Girls’ tennis: Falcons fall to Monta Vista at NorCal tournament, finish second November 24, 2009 — by Denise Lin and Lauren Kuan After winning CCS for the first time in school history, the girls' tennis team managed to end its season with a second-place finish at the CIF Norcal Team Tennis Championships on Nov. 22. After beating longtime rivals, Monta Vista, to win CCS on Nov. 18, the Falcons weren't able to come away with a repeat victory against Matadors, who changed their lineup this time around, and lost 4-3. read more » Field Hockey: CCS run ends in quarterfinals November 23, 2009 — by Ren Norris CCS expectations fell short for the girls' field hockey team as a devastating 3-0 loss against Presentation on Nov. 14 knocked them out of the playoffs in the quarterfinal round. The players felt that a slow start in the first half resulted in Presentation's two goals before halftime. Despite a tough fight in the second half, Saratoga was not able to score and Presentation managed to slip in one last goal. read more » Boys’ soccer: With only two seniors and new coach, Falcons hope to compete November 23, 2009 — by Aanchal Mohan As the boys' soccer team kicks off their 2009-10 season, they seek to build off last year and win with the help of a new coach and young spirit. "I think we have a pretty good team this year," said sophomore defender Manish Raghavan. " We don't have that many seniors, but I think that we'll be fine." read more » Wrestling: Team looks extremely promising November 23, 2009 — by Tim Rollinson and Jordan Waite After nine months away from the wrestling mat, many of the team members were rusty at the start of the new season. The first step of developing a successful season is to reteach the basics and get the athletes back into the wresting mindset. "The tough thing at the beginning of the season is that we have to break people of their bad habits," said head coach Gabe Tseng. "Then, we can go forward from there." read more » Girls’ Basketball: Team works on communication, getting ahead in the game November 23, 2009 — by Izzy Albert and Apeksha Sharma As the girls' basketball season commences, the players plan to work on certain weaknesses, but overall have high expectations on how they will do this season. Coach Mike Davey is shooting high, aiming for the girls to “play as hard as [they] can, win as many games as possible and to have fun." The team is steadily working to overcome early detected issues, such as talking to one another on defense. "Improving on communicating on defense is important," said sophomore guard Shriya Nagpal. "But we have some amazing shooters and a lot of posts, so this will be a good season." read more » Football: Falcons run by Burlingame in first round of CCS playoffs November 21, 2009 — by Karthik Annaamalai The Falcons battled not only Burlingame High in their first round in the CCS playoffs on Nov. 20, but the weather as well as they beat the Panthers 30-20. The Panthers were unable to contain senior running back Grant Thomas, as he rushed for almost 200 yards in the contest. Thomas played a major role in the team's offensive strategy that gained them over 330 yards, over 200 of those yards on the ground. read more » Boys’ basketball adjusts to fewer seniors November 20, 2009 — by David Eng and Jenny Zhang As the 2009-10 winter sports season kicks off, the boys' basketball team has high aims, despite having only four returning seniors. The Falcons will look to improve on last season's 11-15 overall record (4-7 league finish) under the direction of second-year varsity coach Trevor Naas. They also have hopes of trumping last year's first-round CCS playoff exit. To achieve these goals, they will strongly rely on three of their seniors for leadership on the court. read more » 3 athletes officially sign to colleges November 19, 2009 — by Cullan McChesney and Karthik Annaamalai With friends and family in attendance in the faculty lunchroom, three members of this year's senior class signed a letter of intent Nov. 12 stating which college they will be competing for next year: wrestler Alan Yen will go to Stanford, swimmer Elizabeth Murray will attend Loyola Marymount University and tennis John Lamble will go to Santa Clara University. Kirk Abe, Yen's wrestling coach, pointed to his dedication in all areas. read more » Girls’ water polo: Year ends with losses but also hope November 19, 2009 — by Emily Williams The girls' water polo season wound down at the SCVAL finals from Nov. 2-7. The Falcons lost their first game to Palo Alto 12-2. The next resulted in a 4-3 loss to Mountain View, a disappointment since they had previously beaten the team twice. "[Mountain View] came out ready to win and we have been down all season because on the amount of times we lost," said coach Courtney Crase. "But despite the loss we really came together as a group." read more » Girls’ golf: Team finishes fourth in tough league November 18, 2009 — by Uttara Sivaram Along with the end of CCS rolled the eventual pit stop of a successful golf season. However, although the season stopped, the girls are by no means winding down. When they are not reflecting on the season as a whole, they are looking forward to next fall, when the seniors will depart to college, their places filled with rookies from this year. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...198199200201202...210220...nextlast
Field Hockey: CCS run ends in quarterfinals November 23, 2009 — by Ren Norris CCS expectations fell short for the girls' field hockey team as a devastating 3-0 loss against Presentation on Nov. 14 knocked them out of the playoffs in the quarterfinal round. The players felt that a slow start in the first half resulted in Presentation's two goals before halftime. Despite a tough fight in the second half, Saratoga was not able to score and Presentation managed to slip in one last goal. read more » Boys’ soccer: With only two seniors and new coach, Falcons hope to compete November 23, 2009 — by Aanchal Mohan As the boys' soccer team kicks off their 2009-10 season, they seek to build off last year and win with the help of a new coach and young spirit. "I think we have a pretty good team this year," said sophomore defender Manish Raghavan. " We don't have that many seniors, but I think that we'll be fine." read more » Wrestling: Team looks extremely promising November 23, 2009 — by Tim Rollinson and Jordan Waite After nine months away from the wrestling mat, many of the team members were rusty at the start of the new season. The first step of developing a successful season is to reteach the basics and get the athletes back into the wresting mindset. "The tough thing at the beginning of the season is that we have to break people of their bad habits," said head coach Gabe Tseng. "Then, we can go forward from there." read more » Girls’ Basketball: Team works on communication, getting ahead in the game November 23, 2009 — by Izzy Albert and Apeksha Sharma As the girls' basketball season commences, the players plan to work on certain weaknesses, but overall have high expectations on how they will do this season. Coach Mike Davey is shooting high, aiming for the girls to “play as hard as [they] can, win as many games as possible and to have fun." The team is steadily working to overcome early detected issues, such as talking to one another on defense. "Improving on communicating on defense is important," said sophomore guard Shriya Nagpal. "But we have some amazing shooters and a lot of posts, so this will be a good season." read more » Football: Falcons run by Burlingame in first round of CCS playoffs November 21, 2009 — by Karthik Annaamalai The Falcons battled not only Burlingame High in their first round in the CCS playoffs on Nov. 20, but the weather as well as they beat the Panthers 30-20. The Panthers were unable to contain senior running back Grant Thomas, as he rushed for almost 200 yards in the contest. Thomas played a major role in the team's offensive strategy that gained them over 330 yards, over 200 of those yards on the ground. read more » Boys’ basketball adjusts to fewer seniors November 20, 2009 — by David Eng and Jenny Zhang As the 2009-10 winter sports season kicks off, the boys' basketball team has high aims, despite having only four returning seniors. The Falcons will look to improve on last season's 11-15 overall record (4-7 league finish) under the direction of second-year varsity coach Trevor Naas. They also have hopes of trumping last year's first-round CCS playoff exit. To achieve these goals, they will strongly rely on three of their seniors for leadership on the court. read more » 3 athletes officially sign to colleges November 19, 2009 — by Cullan McChesney and Karthik Annaamalai With friends and family in attendance in the faculty lunchroom, three members of this year's senior class signed a letter of intent Nov. 12 stating which college they will be competing for next year: wrestler Alan Yen will go to Stanford, swimmer Elizabeth Murray will attend Loyola Marymount University and tennis John Lamble will go to Santa Clara University. Kirk Abe, Yen's wrestling coach, pointed to his dedication in all areas. read more » Girls’ water polo: Year ends with losses but also hope November 19, 2009 — by Emily Williams The girls' water polo season wound down at the SCVAL finals from Nov. 2-7. The Falcons lost their first game to Palo Alto 12-2. The next resulted in a 4-3 loss to Mountain View, a disappointment since they had previously beaten the team twice. "[Mountain View] came out ready to win and we have been down all season because on the amount of times we lost," said coach Courtney Crase. "But despite the loss we really came together as a group." read more » Girls’ golf: Team finishes fourth in tough league November 18, 2009 — by Uttara Sivaram Along with the end of CCS rolled the eventual pit stop of a successful golf season. However, although the season stopped, the girls are by no means winding down. When they are not reflecting on the season as a whole, they are looking forward to next fall, when the seniors will depart to college, their places filled with rookies from this year. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...198199200201202...210220...nextlast
Boys’ soccer: With only two seniors and new coach, Falcons hope to compete November 23, 2009 — by Aanchal Mohan As the boys' soccer team kicks off their 2009-10 season, they seek to build off last year and win with the help of a new coach and young spirit. "I think we have a pretty good team this year," said sophomore defender Manish Raghavan. " We don't have that many seniors, but I think that we'll be fine." read more » Wrestling: Team looks extremely promising November 23, 2009 — by Tim Rollinson and Jordan Waite After nine months away from the wrestling mat, many of the team members were rusty at the start of the new season. The first step of developing a successful season is to reteach the basics and get the athletes back into the wresting mindset. "The tough thing at the beginning of the season is that we have to break people of their bad habits," said head coach Gabe Tseng. "Then, we can go forward from there." read more » Girls’ Basketball: Team works on communication, getting ahead in the game November 23, 2009 — by Izzy Albert and Apeksha Sharma As the girls' basketball season commences, the players plan to work on certain weaknesses, but overall have high expectations on how they will do this season. Coach Mike Davey is shooting high, aiming for the girls to “play as hard as [they] can, win as many games as possible and to have fun." The team is steadily working to overcome early detected issues, such as talking to one another on defense. "Improving on communicating on defense is important," said sophomore guard Shriya Nagpal. "But we have some amazing shooters and a lot of posts, so this will be a good season." read more » Football: Falcons run by Burlingame in first round of CCS playoffs November 21, 2009 — by Karthik Annaamalai The Falcons battled not only Burlingame High in their first round in the CCS playoffs on Nov. 20, but the weather as well as they beat the Panthers 30-20. The Panthers were unable to contain senior running back Grant Thomas, as he rushed for almost 200 yards in the contest. Thomas played a major role in the team's offensive strategy that gained them over 330 yards, over 200 of those yards on the ground. read more » Boys’ basketball adjusts to fewer seniors November 20, 2009 — by David Eng and Jenny Zhang As the 2009-10 winter sports season kicks off, the boys' basketball team has high aims, despite having only four returning seniors. The Falcons will look to improve on last season's 11-15 overall record (4-7 league finish) under the direction of second-year varsity coach Trevor Naas. They also have hopes of trumping last year's first-round CCS playoff exit. To achieve these goals, they will strongly rely on three of their seniors for leadership on the court. read more » 3 athletes officially sign to colleges November 19, 2009 — by Cullan McChesney and Karthik Annaamalai With friends and family in attendance in the faculty lunchroom, three members of this year's senior class signed a letter of intent Nov. 12 stating which college they will be competing for next year: wrestler Alan Yen will go to Stanford, swimmer Elizabeth Murray will attend Loyola Marymount University and tennis John Lamble will go to Santa Clara University. Kirk Abe, Yen's wrestling coach, pointed to his dedication in all areas. read more » Girls’ water polo: Year ends with losses but also hope November 19, 2009 — by Emily Williams The girls' water polo season wound down at the SCVAL finals from Nov. 2-7. The Falcons lost their first game to Palo Alto 12-2. The next resulted in a 4-3 loss to Mountain View, a disappointment since they had previously beaten the team twice. "[Mountain View] came out ready to win and we have been down all season because on the amount of times we lost," said coach Courtney Crase. "But despite the loss we really came together as a group." read more » Girls’ golf: Team finishes fourth in tough league November 18, 2009 — by Uttara Sivaram Along with the end of CCS rolled the eventual pit stop of a successful golf season. However, although the season stopped, the girls are by no means winding down. When they are not reflecting on the season as a whole, they are looking forward to next fall, when the seniors will depart to college, their places filled with rookies from this year. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...198199200201202...210220...nextlast
Wrestling: Team looks extremely promising November 23, 2009 — by Tim Rollinson and Jordan Waite After nine months away from the wrestling mat, many of the team members were rusty at the start of the new season. The first step of developing a successful season is to reteach the basics and get the athletes back into the wresting mindset. "The tough thing at the beginning of the season is that we have to break people of their bad habits," said head coach Gabe Tseng. "Then, we can go forward from there." read more » Girls’ Basketball: Team works on communication, getting ahead in the game November 23, 2009 — by Izzy Albert and Apeksha Sharma As the girls' basketball season commences, the players plan to work on certain weaknesses, but overall have high expectations on how they will do this season. Coach Mike Davey is shooting high, aiming for the girls to “play as hard as [they] can, win as many games as possible and to have fun." The team is steadily working to overcome early detected issues, such as talking to one another on defense. "Improving on communicating on defense is important," said sophomore guard Shriya Nagpal. "But we have some amazing shooters and a lot of posts, so this will be a good season." read more » Football: Falcons run by Burlingame in first round of CCS playoffs November 21, 2009 — by Karthik Annaamalai The Falcons battled not only Burlingame High in their first round in the CCS playoffs on Nov. 20, but the weather as well as they beat the Panthers 30-20. The Panthers were unable to contain senior running back Grant Thomas, as he rushed for almost 200 yards in the contest. Thomas played a major role in the team's offensive strategy that gained them over 330 yards, over 200 of those yards on the ground. read more » Boys’ basketball adjusts to fewer seniors November 20, 2009 — by David Eng and Jenny Zhang As the 2009-10 winter sports season kicks off, the boys' basketball team has high aims, despite having only four returning seniors. The Falcons will look to improve on last season's 11-15 overall record (4-7 league finish) under the direction of second-year varsity coach Trevor Naas. They also have hopes of trumping last year's first-round CCS playoff exit. To achieve these goals, they will strongly rely on three of their seniors for leadership on the court. read more » 3 athletes officially sign to colleges November 19, 2009 — by Cullan McChesney and Karthik Annaamalai With friends and family in attendance in the faculty lunchroom, three members of this year's senior class signed a letter of intent Nov. 12 stating which college they will be competing for next year: wrestler Alan Yen will go to Stanford, swimmer Elizabeth Murray will attend Loyola Marymount University and tennis John Lamble will go to Santa Clara University. Kirk Abe, Yen's wrestling coach, pointed to his dedication in all areas. read more » Girls’ water polo: Year ends with losses but also hope November 19, 2009 — by Emily Williams The girls' water polo season wound down at the SCVAL finals from Nov. 2-7. The Falcons lost their first game to Palo Alto 12-2. The next resulted in a 4-3 loss to Mountain View, a disappointment since they had previously beaten the team twice. "[Mountain View] came out ready to win and we have been down all season because on the amount of times we lost," said coach Courtney Crase. "But despite the loss we really came together as a group." read more » Girls’ golf: Team finishes fourth in tough league November 18, 2009 — by Uttara Sivaram Along with the end of CCS rolled the eventual pit stop of a successful golf season. However, although the season stopped, the girls are by no means winding down. When they are not reflecting on the season as a whole, they are looking forward to next fall, when the seniors will depart to college, their places filled with rookies from this year. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...198199200201202...210220...nextlast
Girls’ Basketball: Team works on communication, getting ahead in the game November 23, 2009 — by Izzy Albert and Apeksha Sharma As the girls' basketball season commences, the players plan to work on certain weaknesses, but overall have high expectations on how they will do this season. Coach Mike Davey is shooting high, aiming for the girls to “play as hard as [they] can, win as many games as possible and to have fun." The team is steadily working to overcome early detected issues, such as talking to one another on defense. "Improving on communicating on defense is important," said sophomore guard Shriya Nagpal. "But we have some amazing shooters and a lot of posts, so this will be a good season." read more » Football: Falcons run by Burlingame in first round of CCS playoffs November 21, 2009 — by Karthik Annaamalai The Falcons battled not only Burlingame High in their first round in the CCS playoffs on Nov. 20, but the weather as well as they beat the Panthers 30-20. The Panthers were unable to contain senior running back Grant Thomas, as he rushed for almost 200 yards in the contest. Thomas played a major role in the team's offensive strategy that gained them over 330 yards, over 200 of those yards on the ground. read more » Boys’ basketball adjusts to fewer seniors November 20, 2009 — by David Eng and Jenny Zhang As the 2009-10 winter sports season kicks off, the boys' basketball team has high aims, despite having only four returning seniors. The Falcons will look to improve on last season's 11-15 overall record (4-7 league finish) under the direction of second-year varsity coach Trevor Naas. They also have hopes of trumping last year's first-round CCS playoff exit. To achieve these goals, they will strongly rely on three of their seniors for leadership on the court. read more » 3 athletes officially sign to colleges November 19, 2009 — by Cullan McChesney and Karthik Annaamalai With friends and family in attendance in the faculty lunchroom, three members of this year's senior class signed a letter of intent Nov. 12 stating which college they will be competing for next year: wrestler Alan Yen will go to Stanford, swimmer Elizabeth Murray will attend Loyola Marymount University and tennis John Lamble will go to Santa Clara University. Kirk Abe, Yen's wrestling coach, pointed to his dedication in all areas. read more » Girls’ water polo: Year ends with losses but also hope November 19, 2009 — by Emily Williams The girls' water polo season wound down at the SCVAL finals from Nov. 2-7. The Falcons lost their first game to Palo Alto 12-2. The next resulted in a 4-3 loss to Mountain View, a disappointment since they had previously beaten the team twice. "[Mountain View] came out ready to win and we have been down all season because on the amount of times we lost," said coach Courtney Crase. "But despite the loss we really came together as a group." read more » Girls’ golf: Team finishes fourth in tough league November 18, 2009 — by Uttara Sivaram Along with the end of CCS rolled the eventual pit stop of a successful golf season. However, although the season stopped, the girls are by no means winding down. When they are not reflecting on the season as a whole, they are looking forward to next fall, when the seniors will depart to college, their places filled with rookies from this year. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...198199200201202...210220...nextlast
Football: Falcons run by Burlingame in first round of CCS playoffs November 21, 2009 — by Karthik Annaamalai The Falcons battled not only Burlingame High in their first round in the CCS playoffs on Nov. 20, but the weather as well as they beat the Panthers 30-20. The Panthers were unable to contain senior running back Grant Thomas, as he rushed for almost 200 yards in the contest. Thomas played a major role in the team's offensive strategy that gained them over 330 yards, over 200 of those yards on the ground. read more » Boys’ basketball adjusts to fewer seniors November 20, 2009 — by David Eng and Jenny Zhang As the 2009-10 winter sports season kicks off, the boys' basketball team has high aims, despite having only four returning seniors. The Falcons will look to improve on last season's 11-15 overall record (4-7 league finish) under the direction of second-year varsity coach Trevor Naas. They also have hopes of trumping last year's first-round CCS playoff exit. To achieve these goals, they will strongly rely on three of their seniors for leadership on the court. read more » 3 athletes officially sign to colleges November 19, 2009 — by Cullan McChesney and Karthik Annaamalai With friends and family in attendance in the faculty lunchroom, three members of this year's senior class signed a letter of intent Nov. 12 stating which college they will be competing for next year: wrestler Alan Yen will go to Stanford, swimmer Elizabeth Murray will attend Loyola Marymount University and tennis John Lamble will go to Santa Clara University. Kirk Abe, Yen's wrestling coach, pointed to his dedication in all areas. read more » Girls’ water polo: Year ends with losses but also hope November 19, 2009 — by Emily Williams The girls' water polo season wound down at the SCVAL finals from Nov. 2-7. The Falcons lost their first game to Palo Alto 12-2. The next resulted in a 4-3 loss to Mountain View, a disappointment since they had previously beaten the team twice. "[Mountain View] came out ready to win and we have been down all season because on the amount of times we lost," said coach Courtney Crase. "But despite the loss we really came together as a group." read more » Girls’ golf: Team finishes fourth in tough league November 18, 2009 — by Uttara Sivaram Along with the end of CCS rolled the eventual pit stop of a successful golf season. However, although the season stopped, the girls are by no means winding down. When they are not reflecting on the season as a whole, they are looking forward to next fall, when the seniors will depart to college, their places filled with rookies from this year. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...198199200201202...210220...nextlast
Boys’ basketball adjusts to fewer seniors November 20, 2009 — by David Eng and Jenny Zhang As the 2009-10 winter sports season kicks off, the boys' basketball team has high aims, despite having only four returning seniors. The Falcons will look to improve on last season's 11-15 overall record (4-7 league finish) under the direction of second-year varsity coach Trevor Naas. They also have hopes of trumping last year's first-round CCS playoff exit. To achieve these goals, they will strongly rely on three of their seniors for leadership on the court. read more » 3 athletes officially sign to colleges November 19, 2009 — by Cullan McChesney and Karthik Annaamalai With friends and family in attendance in the faculty lunchroom, three members of this year's senior class signed a letter of intent Nov. 12 stating which college they will be competing for next year: wrestler Alan Yen will go to Stanford, swimmer Elizabeth Murray will attend Loyola Marymount University and tennis John Lamble will go to Santa Clara University. Kirk Abe, Yen's wrestling coach, pointed to his dedication in all areas. read more » Girls’ water polo: Year ends with losses but also hope November 19, 2009 — by Emily Williams The girls' water polo season wound down at the SCVAL finals from Nov. 2-7. The Falcons lost their first game to Palo Alto 12-2. The next resulted in a 4-3 loss to Mountain View, a disappointment since they had previously beaten the team twice. "[Mountain View] came out ready to win and we have been down all season because on the amount of times we lost," said coach Courtney Crase. "But despite the loss we really came together as a group." read more » Girls’ golf: Team finishes fourth in tough league November 18, 2009 — by Uttara Sivaram Along with the end of CCS rolled the eventual pit stop of a successful golf season. However, although the season stopped, the girls are by no means winding down. When they are not reflecting on the season as a whole, they are looking forward to next fall, when the seniors will depart to college, their places filled with rookies from this year. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...198199200201202...210220...nextlast
3 athletes officially sign to colleges November 19, 2009 — by Cullan McChesney and Karthik Annaamalai With friends and family in attendance in the faculty lunchroom, three members of this year's senior class signed a letter of intent Nov. 12 stating which college they will be competing for next year: wrestler Alan Yen will go to Stanford, swimmer Elizabeth Murray will attend Loyola Marymount University and tennis John Lamble will go to Santa Clara University. Kirk Abe, Yen's wrestling coach, pointed to his dedication in all areas. read more » Girls’ water polo: Year ends with losses but also hope November 19, 2009 — by Emily Williams The girls' water polo season wound down at the SCVAL finals from Nov. 2-7. The Falcons lost their first game to Palo Alto 12-2. The next resulted in a 4-3 loss to Mountain View, a disappointment since they had previously beaten the team twice. "[Mountain View] came out ready to win and we have been down all season because on the amount of times we lost," said coach Courtney Crase. "But despite the loss we really came together as a group." read more » Girls’ golf: Team finishes fourth in tough league November 18, 2009 — by Uttara Sivaram Along with the end of CCS rolled the eventual pit stop of a successful golf season. However, although the season stopped, the girls are by no means winding down. When they are not reflecting on the season as a whole, they are looking forward to next fall, when the seniors will depart to college, their places filled with rookies from this year. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...198199200201202...210220...nextlast
Girls’ water polo: Year ends with losses but also hope November 19, 2009 — by Emily Williams The girls' water polo season wound down at the SCVAL finals from Nov. 2-7. The Falcons lost their first game to Palo Alto 12-2. The next resulted in a 4-3 loss to Mountain View, a disappointment since they had previously beaten the team twice. "[Mountain View] came out ready to win and we have been down all season because on the amount of times we lost," said coach Courtney Crase. "But despite the loss we really came together as a group." read more » Girls’ golf: Team finishes fourth in tough league November 18, 2009 — by Uttara Sivaram Along with the end of CCS rolled the eventual pit stop of a successful golf season. However, although the season stopped, the girls are by no means winding down. When they are not reflecting on the season as a whole, they are looking forward to next fall, when the seniors will depart to college, their places filled with rookies from this year. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...198199200201202...210220...nextlast
Girls’ golf: Team finishes fourth in tough league November 18, 2009 — by Uttara Sivaram Along with the end of CCS rolled the eventual pit stop of a successful golf season. However, although the season stopped, the girls are by no means winding down. When they are not reflecting on the season as a whole, they are looking forward to next fall, when the seniors will depart to college, their places filled with rookies from this year. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...198199200201202...210220...nextlast