Badminton: Early in season, team put to test April 5, 2010 — by Lillian Chen and Kevin Mu In the normally tame world of high school badminton, a rowdy crowd of players gathers around a single court. The crowd erupts in cheering and applause after each point. With lightning-fast reflexes, sophomore Jeffrey Kuo blocks an impossibly fast smash from his opponent, Gunn High School's Charlie Yang. With flawless footwork, Yang makes it to the net for a cross-court net drop. But it's too late. Anticipating the shot, Kuo storms to the net, and with a flick of his wrist the birdie strikes the floor. Kuo clenches his fist in satisfaction—the match is over. read more » Softball strives to improve April 2, 2010 — by Olivia Chock and Vivian LeTran With teamwork and dedication, the softball team is trying to keep a positive attitude about this season, despite struggles on the field. read more » Boys’ tennis places third at national tournament, continues to breeze through league play April 2, 2010 — by Jason Wu Perhaps only the Falcons could be disappointed with a third place finish at the nation's premier high school tennis tournament, the Corona Del Mar National High School All-American Boys Invitational in Newport Beach March 20-21. The team, coming in as the third seed, placed third in the USTA-sanctioned event, which featured 16 top teams from around nation, with some teams even hailing from places like New York City, North Carolina and Idaho. read more » Boys’ Swimming: Bittersweet senior day ends in loss April 1, 2010 — by Tim Rollinson A random passerby during the March 26 swim meet against Los Gatos may have noticed a strange occurrence. Although the Falcons have a formidable reputation, many of the team members were sporting blue water wings while preparing for the meet. read more » Boys’ swimming: Bittersweet senior day ends in loss April 1, 2010 — by Tim Rollinson A random passerby during the March 26 swim meet against Los Gatos may have noticed a strange occurrence. Although the Falcons have a formidable reputation, many of the team members were sporting blue water wings while preparing for the meet. read more » Boys’ lacrosse: varsity goalie Gavin Peake aims to save the game April 1, 2010 — by Parul Singh and Kim Tsai A Los Gatos lacrosse player sprints toward the goal, fakes left, fakes right, then swiftly heaves a 70-mile an hour toss at the net. While most people's reaction would be to duck or run, junior Gavin Peake calmly catches the ball in the mesh of his glove. As the sole goalie on the varsity lacrosse team, Peake is essential to the Falcons' success, yet most people forget just how much pressure rests on the shoulders of the goalie. "Sometimes it's all lot of pressure on me if we're in a close game, then the team blames me if I'm supposed to save it, but I understand that," said Peake. read more » Falcons struggle with starting pitching, look for defense to improve chances March 31, 2010 — by Roy Bisht and David Eng At every level of baseball, from Little League to the Majors, pitching is considered to be the most important aspect of the game and the key to victory. read more » Track team competes in mock-meet March 24, 2010 — by Arnav Dugar The track team started its season with a meet on March 4, the Falcon Invitational, but the athletes did not compete against another school. Instead, they went against themselves. "The mock meet is practice to get us ready for the regular meets this season," said the head coach Archie Ljepava, who is coaching long and triple jump. "It also lets us evaluate athletes in a competitive manner." In the boys' division, senior Trevor Teerlink is the team's top sprinter being coached by Michael Xiatry. read more » Boys’ lacrosse: new coach raises morale March 16, 2010 — by Parul Singh, Kim Tsai and Jordan Waite As the spring season begins, morale is high on the varsity boys lacrosse team. They have better players, a new coach and more effective practices. "[Head Coach Larry Boehm] is a lot better motivator than our old coach was. Our stick skills are definitely a lot better this year than last year," said senior co-captain and midfielder Danny Baldwin. According to Baldwin, not only is the new coach a better motivator, he is also knowledgeable about the game and is able to encourage the boys to try harder things to improve, according to Baldwin. read more » Baseball adjusts to changes all around the diamond March 16, 2010 — by Roy Bisht and David Eng Major League Baseball is a game of transactions. The constant waiving, releasing and signing of players and coaches epitomizes the continual change of team sports. This past off season, the Falcons' baseball program underwent some major changes of its own. Among the changes were a league promotion, new coaches and roster swaps. Movin' on up After posting a stellar 12-3 record last season in the lower El Camino Division, the young baseball program will face tougher competition this year in the upper De Anza Division. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...193194195196197...200210220...nextlast
Softball strives to improve April 2, 2010 — by Olivia Chock and Vivian LeTran With teamwork and dedication, the softball team is trying to keep a positive attitude about this season, despite struggles on the field. read more » Boys’ tennis places third at national tournament, continues to breeze through league play April 2, 2010 — by Jason Wu Perhaps only the Falcons could be disappointed with a third place finish at the nation's premier high school tennis tournament, the Corona Del Mar National High School All-American Boys Invitational in Newport Beach March 20-21. The team, coming in as the third seed, placed third in the USTA-sanctioned event, which featured 16 top teams from around nation, with some teams even hailing from places like New York City, North Carolina and Idaho. read more » Boys’ Swimming: Bittersweet senior day ends in loss April 1, 2010 — by Tim Rollinson A random passerby during the March 26 swim meet against Los Gatos may have noticed a strange occurrence. Although the Falcons have a formidable reputation, many of the team members were sporting blue water wings while preparing for the meet. read more » Boys’ swimming: Bittersweet senior day ends in loss April 1, 2010 — by Tim Rollinson A random passerby during the March 26 swim meet against Los Gatos may have noticed a strange occurrence. Although the Falcons have a formidable reputation, many of the team members were sporting blue water wings while preparing for the meet. read more » Boys’ lacrosse: varsity goalie Gavin Peake aims to save the game April 1, 2010 — by Parul Singh and Kim Tsai A Los Gatos lacrosse player sprints toward the goal, fakes left, fakes right, then swiftly heaves a 70-mile an hour toss at the net. While most people's reaction would be to duck or run, junior Gavin Peake calmly catches the ball in the mesh of his glove. As the sole goalie on the varsity lacrosse team, Peake is essential to the Falcons' success, yet most people forget just how much pressure rests on the shoulders of the goalie. "Sometimes it's all lot of pressure on me if we're in a close game, then the team blames me if I'm supposed to save it, but I understand that," said Peake. read more » Falcons struggle with starting pitching, look for defense to improve chances March 31, 2010 — by Roy Bisht and David Eng At every level of baseball, from Little League to the Majors, pitching is considered to be the most important aspect of the game and the key to victory. read more » Track team competes in mock-meet March 24, 2010 — by Arnav Dugar The track team started its season with a meet on March 4, the Falcon Invitational, but the athletes did not compete against another school. Instead, they went against themselves. "The mock meet is practice to get us ready for the regular meets this season," said the head coach Archie Ljepava, who is coaching long and triple jump. "It also lets us evaluate athletes in a competitive manner." In the boys' division, senior Trevor Teerlink is the team's top sprinter being coached by Michael Xiatry. read more » Boys’ lacrosse: new coach raises morale March 16, 2010 — by Parul Singh, Kim Tsai and Jordan Waite As the spring season begins, morale is high on the varsity boys lacrosse team. They have better players, a new coach and more effective practices. "[Head Coach Larry Boehm] is a lot better motivator than our old coach was. Our stick skills are definitely a lot better this year than last year," said senior co-captain and midfielder Danny Baldwin. According to Baldwin, not only is the new coach a better motivator, he is also knowledgeable about the game and is able to encourage the boys to try harder things to improve, according to Baldwin. read more » Baseball adjusts to changes all around the diamond March 16, 2010 — by Roy Bisht and David Eng Major League Baseball is a game of transactions. The constant waiving, releasing and signing of players and coaches epitomizes the continual change of team sports. This past off season, the Falcons' baseball program underwent some major changes of its own. Among the changes were a league promotion, new coaches and roster swaps. Movin' on up After posting a stellar 12-3 record last season in the lower El Camino Division, the young baseball program will face tougher competition this year in the upper De Anza Division. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...193194195196197...200210220...nextlast
Boys’ tennis places third at national tournament, continues to breeze through league play April 2, 2010 — by Jason Wu Perhaps only the Falcons could be disappointed with a third place finish at the nation's premier high school tennis tournament, the Corona Del Mar National High School All-American Boys Invitational in Newport Beach March 20-21. The team, coming in as the third seed, placed third in the USTA-sanctioned event, which featured 16 top teams from around nation, with some teams even hailing from places like New York City, North Carolina and Idaho. read more » Boys’ Swimming: Bittersweet senior day ends in loss April 1, 2010 — by Tim Rollinson A random passerby during the March 26 swim meet against Los Gatos may have noticed a strange occurrence. Although the Falcons have a formidable reputation, many of the team members were sporting blue water wings while preparing for the meet. read more » Boys’ swimming: Bittersweet senior day ends in loss April 1, 2010 — by Tim Rollinson A random passerby during the March 26 swim meet against Los Gatos may have noticed a strange occurrence. Although the Falcons have a formidable reputation, many of the team members were sporting blue water wings while preparing for the meet. read more » Boys’ lacrosse: varsity goalie Gavin Peake aims to save the game April 1, 2010 — by Parul Singh and Kim Tsai A Los Gatos lacrosse player sprints toward the goal, fakes left, fakes right, then swiftly heaves a 70-mile an hour toss at the net. While most people's reaction would be to duck or run, junior Gavin Peake calmly catches the ball in the mesh of his glove. As the sole goalie on the varsity lacrosse team, Peake is essential to the Falcons' success, yet most people forget just how much pressure rests on the shoulders of the goalie. "Sometimes it's all lot of pressure on me if we're in a close game, then the team blames me if I'm supposed to save it, but I understand that," said Peake. read more » Falcons struggle with starting pitching, look for defense to improve chances March 31, 2010 — by Roy Bisht and David Eng At every level of baseball, from Little League to the Majors, pitching is considered to be the most important aspect of the game and the key to victory. read more » Track team competes in mock-meet March 24, 2010 — by Arnav Dugar The track team started its season with a meet on March 4, the Falcon Invitational, but the athletes did not compete against another school. Instead, they went against themselves. "The mock meet is practice to get us ready for the regular meets this season," said the head coach Archie Ljepava, who is coaching long and triple jump. "It also lets us evaluate athletes in a competitive manner." In the boys' division, senior Trevor Teerlink is the team's top sprinter being coached by Michael Xiatry. read more » Boys’ lacrosse: new coach raises morale March 16, 2010 — by Parul Singh, Kim Tsai and Jordan Waite As the spring season begins, morale is high on the varsity boys lacrosse team. They have better players, a new coach and more effective practices. "[Head Coach Larry Boehm] is a lot better motivator than our old coach was. Our stick skills are definitely a lot better this year than last year," said senior co-captain and midfielder Danny Baldwin. According to Baldwin, not only is the new coach a better motivator, he is also knowledgeable about the game and is able to encourage the boys to try harder things to improve, according to Baldwin. read more » Baseball adjusts to changes all around the diamond March 16, 2010 — by Roy Bisht and David Eng Major League Baseball is a game of transactions. The constant waiving, releasing and signing of players and coaches epitomizes the continual change of team sports. This past off season, the Falcons' baseball program underwent some major changes of its own. Among the changes were a league promotion, new coaches and roster swaps. Movin' on up After posting a stellar 12-3 record last season in the lower El Camino Division, the young baseball program will face tougher competition this year in the upper De Anza Division. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...193194195196197...200210220...nextlast
Boys’ Swimming: Bittersweet senior day ends in loss April 1, 2010 — by Tim Rollinson A random passerby during the March 26 swim meet against Los Gatos may have noticed a strange occurrence. Although the Falcons have a formidable reputation, many of the team members were sporting blue water wings while preparing for the meet. read more » Boys’ swimming: Bittersweet senior day ends in loss April 1, 2010 — by Tim Rollinson A random passerby during the March 26 swim meet against Los Gatos may have noticed a strange occurrence. Although the Falcons have a formidable reputation, many of the team members were sporting blue water wings while preparing for the meet. read more » Boys’ lacrosse: varsity goalie Gavin Peake aims to save the game April 1, 2010 — by Parul Singh and Kim Tsai A Los Gatos lacrosse player sprints toward the goal, fakes left, fakes right, then swiftly heaves a 70-mile an hour toss at the net. While most people's reaction would be to duck or run, junior Gavin Peake calmly catches the ball in the mesh of his glove. As the sole goalie on the varsity lacrosse team, Peake is essential to the Falcons' success, yet most people forget just how much pressure rests on the shoulders of the goalie. "Sometimes it's all lot of pressure on me if we're in a close game, then the team blames me if I'm supposed to save it, but I understand that," said Peake. read more » Falcons struggle with starting pitching, look for defense to improve chances March 31, 2010 — by Roy Bisht and David Eng At every level of baseball, from Little League to the Majors, pitching is considered to be the most important aspect of the game and the key to victory. read more » Track team competes in mock-meet March 24, 2010 — by Arnav Dugar The track team started its season with a meet on March 4, the Falcon Invitational, but the athletes did not compete against another school. Instead, they went against themselves. "The mock meet is practice to get us ready for the regular meets this season," said the head coach Archie Ljepava, who is coaching long and triple jump. "It also lets us evaluate athletes in a competitive manner." In the boys' division, senior Trevor Teerlink is the team's top sprinter being coached by Michael Xiatry. read more » Boys’ lacrosse: new coach raises morale March 16, 2010 — by Parul Singh, Kim Tsai and Jordan Waite As the spring season begins, morale is high on the varsity boys lacrosse team. They have better players, a new coach and more effective practices. "[Head Coach Larry Boehm] is a lot better motivator than our old coach was. Our stick skills are definitely a lot better this year than last year," said senior co-captain and midfielder Danny Baldwin. According to Baldwin, not only is the new coach a better motivator, he is also knowledgeable about the game and is able to encourage the boys to try harder things to improve, according to Baldwin. read more » Baseball adjusts to changes all around the diamond March 16, 2010 — by Roy Bisht and David Eng Major League Baseball is a game of transactions. The constant waiving, releasing and signing of players and coaches epitomizes the continual change of team sports. This past off season, the Falcons' baseball program underwent some major changes of its own. Among the changes were a league promotion, new coaches and roster swaps. Movin' on up After posting a stellar 12-3 record last season in the lower El Camino Division, the young baseball program will face tougher competition this year in the upper De Anza Division. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...193194195196197...200210220...nextlast
Boys’ swimming: Bittersweet senior day ends in loss April 1, 2010 — by Tim Rollinson A random passerby during the March 26 swim meet against Los Gatos may have noticed a strange occurrence. Although the Falcons have a formidable reputation, many of the team members were sporting blue water wings while preparing for the meet. read more » Boys’ lacrosse: varsity goalie Gavin Peake aims to save the game April 1, 2010 — by Parul Singh and Kim Tsai A Los Gatos lacrosse player sprints toward the goal, fakes left, fakes right, then swiftly heaves a 70-mile an hour toss at the net. While most people's reaction would be to duck or run, junior Gavin Peake calmly catches the ball in the mesh of his glove. As the sole goalie on the varsity lacrosse team, Peake is essential to the Falcons' success, yet most people forget just how much pressure rests on the shoulders of the goalie. "Sometimes it's all lot of pressure on me if we're in a close game, then the team blames me if I'm supposed to save it, but I understand that," said Peake. read more » Falcons struggle with starting pitching, look for defense to improve chances March 31, 2010 — by Roy Bisht and David Eng At every level of baseball, from Little League to the Majors, pitching is considered to be the most important aspect of the game and the key to victory. read more » Track team competes in mock-meet March 24, 2010 — by Arnav Dugar The track team started its season with a meet on March 4, the Falcon Invitational, but the athletes did not compete against another school. Instead, they went against themselves. "The mock meet is practice to get us ready for the regular meets this season," said the head coach Archie Ljepava, who is coaching long and triple jump. "It also lets us evaluate athletes in a competitive manner." In the boys' division, senior Trevor Teerlink is the team's top sprinter being coached by Michael Xiatry. read more » Boys’ lacrosse: new coach raises morale March 16, 2010 — by Parul Singh, Kim Tsai and Jordan Waite As the spring season begins, morale is high on the varsity boys lacrosse team. They have better players, a new coach and more effective practices. "[Head Coach Larry Boehm] is a lot better motivator than our old coach was. Our stick skills are definitely a lot better this year than last year," said senior co-captain and midfielder Danny Baldwin. According to Baldwin, not only is the new coach a better motivator, he is also knowledgeable about the game and is able to encourage the boys to try harder things to improve, according to Baldwin. read more » Baseball adjusts to changes all around the diamond March 16, 2010 — by Roy Bisht and David Eng Major League Baseball is a game of transactions. The constant waiving, releasing and signing of players and coaches epitomizes the continual change of team sports. This past off season, the Falcons' baseball program underwent some major changes of its own. Among the changes were a league promotion, new coaches and roster swaps. Movin' on up After posting a stellar 12-3 record last season in the lower El Camino Division, the young baseball program will face tougher competition this year in the upper De Anza Division. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...193194195196197...200210220...nextlast
Boys’ lacrosse: varsity goalie Gavin Peake aims to save the game April 1, 2010 — by Parul Singh and Kim Tsai A Los Gatos lacrosse player sprints toward the goal, fakes left, fakes right, then swiftly heaves a 70-mile an hour toss at the net. While most people's reaction would be to duck or run, junior Gavin Peake calmly catches the ball in the mesh of his glove. As the sole goalie on the varsity lacrosse team, Peake is essential to the Falcons' success, yet most people forget just how much pressure rests on the shoulders of the goalie. "Sometimes it's all lot of pressure on me if we're in a close game, then the team blames me if I'm supposed to save it, but I understand that," said Peake. read more » Falcons struggle with starting pitching, look for defense to improve chances March 31, 2010 — by Roy Bisht and David Eng At every level of baseball, from Little League to the Majors, pitching is considered to be the most important aspect of the game and the key to victory. read more » Track team competes in mock-meet March 24, 2010 — by Arnav Dugar The track team started its season with a meet on March 4, the Falcon Invitational, but the athletes did not compete against another school. Instead, they went against themselves. "The mock meet is practice to get us ready for the regular meets this season," said the head coach Archie Ljepava, who is coaching long and triple jump. "It also lets us evaluate athletes in a competitive manner." In the boys' division, senior Trevor Teerlink is the team's top sprinter being coached by Michael Xiatry. read more » Boys’ lacrosse: new coach raises morale March 16, 2010 — by Parul Singh, Kim Tsai and Jordan Waite As the spring season begins, morale is high on the varsity boys lacrosse team. They have better players, a new coach and more effective practices. "[Head Coach Larry Boehm] is a lot better motivator than our old coach was. Our stick skills are definitely a lot better this year than last year," said senior co-captain and midfielder Danny Baldwin. According to Baldwin, not only is the new coach a better motivator, he is also knowledgeable about the game and is able to encourage the boys to try harder things to improve, according to Baldwin. read more » Baseball adjusts to changes all around the diamond March 16, 2010 — by Roy Bisht and David Eng Major League Baseball is a game of transactions. The constant waiving, releasing and signing of players and coaches epitomizes the continual change of team sports. This past off season, the Falcons' baseball program underwent some major changes of its own. Among the changes were a league promotion, new coaches and roster swaps. Movin' on up After posting a stellar 12-3 record last season in the lower El Camino Division, the young baseball program will face tougher competition this year in the upper De Anza Division. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...193194195196197...200210220...nextlast
Falcons struggle with starting pitching, look for defense to improve chances March 31, 2010 — by Roy Bisht and David Eng At every level of baseball, from Little League to the Majors, pitching is considered to be the most important aspect of the game and the key to victory. read more » Track team competes in mock-meet March 24, 2010 — by Arnav Dugar The track team started its season with a meet on March 4, the Falcon Invitational, but the athletes did not compete against another school. Instead, they went against themselves. "The mock meet is practice to get us ready for the regular meets this season," said the head coach Archie Ljepava, who is coaching long and triple jump. "It also lets us evaluate athletes in a competitive manner." In the boys' division, senior Trevor Teerlink is the team's top sprinter being coached by Michael Xiatry. read more » Boys’ lacrosse: new coach raises morale March 16, 2010 — by Parul Singh, Kim Tsai and Jordan Waite As the spring season begins, morale is high on the varsity boys lacrosse team. They have better players, a new coach and more effective practices. "[Head Coach Larry Boehm] is a lot better motivator than our old coach was. Our stick skills are definitely a lot better this year than last year," said senior co-captain and midfielder Danny Baldwin. According to Baldwin, not only is the new coach a better motivator, he is also knowledgeable about the game and is able to encourage the boys to try harder things to improve, according to Baldwin. read more » Baseball adjusts to changes all around the diamond March 16, 2010 — by Roy Bisht and David Eng Major League Baseball is a game of transactions. The constant waiving, releasing and signing of players and coaches epitomizes the continual change of team sports. This past off season, the Falcons' baseball program underwent some major changes of its own. Among the changes were a league promotion, new coaches and roster swaps. Movin' on up After posting a stellar 12-3 record last season in the lower El Camino Division, the young baseball program will face tougher competition this year in the upper De Anza Division. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...193194195196197...200210220...nextlast
Track team competes in mock-meet March 24, 2010 — by Arnav Dugar The track team started its season with a meet on March 4, the Falcon Invitational, but the athletes did not compete against another school. Instead, they went against themselves. "The mock meet is practice to get us ready for the regular meets this season," said the head coach Archie Ljepava, who is coaching long and triple jump. "It also lets us evaluate athletes in a competitive manner." In the boys' division, senior Trevor Teerlink is the team's top sprinter being coached by Michael Xiatry. read more » Boys’ lacrosse: new coach raises morale March 16, 2010 — by Parul Singh, Kim Tsai and Jordan Waite As the spring season begins, morale is high on the varsity boys lacrosse team. They have better players, a new coach and more effective practices. "[Head Coach Larry Boehm] is a lot better motivator than our old coach was. Our stick skills are definitely a lot better this year than last year," said senior co-captain and midfielder Danny Baldwin. According to Baldwin, not only is the new coach a better motivator, he is also knowledgeable about the game and is able to encourage the boys to try harder things to improve, according to Baldwin. read more » Baseball adjusts to changes all around the diamond March 16, 2010 — by Roy Bisht and David Eng Major League Baseball is a game of transactions. The constant waiving, releasing and signing of players and coaches epitomizes the continual change of team sports. This past off season, the Falcons' baseball program underwent some major changes of its own. Among the changes were a league promotion, new coaches and roster swaps. Movin' on up After posting a stellar 12-3 record last season in the lower El Camino Division, the young baseball program will face tougher competition this year in the upper De Anza Division. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...193194195196197...200210220...nextlast
Boys’ lacrosse: new coach raises morale March 16, 2010 — by Parul Singh, Kim Tsai and Jordan Waite As the spring season begins, morale is high on the varsity boys lacrosse team. They have better players, a new coach and more effective practices. "[Head Coach Larry Boehm] is a lot better motivator than our old coach was. Our stick skills are definitely a lot better this year than last year," said senior co-captain and midfielder Danny Baldwin. According to Baldwin, not only is the new coach a better motivator, he is also knowledgeable about the game and is able to encourage the boys to try harder things to improve, according to Baldwin. read more » Baseball adjusts to changes all around the diamond March 16, 2010 — by Roy Bisht and David Eng Major League Baseball is a game of transactions. The constant waiving, releasing and signing of players and coaches epitomizes the continual change of team sports. This past off season, the Falcons' baseball program underwent some major changes of its own. Among the changes were a league promotion, new coaches and roster swaps. Movin' on up After posting a stellar 12-3 record last season in the lower El Camino Division, the young baseball program will face tougher competition this year in the upper De Anza Division. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...193194195196197...200210220...nextlast
Baseball adjusts to changes all around the diamond March 16, 2010 — by Roy Bisht and David Eng Major League Baseball is a game of transactions. The constant waiving, releasing and signing of players and coaches epitomizes the continual change of team sports. This past off season, the Falcons' baseball program underwent some major changes of its own. Among the changes were a league promotion, new coaches and roster swaps. Movin' on up After posting a stellar 12-3 record last season in the lower El Camino Division, the young baseball program will face tougher competition this year in the upper De Anza Division. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...193194195196197...200210220...nextlast