Sports team strikes deal with Nike September 29, 2010 — by Olivia Chock This year, the SHS sports teams agreed to a three- to four-year contract with Nike. This agreement allows all of the teams to buy uniforms from Nike for a 25-40 percent discount off the retail price. Head football coach Tim Lugo was connected with Nike when he met one of their reps, Carlos Trujillo, at a clinic for football coaches. read more » Girls’ Golf: Unfavorable weather conditions don’t dampen high spirits September 28, 2010 — by Apeksha Sharma and Samika Kumar After a disheartening series of losses, one tie and a solitary win, the girls' golf team pitched in together for an victory against Lincoln High on Sept. 24 at the San Jose Municipal Golf Course. read more » Girls’ Water Polo: Optimistic attitude to make splash September 28, 2010 — by Anika Jhalani With water sloshing around the players, chlorine stinging their eyes and constant thrashing that makes voices hard to hear, teamwork is not only difficult to achieve but essential to a water polo team's success. This year's girls' water polo teams have an additional hurdle to face: an unusually low number of veteran players, resulting in time spent teaching the new, more inexperienced players the game from scratch. read more » Field Hockey: Johnson fills spot left by injured Garland September 27, 2010 — by Synthia Ling and Ren Norris Senior Colleen Garland was set to be an important leader in the center back position—the last player in the defense before the goalie. However, during a preseason tournament in the end of August, she broke her left finger and was forced to sit out while it recovers. Now, sophomore defender Hannah Johnson has had to step up and fill the empty spot. She played as center back during the rest of preseason and will now remain there for league games during the regular season until Garland can return midseason. read more » Sports apparel boosts team spirit September 27, 2010 — by Lillian Chen "We work ours off to kick yours." This was the clever phrase at the bottom of the swim team's customized sweatshirts from the previous school year. Numerous teams have come up with witty phrases or customized nicknames for sweatshirts or shirts that they wear for team spirit for their particular sport. read more » Boys’ Water Polo: Peake leads Falcons to 2-1 league record September 27, 2010 — by Will Edman and Tim Rollinson On a normal weekday, a boys' water polo player must wake up at 5:30 in the morning only to tread in cold water for hours, a routine that is also repeated every afternoon. However, the tedium of an average player's day pales in comparison to that of senior co-captain Gavin Peake, the starting goalie on the varsity team, who must face even bigger physical challenges when he is in the pool. "Gavin is a monster," said junior Eric Wang. "Even when the defense is weak, he stops so many goals." read more » Girls’ volleyball: team optimistic despite loss of pivotal players September 24, 2010 — by Aashna Mukerji and Amy Jan After the loss of five starters to graduation, the girls’ varsity volleyball team is working especially hard on technique since this year’s team is younger than those in the recent past. “[Losing five players] was tough for us, since there are six people on a court at a time,” said co-captain Sarah Blegen, who is the team's starting out side hitter and kill leader. “What we lost in height, we make up for in hard work.” read more » Boys’ waterpolo: New faces look to be important part of the equation September 24, 2010 — by Tim Rollinson A common saying in water polo is that the key to being a good water polo player is anticipation. After graduating four key seniors last year many players anticipated a collapse. Fortunately for the team, a load of new talent has arrived this year, including a transfer student from Bellarmine, and prospects for success this year are looking more favorable. “The team looks a lot different than last year,” said senior goalie Gavin Peake. “But the talent level is similar.” read more » Boys’ XC transitions welcomes new coach, training routines September 23, 2010 — by Looking ahead at the long road to success for its new season, the boys' cross country team finds itself both in a state of constancy and transition. The team features several returning members but is undoubtedly anchored by two returning senior captains: Garrick Chan and Kyle Fukui. The lineup has been slightly altered with the addition of junior Harry Curtis and the addition of freshmen twins Will and Sam Guy. read more » Senior plans to help bring team up to par September 22, 2010 — by Apeksha Sharma and Samika Kumar The girls' golf team has an all-time high of 19 players this season. Though only six girls play in matches, all have been meeting together since school started. Most are new to to the game, but the young team prides itself on a promising future of 10 freshmen, eight sophomores and one senior. The senior is Uttara Sivaram, who coach Casey Hall is counting on to help lead the team. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...190191192193194...200210220...nextlast
Girls’ Golf: Unfavorable weather conditions don’t dampen high spirits September 28, 2010 — by Apeksha Sharma and Samika Kumar After a disheartening series of losses, one tie and a solitary win, the girls' golf team pitched in together for an victory against Lincoln High on Sept. 24 at the San Jose Municipal Golf Course. read more » Girls’ Water Polo: Optimistic attitude to make splash September 28, 2010 — by Anika Jhalani With water sloshing around the players, chlorine stinging their eyes and constant thrashing that makes voices hard to hear, teamwork is not only difficult to achieve but essential to a water polo team's success. This year's girls' water polo teams have an additional hurdle to face: an unusually low number of veteran players, resulting in time spent teaching the new, more inexperienced players the game from scratch. read more » Field Hockey: Johnson fills spot left by injured Garland September 27, 2010 — by Synthia Ling and Ren Norris Senior Colleen Garland was set to be an important leader in the center back position—the last player in the defense before the goalie. However, during a preseason tournament in the end of August, she broke her left finger and was forced to sit out while it recovers. Now, sophomore defender Hannah Johnson has had to step up and fill the empty spot. She played as center back during the rest of preseason and will now remain there for league games during the regular season until Garland can return midseason. read more » Sports apparel boosts team spirit September 27, 2010 — by Lillian Chen "We work ours off to kick yours." This was the clever phrase at the bottom of the swim team's customized sweatshirts from the previous school year. Numerous teams have come up with witty phrases or customized nicknames for sweatshirts or shirts that they wear for team spirit for their particular sport. read more » Boys’ Water Polo: Peake leads Falcons to 2-1 league record September 27, 2010 — by Will Edman and Tim Rollinson On a normal weekday, a boys' water polo player must wake up at 5:30 in the morning only to tread in cold water for hours, a routine that is also repeated every afternoon. However, the tedium of an average player's day pales in comparison to that of senior co-captain Gavin Peake, the starting goalie on the varsity team, who must face even bigger physical challenges when he is in the pool. "Gavin is a monster," said junior Eric Wang. "Even when the defense is weak, he stops so many goals." read more » Girls’ volleyball: team optimistic despite loss of pivotal players September 24, 2010 — by Aashna Mukerji and Amy Jan After the loss of five starters to graduation, the girls’ varsity volleyball team is working especially hard on technique since this year’s team is younger than those in the recent past. “[Losing five players] was tough for us, since there are six people on a court at a time,” said co-captain Sarah Blegen, who is the team's starting out side hitter and kill leader. “What we lost in height, we make up for in hard work.” read more » Boys’ waterpolo: New faces look to be important part of the equation September 24, 2010 — by Tim Rollinson A common saying in water polo is that the key to being a good water polo player is anticipation. After graduating four key seniors last year many players anticipated a collapse. Fortunately for the team, a load of new talent has arrived this year, including a transfer student from Bellarmine, and prospects for success this year are looking more favorable. “The team looks a lot different than last year,” said senior goalie Gavin Peake. “But the talent level is similar.” read more » Boys’ XC transitions welcomes new coach, training routines September 23, 2010 — by Looking ahead at the long road to success for its new season, the boys' cross country team finds itself both in a state of constancy and transition. The team features several returning members but is undoubtedly anchored by two returning senior captains: Garrick Chan and Kyle Fukui. The lineup has been slightly altered with the addition of junior Harry Curtis and the addition of freshmen twins Will and Sam Guy. read more » Senior plans to help bring team up to par September 22, 2010 — by Apeksha Sharma and Samika Kumar The girls' golf team has an all-time high of 19 players this season. Though only six girls play in matches, all have been meeting together since school started. Most are new to to the game, but the young team prides itself on a promising future of 10 freshmen, eight sophomores and one senior. The senior is Uttara Sivaram, who coach Casey Hall is counting on to help lead the team. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...190191192193194...200210220...nextlast
Girls’ Water Polo: Optimistic attitude to make splash September 28, 2010 — by Anika Jhalani With water sloshing around the players, chlorine stinging their eyes and constant thrashing that makes voices hard to hear, teamwork is not only difficult to achieve but essential to a water polo team's success. This year's girls' water polo teams have an additional hurdle to face: an unusually low number of veteran players, resulting in time spent teaching the new, more inexperienced players the game from scratch. read more » Field Hockey: Johnson fills spot left by injured Garland September 27, 2010 — by Synthia Ling and Ren Norris Senior Colleen Garland was set to be an important leader in the center back position—the last player in the defense before the goalie. However, during a preseason tournament in the end of August, she broke her left finger and was forced to sit out while it recovers. Now, sophomore defender Hannah Johnson has had to step up and fill the empty spot. She played as center back during the rest of preseason and will now remain there for league games during the regular season until Garland can return midseason. read more » Sports apparel boosts team spirit September 27, 2010 — by Lillian Chen "We work ours off to kick yours." This was the clever phrase at the bottom of the swim team's customized sweatshirts from the previous school year. Numerous teams have come up with witty phrases or customized nicknames for sweatshirts or shirts that they wear for team spirit for their particular sport. read more » Boys’ Water Polo: Peake leads Falcons to 2-1 league record September 27, 2010 — by Will Edman and Tim Rollinson On a normal weekday, a boys' water polo player must wake up at 5:30 in the morning only to tread in cold water for hours, a routine that is also repeated every afternoon. However, the tedium of an average player's day pales in comparison to that of senior co-captain Gavin Peake, the starting goalie on the varsity team, who must face even bigger physical challenges when he is in the pool. "Gavin is a monster," said junior Eric Wang. "Even when the defense is weak, he stops so many goals." read more » Girls’ volleyball: team optimistic despite loss of pivotal players September 24, 2010 — by Aashna Mukerji and Amy Jan After the loss of five starters to graduation, the girls’ varsity volleyball team is working especially hard on technique since this year’s team is younger than those in the recent past. “[Losing five players] was tough for us, since there are six people on a court at a time,” said co-captain Sarah Blegen, who is the team's starting out side hitter and kill leader. “What we lost in height, we make up for in hard work.” read more » Boys’ waterpolo: New faces look to be important part of the equation September 24, 2010 — by Tim Rollinson A common saying in water polo is that the key to being a good water polo player is anticipation. After graduating four key seniors last year many players anticipated a collapse. Fortunately for the team, a load of new talent has arrived this year, including a transfer student from Bellarmine, and prospects for success this year are looking more favorable. “The team looks a lot different than last year,” said senior goalie Gavin Peake. “But the talent level is similar.” read more » Boys’ XC transitions welcomes new coach, training routines September 23, 2010 — by Looking ahead at the long road to success for its new season, the boys' cross country team finds itself both in a state of constancy and transition. The team features several returning members but is undoubtedly anchored by two returning senior captains: Garrick Chan and Kyle Fukui. The lineup has been slightly altered with the addition of junior Harry Curtis and the addition of freshmen twins Will and Sam Guy. read more » Senior plans to help bring team up to par September 22, 2010 — by Apeksha Sharma and Samika Kumar The girls' golf team has an all-time high of 19 players this season. Though only six girls play in matches, all have been meeting together since school started. Most are new to to the game, but the young team prides itself on a promising future of 10 freshmen, eight sophomores and one senior. The senior is Uttara Sivaram, who coach Casey Hall is counting on to help lead the team. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...190191192193194...200210220...nextlast
Field Hockey: Johnson fills spot left by injured Garland September 27, 2010 — by Synthia Ling and Ren Norris Senior Colleen Garland was set to be an important leader in the center back position—the last player in the defense before the goalie. However, during a preseason tournament in the end of August, she broke her left finger and was forced to sit out while it recovers. Now, sophomore defender Hannah Johnson has had to step up and fill the empty spot. She played as center back during the rest of preseason and will now remain there for league games during the regular season until Garland can return midseason. read more » Sports apparel boosts team spirit September 27, 2010 — by Lillian Chen "We work ours off to kick yours." This was the clever phrase at the bottom of the swim team's customized sweatshirts from the previous school year. Numerous teams have come up with witty phrases or customized nicknames for sweatshirts or shirts that they wear for team spirit for their particular sport. read more » Boys’ Water Polo: Peake leads Falcons to 2-1 league record September 27, 2010 — by Will Edman and Tim Rollinson On a normal weekday, a boys' water polo player must wake up at 5:30 in the morning only to tread in cold water for hours, a routine that is also repeated every afternoon. However, the tedium of an average player's day pales in comparison to that of senior co-captain Gavin Peake, the starting goalie on the varsity team, who must face even bigger physical challenges when he is in the pool. "Gavin is a monster," said junior Eric Wang. "Even when the defense is weak, he stops so many goals." read more » Girls’ volleyball: team optimistic despite loss of pivotal players September 24, 2010 — by Aashna Mukerji and Amy Jan After the loss of five starters to graduation, the girls’ varsity volleyball team is working especially hard on technique since this year’s team is younger than those in the recent past. “[Losing five players] was tough for us, since there are six people on a court at a time,” said co-captain Sarah Blegen, who is the team's starting out side hitter and kill leader. “What we lost in height, we make up for in hard work.” read more » Boys’ waterpolo: New faces look to be important part of the equation September 24, 2010 — by Tim Rollinson A common saying in water polo is that the key to being a good water polo player is anticipation. After graduating four key seniors last year many players anticipated a collapse. Fortunately for the team, a load of new talent has arrived this year, including a transfer student from Bellarmine, and prospects for success this year are looking more favorable. “The team looks a lot different than last year,” said senior goalie Gavin Peake. “But the talent level is similar.” read more » Boys’ XC transitions welcomes new coach, training routines September 23, 2010 — by Looking ahead at the long road to success for its new season, the boys' cross country team finds itself both in a state of constancy and transition. The team features several returning members but is undoubtedly anchored by two returning senior captains: Garrick Chan and Kyle Fukui. The lineup has been slightly altered with the addition of junior Harry Curtis and the addition of freshmen twins Will and Sam Guy. read more » Senior plans to help bring team up to par September 22, 2010 — by Apeksha Sharma and Samika Kumar The girls' golf team has an all-time high of 19 players this season. Though only six girls play in matches, all have been meeting together since school started. Most are new to to the game, but the young team prides itself on a promising future of 10 freshmen, eight sophomores and one senior. The senior is Uttara Sivaram, who coach Casey Hall is counting on to help lead the team. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...190191192193194...200210220...nextlast
Sports apparel boosts team spirit September 27, 2010 — by Lillian Chen "We work ours off to kick yours." This was the clever phrase at the bottom of the swim team's customized sweatshirts from the previous school year. Numerous teams have come up with witty phrases or customized nicknames for sweatshirts or shirts that they wear for team spirit for their particular sport. read more » Boys’ Water Polo: Peake leads Falcons to 2-1 league record September 27, 2010 — by Will Edman and Tim Rollinson On a normal weekday, a boys' water polo player must wake up at 5:30 in the morning only to tread in cold water for hours, a routine that is also repeated every afternoon. However, the tedium of an average player's day pales in comparison to that of senior co-captain Gavin Peake, the starting goalie on the varsity team, who must face even bigger physical challenges when he is in the pool. "Gavin is a monster," said junior Eric Wang. "Even when the defense is weak, he stops so many goals." read more » Girls’ volleyball: team optimistic despite loss of pivotal players September 24, 2010 — by Aashna Mukerji and Amy Jan After the loss of five starters to graduation, the girls’ varsity volleyball team is working especially hard on technique since this year’s team is younger than those in the recent past. “[Losing five players] was tough for us, since there are six people on a court at a time,” said co-captain Sarah Blegen, who is the team's starting out side hitter and kill leader. “What we lost in height, we make up for in hard work.” read more » Boys’ waterpolo: New faces look to be important part of the equation September 24, 2010 — by Tim Rollinson A common saying in water polo is that the key to being a good water polo player is anticipation. After graduating four key seniors last year many players anticipated a collapse. Fortunately for the team, a load of new talent has arrived this year, including a transfer student from Bellarmine, and prospects for success this year are looking more favorable. “The team looks a lot different than last year,” said senior goalie Gavin Peake. “But the talent level is similar.” read more » Boys’ XC transitions welcomes new coach, training routines September 23, 2010 — by Looking ahead at the long road to success for its new season, the boys' cross country team finds itself both in a state of constancy and transition. The team features several returning members but is undoubtedly anchored by two returning senior captains: Garrick Chan and Kyle Fukui. The lineup has been slightly altered with the addition of junior Harry Curtis and the addition of freshmen twins Will and Sam Guy. read more » Senior plans to help bring team up to par September 22, 2010 — by Apeksha Sharma and Samika Kumar The girls' golf team has an all-time high of 19 players this season. Though only six girls play in matches, all have been meeting together since school started. Most are new to to the game, but the young team prides itself on a promising future of 10 freshmen, eight sophomores and one senior. The senior is Uttara Sivaram, who coach Casey Hall is counting on to help lead the team. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...190191192193194...200210220...nextlast
Boys’ Water Polo: Peake leads Falcons to 2-1 league record September 27, 2010 — by Will Edman and Tim Rollinson On a normal weekday, a boys' water polo player must wake up at 5:30 in the morning only to tread in cold water for hours, a routine that is also repeated every afternoon. However, the tedium of an average player's day pales in comparison to that of senior co-captain Gavin Peake, the starting goalie on the varsity team, who must face even bigger physical challenges when he is in the pool. "Gavin is a monster," said junior Eric Wang. "Even when the defense is weak, he stops so many goals." read more » Girls’ volleyball: team optimistic despite loss of pivotal players September 24, 2010 — by Aashna Mukerji and Amy Jan After the loss of five starters to graduation, the girls’ varsity volleyball team is working especially hard on technique since this year’s team is younger than those in the recent past. “[Losing five players] was tough for us, since there are six people on a court at a time,” said co-captain Sarah Blegen, who is the team's starting out side hitter and kill leader. “What we lost in height, we make up for in hard work.” read more » Boys’ waterpolo: New faces look to be important part of the equation September 24, 2010 — by Tim Rollinson A common saying in water polo is that the key to being a good water polo player is anticipation. After graduating four key seniors last year many players anticipated a collapse. Fortunately for the team, a load of new talent has arrived this year, including a transfer student from Bellarmine, and prospects for success this year are looking more favorable. “The team looks a lot different than last year,” said senior goalie Gavin Peake. “But the talent level is similar.” read more » Boys’ XC transitions welcomes new coach, training routines September 23, 2010 — by Looking ahead at the long road to success for its new season, the boys' cross country team finds itself both in a state of constancy and transition. The team features several returning members but is undoubtedly anchored by two returning senior captains: Garrick Chan and Kyle Fukui. The lineup has been slightly altered with the addition of junior Harry Curtis and the addition of freshmen twins Will and Sam Guy. read more » Senior plans to help bring team up to par September 22, 2010 — by Apeksha Sharma and Samika Kumar The girls' golf team has an all-time high of 19 players this season. Though only six girls play in matches, all have been meeting together since school started. Most are new to to the game, but the young team prides itself on a promising future of 10 freshmen, eight sophomores and one senior. The senior is Uttara Sivaram, who coach Casey Hall is counting on to help lead the team. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...190191192193194...200210220...nextlast
Girls’ volleyball: team optimistic despite loss of pivotal players September 24, 2010 — by Aashna Mukerji and Amy Jan After the loss of five starters to graduation, the girls’ varsity volleyball team is working especially hard on technique since this year’s team is younger than those in the recent past. “[Losing five players] was tough for us, since there are six people on a court at a time,” said co-captain Sarah Blegen, who is the team's starting out side hitter and kill leader. “What we lost in height, we make up for in hard work.” read more » Boys’ waterpolo: New faces look to be important part of the equation September 24, 2010 — by Tim Rollinson A common saying in water polo is that the key to being a good water polo player is anticipation. After graduating four key seniors last year many players anticipated a collapse. Fortunately for the team, a load of new talent has arrived this year, including a transfer student from Bellarmine, and prospects for success this year are looking more favorable. “The team looks a lot different than last year,” said senior goalie Gavin Peake. “But the talent level is similar.” read more » Boys’ XC transitions welcomes new coach, training routines September 23, 2010 — by Looking ahead at the long road to success for its new season, the boys' cross country team finds itself both in a state of constancy and transition. The team features several returning members but is undoubtedly anchored by two returning senior captains: Garrick Chan and Kyle Fukui. The lineup has been slightly altered with the addition of junior Harry Curtis and the addition of freshmen twins Will and Sam Guy. read more » Senior plans to help bring team up to par September 22, 2010 — by Apeksha Sharma and Samika Kumar The girls' golf team has an all-time high of 19 players this season. Though only six girls play in matches, all have been meeting together since school started. Most are new to to the game, but the young team prides itself on a promising future of 10 freshmen, eight sophomores and one senior. The senior is Uttara Sivaram, who coach Casey Hall is counting on to help lead the team. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...190191192193194...200210220...nextlast
Boys’ waterpolo: New faces look to be important part of the equation September 24, 2010 — by Tim Rollinson A common saying in water polo is that the key to being a good water polo player is anticipation. After graduating four key seniors last year many players anticipated a collapse. Fortunately for the team, a load of new talent has arrived this year, including a transfer student from Bellarmine, and prospects for success this year are looking more favorable. “The team looks a lot different than last year,” said senior goalie Gavin Peake. “But the talent level is similar.” read more » Boys’ XC transitions welcomes new coach, training routines September 23, 2010 — by Looking ahead at the long road to success for its new season, the boys' cross country team finds itself both in a state of constancy and transition. The team features several returning members but is undoubtedly anchored by two returning senior captains: Garrick Chan and Kyle Fukui. The lineup has been slightly altered with the addition of junior Harry Curtis and the addition of freshmen twins Will and Sam Guy. read more » Senior plans to help bring team up to par September 22, 2010 — by Apeksha Sharma and Samika Kumar The girls' golf team has an all-time high of 19 players this season. Though only six girls play in matches, all have been meeting together since school started. Most are new to to the game, but the young team prides itself on a promising future of 10 freshmen, eight sophomores and one senior. The senior is Uttara Sivaram, who coach Casey Hall is counting on to help lead the team. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...190191192193194...200210220...nextlast
Boys’ XC transitions welcomes new coach, training routines September 23, 2010 — by Looking ahead at the long road to success for its new season, the boys' cross country team finds itself both in a state of constancy and transition. The team features several returning members but is undoubtedly anchored by two returning senior captains: Garrick Chan and Kyle Fukui. The lineup has been slightly altered with the addition of junior Harry Curtis and the addition of freshmen twins Will and Sam Guy. read more » Senior plans to help bring team up to par September 22, 2010 — by Apeksha Sharma and Samika Kumar The girls' golf team has an all-time high of 19 players this season. Though only six girls play in matches, all have been meeting together since school started. Most are new to to the game, but the young team prides itself on a promising future of 10 freshmen, eight sophomores and one senior. The senior is Uttara Sivaram, who coach Casey Hall is counting on to help lead the team. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...190191192193194...200210220...nextlast
Senior plans to help bring team up to par September 22, 2010 — by Apeksha Sharma and Samika Kumar The girls' golf team has an all-time high of 19 players this season. Though only six girls play in matches, all have been meeting together since school started. Most are new to to the game, but the young team prides itself on a promising future of 10 freshmen, eight sophomores and one senior. The senior is Uttara Sivaram, who coach Casey Hall is counting on to help lead the team. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...190191192193194...200210220...nextlast