of seniors Kent Paisley, girls varsity standout Arya Parhar and social studies teacher/girls’ basketball coach Mike Davey took the crown in a hotly contested bracket. read more » CCS system requires rethinking March 20, 2011 — by Will Edman In order to shed some light on the CCS qualification and division placement process, I decided to read through the CCS bylaws in order to simplify the system. However, I learned that despite the Central Coast Section’s effort to acknowledge and celebrate athletic excellence, the CCS playoffs seem more like a math contest than a sporting event. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...181182183184185...190200210220...nextlast
Swimming: Team overcomes currents April 1, 2011 — by Michael Lee and Ashwini Velchamy At a glance, the prospects for Saratoga swimming do not look promising. Last year’s records of 3-3 for varsity girls and 1-5 for boys do not foreshadow an amazing 2011 season. This year, the girls’ team has only 27 athletes, the school lacks male divers and the whole swim team sometimes cannot accumulate winning point totals at meets, according to the coaches. However, varsity boys’ swim coach Christian Bonner expects the boys and girls to have a strong year, despite the team’s difficulties. read more » Baseball: Return of aces looks to turn team around March 31, 2011 — by Dylan Jew and Paul Jung The lack of two starting pitchers has contributed to the Falcons’ losing their first seven league games of the season. But with the return of those two pitchers, the team hopes to start winning some games soon. read more » Davey, seniors Paisley, Parhar shoot way to March Madness title March 30, 2011 — by Will Edman As student and teacher fans filled out brackets at the start of the NCAA tournament, others played out Saratoga High’s version of the basketball craze. The annual March Madness event is a three-on-three, first to teacher points basketball tournament. The team made up of seniors Kent Paisley, girls varsity standout Arya Parhar and social studies teacher/girls’ basketball coach Mike Davey took the crown in a hotly contested bracket. read more » CCS system requires rethinking March 20, 2011 — by Will Edman In order to shed some light on the CCS qualification and division placement process, I decided to read through the CCS bylaws in order to simplify the system. However, I learned that despite the Central Coast Section’s effort to acknowledge and celebrate athletic excellence, the CCS playoffs seem more like a math contest than a sporting event. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...181182183184185...190200210220...nextlast
Baseball: Return of aces looks to turn team around March 31, 2011 — by Dylan Jew and Paul Jung The lack of two starting pitchers has contributed to the Falcons’ losing their first seven league games of the season. But with the return of those two pitchers, the team hopes to start winning some games soon. read more » Davey, seniors Paisley, Parhar shoot way to March Madness title March 30, 2011 — by Will Edman As student and teacher fans filled out brackets at the start of the NCAA tournament, others played out Saratoga High’s version of the basketball craze. The annual March Madness event is a three-on-three, first to teacher points basketball tournament. The team made up of seniors Kent Paisley, girls varsity standout Arya Parhar and social studies teacher/girls’ basketball coach Mike Davey took the crown in a hotly contested bracket. read more » CCS system requires rethinking March 20, 2011 — by Will Edman In order to shed some light on the CCS qualification and division placement process, I decided to read through the CCS bylaws in order to simplify the system. However, I learned that despite the Central Coast Section’s effort to acknowledge and celebrate athletic excellence, the CCS playoffs seem more like a math contest than a sporting event. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...181182183184185...190200210220...nextlast
Davey, seniors Paisley, Parhar shoot way to March Madness title March 30, 2011 — by Will Edman As student and teacher fans filled out brackets at the start of the NCAA tournament, others played out Saratoga High’s version of the basketball craze. The annual March Madness event is a three-on-three, first to teacher points basketball tournament. The team made up of seniors Kent Paisley, girls varsity standout Arya Parhar and social studies teacher/girls’ basketball coach Mike Davey took the crown in a hotly contested bracket. read more » CCS system requires rethinking March 20, 2011 — by Will Edman In order to shed some light on the CCS qualification and division placement process, I decided to read through the CCS bylaws in order to simplify the system. However, I learned that despite the Central Coast Section’s effort to acknowledge and celebrate athletic excellence, the CCS playoffs seem more like a math contest than a sporting event. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...181182183184185...190200210220...nextlast
CCS system requires rethinking March 20, 2011 — by Will Edman In order to shed some light on the CCS qualification and division placement process, I decided to read through the CCS bylaws in order to simplify the system. However, I learned that despite the Central Coast Section’s effort to acknowledge and celebrate athletic excellence, the CCS playoffs seem more like a math contest than a sporting event. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...181182183184185...190200210220...nextlast