Boys’ soccer: fighting to maintain league lead February 9, 2010 — by Roy Bisht and Aanchal Mohan Just a month ago, when the season first started, few would have ever guessed that the boys' soccer team, led by a brand new coach and made up mostly of sophomores, would even be able scrape together a few wins, let alone compete for a league title and a spot in CCS. However, with an overall record of 10-5 and a league record of 5-2, the Falcons are leading the El Camino Division and are on target to earn a spot in the playoffs. read more » Boys’ soccer climbs ranks in hope of league championship February 2, 2010 — by Aanchal Mohan and Roy Bisht One new coach ready to bring home a victory? Check. Two sophomore captains ready to lead their team to the top? Check. Twenty-two skilled soccer players ready to play their hardest to become league champions? Check. The boys' soccer team is now in second place out of eight teams in the El Camino League as of Jan. 25. They credit this newfound success to good chemistry. "We all play really well together," said senior goalie Kevin Benzing. "Even though we all come from different teams and different grades, we manage to put that aside on the field." read more » Senior Suciu skates to success February 2, 2010 — by Mary Mykhaylova Out of 250 top skaters, senior Mark Suciu placed ninth at the 15th international annual “Tampa Am” competition in Tampa, Florida, in early December. The contest was open to all skateboarders worldwide, and each participant was sent by a sponsor to compete. "It's a little ironic to me that skateboarding competitions get the most coverage, because competitions are such a small part of skateboarding," said Suciu, who does not particularly like contests, and says most true skateboarders share the same anti-competitive attitude. read more » Sky High: Bouncing off the walls at trampoline-filled facility January 31, 2010 — by Cullan McChesney People dream about being weightless and traveling 30 yards in one hop. However, unless you have a few million dollars to blow on a trip to the moon, the closest you're going to get to such an experience is at Sky High. read more » Colts hold edge in Super Bowl January 31, 2010 — by Karthik Annaamalai After a long and trying season, the New Orleans Saints and the Indianapolis Colts each have a chance to establish themselves as the best team in the NFL. The Super Bowl, an American tradition happening on Feb. 7, is unique because the participating teams each have 60 minutes to prove that they are the best team in the NFL. One game decides the success of their team. One game until the end of the season. One game to play their hearts out. read more » Girls’ basketball faces rough start to season, looks to improve for CCS January 31, 2010 — by Izzy Albert Every shot counts. Nobody knows this better than the girls' varsity basketball team, who could have won three of their five first league games if it weren't for their low free throw-shooting percentage of 45 percent. Despite their 1-5 season record in the De Anza league as of Jan. 26, the girls have already made it into CCS by virtue of their 8-9 pre-season record. "We're in a very good league," said coach Mike Davey. "[It's] the best public school league in the Bay Area, so that on top of player losses we didn't anticipate makes it difficult." read more » Athlete of the Issue: Guy excels on and off soccer field January 31, 2010 — by Sophia Cooper She's been on varsity soccer for four years. She was the school's fastest 100 meter sprinter as a freshman and remains a top sprinter. She's a head of the Invisible Children club and spends hours working on projects for the leadership class. No, she's not Wonder Woman. She's senior Sarah Guy. read more » Wrestling: Injuries leave leadership void on mat January 28, 2010 — by Jordan Waite Sophomore wrestler Nick Marshall let out a sigh of relief as he stepped onto the awards podium at the toughest tournament of the year on Jan. 23 , Mid-Cals, to receive his seventh place medal. The Mid-Cals tournament in Gilroy is a two-day competition in which the best wrestlers from the all over the state come to represent their schools, and Saratoga was well represented. Other notable Falcon performances were sophomore Alfred Murabito, 127 lbs, and freshman Zachary Hansen, 105 lbs , both making it to the second day of the tournament, held Jan. 22-23. read more » Boys’ basketball: Streaky Falcons look to improve in league January 28, 2010 — by David Eng and Jenny Zhang After a slow 1-7 start, the boys' basketball team finished the non-league season strong, posting a 3-1 record over the winter break. This four-game surge came at a good time for the Falcons, who rolled into their first league game versus Cupertino with some positive momentum. Saratoga's winning ways continued against the Cupertino Pioneers, as senior shooting guard Daniel Chou exploded for a career-high 27 points on six three-pointers while shooting an astounding 71 percent from the field. read more » Girls’ soccer: New goalie helps solid season start January 28, 2010 — by Ren Norris and Olivia Chock Freshman goalkeeper Ally Nilan-Axline started her varsity soccer career off in style. In her first regular season game, she stopped many shots from Wilcox on Jan. 7, resulting in a 1-1 tie. After playing preseason on the JV team, Nilan-Axline was given the opportunity to move up to varsity earlier that week as senior Jan Iyer recovered from an injury. "My dad had always encouraged me to do varsity and he was really happy when I got to move up. I think this is just going to be a really good team especially since I have a great defense," said Nilan-Axline. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...196197198199200...210220...nextlast
Boys’ soccer climbs ranks in hope of league championship February 2, 2010 — by Aanchal Mohan and Roy Bisht One new coach ready to bring home a victory? Check. Two sophomore captains ready to lead their team to the top? Check. Twenty-two skilled soccer players ready to play their hardest to become league champions? Check. The boys' soccer team is now in second place out of eight teams in the El Camino League as of Jan. 25. They credit this newfound success to good chemistry. "We all play really well together," said senior goalie Kevin Benzing. "Even though we all come from different teams and different grades, we manage to put that aside on the field." read more » Senior Suciu skates to success February 2, 2010 — by Mary Mykhaylova Out of 250 top skaters, senior Mark Suciu placed ninth at the 15th international annual “Tampa Am” competition in Tampa, Florida, in early December. The contest was open to all skateboarders worldwide, and each participant was sent by a sponsor to compete. "It's a little ironic to me that skateboarding competitions get the most coverage, because competitions are such a small part of skateboarding," said Suciu, who does not particularly like contests, and says most true skateboarders share the same anti-competitive attitude. read more » Sky High: Bouncing off the walls at trampoline-filled facility January 31, 2010 — by Cullan McChesney People dream about being weightless and traveling 30 yards in one hop. However, unless you have a few million dollars to blow on a trip to the moon, the closest you're going to get to such an experience is at Sky High. read more » Colts hold edge in Super Bowl January 31, 2010 — by Karthik Annaamalai After a long and trying season, the New Orleans Saints and the Indianapolis Colts each have a chance to establish themselves as the best team in the NFL. The Super Bowl, an American tradition happening on Feb. 7, is unique because the participating teams each have 60 minutes to prove that they are the best team in the NFL. One game decides the success of their team. One game until the end of the season. One game to play their hearts out. read more » Girls’ basketball faces rough start to season, looks to improve for CCS January 31, 2010 — by Izzy Albert Every shot counts. Nobody knows this better than the girls' varsity basketball team, who could have won three of their five first league games if it weren't for their low free throw-shooting percentage of 45 percent. Despite their 1-5 season record in the De Anza league as of Jan. 26, the girls have already made it into CCS by virtue of their 8-9 pre-season record. "We're in a very good league," said coach Mike Davey. "[It's] the best public school league in the Bay Area, so that on top of player losses we didn't anticipate makes it difficult." read more » Athlete of the Issue: Guy excels on and off soccer field January 31, 2010 — by Sophia Cooper She's been on varsity soccer for four years. She was the school's fastest 100 meter sprinter as a freshman and remains a top sprinter. She's a head of the Invisible Children club and spends hours working on projects for the leadership class. No, she's not Wonder Woman. She's senior Sarah Guy. read more » Wrestling: Injuries leave leadership void on mat January 28, 2010 — by Jordan Waite Sophomore wrestler Nick Marshall let out a sigh of relief as he stepped onto the awards podium at the toughest tournament of the year on Jan. 23 , Mid-Cals, to receive his seventh place medal. The Mid-Cals tournament in Gilroy is a two-day competition in which the best wrestlers from the all over the state come to represent their schools, and Saratoga was well represented. Other notable Falcon performances were sophomore Alfred Murabito, 127 lbs, and freshman Zachary Hansen, 105 lbs , both making it to the second day of the tournament, held Jan. 22-23. read more » Boys’ basketball: Streaky Falcons look to improve in league January 28, 2010 — by David Eng and Jenny Zhang After a slow 1-7 start, the boys' basketball team finished the non-league season strong, posting a 3-1 record over the winter break. This four-game surge came at a good time for the Falcons, who rolled into their first league game versus Cupertino with some positive momentum. Saratoga's winning ways continued against the Cupertino Pioneers, as senior shooting guard Daniel Chou exploded for a career-high 27 points on six three-pointers while shooting an astounding 71 percent from the field. read more » Girls’ soccer: New goalie helps solid season start January 28, 2010 — by Ren Norris and Olivia Chock Freshman goalkeeper Ally Nilan-Axline started her varsity soccer career off in style. In her first regular season game, she stopped many shots from Wilcox on Jan. 7, resulting in a 1-1 tie. After playing preseason on the JV team, Nilan-Axline was given the opportunity to move up to varsity earlier that week as senior Jan Iyer recovered from an injury. "My dad had always encouraged me to do varsity and he was really happy when I got to move up. I think this is just going to be a really good team especially since I have a great defense," said Nilan-Axline. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...196197198199200...210220...nextlast
Senior Suciu skates to success February 2, 2010 — by Mary Mykhaylova Out of 250 top skaters, senior Mark Suciu placed ninth at the 15th international annual “Tampa Am” competition in Tampa, Florida, in early December. The contest was open to all skateboarders worldwide, and each participant was sent by a sponsor to compete. "It's a little ironic to me that skateboarding competitions get the most coverage, because competitions are such a small part of skateboarding," said Suciu, who does not particularly like contests, and says most true skateboarders share the same anti-competitive attitude. read more » Sky High: Bouncing off the walls at trampoline-filled facility January 31, 2010 — by Cullan McChesney People dream about being weightless and traveling 30 yards in one hop. However, unless you have a few million dollars to blow on a trip to the moon, the closest you're going to get to such an experience is at Sky High. read more » Colts hold edge in Super Bowl January 31, 2010 — by Karthik Annaamalai After a long and trying season, the New Orleans Saints and the Indianapolis Colts each have a chance to establish themselves as the best team in the NFL. The Super Bowl, an American tradition happening on Feb. 7, is unique because the participating teams each have 60 minutes to prove that they are the best team in the NFL. One game decides the success of their team. One game until the end of the season. One game to play their hearts out. read more » Girls’ basketball faces rough start to season, looks to improve for CCS January 31, 2010 — by Izzy Albert Every shot counts. Nobody knows this better than the girls' varsity basketball team, who could have won three of their five first league games if it weren't for their low free throw-shooting percentage of 45 percent. Despite their 1-5 season record in the De Anza league as of Jan. 26, the girls have already made it into CCS by virtue of their 8-9 pre-season record. "We're in a very good league," said coach Mike Davey. "[It's] the best public school league in the Bay Area, so that on top of player losses we didn't anticipate makes it difficult." read more » Athlete of the Issue: Guy excels on and off soccer field January 31, 2010 — by Sophia Cooper She's been on varsity soccer for four years. She was the school's fastest 100 meter sprinter as a freshman and remains a top sprinter. She's a head of the Invisible Children club and spends hours working on projects for the leadership class. No, she's not Wonder Woman. She's senior Sarah Guy. read more » Wrestling: Injuries leave leadership void on mat January 28, 2010 — by Jordan Waite Sophomore wrestler Nick Marshall let out a sigh of relief as he stepped onto the awards podium at the toughest tournament of the year on Jan. 23 , Mid-Cals, to receive his seventh place medal. The Mid-Cals tournament in Gilroy is a two-day competition in which the best wrestlers from the all over the state come to represent their schools, and Saratoga was well represented. Other notable Falcon performances were sophomore Alfred Murabito, 127 lbs, and freshman Zachary Hansen, 105 lbs , both making it to the second day of the tournament, held Jan. 22-23. read more » Boys’ basketball: Streaky Falcons look to improve in league January 28, 2010 — by David Eng and Jenny Zhang After a slow 1-7 start, the boys' basketball team finished the non-league season strong, posting a 3-1 record over the winter break. This four-game surge came at a good time for the Falcons, who rolled into their first league game versus Cupertino with some positive momentum. Saratoga's winning ways continued against the Cupertino Pioneers, as senior shooting guard Daniel Chou exploded for a career-high 27 points on six three-pointers while shooting an astounding 71 percent from the field. read more » Girls’ soccer: New goalie helps solid season start January 28, 2010 — by Ren Norris and Olivia Chock Freshman goalkeeper Ally Nilan-Axline started her varsity soccer career off in style. In her first regular season game, she stopped many shots from Wilcox on Jan. 7, resulting in a 1-1 tie. After playing preseason on the JV team, Nilan-Axline was given the opportunity to move up to varsity earlier that week as senior Jan Iyer recovered from an injury. "My dad had always encouraged me to do varsity and he was really happy when I got to move up. I think this is just going to be a really good team especially since I have a great defense," said Nilan-Axline. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...196197198199200...210220...nextlast
Sky High: Bouncing off the walls at trampoline-filled facility January 31, 2010 — by Cullan McChesney People dream about being weightless and traveling 30 yards in one hop. However, unless you have a few million dollars to blow on a trip to the moon, the closest you're going to get to such an experience is at Sky High. read more » Colts hold edge in Super Bowl January 31, 2010 — by Karthik Annaamalai After a long and trying season, the New Orleans Saints and the Indianapolis Colts each have a chance to establish themselves as the best team in the NFL. The Super Bowl, an American tradition happening on Feb. 7, is unique because the participating teams each have 60 minutes to prove that they are the best team in the NFL. One game decides the success of their team. One game until the end of the season. One game to play their hearts out. read more » Girls’ basketball faces rough start to season, looks to improve for CCS January 31, 2010 — by Izzy Albert Every shot counts. Nobody knows this better than the girls' varsity basketball team, who could have won three of their five first league games if it weren't for their low free throw-shooting percentage of 45 percent. Despite their 1-5 season record in the De Anza league as of Jan. 26, the girls have already made it into CCS by virtue of their 8-9 pre-season record. "We're in a very good league," said coach Mike Davey. "[It's] the best public school league in the Bay Area, so that on top of player losses we didn't anticipate makes it difficult." read more » Athlete of the Issue: Guy excels on and off soccer field January 31, 2010 — by Sophia Cooper She's been on varsity soccer for four years. She was the school's fastest 100 meter sprinter as a freshman and remains a top sprinter. She's a head of the Invisible Children club and spends hours working on projects for the leadership class. No, she's not Wonder Woman. She's senior Sarah Guy. read more » Wrestling: Injuries leave leadership void on mat January 28, 2010 — by Jordan Waite Sophomore wrestler Nick Marshall let out a sigh of relief as he stepped onto the awards podium at the toughest tournament of the year on Jan. 23 , Mid-Cals, to receive his seventh place medal. The Mid-Cals tournament in Gilroy is a two-day competition in which the best wrestlers from the all over the state come to represent their schools, and Saratoga was well represented. Other notable Falcon performances were sophomore Alfred Murabito, 127 lbs, and freshman Zachary Hansen, 105 lbs , both making it to the second day of the tournament, held Jan. 22-23. read more » Boys’ basketball: Streaky Falcons look to improve in league January 28, 2010 — by David Eng and Jenny Zhang After a slow 1-7 start, the boys' basketball team finished the non-league season strong, posting a 3-1 record over the winter break. This four-game surge came at a good time for the Falcons, who rolled into their first league game versus Cupertino with some positive momentum. Saratoga's winning ways continued against the Cupertino Pioneers, as senior shooting guard Daniel Chou exploded for a career-high 27 points on six three-pointers while shooting an astounding 71 percent from the field. read more » Girls’ soccer: New goalie helps solid season start January 28, 2010 — by Ren Norris and Olivia Chock Freshman goalkeeper Ally Nilan-Axline started her varsity soccer career off in style. In her first regular season game, she stopped many shots from Wilcox on Jan. 7, resulting in a 1-1 tie. After playing preseason on the JV team, Nilan-Axline was given the opportunity to move up to varsity earlier that week as senior Jan Iyer recovered from an injury. "My dad had always encouraged me to do varsity and he was really happy when I got to move up. I think this is just going to be a really good team especially since I have a great defense," said Nilan-Axline. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...196197198199200...210220...nextlast
Colts hold edge in Super Bowl January 31, 2010 — by Karthik Annaamalai After a long and trying season, the New Orleans Saints and the Indianapolis Colts each have a chance to establish themselves as the best team in the NFL. The Super Bowl, an American tradition happening on Feb. 7, is unique because the participating teams each have 60 minutes to prove that they are the best team in the NFL. One game decides the success of their team. One game until the end of the season. One game to play their hearts out. read more » Girls’ basketball faces rough start to season, looks to improve for CCS January 31, 2010 — by Izzy Albert Every shot counts. Nobody knows this better than the girls' varsity basketball team, who could have won three of their five first league games if it weren't for their low free throw-shooting percentage of 45 percent. Despite their 1-5 season record in the De Anza league as of Jan. 26, the girls have already made it into CCS by virtue of their 8-9 pre-season record. "We're in a very good league," said coach Mike Davey. "[It's] the best public school league in the Bay Area, so that on top of player losses we didn't anticipate makes it difficult." read more » Athlete of the Issue: Guy excels on and off soccer field January 31, 2010 — by Sophia Cooper She's been on varsity soccer for four years. She was the school's fastest 100 meter sprinter as a freshman and remains a top sprinter. She's a head of the Invisible Children club and spends hours working on projects for the leadership class. No, she's not Wonder Woman. She's senior Sarah Guy. read more » Wrestling: Injuries leave leadership void on mat January 28, 2010 — by Jordan Waite Sophomore wrestler Nick Marshall let out a sigh of relief as he stepped onto the awards podium at the toughest tournament of the year on Jan. 23 , Mid-Cals, to receive his seventh place medal. The Mid-Cals tournament in Gilroy is a two-day competition in which the best wrestlers from the all over the state come to represent their schools, and Saratoga was well represented. Other notable Falcon performances were sophomore Alfred Murabito, 127 lbs, and freshman Zachary Hansen, 105 lbs , both making it to the second day of the tournament, held Jan. 22-23. read more » Boys’ basketball: Streaky Falcons look to improve in league January 28, 2010 — by David Eng and Jenny Zhang After a slow 1-7 start, the boys' basketball team finished the non-league season strong, posting a 3-1 record over the winter break. This four-game surge came at a good time for the Falcons, who rolled into their first league game versus Cupertino with some positive momentum. Saratoga's winning ways continued against the Cupertino Pioneers, as senior shooting guard Daniel Chou exploded for a career-high 27 points on six three-pointers while shooting an astounding 71 percent from the field. read more » Girls’ soccer: New goalie helps solid season start January 28, 2010 — by Ren Norris and Olivia Chock Freshman goalkeeper Ally Nilan-Axline started her varsity soccer career off in style. In her first regular season game, she stopped many shots from Wilcox on Jan. 7, resulting in a 1-1 tie. After playing preseason on the JV team, Nilan-Axline was given the opportunity to move up to varsity earlier that week as senior Jan Iyer recovered from an injury. "My dad had always encouraged me to do varsity and he was really happy when I got to move up. I think this is just going to be a really good team especially since I have a great defense," said Nilan-Axline. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...196197198199200...210220...nextlast
Girls’ basketball faces rough start to season, looks to improve for CCS January 31, 2010 — by Izzy Albert Every shot counts. Nobody knows this better than the girls' varsity basketball team, who could have won three of their five first league games if it weren't for their low free throw-shooting percentage of 45 percent. Despite their 1-5 season record in the De Anza league as of Jan. 26, the girls have already made it into CCS by virtue of their 8-9 pre-season record. "We're in a very good league," said coach Mike Davey. "[It's] the best public school league in the Bay Area, so that on top of player losses we didn't anticipate makes it difficult." read more » Athlete of the Issue: Guy excels on and off soccer field January 31, 2010 — by Sophia Cooper She's been on varsity soccer for four years. She was the school's fastest 100 meter sprinter as a freshman and remains a top sprinter. She's a head of the Invisible Children club and spends hours working on projects for the leadership class. No, she's not Wonder Woman. She's senior Sarah Guy. read more » Wrestling: Injuries leave leadership void on mat January 28, 2010 — by Jordan Waite Sophomore wrestler Nick Marshall let out a sigh of relief as he stepped onto the awards podium at the toughest tournament of the year on Jan. 23 , Mid-Cals, to receive his seventh place medal. The Mid-Cals tournament in Gilroy is a two-day competition in which the best wrestlers from the all over the state come to represent their schools, and Saratoga was well represented. Other notable Falcon performances were sophomore Alfred Murabito, 127 lbs, and freshman Zachary Hansen, 105 lbs , both making it to the second day of the tournament, held Jan. 22-23. read more » Boys’ basketball: Streaky Falcons look to improve in league January 28, 2010 — by David Eng and Jenny Zhang After a slow 1-7 start, the boys' basketball team finished the non-league season strong, posting a 3-1 record over the winter break. This four-game surge came at a good time for the Falcons, who rolled into their first league game versus Cupertino with some positive momentum. Saratoga's winning ways continued against the Cupertino Pioneers, as senior shooting guard Daniel Chou exploded for a career-high 27 points on six three-pointers while shooting an astounding 71 percent from the field. read more » Girls’ soccer: New goalie helps solid season start January 28, 2010 — by Ren Norris and Olivia Chock Freshman goalkeeper Ally Nilan-Axline started her varsity soccer career off in style. In her first regular season game, she stopped many shots from Wilcox on Jan. 7, resulting in a 1-1 tie. After playing preseason on the JV team, Nilan-Axline was given the opportunity to move up to varsity earlier that week as senior Jan Iyer recovered from an injury. "My dad had always encouraged me to do varsity and he was really happy when I got to move up. I think this is just going to be a really good team especially since I have a great defense," said Nilan-Axline. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...196197198199200...210220...nextlast
Athlete of the Issue: Guy excels on and off soccer field January 31, 2010 — by Sophia Cooper She's been on varsity soccer for four years. She was the school's fastest 100 meter sprinter as a freshman and remains a top sprinter. She's a head of the Invisible Children club and spends hours working on projects for the leadership class. No, she's not Wonder Woman. She's senior Sarah Guy. read more » Wrestling: Injuries leave leadership void on mat January 28, 2010 — by Jordan Waite Sophomore wrestler Nick Marshall let out a sigh of relief as he stepped onto the awards podium at the toughest tournament of the year on Jan. 23 , Mid-Cals, to receive his seventh place medal. The Mid-Cals tournament in Gilroy is a two-day competition in which the best wrestlers from the all over the state come to represent their schools, and Saratoga was well represented. Other notable Falcon performances were sophomore Alfred Murabito, 127 lbs, and freshman Zachary Hansen, 105 lbs , both making it to the second day of the tournament, held Jan. 22-23. read more » Boys’ basketball: Streaky Falcons look to improve in league January 28, 2010 — by David Eng and Jenny Zhang After a slow 1-7 start, the boys' basketball team finished the non-league season strong, posting a 3-1 record over the winter break. This four-game surge came at a good time for the Falcons, who rolled into their first league game versus Cupertino with some positive momentum. Saratoga's winning ways continued against the Cupertino Pioneers, as senior shooting guard Daniel Chou exploded for a career-high 27 points on six three-pointers while shooting an astounding 71 percent from the field. read more » Girls’ soccer: New goalie helps solid season start January 28, 2010 — by Ren Norris and Olivia Chock Freshman goalkeeper Ally Nilan-Axline started her varsity soccer career off in style. In her first regular season game, she stopped many shots from Wilcox on Jan. 7, resulting in a 1-1 tie. After playing preseason on the JV team, Nilan-Axline was given the opportunity to move up to varsity earlier that week as senior Jan Iyer recovered from an injury. "My dad had always encouraged me to do varsity and he was really happy when I got to move up. I think this is just going to be a really good team especially since I have a great defense," said Nilan-Axline. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...196197198199200...210220...nextlast
Wrestling: Injuries leave leadership void on mat January 28, 2010 — by Jordan Waite Sophomore wrestler Nick Marshall let out a sigh of relief as he stepped onto the awards podium at the toughest tournament of the year on Jan. 23 , Mid-Cals, to receive his seventh place medal. The Mid-Cals tournament in Gilroy is a two-day competition in which the best wrestlers from the all over the state come to represent their schools, and Saratoga was well represented. Other notable Falcon performances were sophomore Alfred Murabito, 127 lbs, and freshman Zachary Hansen, 105 lbs , both making it to the second day of the tournament, held Jan. 22-23. read more » Boys’ basketball: Streaky Falcons look to improve in league January 28, 2010 — by David Eng and Jenny Zhang After a slow 1-7 start, the boys' basketball team finished the non-league season strong, posting a 3-1 record over the winter break. This four-game surge came at a good time for the Falcons, who rolled into their first league game versus Cupertino with some positive momentum. Saratoga's winning ways continued against the Cupertino Pioneers, as senior shooting guard Daniel Chou exploded for a career-high 27 points on six three-pointers while shooting an astounding 71 percent from the field. read more » Girls’ soccer: New goalie helps solid season start January 28, 2010 — by Ren Norris and Olivia Chock Freshman goalkeeper Ally Nilan-Axline started her varsity soccer career off in style. In her first regular season game, she stopped many shots from Wilcox on Jan. 7, resulting in a 1-1 tie. After playing preseason on the JV team, Nilan-Axline was given the opportunity to move up to varsity earlier that week as senior Jan Iyer recovered from an injury. "My dad had always encouraged me to do varsity and he was really happy when I got to move up. I think this is just going to be a really good team especially since I have a great defense," said Nilan-Axline. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...196197198199200...210220...nextlast
Boys’ basketball: Streaky Falcons look to improve in league January 28, 2010 — by David Eng and Jenny Zhang After a slow 1-7 start, the boys' basketball team finished the non-league season strong, posting a 3-1 record over the winter break. This four-game surge came at a good time for the Falcons, who rolled into their first league game versus Cupertino with some positive momentum. Saratoga's winning ways continued against the Cupertino Pioneers, as senior shooting guard Daniel Chou exploded for a career-high 27 points on six three-pointers while shooting an astounding 71 percent from the field. read more » Girls’ soccer: New goalie helps solid season start January 28, 2010 — by Ren Norris and Olivia Chock Freshman goalkeeper Ally Nilan-Axline started her varsity soccer career off in style. In her first regular season game, she stopped many shots from Wilcox on Jan. 7, resulting in a 1-1 tie. After playing preseason on the JV team, Nilan-Axline was given the opportunity to move up to varsity earlier that week as senior Jan Iyer recovered from an injury. "My dad had always encouraged me to do varsity and he was really happy when I got to move up. I think this is just going to be a really good team especially since I have a great defense," said Nilan-Axline. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...196197198199200...210220...nextlast
Girls’ soccer: New goalie helps solid season start January 28, 2010 — by Ren Norris and Olivia Chock Freshman goalkeeper Ally Nilan-Axline started her varsity soccer career off in style. In her first regular season game, she stopped many shots from Wilcox on Jan. 7, resulting in a 1-1 tie. After playing preseason on the JV team, Nilan-Axline was given the opportunity to move up to varsity earlier that week as senior Jan Iyer recovered from an injury. "My dad had always encouraged me to do varsity and he was really happy when I got to move up. I think this is just going to be a really good team especially since I have a great defense," said Nilan-Axline. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...196197198199200...210220...nextlast