Football: Falcons hopes of CCS still alive October 20, 2009 — by Karthik Annaamalai and David Eng Last season, the Saratoga High football program was out to prove that they belonged in the De Anza league, one regarded as the most competitive in the area. Although many fans doubted that the Falcons would be able to contend in this tough division, the squad showed these skeptics otherwise with their 4-6 record. This season, second-year head coach Tim Lugo wants to advance to the CCS playoffs. "At the start of every season, we set a new goal for ourselves," said Lugo. "Last year, it was establishing ourselves in the [De Anza] league. This year, it's making CCS." read more » Field Hockey: Falcons come together through wholesome team bonding October 20, 2009 — by Synthia Ling and Ren Norris Dressing up in crazy costumes, having backyard overnight camp outs and playing a night game of capture the flag—these and other similar fun activities are common for the field hockey girls as a way to get closer as a tight-knit team. The girls believe that success in the season stems from building a strong team morale through such team bonding activities. "Team bonding is really important, because if we don't get along outside of the sport, there's no way we would play well together on the field," said senior co-captain Sam Li. read more » Odd rules prevail in high school sports October 12, 2009 — by David Eng Stripes, bows and Under Armour all have a strange connection—they are sources of quirky sports uniform restrictions. Wide stripes banned in field hockey uniforms The National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) recently announced the release of a new field hockey rule regarding the width of an in-seam stripe, one of the factors involved in the school's purchasing of new uniforms for the current season. read more » Cross Country: NFHS battles jewelry with strict regulations October 6, 2009 — by David Eng When the National Federation of State High School Associations' (NFHS) released this year's state cross country meet policies and procedures, many runners across the nation felt confused. This is because the recently enacted set of rules restricts the wearing of jewelry or headbands by any contestant at any meet. read more » Girls’ Cross Country: Runners start slow, train for better kick October 2, 2009 — by Sophia Cooper Runners sprinted in through the finish line, dripping with sweat and a layer of dust covering their teeth. read more » Girls’ Volleyball: Falcons size up their competition October 2, 2009 — by Aanchal Mohan The girls' volleyball team wasn't able to win the St. Francis Tournament but slowly worked their way to the top of the competition. read more » Field Hockey: Daunting opponents cause early season frustration October 2, 2009 — by Ren Norris The girls' field hockey team kicked off its league season by facing two big rivals right off the bat. read more » Boys’ swim team named Swimming World Magazine National Champions September 21, 2009 — by Tim Rollinson National champions. Until now these two words were never before associated with Saratoga High athletics, but after an stunning performance in last May's CCS swimming tournament, which included several national times and national record-breaking relay, the 2009 boys' team was crowned national champions by Swimming World Magazine in its Sept. 5 issue. read more » Field Hockey: Schroeder brings fire to team September 18, 2009 — by Kevin Mu Junior forward Vanessa Block hits the ball to the top corner. Senior midfielder Sam Lii stops the ball and passes to junior midfielder Ren Norris. Norris shoots—no, fakes—the ball goes in between her legs. Senior defender Anna Schroeder takes her position and strikes it in to the corner of the goal for a goal. Plays like this are what makes Schroeder stand out on the field, but this versatile athlete offers more to her team than just a wicked slap-shot. read more » Boys’ Water Polo: Falcons hope to keep ball rolling September 18, 2009 — by Cullan McChesney and Tim Rollinson Boys' water polo returns for its second year in the El Camino Division of the Silicon Valley Athletic League after dropping down a league last year. However, this year the team has several reasons to be optimistic. After years of constant coach changes, the team will finally have a stable coach for the years to come as second-year coach Christian Bonner agreed to return to coach the team. "Even though we lost some key seniors we still have a few returning players and [Bonner] is back as the coach, so we definitely have a shot," said senior Kevin Rollinson. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...202203204205206...210220...nextlast
Field Hockey: Falcons come together through wholesome team bonding October 20, 2009 — by Synthia Ling and Ren Norris Dressing up in crazy costumes, having backyard overnight camp outs and playing a night game of capture the flag—these and other similar fun activities are common for the field hockey girls as a way to get closer as a tight-knit team. The girls believe that success in the season stems from building a strong team morale through such team bonding activities. "Team bonding is really important, because if we don't get along outside of the sport, there's no way we would play well together on the field," said senior co-captain Sam Li. read more » Odd rules prevail in high school sports October 12, 2009 — by David Eng Stripes, bows and Under Armour all have a strange connection—they are sources of quirky sports uniform restrictions. Wide stripes banned in field hockey uniforms The National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) recently announced the release of a new field hockey rule regarding the width of an in-seam stripe, one of the factors involved in the school's purchasing of new uniforms for the current season. read more » Cross Country: NFHS battles jewelry with strict regulations October 6, 2009 — by David Eng When the National Federation of State High School Associations' (NFHS) released this year's state cross country meet policies and procedures, many runners across the nation felt confused. This is because the recently enacted set of rules restricts the wearing of jewelry or headbands by any contestant at any meet. read more » Girls’ Cross Country: Runners start slow, train for better kick October 2, 2009 — by Sophia Cooper Runners sprinted in through the finish line, dripping with sweat and a layer of dust covering their teeth. read more » Girls’ Volleyball: Falcons size up their competition October 2, 2009 — by Aanchal Mohan The girls' volleyball team wasn't able to win the St. Francis Tournament but slowly worked their way to the top of the competition. read more » Field Hockey: Daunting opponents cause early season frustration October 2, 2009 — by Ren Norris The girls' field hockey team kicked off its league season by facing two big rivals right off the bat. read more » Boys’ swim team named Swimming World Magazine National Champions September 21, 2009 — by Tim Rollinson National champions. Until now these two words were never before associated with Saratoga High athletics, but after an stunning performance in last May's CCS swimming tournament, which included several national times and national record-breaking relay, the 2009 boys' team was crowned national champions by Swimming World Magazine in its Sept. 5 issue. read more » Field Hockey: Schroeder brings fire to team September 18, 2009 — by Kevin Mu Junior forward Vanessa Block hits the ball to the top corner. Senior midfielder Sam Lii stops the ball and passes to junior midfielder Ren Norris. Norris shoots—no, fakes—the ball goes in between her legs. Senior defender Anna Schroeder takes her position and strikes it in to the corner of the goal for a goal. Plays like this are what makes Schroeder stand out on the field, but this versatile athlete offers more to her team than just a wicked slap-shot. read more » Boys’ Water Polo: Falcons hope to keep ball rolling September 18, 2009 — by Cullan McChesney and Tim Rollinson Boys' water polo returns for its second year in the El Camino Division of the Silicon Valley Athletic League after dropping down a league last year. However, this year the team has several reasons to be optimistic. After years of constant coach changes, the team will finally have a stable coach for the years to come as second-year coach Christian Bonner agreed to return to coach the team. "Even though we lost some key seniors we still have a few returning players and [Bonner] is back as the coach, so we definitely have a shot," said senior Kevin Rollinson. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...202203204205206...210220...nextlast
Odd rules prevail in high school sports October 12, 2009 — by David Eng Stripes, bows and Under Armour all have a strange connection—they are sources of quirky sports uniform restrictions. Wide stripes banned in field hockey uniforms The National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) recently announced the release of a new field hockey rule regarding the width of an in-seam stripe, one of the factors involved in the school's purchasing of new uniforms for the current season. read more » Cross Country: NFHS battles jewelry with strict regulations October 6, 2009 — by David Eng When the National Federation of State High School Associations' (NFHS) released this year's state cross country meet policies and procedures, many runners across the nation felt confused. This is because the recently enacted set of rules restricts the wearing of jewelry or headbands by any contestant at any meet. read more » Girls’ Cross Country: Runners start slow, train for better kick October 2, 2009 — by Sophia Cooper Runners sprinted in through the finish line, dripping with sweat and a layer of dust covering their teeth. read more » Girls’ Volleyball: Falcons size up their competition October 2, 2009 — by Aanchal Mohan The girls' volleyball team wasn't able to win the St. Francis Tournament but slowly worked their way to the top of the competition. read more » Field Hockey: Daunting opponents cause early season frustration October 2, 2009 — by Ren Norris The girls' field hockey team kicked off its league season by facing two big rivals right off the bat. read more » Boys’ swim team named Swimming World Magazine National Champions September 21, 2009 — by Tim Rollinson National champions. Until now these two words were never before associated with Saratoga High athletics, but after an stunning performance in last May's CCS swimming tournament, which included several national times and national record-breaking relay, the 2009 boys' team was crowned national champions by Swimming World Magazine in its Sept. 5 issue. read more » Field Hockey: Schroeder brings fire to team September 18, 2009 — by Kevin Mu Junior forward Vanessa Block hits the ball to the top corner. Senior midfielder Sam Lii stops the ball and passes to junior midfielder Ren Norris. Norris shoots—no, fakes—the ball goes in between her legs. Senior defender Anna Schroeder takes her position and strikes it in to the corner of the goal for a goal. Plays like this are what makes Schroeder stand out on the field, but this versatile athlete offers more to her team than just a wicked slap-shot. read more » Boys’ Water Polo: Falcons hope to keep ball rolling September 18, 2009 — by Cullan McChesney and Tim Rollinson Boys' water polo returns for its second year in the El Camino Division of the Silicon Valley Athletic League after dropping down a league last year. However, this year the team has several reasons to be optimistic. After years of constant coach changes, the team will finally have a stable coach for the years to come as second-year coach Christian Bonner agreed to return to coach the team. "Even though we lost some key seniors we still have a few returning players and [Bonner] is back as the coach, so we definitely have a shot," said senior Kevin Rollinson. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...202203204205206...210220...nextlast
Cross Country: NFHS battles jewelry with strict regulations October 6, 2009 — by David Eng When the National Federation of State High School Associations' (NFHS) released this year's state cross country meet policies and procedures, many runners across the nation felt confused. This is because the recently enacted set of rules restricts the wearing of jewelry or headbands by any contestant at any meet. read more » Girls’ Cross Country: Runners start slow, train for better kick October 2, 2009 — by Sophia Cooper Runners sprinted in through the finish line, dripping with sweat and a layer of dust covering their teeth. read more » Girls’ Volleyball: Falcons size up their competition October 2, 2009 — by Aanchal Mohan The girls' volleyball team wasn't able to win the St. Francis Tournament but slowly worked their way to the top of the competition. read more » Field Hockey: Daunting opponents cause early season frustration October 2, 2009 — by Ren Norris The girls' field hockey team kicked off its league season by facing two big rivals right off the bat. read more » Boys’ swim team named Swimming World Magazine National Champions September 21, 2009 — by Tim Rollinson National champions. Until now these two words were never before associated with Saratoga High athletics, but after an stunning performance in last May's CCS swimming tournament, which included several national times and national record-breaking relay, the 2009 boys' team was crowned national champions by Swimming World Magazine in its Sept. 5 issue. read more » Field Hockey: Schroeder brings fire to team September 18, 2009 — by Kevin Mu Junior forward Vanessa Block hits the ball to the top corner. Senior midfielder Sam Lii stops the ball and passes to junior midfielder Ren Norris. Norris shoots—no, fakes—the ball goes in between her legs. Senior defender Anna Schroeder takes her position and strikes it in to the corner of the goal for a goal. Plays like this are what makes Schroeder stand out on the field, but this versatile athlete offers more to her team than just a wicked slap-shot. read more » Boys’ Water Polo: Falcons hope to keep ball rolling September 18, 2009 — by Cullan McChesney and Tim Rollinson Boys' water polo returns for its second year in the El Camino Division of the Silicon Valley Athletic League after dropping down a league last year. However, this year the team has several reasons to be optimistic. After years of constant coach changes, the team will finally have a stable coach for the years to come as second-year coach Christian Bonner agreed to return to coach the team. "Even though we lost some key seniors we still have a few returning players and [Bonner] is back as the coach, so we definitely have a shot," said senior Kevin Rollinson. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...202203204205206...210220...nextlast
Girls’ Cross Country: Runners start slow, train for better kick October 2, 2009 — by Sophia Cooper Runners sprinted in through the finish line, dripping with sweat and a layer of dust covering their teeth. read more » Girls’ Volleyball: Falcons size up their competition October 2, 2009 — by Aanchal Mohan The girls' volleyball team wasn't able to win the St. Francis Tournament but slowly worked their way to the top of the competition. read more » Field Hockey: Daunting opponents cause early season frustration October 2, 2009 — by Ren Norris The girls' field hockey team kicked off its league season by facing two big rivals right off the bat. read more » Boys’ swim team named Swimming World Magazine National Champions September 21, 2009 — by Tim Rollinson National champions. Until now these two words were never before associated with Saratoga High athletics, but after an stunning performance in last May's CCS swimming tournament, which included several national times and national record-breaking relay, the 2009 boys' team was crowned national champions by Swimming World Magazine in its Sept. 5 issue. read more » Field Hockey: Schroeder brings fire to team September 18, 2009 — by Kevin Mu Junior forward Vanessa Block hits the ball to the top corner. Senior midfielder Sam Lii stops the ball and passes to junior midfielder Ren Norris. Norris shoots—no, fakes—the ball goes in between her legs. Senior defender Anna Schroeder takes her position and strikes it in to the corner of the goal for a goal. Plays like this are what makes Schroeder stand out on the field, but this versatile athlete offers more to her team than just a wicked slap-shot. read more » Boys’ Water Polo: Falcons hope to keep ball rolling September 18, 2009 — by Cullan McChesney and Tim Rollinson Boys' water polo returns for its second year in the El Camino Division of the Silicon Valley Athletic League after dropping down a league last year. However, this year the team has several reasons to be optimistic. After years of constant coach changes, the team will finally have a stable coach for the years to come as second-year coach Christian Bonner agreed to return to coach the team. "Even though we lost some key seniors we still have a few returning players and [Bonner] is back as the coach, so we definitely have a shot," said senior Kevin Rollinson. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...202203204205206...210220...nextlast
Girls’ Volleyball: Falcons size up their competition October 2, 2009 — by Aanchal Mohan The girls' volleyball team wasn't able to win the St. Francis Tournament but slowly worked their way to the top of the competition. read more » Field Hockey: Daunting opponents cause early season frustration October 2, 2009 — by Ren Norris The girls' field hockey team kicked off its league season by facing two big rivals right off the bat. read more » Boys’ swim team named Swimming World Magazine National Champions September 21, 2009 — by Tim Rollinson National champions. Until now these two words were never before associated with Saratoga High athletics, but after an stunning performance in last May's CCS swimming tournament, which included several national times and national record-breaking relay, the 2009 boys' team was crowned national champions by Swimming World Magazine in its Sept. 5 issue. read more » Field Hockey: Schroeder brings fire to team September 18, 2009 — by Kevin Mu Junior forward Vanessa Block hits the ball to the top corner. Senior midfielder Sam Lii stops the ball and passes to junior midfielder Ren Norris. Norris shoots—no, fakes—the ball goes in between her legs. Senior defender Anna Schroeder takes her position and strikes it in to the corner of the goal for a goal. Plays like this are what makes Schroeder stand out on the field, but this versatile athlete offers more to her team than just a wicked slap-shot. read more » Boys’ Water Polo: Falcons hope to keep ball rolling September 18, 2009 — by Cullan McChesney and Tim Rollinson Boys' water polo returns for its second year in the El Camino Division of the Silicon Valley Athletic League after dropping down a league last year. However, this year the team has several reasons to be optimistic. After years of constant coach changes, the team will finally have a stable coach for the years to come as second-year coach Christian Bonner agreed to return to coach the team. "Even though we lost some key seniors we still have a few returning players and [Bonner] is back as the coach, so we definitely have a shot," said senior Kevin Rollinson. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...202203204205206...210220...nextlast
Field Hockey: Daunting opponents cause early season frustration October 2, 2009 — by Ren Norris The girls' field hockey team kicked off its league season by facing two big rivals right off the bat. read more » Boys’ swim team named Swimming World Magazine National Champions September 21, 2009 — by Tim Rollinson National champions. Until now these two words were never before associated with Saratoga High athletics, but after an stunning performance in last May's CCS swimming tournament, which included several national times and national record-breaking relay, the 2009 boys' team was crowned national champions by Swimming World Magazine in its Sept. 5 issue. read more » Field Hockey: Schroeder brings fire to team September 18, 2009 — by Kevin Mu Junior forward Vanessa Block hits the ball to the top corner. Senior midfielder Sam Lii stops the ball and passes to junior midfielder Ren Norris. Norris shoots—no, fakes—the ball goes in between her legs. Senior defender Anna Schroeder takes her position and strikes it in to the corner of the goal for a goal. Plays like this are what makes Schroeder stand out on the field, but this versatile athlete offers more to her team than just a wicked slap-shot. read more » Boys’ Water Polo: Falcons hope to keep ball rolling September 18, 2009 — by Cullan McChesney and Tim Rollinson Boys' water polo returns for its second year in the El Camino Division of the Silicon Valley Athletic League after dropping down a league last year. However, this year the team has several reasons to be optimistic. After years of constant coach changes, the team will finally have a stable coach for the years to come as second-year coach Christian Bonner agreed to return to coach the team. "Even though we lost some key seniors we still have a few returning players and [Bonner] is back as the coach, so we definitely have a shot," said senior Kevin Rollinson. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...202203204205206...210220...nextlast
Boys’ swim team named Swimming World Magazine National Champions September 21, 2009 — by Tim Rollinson National champions. Until now these two words were never before associated with Saratoga High athletics, but after an stunning performance in last May's CCS swimming tournament, which included several national times and national record-breaking relay, the 2009 boys' team was crowned national champions by Swimming World Magazine in its Sept. 5 issue. read more » Field Hockey: Schroeder brings fire to team September 18, 2009 — by Kevin Mu Junior forward Vanessa Block hits the ball to the top corner. Senior midfielder Sam Lii stops the ball and passes to junior midfielder Ren Norris. Norris shoots—no, fakes—the ball goes in between her legs. Senior defender Anna Schroeder takes her position and strikes it in to the corner of the goal for a goal. Plays like this are what makes Schroeder stand out on the field, but this versatile athlete offers more to her team than just a wicked slap-shot. read more » Boys’ Water Polo: Falcons hope to keep ball rolling September 18, 2009 — by Cullan McChesney and Tim Rollinson Boys' water polo returns for its second year in the El Camino Division of the Silicon Valley Athletic League after dropping down a league last year. However, this year the team has several reasons to be optimistic. After years of constant coach changes, the team will finally have a stable coach for the years to come as second-year coach Christian Bonner agreed to return to coach the team. "Even though we lost some key seniors we still have a few returning players and [Bonner] is back as the coach, so we definitely have a shot," said senior Kevin Rollinson. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...202203204205206...210220...nextlast
Field Hockey: Schroeder brings fire to team September 18, 2009 — by Kevin Mu Junior forward Vanessa Block hits the ball to the top corner. Senior midfielder Sam Lii stops the ball and passes to junior midfielder Ren Norris. Norris shoots—no, fakes—the ball goes in between her legs. Senior defender Anna Schroeder takes her position and strikes it in to the corner of the goal for a goal. Plays like this are what makes Schroeder stand out on the field, but this versatile athlete offers more to her team than just a wicked slap-shot. read more » Boys’ Water Polo: Falcons hope to keep ball rolling September 18, 2009 — by Cullan McChesney and Tim Rollinson Boys' water polo returns for its second year in the El Camino Division of the Silicon Valley Athletic League after dropping down a league last year. However, this year the team has several reasons to be optimistic. After years of constant coach changes, the team will finally have a stable coach for the years to come as second-year coach Christian Bonner agreed to return to coach the team. "Even though we lost some key seniors we still have a few returning players and [Bonner] is back as the coach, so we definitely have a shot," said senior Kevin Rollinson. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...202203204205206...210220...nextlast
Boys’ Water Polo: Falcons hope to keep ball rolling September 18, 2009 — by Cullan McChesney and Tim Rollinson Boys' water polo returns for its second year in the El Camino Division of the Silicon Valley Athletic League after dropping down a league last year. However, this year the team has several reasons to be optimistic. After years of constant coach changes, the team will finally have a stable coach for the years to come as second-year coach Christian Bonner agreed to return to coach the team. "Even though we lost some key seniors we still have a few returning players and [Bonner] is back as the coach, so we definitely have a shot," said senior Kevin Rollinson. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...202203204205206...210220...nextlast