Boys’ soccer team looks forward after going undefeated in pre-season games January 7, 2011 — by Anshu Siripurapu After making it through their pre-season games undefeated, the boys’ soccer team lost its first regular season game to Palo Alto 4-1 on Jan. 5. read more » Athlete of the issue: Shriya Nagpal January 6, 2011 — by Olivia Chock In a game against Pioneer last year, then sophomore guard Shriya Nagpal dribbled down the court with 12 seconds left and the score tied at 52. She drove hard down the lane and shot over two defenders. Swish. She closed out the game with a steal and two free throws, leading the Falcons to a 56-52 victory, a moment she counts among her great achievements. read more » Are you syncing with synchronized swimming? January 4, 2011 — by Stanley Yip With its dazzling acrobatics and incredible flexibility, gymnastics is clearly a sport, but what if it’s done underwater? According to freshman Isabel Malcolmson, a member of nationally ranked synchronized swimming team, “Santa Clara Aquamaids,” synchronized swimming is just like underwater gymnastics and should be considered a sport. read more » Cheer defends its position as a sport January 4, 2011 — by Aanchal Mohan and Allison Toh They boost spirit at sporting events and compete at competitions, and even most colleges accept cheer as a sport. But a Connecticut judge dismayed cheerleaders nationwide when he ruled cheer as not a sport during the summer. read more » True or False: Marching Band is a sport January 3, 2011 — by Allison Toh and Stanley Yip Without a question, band members spend many hours practicing and attending competitions. Their hard effort has led members to believe band qualifies as a sport; participants even receive PE credit for taking this elective. However, others outside of band feel differently, which has led to numerous debates if band should be considered as a sport. read more » Receiver Guengerich wins prestigious 49er player of the week award December 20, 2010 — by Karthik Annaamalai and Abhishek Venkataramana While senior Chris Guengerich may be known for his stellar athletic ability on the football field, leadership as a captain, and success as wide receiver on the football team, Guengerich has also developed a reputation as a stellar student in the classroom. Guengerich was recently recognized by the San Francisco 49ers for both his achievements as an athlete and his academic accomplishments through recognition as the San Francisco 49ers High School Player of the Week for Week Five. read more » Tim Lugo named Sports Boosters top coach of the fall season December 17, 2010 — by David Eng Three years ago, Tim Lugo became head coach of a varsity football team that had just been moved up to the upper league after a strong showing in the CCS playoffs. Given the success of his predecessor Kurt Heinrich, who guided Saratoga to a 7-4 record during the 2007-2008 season, many football players and fans alike felt jilted by Heinrich’s firing. read more » 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 » firstprevious...1020304050...185186187188189...200210220...nextlast
Athlete of the issue: Shriya Nagpal January 6, 2011 — by Olivia Chock In a game against Pioneer last year, then sophomore guard Shriya Nagpal dribbled down the court with 12 seconds left and the score tied at 52. She drove hard down the lane and shot over two defenders. Swish. She closed out the game with a steal and two free throws, leading the Falcons to a 56-52 victory, a moment she counts among her great achievements. read more » Are you syncing with synchronized swimming? January 4, 2011 — by Stanley Yip With its dazzling acrobatics and incredible flexibility, gymnastics is clearly a sport, but what if it’s done underwater? According to freshman Isabel Malcolmson, a member of nationally ranked synchronized swimming team, “Santa Clara Aquamaids,” synchronized swimming is just like underwater gymnastics and should be considered a sport. read more » Cheer defends its position as a sport January 4, 2011 — by Aanchal Mohan and Allison Toh They boost spirit at sporting events and compete at competitions, and even most colleges accept cheer as a sport. But a Connecticut judge dismayed cheerleaders nationwide when he ruled cheer as not a sport during the summer. read more » True or False: Marching Band is a sport January 3, 2011 — by Allison Toh and Stanley Yip Without a question, band members spend many hours practicing and attending competitions. Their hard effort has led members to believe band qualifies as a sport; participants even receive PE credit for taking this elective. However, others outside of band feel differently, which has led to numerous debates if band should be considered as a sport. read more » Receiver Guengerich wins prestigious 49er player of the week award December 20, 2010 — by Karthik Annaamalai and Abhishek Venkataramana While senior Chris Guengerich may be known for his stellar athletic ability on the football field, leadership as a captain, and success as wide receiver on the football team, Guengerich has also developed a reputation as a stellar student in the classroom. Guengerich was recently recognized by the San Francisco 49ers for both his achievements as an athlete and his academic accomplishments through recognition as the San Francisco 49ers High School Player of the Week for Week Five. read more » Tim Lugo named Sports Boosters top coach of the fall season December 17, 2010 — by David Eng Three years ago, Tim Lugo became head coach of a varsity football team that had just been moved up to the upper league after a strong showing in the CCS playoffs. Given the success of his predecessor Kurt Heinrich, who guided Saratoga to a 7-4 record during the 2007-2008 season, many football players and fans alike felt jilted by Heinrich’s firing. read more » 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 » firstprevious...1020304050...185186187188189...200210220...nextlast
Are you syncing with synchronized swimming? January 4, 2011 — by Stanley Yip With its dazzling acrobatics and incredible flexibility, gymnastics is clearly a sport, but what if it’s done underwater? According to freshman Isabel Malcolmson, a member of nationally ranked synchronized swimming team, “Santa Clara Aquamaids,” synchronized swimming is just like underwater gymnastics and should be considered a sport. read more » Cheer defends its position as a sport January 4, 2011 — by Aanchal Mohan and Allison Toh They boost spirit at sporting events and compete at competitions, and even most colleges accept cheer as a sport. But a Connecticut judge dismayed cheerleaders nationwide when he ruled cheer as not a sport during the summer. read more » True or False: Marching Band is a sport January 3, 2011 — by Allison Toh and Stanley Yip Without a question, band members spend many hours practicing and attending competitions. Their hard effort has led members to believe band qualifies as a sport; participants even receive PE credit for taking this elective. However, others outside of band feel differently, which has led to numerous debates if band should be considered as a sport. read more » Receiver Guengerich wins prestigious 49er player of the week award December 20, 2010 — by Karthik Annaamalai and Abhishek Venkataramana While senior Chris Guengerich may be known for his stellar athletic ability on the football field, leadership as a captain, and success as wide receiver on the football team, Guengerich has also developed a reputation as a stellar student in the classroom. Guengerich was recently recognized by the San Francisco 49ers for both his achievements as an athlete and his academic accomplishments through recognition as the San Francisco 49ers High School Player of the Week for Week Five. read more » Tim Lugo named Sports Boosters top coach of the fall season December 17, 2010 — by David Eng Three years ago, Tim Lugo became head coach of a varsity football team that had just been moved up to the upper league after a strong showing in the CCS playoffs. Given the success of his predecessor Kurt Heinrich, who guided Saratoga to a 7-4 record during the 2007-2008 season, many football players and fans alike felt jilted by Heinrich’s firing. read more » 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 » firstprevious...1020304050...185186187188189...200210220...nextlast
Cheer defends its position as a sport January 4, 2011 — by Aanchal Mohan and Allison Toh They boost spirit at sporting events and compete at competitions, and even most colleges accept cheer as a sport. But a Connecticut judge dismayed cheerleaders nationwide when he ruled cheer as not a sport during the summer. read more » True or False: Marching Band is a sport January 3, 2011 — by Allison Toh and Stanley Yip Without a question, band members spend many hours practicing and attending competitions. Their hard effort has led members to believe band qualifies as a sport; participants even receive PE credit for taking this elective. However, others outside of band feel differently, which has led to numerous debates if band should be considered as a sport. read more » Receiver Guengerich wins prestigious 49er player of the week award December 20, 2010 — by Karthik Annaamalai and Abhishek Venkataramana While senior Chris Guengerich may be known for his stellar athletic ability on the football field, leadership as a captain, and success as wide receiver on the football team, Guengerich has also developed a reputation as a stellar student in the classroom. Guengerich was recently recognized by the San Francisco 49ers for both his achievements as an athlete and his academic accomplishments through recognition as the San Francisco 49ers High School Player of the Week for Week Five. read more » Tim Lugo named Sports Boosters top coach of the fall season December 17, 2010 — by David Eng Three years ago, Tim Lugo became head coach of a varsity football team that had just been moved up to the upper league after a strong showing in the CCS playoffs. Given the success of his predecessor Kurt Heinrich, who guided Saratoga to a 7-4 record during the 2007-2008 season, many football players and fans alike felt jilted by Heinrich’s firing. read more » 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 » firstprevious...1020304050...185186187188189...200210220...nextlast
True or False: Marching Band is a sport January 3, 2011 — by Allison Toh and Stanley Yip Without a question, band members spend many hours practicing and attending competitions. Their hard effort has led members to believe band qualifies as a sport; participants even receive PE credit for taking this elective. However, others outside of band feel differently, which has led to numerous debates if band should be considered as a sport. read more » Receiver Guengerich wins prestigious 49er player of the week award December 20, 2010 — by Karthik Annaamalai and Abhishek Venkataramana While senior Chris Guengerich may be known for his stellar athletic ability on the football field, leadership as a captain, and success as wide receiver on the football team, Guengerich has also developed a reputation as a stellar student in the classroom. Guengerich was recently recognized by the San Francisco 49ers for both his achievements as an athlete and his academic accomplishments through recognition as the San Francisco 49ers High School Player of the Week for Week Five. read more » Tim Lugo named Sports Boosters top coach of the fall season December 17, 2010 — by David Eng Three years ago, Tim Lugo became head coach of a varsity football team that had just been moved up to the upper league after a strong showing in the CCS playoffs. Given the success of his predecessor Kurt Heinrich, who guided Saratoga to a 7-4 record during the 2007-2008 season, many football players and fans alike felt jilted by Heinrich’s firing. read more » 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 » firstprevious...1020304050...185186187188189...200210220...nextlast
Receiver Guengerich wins prestigious 49er player of the week award December 20, 2010 — by Karthik Annaamalai and Abhishek Venkataramana While senior Chris Guengerich may be known for his stellar athletic ability on the football field, leadership as a captain, and success as wide receiver on the football team, Guengerich has also developed a reputation as a stellar student in the classroom. Guengerich was recently recognized by the San Francisco 49ers for both his achievements as an athlete and his academic accomplishments through recognition as the San Francisco 49ers High School Player of the Week for Week Five. read more » Tim Lugo named Sports Boosters top coach of the fall season December 17, 2010 — by David Eng Three years ago, Tim Lugo became head coach of a varsity football team that had just been moved up to the upper league after a strong showing in the CCS playoffs. Given the success of his predecessor Kurt Heinrich, who guided Saratoga to a 7-4 record during the 2007-2008 season, many football players and fans alike felt jilted by Heinrich’s firing. read more » 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 » firstprevious...1020304050...185186187188189...200210220...nextlast
Tim Lugo named Sports Boosters top coach of the fall season December 17, 2010 — by David Eng Three years ago, Tim Lugo became head coach of a varsity football team that had just been moved up to the upper league after a strong showing in the CCS playoffs. Given the success of his predecessor Kurt Heinrich, who guided Saratoga to a 7-4 record during the 2007-2008 season, many football players and fans alike felt jilted by Heinrich’s firing. read more » 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 » firstprevious...1020304050...185186187188189...200210220...nextlast
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 » firstprevious...1020304050...185186187188189...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 » firstprevious...1020304050...185186187188189...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 » firstprevious...1020304050...185186187188189...200210220...nextlast