Cross Country: Boys lose key seniors, gain new coaches September 8, 2009 — by Vijay Menon and Jordan Waite Despite the loss of several key team members and the promotion of former assistant coach Dan Hodgins to head coach, the boys' cross country still has high expectations for a great season. The team’s two strongest runners, alumni Alan Menezes and Kian Banks, graduated last year, a big loss for the team considering the talents the duo brought to the squad. The team will also having to deal with the loss of seniors Kyle Borch and Nick Olsen and sophomore Harry Curtis, who elected not to participate this year. read more » Field Hockey: Team seeks CCS title under new head coach September 8, 2009 — by Synthia Ling and Ren Norris In the last two minutes of the CCS finals last November, Los Gatos edged out Saratoga for the CCS title. This year, the Falcons are out for revenge. There have been many changes this season, as last year’s head coach Amber Wilson recently had a baby and doesn’t have enough time to make it to every practice and game. Wilson will be the assistant coach, replaced as head coach by Saratoga and UC Berkeley alumnus, Kellie York. The girls, however, do not think this affects the team much. read more » Cross Country: Forever, we shall remember September 8, 2009 — by Cullen McChesney Saturday, August 22 marked the seventh annual Marshall Clark Fun Run. The race has been held every year since the late Marshall Clark passed away from a heart attack on September 30, 2002, while on a run with his team. Clark was the cross country coach at SHS for eleven years after a successful career at coaching at Stanford University. read more » Football: Falcons host scrimmage to prepare for upcoming season September 3, 2009 — by David Eng A surprisingly large crowd which nearly filled both sets of bleachers turned up at Benny Pierce Field to watch the Saratoga High football team host a three-way scrimmage against Valley Christian and Leigh high schools Friday, Aug. 28. There were no drives, as each offense unit took a single snap from the 50-yard line before switching off. Each defensive unit stayed on for five plays, matching up against both teams. Although merely a test session to work out the kinks for their game, the scrimmage featured the atmosphere of a normal game with raucous cheering. read more » Badminton: Leagues determine team’s chance at CCS June 9, 2009 — by Karen Lyu and Kevin Mu The Saratoga badminton team’s CCS hopes were extinguished May 28 when its sole representative, freshman singles player Jeffrey Kuo, defaulted in his second round match against Monta Vista’s Gary Wang by arriving seven minutes late to his match. Kuo got out of school later than he wanted and ran into lots of traffic, leaving him crushed that he couldn’t compete. After a strong showing at Leagues, Kuo was optimistic heading into CCS. “I was confident and was determined to perform well,” he said. read more » Track & Field: Dolbec, Nguyen jump to states June 2, 2009 — by Nandini Ruparel After an injury derailed her junior season, senior Kiersten Dolbec returned to CCS to reclaim the championship trophy she won sophomore year. She jumped 5’6” and placed first in CCS for high jump. She will be going to the State Championships from June today and tomorrow in Clovis along with freshman Ailene Nguyen. The team as a whole placed fifth. read more » Track & Field: Track wraps up the season sending by two athletes to CCS finals June 2, 2009 — by Jordan Waite Shoulder and back muscles straining, junior shot-putter Connor Clarke held the cold, 12-pound shot put against his neck, spun to build up momentum, then hurled the massive lead ball down the range, falling only an inch and a half short of qualifying for CCS finals. Clarke threw his personal best of 48’4.5,” placing ninth in the CCS trials on May 23, falling just over one inch away from finishing eighth place and moving on to the CCS finals. read more » Swimming: Swim team flourishes at CCS meet June 2, 2009 — by Tim Rollinson The Falcons came out in force at the CCS meet on May 16 at the Santa Clara International Aquatic Center. Of the 21 athletes representing Saratoga High at the meet, 12 placed in the top 16 in at least one event. read more » Boys’ Golf: Sophomore goes to CCS Finals June 1, 2009 — by Brian Kim Shooting 74 in the individual qualifier, sophomore No. 3 player Andrew Cho placed seventh at CCS trials on May 16 at Rancho Cañada golf course in Monterey. Senior No. 2 player J.B. Lee also represented the Falcons at the event, but did not move on to finals alongside Cho. read more » Boys’ Volleyball: team struggles through season, pulls through May 29, 2009 — by Sulmaan Hassan and Amanda Yi As the 15 players on the varsity volleyball team met in early February, they knew they had a challenge. Looking around, they didn’t see key starters from the previous year, players like Doug Sabella, Kent Johnson, Mike Vetrone, Jason Chun and Andy Capek. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...204205206207208...220...nextlast
Field Hockey: Team seeks CCS title under new head coach September 8, 2009 — by Synthia Ling and Ren Norris In the last two minutes of the CCS finals last November, Los Gatos edged out Saratoga for the CCS title. This year, the Falcons are out for revenge. There have been many changes this season, as last year’s head coach Amber Wilson recently had a baby and doesn’t have enough time to make it to every practice and game. Wilson will be the assistant coach, replaced as head coach by Saratoga and UC Berkeley alumnus, Kellie York. The girls, however, do not think this affects the team much. read more » Cross Country: Forever, we shall remember September 8, 2009 — by Cullen McChesney Saturday, August 22 marked the seventh annual Marshall Clark Fun Run. The race has been held every year since the late Marshall Clark passed away from a heart attack on September 30, 2002, while on a run with his team. Clark was the cross country coach at SHS for eleven years after a successful career at coaching at Stanford University. read more » Football: Falcons host scrimmage to prepare for upcoming season September 3, 2009 — by David Eng A surprisingly large crowd which nearly filled both sets of bleachers turned up at Benny Pierce Field to watch the Saratoga High football team host a three-way scrimmage against Valley Christian and Leigh high schools Friday, Aug. 28. There were no drives, as each offense unit took a single snap from the 50-yard line before switching off. Each defensive unit stayed on for five plays, matching up against both teams. Although merely a test session to work out the kinks for their game, the scrimmage featured the atmosphere of a normal game with raucous cheering. read more » Badminton: Leagues determine team’s chance at CCS June 9, 2009 — by Karen Lyu and Kevin Mu The Saratoga badminton team’s CCS hopes were extinguished May 28 when its sole representative, freshman singles player Jeffrey Kuo, defaulted in his second round match against Monta Vista’s Gary Wang by arriving seven minutes late to his match. Kuo got out of school later than he wanted and ran into lots of traffic, leaving him crushed that he couldn’t compete. After a strong showing at Leagues, Kuo was optimistic heading into CCS. “I was confident and was determined to perform well,” he said. read more » Track & Field: Dolbec, Nguyen jump to states June 2, 2009 — by Nandini Ruparel After an injury derailed her junior season, senior Kiersten Dolbec returned to CCS to reclaim the championship trophy she won sophomore year. She jumped 5’6” and placed first in CCS for high jump. She will be going to the State Championships from June today and tomorrow in Clovis along with freshman Ailene Nguyen. The team as a whole placed fifth. read more » Track & Field: Track wraps up the season sending by two athletes to CCS finals June 2, 2009 — by Jordan Waite Shoulder and back muscles straining, junior shot-putter Connor Clarke held the cold, 12-pound shot put against his neck, spun to build up momentum, then hurled the massive lead ball down the range, falling only an inch and a half short of qualifying for CCS finals. Clarke threw his personal best of 48’4.5,” placing ninth in the CCS trials on May 23, falling just over one inch away from finishing eighth place and moving on to the CCS finals. read more » Swimming: Swim team flourishes at CCS meet June 2, 2009 — by Tim Rollinson The Falcons came out in force at the CCS meet on May 16 at the Santa Clara International Aquatic Center. Of the 21 athletes representing Saratoga High at the meet, 12 placed in the top 16 in at least one event. read more » Boys’ Golf: Sophomore goes to CCS Finals June 1, 2009 — by Brian Kim Shooting 74 in the individual qualifier, sophomore No. 3 player Andrew Cho placed seventh at CCS trials on May 16 at Rancho Cañada golf course in Monterey. Senior No. 2 player J.B. Lee also represented the Falcons at the event, but did not move on to finals alongside Cho. read more » Boys’ Volleyball: team struggles through season, pulls through May 29, 2009 — by Sulmaan Hassan and Amanda Yi As the 15 players on the varsity volleyball team met in early February, they knew they had a challenge. Looking around, they didn’t see key starters from the previous year, players like Doug Sabella, Kent Johnson, Mike Vetrone, Jason Chun and Andy Capek. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...204205206207208...220...nextlast
Cross Country: Forever, we shall remember September 8, 2009 — by Cullen McChesney Saturday, August 22 marked the seventh annual Marshall Clark Fun Run. The race has been held every year since the late Marshall Clark passed away from a heart attack on September 30, 2002, while on a run with his team. Clark was the cross country coach at SHS for eleven years after a successful career at coaching at Stanford University. read more » Football: Falcons host scrimmage to prepare for upcoming season September 3, 2009 — by David Eng A surprisingly large crowd which nearly filled both sets of bleachers turned up at Benny Pierce Field to watch the Saratoga High football team host a three-way scrimmage against Valley Christian and Leigh high schools Friday, Aug. 28. There were no drives, as each offense unit took a single snap from the 50-yard line before switching off. Each defensive unit stayed on for five plays, matching up against both teams. Although merely a test session to work out the kinks for their game, the scrimmage featured the atmosphere of a normal game with raucous cheering. read more » Badminton: Leagues determine team’s chance at CCS June 9, 2009 — by Karen Lyu and Kevin Mu The Saratoga badminton team’s CCS hopes were extinguished May 28 when its sole representative, freshman singles player Jeffrey Kuo, defaulted in his second round match against Monta Vista’s Gary Wang by arriving seven minutes late to his match. Kuo got out of school later than he wanted and ran into lots of traffic, leaving him crushed that he couldn’t compete. After a strong showing at Leagues, Kuo was optimistic heading into CCS. “I was confident and was determined to perform well,” he said. read more » Track & Field: Dolbec, Nguyen jump to states June 2, 2009 — by Nandini Ruparel After an injury derailed her junior season, senior Kiersten Dolbec returned to CCS to reclaim the championship trophy she won sophomore year. She jumped 5’6” and placed first in CCS for high jump. She will be going to the State Championships from June today and tomorrow in Clovis along with freshman Ailene Nguyen. The team as a whole placed fifth. read more » Track & Field: Track wraps up the season sending by two athletes to CCS finals June 2, 2009 — by Jordan Waite Shoulder and back muscles straining, junior shot-putter Connor Clarke held the cold, 12-pound shot put against his neck, spun to build up momentum, then hurled the massive lead ball down the range, falling only an inch and a half short of qualifying for CCS finals. Clarke threw his personal best of 48’4.5,” placing ninth in the CCS trials on May 23, falling just over one inch away from finishing eighth place and moving on to the CCS finals. read more » Swimming: Swim team flourishes at CCS meet June 2, 2009 — by Tim Rollinson The Falcons came out in force at the CCS meet on May 16 at the Santa Clara International Aquatic Center. Of the 21 athletes representing Saratoga High at the meet, 12 placed in the top 16 in at least one event. read more » Boys’ Golf: Sophomore goes to CCS Finals June 1, 2009 — by Brian Kim Shooting 74 in the individual qualifier, sophomore No. 3 player Andrew Cho placed seventh at CCS trials on May 16 at Rancho Cañada golf course in Monterey. Senior No. 2 player J.B. Lee also represented the Falcons at the event, but did not move on to finals alongside Cho. read more » Boys’ Volleyball: team struggles through season, pulls through May 29, 2009 — by Sulmaan Hassan and Amanda Yi As the 15 players on the varsity volleyball team met in early February, they knew they had a challenge. Looking around, they didn’t see key starters from the previous year, players like Doug Sabella, Kent Johnson, Mike Vetrone, Jason Chun and Andy Capek. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...204205206207208...220...nextlast
Football: Falcons host scrimmage to prepare for upcoming season September 3, 2009 — by David Eng A surprisingly large crowd which nearly filled both sets of bleachers turned up at Benny Pierce Field to watch the Saratoga High football team host a three-way scrimmage against Valley Christian and Leigh high schools Friday, Aug. 28. There were no drives, as each offense unit took a single snap from the 50-yard line before switching off. Each defensive unit stayed on for five plays, matching up against both teams. Although merely a test session to work out the kinks for their game, the scrimmage featured the atmosphere of a normal game with raucous cheering. read more » Badminton: Leagues determine team’s chance at CCS June 9, 2009 — by Karen Lyu and Kevin Mu The Saratoga badminton team’s CCS hopes were extinguished May 28 when its sole representative, freshman singles player Jeffrey Kuo, defaulted in his second round match against Monta Vista’s Gary Wang by arriving seven minutes late to his match. Kuo got out of school later than he wanted and ran into lots of traffic, leaving him crushed that he couldn’t compete. After a strong showing at Leagues, Kuo was optimistic heading into CCS. “I was confident and was determined to perform well,” he said. read more » Track & Field: Dolbec, Nguyen jump to states June 2, 2009 — by Nandini Ruparel After an injury derailed her junior season, senior Kiersten Dolbec returned to CCS to reclaim the championship trophy she won sophomore year. She jumped 5’6” and placed first in CCS for high jump. She will be going to the State Championships from June today and tomorrow in Clovis along with freshman Ailene Nguyen. The team as a whole placed fifth. read more » Track & Field: Track wraps up the season sending by two athletes to CCS finals June 2, 2009 — by Jordan Waite Shoulder and back muscles straining, junior shot-putter Connor Clarke held the cold, 12-pound shot put against his neck, spun to build up momentum, then hurled the massive lead ball down the range, falling only an inch and a half short of qualifying for CCS finals. Clarke threw his personal best of 48’4.5,” placing ninth in the CCS trials on May 23, falling just over one inch away from finishing eighth place and moving on to the CCS finals. read more » Swimming: Swim team flourishes at CCS meet June 2, 2009 — by Tim Rollinson The Falcons came out in force at the CCS meet on May 16 at the Santa Clara International Aquatic Center. Of the 21 athletes representing Saratoga High at the meet, 12 placed in the top 16 in at least one event. read more » Boys’ Golf: Sophomore goes to CCS Finals June 1, 2009 — by Brian Kim Shooting 74 in the individual qualifier, sophomore No. 3 player Andrew Cho placed seventh at CCS trials on May 16 at Rancho Cañada golf course in Monterey. Senior No. 2 player J.B. Lee also represented the Falcons at the event, but did not move on to finals alongside Cho. read more » Boys’ Volleyball: team struggles through season, pulls through May 29, 2009 — by Sulmaan Hassan and Amanda Yi As the 15 players on the varsity volleyball team met in early February, they knew they had a challenge. Looking around, they didn’t see key starters from the previous year, players like Doug Sabella, Kent Johnson, Mike Vetrone, Jason Chun and Andy Capek. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...204205206207208...220...nextlast
Badminton: Leagues determine team’s chance at CCS June 9, 2009 — by Karen Lyu and Kevin Mu The Saratoga badminton team’s CCS hopes were extinguished May 28 when its sole representative, freshman singles player Jeffrey Kuo, defaulted in his second round match against Monta Vista’s Gary Wang by arriving seven minutes late to his match. Kuo got out of school later than he wanted and ran into lots of traffic, leaving him crushed that he couldn’t compete. After a strong showing at Leagues, Kuo was optimistic heading into CCS. “I was confident and was determined to perform well,” he said. read more » Track & Field: Dolbec, Nguyen jump to states June 2, 2009 — by Nandini Ruparel After an injury derailed her junior season, senior Kiersten Dolbec returned to CCS to reclaim the championship trophy she won sophomore year. She jumped 5’6” and placed first in CCS for high jump. She will be going to the State Championships from June today and tomorrow in Clovis along with freshman Ailene Nguyen. The team as a whole placed fifth. read more » Track & Field: Track wraps up the season sending by two athletes to CCS finals June 2, 2009 — by Jordan Waite Shoulder and back muscles straining, junior shot-putter Connor Clarke held the cold, 12-pound shot put against his neck, spun to build up momentum, then hurled the massive lead ball down the range, falling only an inch and a half short of qualifying for CCS finals. Clarke threw his personal best of 48’4.5,” placing ninth in the CCS trials on May 23, falling just over one inch away from finishing eighth place and moving on to the CCS finals. read more » Swimming: Swim team flourishes at CCS meet June 2, 2009 — by Tim Rollinson The Falcons came out in force at the CCS meet on May 16 at the Santa Clara International Aquatic Center. Of the 21 athletes representing Saratoga High at the meet, 12 placed in the top 16 in at least one event. read more » Boys’ Golf: Sophomore goes to CCS Finals June 1, 2009 — by Brian Kim Shooting 74 in the individual qualifier, sophomore No. 3 player Andrew Cho placed seventh at CCS trials on May 16 at Rancho Cañada golf course in Monterey. Senior No. 2 player J.B. Lee also represented the Falcons at the event, but did not move on to finals alongside Cho. read more » Boys’ Volleyball: team struggles through season, pulls through May 29, 2009 — by Sulmaan Hassan and Amanda Yi As the 15 players on the varsity volleyball team met in early February, they knew they had a challenge. Looking around, they didn’t see key starters from the previous year, players like Doug Sabella, Kent Johnson, Mike Vetrone, Jason Chun and Andy Capek. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...204205206207208...220...nextlast
Track & Field: Dolbec, Nguyen jump to states June 2, 2009 — by Nandini Ruparel After an injury derailed her junior season, senior Kiersten Dolbec returned to CCS to reclaim the championship trophy she won sophomore year. She jumped 5’6” and placed first in CCS for high jump. She will be going to the State Championships from June today and tomorrow in Clovis along with freshman Ailene Nguyen. The team as a whole placed fifth. read more » Track & Field: Track wraps up the season sending by two athletes to CCS finals June 2, 2009 — by Jordan Waite Shoulder and back muscles straining, junior shot-putter Connor Clarke held the cold, 12-pound shot put against his neck, spun to build up momentum, then hurled the massive lead ball down the range, falling only an inch and a half short of qualifying for CCS finals. Clarke threw his personal best of 48’4.5,” placing ninth in the CCS trials on May 23, falling just over one inch away from finishing eighth place and moving on to the CCS finals. read more » Swimming: Swim team flourishes at CCS meet June 2, 2009 — by Tim Rollinson The Falcons came out in force at the CCS meet on May 16 at the Santa Clara International Aquatic Center. Of the 21 athletes representing Saratoga High at the meet, 12 placed in the top 16 in at least one event. read more » Boys’ Golf: Sophomore goes to CCS Finals June 1, 2009 — by Brian Kim Shooting 74 in the individual qualifier, sophomore No. 3 player Andrew Cho placed seventh at CCS trials on May 16 at Rancho Cañada golf course in Monterey. Senior No. 2 player J.B. Lee also represented the Falcons at the event, but did not move on to finals alongside Cho. read more » Boys’ Volleyball: team struggles through season, pulls through May 29, 2009 — by Sulmaan Hassan and Amanda Yi As the 15 players on the varsity volleyball team met in early February, they knew they had a challenge. Looking around, they didn’t see key starters from the previous year, players like Doug Sabella, Kent Johnson, Mike Vetrone, Jason Chun and Andy Capek. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...204205206207208...220...nextlast
Track & Field: Track wraps up the season sending by two athletes to CCS finals June 2, 2009 — by Jordan Waite Shoulder and back muscles straining, junior shot-putter Connor Clarke held the cold, 12-pound shot put against his neck, spun to build up momentum, then hurled the massive lead ball down the range, falling only an inch and a half short of qualifying for CCS finals. Clarke threw his personal best of 48’4.5,” placing ninth in the CCS trials on May 23, falling just over one inch away from finishing eighth place and moving on to the CCS finals. read more » Swimming: Swim team flourishes at CCS meet June 2, 2009 — by Tim Rollinson The Falcons came out in force at the CCS meet on May 16 at the Santa Clara International Aquatic Center. Of the 21 athletes representing Saratoga High at the meet, 12 placed in the top 16 in at least one event. read more » Boys’ Golf: Sophomore goes to CCS Finals June 1, 2009 — by Brian Kim Shooting 74 in the individual qualifier, sophomore No. 3 player Andrew Cho placed seventh at CCS trials on May 16 at Rancho Cañada golf course in Monterey. Senior No. 2 player J.B. Lee also represented the Falcons at the event, but did not move on to finals alongside Cho. read more » Boys’ Volleyball: team struggles through season, pulls through May 29, 2009 — by Sulmaan Hassan and Amanda Yi As the 15 players on the varsity volleyball team met in early February, they knew they had a challenge. Looking around, they didn’t see key starters from the previous year, players like Doug Sabella, Kent Johnson, Mike Vetrone, Jason Chun and Andy Capek. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...204205206207208...220...nextlast
Swimming: Swim team flourishes at CCS meet June 2, 2009 — by Tim Rollinson The Falcons came out in force at the CCS meet on May 16 at the Santa Clara International Aquatic Center. Of the 21 athletes representing Saratoga High at the meet, 12 placed in the top 16 in at least one event. read more » Boys’ Golf: Sophomore goes to CCS Finals June 1, 2009 — by Brian Kim Shooting 74 in the individual qualifier, sophomore No. 3 player Andrew Cho placed seventh at CCS trials on May 16 at Rancho Cañada golf course in Monterey. Senior No. 2 player J.B. Lee also represented the Falcons at the event, but did not move on to finals alongside Cho. read more » Boys’ Volleyball: team struggles through season, pulls through May 29, 2009 — by Sulmaan Hassan and Amanda Yi As the 15 players on the varsity volleyball team met in early February, they knew they had a challenge. Looking around, they didn’t see key starters from the previous year, players like Doug Sabella, Kent Johnson, Mike Vetrone, Jason Chun and Andy Capek. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...204205206207208...220...nextlast
Boys’ Golf: Sophomore goes to CCS Finals June 1, 2009 — by Brian Kim Shooting 74 in the individual qualifier, sophomore No. 3 player Andrew Cho placed seventh at CCS trials on May 16 at Rancho Cañada golf course in Monterey. Senior No. 2 player J.B. Lee also represented the Falcons at the event, but did not move on to finals alongside Cho. read more » Boys’ Volleyball: team struggles through season, pulls through May 29, 2009 — by Sulmaan Hassan and Amanda Yi As the 15 players on the varsity volleyball team met in early February, they knew they had a challenge. Looking around, they didn’t see key starters from the previous year, players like Doug Sabella, Kent Johnson, Mike Vetrone, Jason Chun and Andy Capek. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...204205206207208...220...nextlast
Boys’ Volleyball: team struggles through season, pulls through May 29, 2009 — by Sulmaan Hassan and Amanda Yi As the 15 players on the varsity volleyball team met in early February, they knew they had a challenge. Looking around, they didn’t see key starters from the previous year, players like Doug Sabella, Kent Johnson, Mike Vetrone, Jason Chun and Andy Capek. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...204205206207208...220...nextlast