Two seniors to swim at college level December 15, 2010 — by Tim Rollinson Science teacher and swim coach Kristen Thomson started receiving letters from schools chasing seniors Adam Hinshaw and Justin Chung as early as last winter. So instead of waiting on the fateful decision of the college, many colleges were waiting on the decision of these two boys, and it came earlier this fall. Next fall Hinshaw will be attending UC Berkeley and Chung will attend Carnegie Mellon. read more » Girls’ cross country: team finishes strong season, falls short at CCS December 15, 2010 — by Emily Williams Running conditions were perfect at Toro Park in Salinas on Nov. 13—60 degrees outside with clear skies. The girls’ cross country team was pumped and ready for CCS. The girls’ team had high hopes of qualifying for state, but unfortunately their times fell just short. Sophomore Maya Nag fell one place short of qualifying for state individually, and a few others were close as well. read more » Events Commission resurrects sports Hall of Fame Tradition December 15, 2010 — by Mac Hyde In 2006, the Events Commission decided that it was time to honor former Saratoga athletes. This came after criticism by many in the community that Saratoga High School had become the academic magnet of the district while Los Gatos High School had quickly taken over the athletic realm. The Events Commission, under the leadership of alumnus Katrin Cooper sought to change this opinion and tested the idea of the Athletic Hall of Fame on a number of the school community members. read more » Boys’ Soccer: Inspired offense will be crucial to team’s success December 14, 2010 — by Rohan Rajeev After securing first place in the El Camino Division last year, the boys’ soccer team went on to the CCS quarterfinals, only to lose by an astonishing five-goal margin to Sacred Heart. read more » Tennis star recruited by Northwestern December 14, 2010 — by Anna Shen and Abhishek Venkataramana After hours of training for his next national tennis tournament last May, senior Nikhil Jayashankar drove home on what seemed like a normal Saturday afternoon. As he logged onto his e-mail account, little did he know that a surprise awaited him. The tennis coach of the prestigious Northwestern University Men’s Tennis Team had contacted Jayashankar, expressing interest in recruiting him for college tennis. read more » Girls’ soccer team slowly gets ball rolling during preseason December 13, 2010 — by Shivani Chadha The Falcons were off to a slow start this preseason but are progressively improving as the girls’ soccer team gets used to playing with each other. read more » Team wrestles to success despite challenges early in season December 10, 2010 — by Brandon Judoprasetijo and Deborah Soung “Keep calm and carry on,” was the British motto during the beginning of World War II, when invasion was imminent. Through the hectic beginning of the wrestling season, with a new coach, injured captain and an extremely young team, the wrestling team has also lived by this motto, managing to pull through with surprisingly strong results. read more » Boys’ cross country: Future looks bright for seniors, team December 8, 2010 — by Brandon Judoprasetijo and Vijay Menon Running in the state meet last month, senior Kyle Fukui found himself in an unaccustomed position: in the middle of the pack and struggling to keep pace. “State was amazing,” said Fukui. “I was in the back middle of the pack when I came through the first mile at 5:03. I’ve never experienced a race quite that fast, where I can’t even manage the top half of the group.” read more » Girls’ Volleyball: Team bonds depsite rough season December 7, 2010 — by Aashna Mukerji With a record of 11 wins and 22 losses, the girls’ varsity volleyball team looks back on this season with mixed feelings. Having lost five key players to graduation last year and gaining two new freshmen, team captains and seniors Sarah Blegen and Hanna Nielsen were nervous but excited at the prospect of leading such a young team. read more » Boys’ Basketball: Coach Naas and seniors step up game December 7, 2010 — by Karthik Annaamalai and Roy Bisht ”Team unity!” bellowed boys’ basketball coach Trevor Naas as members of his team passed the ball to each other during an afternoon practice in the gym, working their way toward the hoop. “It’s all about team unity, and that’s how we’re going to play!” read more » firstprevious...1020304050...184185186187188...200210220...nextlast
Girls’ cross country: team finishes strong season, falls short at CCS December 15, 2010 — by Emily Williams Running conditions were perfect at Toro Park in Salinas on Nov. 13—60 degrees outside with clear skies. The girls’ cross country team was pumped and ready for CCS. The girls’ team had high hopes of qualifying for state, but unfortunately their times fell just short. Sophomore Maya Nag fell one place short of qualifying for state individually, and a few others were close as well. read more » Events Commission resurrects sports Hall of Fame Tradition December 15, 2010 — by Mac Hyde In 2006, the Events Commission decided that it was time to honor former Saratoga athletes. This came after criticism by many in the community that Saratoga High School had become the academic magnet of the district while Los Gatos High School had quickly taken over the athletic realm. The Events Commission, under the leadership of alumnus Katrin Cooper sought to change this opinion and tested the idea of the Athletic Hall of Fame on a number of the school community members. read more » Boys’ Soccer: Inspired offense will be crucial to team’s success December 14, 2010 — by Rohan Rajeev After securing first place in the El Camino Division last year, the boys’ soccer team went on to the CCS quarterfinals, only to lose by an astonishing five-goal margin to Sacred Heart. read more » Tennis star recruited by Northwestern December 14, 2010 — by Anna Shen and Abhishek Venkataramana After hours of training for his next national tennis tournament last May, senior Nikhil Jayashankar drove home on what seemed like a normal Saturday afternoon. As he logged onto his e-mail account, little did he know that a surprise awaited him. The tennis coach of the prestigious Northwestern University Men’s Tennis Team had contacted Jayashankar, expressing interest in recruiting him for college tennis. read more » Girls’ soccer team slowly gets ball rolling during preseason December 13, 2010 — by Shivani Chadha The Falcons were off to a slow start this preseason but are progressively improving as the girls’ soccer team gets used to playing with each other. read more » Team wrestles to success despite challenges early in season December 10, 2010 — by Brandon Judoprasetijo and Deborah Soung “Keep calm and carry on,” was the British motto during the beginning of World War II, when invasion was imminent. Through the hectic beginning of the wrestling season, with a new coach, injured captain and an extremely young team, the wrestling team has also lived by this motto, managing to pull through with surprisingly strong results. read more » Boys’ cross country: Future looks bright for seniors, team December 8, 2010 — by Brandon Judoprasetijo and Vijay Menon Running in the state meet last month, senior Kyle Fukui found himself in an unaccustomed position: in the middle of the pack and struggling to keep pace. “State was amazing,” said Fukui. “I was in the back middle of the pack when I came through the first mile at 5:03. I’ve never experienced a race quite that fast, where I can’t even manage the top half of the group.” read more » Girls’ Volleyball: Team bonds depsite rough season December 7, 2010 — by Aashna Mukerji With a record of 11 wins and 22 losses, the girls’ varsity volleyball team looks back on this season with mixed feelings. Having lost five key players to graduation last year and gaining two new freshmen, team captains and seniors Sarah Blegen and Hanna Nielsen were nervous but excited at the prospect of leading such a young team. read more » Boys’ Basketball: Coach Naas and seniors step up game December 7, 2010 — by Karthik Annaamalai and Roy Bisht ”Team unity!” bellowed boys’ basketball coach Trevor Naas as members of his team passed the ball to each other during an afternoon practice in the gym, working their way toward the hoop. “It’s all about team unity, and that’s how we’re going to play!” read more » firstprevious...1020304050...184185186187188...200210220...nextlast
Events Commission resurrects sports Hall of Fame Tradition December 15, 2010 — by Mac Hyde In 2006, the Events Commission decided that it was time to honor former Saratoga athletes. This came after criticism by many in the community that Saratoga High School had become the academic magnet of the district while Los Gatos High School had quickly taken over the athletic realm. The Events Commission, under the leadership of alumnus Katrin Cooper sought to change this opinion and tested the idea of the Athletic Hall of Fame on a number of the school community members. read more » Boys’ Soccer: Inspired offense will be crucial to team’s success December 14, 2010 — by Rohan Rajeev After securing first place in the El Camino Division last year, the boys’ soccer team went on to the CCS quarterfinals, only to lose by an astonishing five-goal margin to Sacred Heart. read more » Tennis star recruited by Northwestern December 14, 2010 — by Anna Shen and Abhishek Venkataramana After hours of training for his next national tennis tournament last May, senior Nikhil Jayashankar drove home on what seemed like a normal Saturday afternoon. As he logged onto his e-mail account, little did he know that a surprise awaited him. The tennis coach of the prestigious Northwestern University Men’s Tennis Team had contacted Jayashankar, expressing interest in recruiting him for college tennis. read more » Girls’ soccer team slowly gets ball rolling during preseason December 13, 2010 — by Shivani Chadha The Falcons were off to a slow start this preseason but are progressively improving as the girls’ soccer team gets used to playing with each other. read more » Team wrestles to success despite challenges early in season December 10, 2010 — by Brandon Judoprasetijo and Deborah Soung “Keep calm and carry on,” was the British motto during the beginning of World War II, when invasion was imminent. Through the hectic beginning of the wrestling season, with a new coach, injured captain and an extremely young team, the wrestling team has also lived by this motto, managing to pull through with surprisingly strong results. read more » Boys’ cross country: Future looks bright for seniors, team December 8, 2010 — by Brandon Judoprasetijo and Vijay Menon Running in the state meet last month, senior Kyle Fukui found himself in an unaccustomed position: in the middle of the pack and struggling to keep pace. “State was amazing,” said Fukui. “I was in the back middle of the pack when I came through the first mile at 5:03. I’ve never experienced a race quite that fast, where I can’t even manage the top half of the group.” read more » Girls’ Volleyball: Team bonds depsite rough season December 7, 2010 — by Aashna Mukerji With a record of 11 wins and 22 losses, the girls’ varsity volleyball team looks back on this season with mixed feelings. Having lost five key players to graduation last year and gaining two new freshmen, team captains and seniors Sarah Blegen and Hanna Nielsen were nervous but excited at the prospect of leading such a young team. read more » Boys’ Basketball: Coach Naas and seniors step up game December 7, 2010 — by Karthik Annaamalai and Roy Bisht ”Team unity!” bellowed boys’ basketball coach Trevor Naas as members of his team passed the ball to each other during an afternoon practice in the gym, working their way toward the hoop. “It’s all about team unity, and that’s how we’re going to play!” read more » firstprevious...1020304050...184185186187188...200210220...nextlast
Boys’ Soccer: Inspired offense will be crucial to team’s success December 14, 2010 — by Rohan Rajeev After securing first place in the El Camino Division last year, the boys’ soccer team went on to the CCS quarterfinals, only to lose by an astonishing five-goal margin to Sacred Heart. read more » Tennis star recruited by Northwestern December 14, 2010 — by Anna Shen and Abhishek Venkataramana After hours of training for his next national tennis tournament last May, senior Nikhil Jayashankar drove home on what seemed like a normal Saturday afternoon. As he logged onto his e-mail account, little did he know that a surprise awaited him. The tennis coach of the prestigious Northwestern University Men’s Tennis Team had contacted Jayashankar, expressing interest in recruiting him for college tennis. read more » Girls’ soccer team slowly gets ball rolling during preseason December 13, 2010 — by Shivani Chadha The Falcons were off to a slow start this preseason but are progressively improving as the girls’ soccer team gets used to playing with each other. read more » Team wrestles to success despite challenges early in season December 10, 2010 — by Brandon Judoprasetijo and Deborah Soung “Keep calm and carry on,” was the British motto during the beginning of World War II, when invasion was imminent. Through the hectic beginning of the wrestling season, with a new coach, injured captain and an extremely young team, the wrestling team has also lived by this motto, managing to pull through with surprisingly strong results. read more » Boys’ cross country: Future looks bright for seniors, team December 8, 2010 — by Brandon Judoprasetijo and Vijay Menon Running in the state meet last month, senior Kyle Fukui found himself in an unaccustomed position: in the middle of the pack and struggling to keep pace. “State was amazing,” said Fukui. “I was in the back middle of the pack when I came through the first mile at 5:03. I’ve never experienced a race quite that fast, where I can’t even manage the top half of the group.” read more » Girls’ Volleyball: Team bonds depsite rough season December 7, 2010 — by Aashna Mukerji With a record of 11 wins and 22 losses, the girls’ varsity volleyball team looks back on this season with mixed feelings. Having lost five key players to graduation last year and gaining two new freshmen, team captains and seniors Sarah Blegen and Hanna Nielsen were nervous but excited at the prospect of leading such a young team. read more » Boys’ Basketball: Coach Naas and seniors step up game December 7, 2010 — by Karthik Annaamalai and Roy Bisht ”Team unity!” bellowed boys’ basketball coach Trevor Naas as members of his team passed the ball to each other during an afternoon practice in the gym, working their way toward the hoop. “It’s all about team unity, and that’s how we’re going to play!” read more » firstprevious...1020304050...184185186187188...200210220...nextlast
Tennis star recruited by Northwestern December 14, 2010 — by Anna Shen and Abhishek Venkataramana After hours of training for his next national tennis tournament last May, senior Nikhil Jayashankar drove home on what seemed like a normal Saturday afternoon. As he logged onto his e-mail account, little did he know that a surprise awaited him. The tennis coach of the prestigious Northwestern University Men’s Tennis Team had contacted Jayashankar, expressing interest in recruiting him for college tennis. read more » Girls’ soccer team slowly gets ball rolling during preseason December 13, 2010 — by Shivani Chadha The Falcons were off to a slow start this preseason but are progressively improving as the girls’ soccer team gets used to playing with each other. read more » Team wrestles to success despite challenges early in season December 10, 2010 — by Brandon Judoprasetijo and Deborah Soung “Keep calm and carry on,” was the British motto during the beginning of World War II, when invasion was imminent. Through the hectic beginning of the wrestling season, with a new coach, injured captain and an extremely young team, the wrestling team has also lived by this motto, managing to pull through with surprisingly strong results. read more » Boys’ cross country: Future looks bright for seniors, team December 8, 2010 — by Brandon Judoprasetijo and Vijay Menon Running in the state meet last month, senior Kyle Fukui found himself in an unaccustomed position: in the middle of the pack and struggling to keep pace. “State was amazing,” said Fukui. “I was in the back middle of the pack when I came through the first mile at 5:03. I’ve never experienced a race quite that fast, where I can’t even manage the top half of the group.” read more » Girls’ Volleyball: Team bonds depsite rough season December 7, 2010 — by Aashna Mukerji With a record of 11 wins and 22 losses, the girls’ varsity volleyball team looks back on this season with mixed feelings. Having lost five key players to graduation last year and gaining two new freshmen, team captains and seniors Sarah Blegen and Hanna Nielsen were nervous but excited at the prospect of leading such a young team. read more » Boys’ Basketball: Coach Naas and seniors step up game December 7, 2010 — by Karthik Annaamalai and Roy Bisht ”Team unity!” bellowed boys’ basketball coach Trevor Naas as members of his team passed the ball to each other during an afternoon practice in the gym, working their way toward the hoop. “It’s all about team unity, and that’s how we’re going to play!” read more » firstprevious...1020304050...184185186187188...200210220...nextlast
Girls’ soccer team slowly gets ball rolling during preseason December 13, 2010 — by Shivani Chadha The Falcons were off to a slow start this preseason but are progressively improving as the girls’ soccer team gets used to playing with each other. read more » Team wrestles to success despite challenges early in season December 10, 2010 — by Brandon Judoprasetijo and Deborah Soung “Keep calm and carry on,” was the British motto during the beginning of World War II, when invasion was imminent. Through the hectic beginning of the wrestling season, with a new coach, injured captain and an extremely young team, the wrestling team has also lived by this motto, managing to pull through with surprisingly strong results. read more » Boys’ cross country: Future looks bright for seniors, team December 8, 2010 — by Brandon Judoprasetijo and Vijay Menon Running in the state meet last month, senior Kyle Fukui found himself in an unaccustomed position: in the middle of the pack and struggling to keep pace. “State was amazing,” said Fukui. “I was in the back middle of the pack when I came through the first mile at 5:03. I’ve never experienced a race quite that fast, where I can’t even manage the top half of the group.” read more » Girls’ Volleyball: Team bonds depsite rough season December 7, 2010 — by Aashna Mukerji With a record of 11 wins and 22 losses, the girls’ varsity volleyball team looks back on this season with mixed feelings. Having lost five key players to graduation last year and gaining two new freshmen, team captains and seniors Sarah Blegen and Hanna Nielsen were nervous but excited at the prospect of leading such a young team. read more » Boys’ Basketball: Coach Naas and seniors step up game December 7, 2010 — by Karthik Annaamalai and Roy Bisht ”Team unity!” bellowed boys’ basketball coach Trevor Naas as members of his team passed the ball to each other during an afternoon practice in the gym, working their way toward the hoop. “It’s all about team unity, and that’s how we’re going to play!” read more » firstprevious...1020304050...184185186187188...200210220...nextlast
Team wrestles to success despite challenges early in season December 10, 2010 — by Brandon Judoprasetijo and Deborah Soung “Keep calm and carry on,” was the British motto during the beginning of World War II, when invasion was imminent. Through the hectic beginning of the wrestling season, with a new coach, injured captain and an extremely young team, the wrestling team has also lived by this motto, managing to pull through with surprisingly strong results. read more » Boys’ cross country: Future looks bright for seniors, team December 8, 2010 — by Brandon Judoprasetijo and Vijay Menon Running in the state meet last month, senior Kyle Fukui found himself in an unaccustomed position: in the middle of the pack and struggling to keep pace. “State was amazing,” said Fukui. “I was in the back middle of the pack when I came through the first mile at 5:03. I’ve never experienced a race quite that fast, where I can’t even manage the top half of the group.” read more » Girls’ Volleyball: Team bonds depsite rough season December 7, 2010 — by Aashna Mukerji With a record of 11 wins and 22 losses, the girls’ varsity volleyball team looks back on this season with mixed feelings. Having lost five key players to graduation last year and gaining two new freshmen, team captains and seniors Sarah Blegen and Hanna Nielsen were nervous but excited at the prospect of leading such a young team. read more » Boys’ Basketball: Coach Naas and seniors step up game December 7, 2010 — by Karthik Annaamalai and Roy Bisht ”Team unity!” bellowed boys’ basketball coach Trevor Naas as members of his team passed the ball to each other during an afternoon practice in the gym, working their way toward the hoop. “It’s all about team unity, and that’s how we’re going to play!” read more » firstprevious...1020304050...184185186187188...200210220...nextlast
Boys’ cross country: Future looks bright for seniors, team December 8, 2010 — by Brandon Judoprasetijo and Vijay Menon Running in the state meet last month, senior Kyle Fukui found himself in an unaccustomed position: in the middle of the pack and struggling to keep pace. “State was amazing,” said Fukui. “I was in the back middle of the pack when I came through the first mile at 5:03. I’ve never experienced a race quite that fast, where I can’t even manage the top half of the group.” read more » Girls’ Volleyball: Team bonds depsite rough season December 7, 2010 — by Aashna Mukerji With a record of 11 wins and 22 losses, the girls’ varsity volleyball team looks back on this season with mixed feelings. Having lost five key players to graduation last year and gaining two new freshmen, team captains and seniors Sarah Blegen and Hanna Nielsen were nervous but excited at the prospect of leading such a young team. read more » Boys’ Basketball: Coach Naas and seniors step up game December 7, 2010 — by Karthik Annaamalai and Roy Bisht ”Team unity!” bellowed boys’ basketball coach Trevor Naas as members of his team passed the ball to each other during an afternoon practice in the gym, working their way toward the hoop. “It’s all about team unity, and that’s how we’re going to play!” read more » firstprevious...1020304050...184185186187188...200210220...nextlast
Girls’ Volleyball: Team bonds depsite rough season December 7, 2010 — by Aashna Mukerji With a record of 11 wins and 22 losses, the girls’ varsity volleyball team looks back on this season with mixed feelings. Having lost five key players to graduation last year and gaining two new freshmen, team captains and seniors Sarah Blegen and Hanna Nielsen were nervous but excited at the prospect of leading such a young team. read more » Boys’ Basketball: Coach Naas and seniors step up game December 7, 2010 — by Karthik Annaamalai and Roy Bisht ”Team unity!” bellowed boys’ basketball coach Trevor Naas as members of his team passed the ball to each other during an afternoon practice in the gym, working their way toward the hoop. “It’s all about team unity, and that’s how we’re going to play!” read more » firstprevious...1020304050...184185186187188...200210220...nextlast
Boys’ Basketball: Coach Naas and seniors step up game December 7, 2010 — by Karthik Annaamalai and Roy Bisht ”Team unity!” bellowed boys’ basketball coach Trevor Naas as members of his team passed the ball to each other during an afternoon practice in the gym, working their way toward the hoop. “It’s all about team unity, and that’s how we’re going to play!” read more » firstprevious...1020304050...184185186187188...200210220...nextlast