Softball team qualifies for CCS after recent comeback May 22, 2022 — by Lynn Dai and Victoria Hu Despite a rough start to their season, the softball team qualified for CCS on May 19, with their first quarterfinals game set on May 21 at home against Piedmont Hills. The team hopes to advance to the CCS finals. They need to win three games to win their CCS division. “We’re really excited because nobody […] read more » Track ends strong at late-season meets May 22, 2022 — by Martin Xu and Viraaj Reddi The track team ended their impressive season on May 15 with some individuals making a CCS appearance at Gilroy High School. Despite the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on some athletes — such as ones being out of shape and lacking experience in their event — as well as the loss of strong seniors […] read more » Despite little success during season, badminton places second at CCS with Mar at the head May 22, 2022 — by Jonny Luo and Sanjoli Gupta For the first time in school history, the badminton team ranked at CCS, placing second out of 28 teams. Four players were sent to the tournament, which was held on May 14 at Independence High School. Individually, senior co-captain Adrian Mar placed first in boys’ singles and won CCS championships — his success helped boost […] read more » Boys’ lacrosse ends with 12-4 league record May 22, 2022 — by Lena Aribi and Meher Bhatnagar With their 9-5 win against Priori High School on May 5, the boys’ lacrosse team ended their season with a league record of 12-4. They finished second in the El Camino division. Although only seven of the 21 players on the team were underclassmen, senior captain and midfielder Kendal Jarvis is thankful for the current […] read more » Swimmers take on CCS, advance to finals May 22, 2022 — by Avani Kongetira and Jonathan Si CCS was held at George F. Haine’s International Swim Center in Santa Clara from May 6 to May 7. This year, 14 SHS swimmer qualified for the tournament preliminaries: freshman Corinna Carstens; sophomores Meher Bhatnagar and Jarrett Singh; juniors Channie Hong, Mark Liu and Zeynep Tokuz; and seniors Ethan Chan, Howard Huang, Andrew Hong, Brooke […] read more » Boys’ tennis: Falcons close season with victory against Bellarmine for the first time in seven years May 20, 2022 — by Daniel Wu & Zachary Zinman No. 1 singles player sophomore Kosei Ogata jumped across the court in celebration as the boys’ tennis team chanted his name. Ogata had just won his tiebreaker match, securing the Falcons’ win against Bellarmine for the first time in seven years and bringing the team into the semifinal bracket for CCS. The 4-3 victory on […] read more » Falcon individuals and teams shine in their respective sports May 20, 2022 — by Sam Bai, Aiden Ye and Victoria Hu All things considered, school sports have seen massive success bouncing back from the pandemic. The Falcon is spotlighting a few of the school’s most outstanding athletes along with their achievements earned through the year. Best male athlete: senior Adrian Mar, badminton ace Despite being only 17, senior Adrian Mar plays badminton among world class […] read more » Baseball team makes CCS after a three-game win streak to end the regular season May 19, 2022 — by Howard Shu The Falcons ended the regular season 9-6 and rose from third to second in the El Camino division standings after a three-game win streak. They won 8-0 at home against Fremont on May 12, won 9-2 against Fremont on May 10 and won 4-0 against Lynbrook on May 5. In the May 12 win against […] read more » Joel Embiid was robbed of NBA’s MVP title May 19, 2022 — by Zachary Zinman Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid pump faked Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokić right outside of the key. He drove to the rim right as Jokić jumped into the air, attempting to block the shot — but before Jokić realized, Embiid’s was already in the air, slamming the basketball emphatically into the hoop. This crucial moment […] read more » Recounting my sports memories as a high school athlete May 18, 2022 — by Jonny Luo When I was growing up, I never pictured myself pursuing an athletic career or participating in team sports; yet here I am, 10 years later, just having finished a great swim season. Now, I know I’m likely not going to have an illustrious career ahead of me as a professional athlete. Despite that, I want […] read more » firstprevious...1020...2728293031...4050607080...nextlast
Track ends strong at late-season meets May 22, 2022 — by Martin Xu and Viraaj Reddi The track team ended their impressive season on May 15 with some individuals making a CCS appearance at Gilroy High School. Despite the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on some athletes — such as ones being out of shape and lacking experience in their event — as well as the loss of strong seniors […] read more » Despite little success during season, badminton places second at CCS with Mar at the head May 22, 2022 — by Jonny Luo and Sanjoli Gupta For the first time in school history, the badminton team ranked at CCS, placing second out of 28 teams. Four players were sent to the tournament, which was held on May 14 at Independence High School. Individually, senior co-captain Adrian Mar placed first in boys’ singles and won CCS championships — his success helped boost […] read more » Boys’ lacrosse ends with 12-4 league record May 22, 2022 — by Lena Aribi and Meher Bhatnagar With their 9-5 win against Priori High School on May 5, the boys’ lacrosse team ended their season with a league record of 12-4. They finished second in the El Camino division. Although only seven of the 21 players on the team were underclassmen, senior captain and midfielder Kendal Jarvis is thankful for the current […] read more » Swimmers take on CCS, advance to finals May 22, 2022 — by Avani Kongetira and Jonathan Si CCS was held at George F. Haine’s International Swim Center in Santa Clara from May 6 to May 7. This year, 14 SHS swimmer qualified for the tournament preliminaries: freshman Corinna Carstens; sophomores Meher Bhatnagar and Jarrett Singh; juniors Channie Hong, Mark Liu and Zeynep Tokuz; and seniors Ethan Chan, Howard Huang, Andrew Hong, Brooke […] read more » Boys’ tennis: Falcons close season with victory against Bellarmine for the first time in seven years May 20, 2022 — by Daniel Wu & Zachary Zinman No. 1 singles player sophomore Kosei Ogata jumped across the court in celebration as the boys’ tennis team chanted his name. Ogata had just won his tiebreaker match, securing the Falcons’ win against Bellarmine for the first time in seven years and bringing the team into the semifinal bracket for CCS. The 4-3 victory on […] read more » Falcon individuals and teams shine in their respective sports May 20, 2022 — by Sam Bai, Aiden Ye and Victoria Hu All things considered, school sports have seen massive success bouncing back from the pandemic. The Falcon is spotlighting a few of the school’s most outstanding athletes along with their achievements earned through the year. Best male athlete: senior Adrian Mar, badminton ace Despite being only 17, senior Adrian Mar plays badminton among world class […] read more » Baseball team makes CCS after a three-game win streak to end the regular season May 19, 2022 — by Howard Shu The Falcons ended the regular season 9-6 and rose from third to second in the El Camino division standings after a three-game win streak. They won 8-0 at home against Fremont on May 12, won 9-2 against Fremont on May 10 and won 4-0 against Lynbrook on May 5. In the May 12 win against […] read more » Joel Embiid was robbed of NBA’s MVP title May 19, 2022 — by Zachary Zinman Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid pump faked Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokić right outside of the key. He drove to the rim right as Jokić jumped into the air, attempting to block the shot — but before Jokić realized, Embiid’s was already in the air, slamming the basketball emphatically into the hoop. This crucial moment […] read more » Recounting my sports memories as a high school athlete May 18, 2022 — by Jonny Luo When I was growing up, I never pictured myself pursuing an athletic career or participating in team sports; yet here I am, 10 years later, just having finished a great swim season. Now, I know I’m likely not going to have an illustrious career ahead of me as a professional athlete. Despite that, I want […] read more » firstprevious...1020...2728293031...4050607080...nextlast
Despite little success during season, badminton places second at CCS with Mar at the head May 22, 2022 — by Jonny Luo and Sanjoli Gupta For the first time in school history, the badminton team ranked at CCS, placing second out of 28 teams. Four players were sent to the tournament, which was held on May 14 at Independence High School. Individually, senior co-captain Adrian Mar placed first in boys’ singles and won CCS championships — his success helped boost […] read more » Boys’ lacrosse ends with 12-4 league record May 22, 2022 — by Lena Aribi and Meher Bhatnagar With their 9-5 win against Priori High School on May 5, the boys’ lacrosse team ended their season with a league record of 12-4. They finished second in the El Camino division. Although only seven of the 21 players on the team were underclassmen, senior captain and midfielder Kendal Jarvis is thankful for the current […] read more » Swimmers take on CCS, advance to finals May 22, 2022 — by Avani Kongetira and Jonathan Si CCS was held at George F. Haine’s International Swim Center in Santa Clara from May 6 to May 7. This year, 14 SHS swimmer qualified for the tournament preliminaries: freshman Corinna Carstens; sophomores Meher Bhatnagar and Jarrett Singh; juniors Channie Hong, Mark Liu and Zeynep Tokuz; and seniors Ethan Chan, Howard Huang, Andrew Hong, Brooke […] read more » Boys’ tennis: Falcons close season with victory against Bellarmine for the first time in seven years May 20, 2022 — by Daniel Wu & Zachary Zinman No. 1 singles player sophomore Kosei Ogata jumped across the court in celebration as the boys’ tennis team chanted his name. Ogata had just won his tiebreaker match, securing the Falcons’ win against Bellarmine for the first time in seven years and bringing the team into the semifinal bracket for CCS. The 4-3 victory on […] read more » Falcon individuals and teams shine in their respective sports May 20, 2022 — by Sam Bai, Aiden Ye and Victoria Hu All things considered, school sports have seen massive success bouncing back from the pandemic. The Falcon is spotlighting a few of the school’s most outstanding athletes along with their achievements earned through the year. Best male athlete: senior Adrian Mar, badminton ace Despite being only 17, senior Adrian Mar plays badminton among world class […] read more » Baseball team makes CCS after a three-game win streak to end the regular season May 19, 2022 — by Howard Shu The Falcons ended the regular season 9-6 and rose from third to second in the El Camino division standings after a three-game win streak. They won 8-0 at home against Fremont on May 12, won 9-2 against Fremont on May 10 and won 4-0 against Lynbrook on May 5. In the May 12 win against […] read more » Joel Embiid was robbed of NBA’s MVP title May 19, 2022 — by Zachary Zinman Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid pump faked Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokić right outside of the key. He drove to the rim right as Jokić jumped into the air, attempting to block the shot — but before Jokić realized, Embiid’s was already in the air, slamming the basketball emphatically into the hoop. This crucial moment […] read more » Recounting my sports memories as a high school athlete May 18, 2022 — by Jonny Luo When I was growing up, I never pictured myself pursuing an athletic career or participating in team sports; yet here I am, 10 years later, just having finished a great swim season. Now, I know I’m likely not going to have an illustrious career ahead of me as a professional athlete. Despite that, I want […] read more » firstprevious...1020...2728293031...4050607080...nextlast
Boys’ lacrosse ends with 12-4 league record May 22, 2022 — by Lena Aribi and Meher Bhatnagar With their 9-5 win against Priori High School on May 5, the boys’ lacrosse team ended their season with a league record of 12-4. They finished second in the El Camino division. Although only seven of the 21 players on the team were underclassmen, senior captain and midfielder Kendal Jarvis is thankful for the current […] read more » Swimmers take on CCS, advance to finals May 22, 2022 — by Avani Kongetira and Jonathan Si CCS was held at George F. Haine’s International Swim Center in Santa Clara from May 6 to May 7. This year, 14 SHS swimmer qualified for the tournament preliminaries: freshman Corinna Carstens; sophomores Meher Bhatnagar and Jarrett Singh; juniors Channie Hong, Mark Liu and Zeynep Tokuz; and seniors Ethan Chan, Howard Huang, Andrew Hong, Brooke […] read more » Boys’ tennis: Falcons close season with victory against Bellarmine for the first time in seven years May 20, 2022 — by Daniel Wu & Zachary Zinman No. 1 singles player sophomore Kosei Ogata jumped across the court in celebration as the boys’ tennis team chanted his name. Ogata had just won his tiebreaker match, securing the Falcons’ win against Bellarmine for the first time in seven years and bringing the team into the semifinal bracket for CCS. The 4-3 victory on […] read more » Falcon individuals and teams shine in their respective sports May 20, 2022 — by Sam Bai, Aiden Ye and Victoria Hu All things considered, school sports have seen massive success bouncing back from the pandemic. The Falcon is spotlighting a few of the school’s most outstanding athletes along with their achievements earned through the year. Best male athlete: senior Adrian Mar, badminton ace Despite being only 17, senior Adrian Mar plays badminton among world class […] read more » Baseball team makes CCS after a three-game win streak to end the regular season May 19, 2022 — by Howard Shu The Falcons ended the regular season 9-6 and rose from third to second in the El Camino division standings after a three-game win streak. They won 8-0 at home against Fremont on May 12, won 9-2 against Fremont on May 10 and won 4-0 against Lynbrook on May 5. In the May 12 win against […] read more » Joel Embiid was robbed of NBA’s MVP title May 19, 2022 — by Zachary Zinman Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid pump faked Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokić right outside of the key. He drove to the rim right as Jokić jumped into the air, attempting to block the shot — but before Jokić realized, Embiid’s was already in the air, slamming the basketball emphatically into the hoop. This crucial moment […] read more » Recounting my sports memories as a high school athlete May 18, 2022 — by Jonny Luo When I was growing up, I never pictured myself pursuing an athletic career or participating in team sports; yet here I am, 10 years later, just having finished a great swim season. Now, I know I’m likely not going to have an illustrious career ahead of me as a professional athlete. Despite that, I want […] read more » firstprevious...1020...2728293031...4050607080...nextlast
Swimmers take on CCS, advance to finals May 22, 2022 — by Avani Kongetira and Jonathan Si CCS was held at George F. Haine’s International Swim Center in Santa Clara from May 6 to May 7. This year, 14 SHS swimmer qualified for the tournament preliminaries: freshman Corinna Carstens; sophomores Meher Bhatnagar and Jarrett Singh; juniors Channie Hong, Mark Liu and Zeynep Tokuz; and seniors Ethan Chan, Howard Huang, Andrew Hong, Brooke […] read more » Boys’ tennis: Falcons close season with victory against Bellarmine for the first time in seven years May 20, 2022 — by Daniel Wu & Zachary Zinman No. 1 singles player sophomore Kosei Ogata jumped across the court in celebration as the boys’ tennis team chanted his name. Ogata had just won his tiebreaker match, securing the Falcons’ win against Bellarmine for the first time in seven years and bringing the team into the semifinal bracket for CCS. The 4-3 victory on […] read more » Falcon individuals and teams shine in their respective sports May 20, 2022 — by Sam Bai, Aiden Ye and Victoria Hu All things considered, school sports have seen massive success bouncing back from the pandemic. The Falcon is spotlighting a few of the school’s most outstanding athletes along with their achievements earned through the year. Best male athlete: senior Adrian Mar, badminton ace Despite being only 17, senior Adrian Mar plays badminton among world class […] read more » Baseball team makes CCS after a three-game win streak to end the regular season May 19, 2022 — by Howard Shu The Falcons ended the regular season 9-6 and rose from third to second in the El Camino division standings after a three-game win streak. They won 8-0 at home against Fremont on May 12, won 9-2 against Fremont on May 10 and won 4-0 against Lynbrook on May 5. In the May 12 win against […] read more » Joel Embiid was robbed of NBA’s MVP title May 19, 2022 — by Zachary Zinman Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid pump faked Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokić right outside of the key. He drove to the rim right as Jokić jumped into the air, attempting to block the shot — but before Jokić realized, Embiid’s was already in the air, slamming the basketball emphatically into the hoop. This crucial moment […] read more » Recounting my sports memories as a high school athlete May 18, 2022 — by Jonny Luo When I was growing up, I never pictured myself pursuing an athletic career or participating in team sports; yet here I am, 10 years later, just having finished a great swim season. Now, I know I’m likely not going to have an illustrious career ahead of me as a professional athlete. Despite that, I want […] read more » firstprevious...1020...2728293031...4050607080...nextlast
Boys’ tennis: Falcons close season with victory against Bellarmine for the first time in seven years May 20, 2022 — by Daniel Wu & Zachary Zinman No. 1 singles player sophomore Kosei Ogata jumped across the court in celebration as the boys’ tennis team chanted his name. Ogata had just won his tiebreaker match, securing the Falcons’ win against Bellarmine for the first time in seven years and bringing the team into the semifinal bracket for CCS. The 4-3 victory on […] read more » Falcon individuals and teams shine in their respective sports May 20, 2022 — by Sam Bai, Aiden Ye and Victoria Hu All things considered, school sports have seen massive success bouncing back from the pandemic. The Falcon is spotlighting a few of the school’s most outstanding athletes along with their achievements earned through the year. Best male athlete: senior Adrian Mar, badminton ace Despite being only 17, senior Adrian Mar plays badminton among world class […] read more » Baseball team makes CCS after a three-game win streak to end the regular season May 19, 2022 — by Howard Shu The Falcons ended the regular season 9-6 and rose from third to second in the El Camino division standings after a three-game win streak. They won 8-0 at home against Fremont on May 12, won 9-2 against Fremont on May 10 and won 4-0 against Lynbrook on May 5. In the May 12 win against […] read more » Joel Embiid was robbed of NBA’s MVP title May 19, 2022 — by Zachary Zinman Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid pump faked Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokić right outside of the key. He drove to the rim right as Jokić jumped into the air, attempting to block the shot — but before Jokić realized, Embiid’s was already in the air, slamming the basketball emphatically into the hoop. This crucial moment […] read more » Recounting my sports memories as a high school athlete May 18, 2022 — by Jonny Luo When I was growing up, I never pictured myself pursuing an athletic career or participating in team sports; yet here I am, 10 years later, just having finished a great swim season. Now, I know I’m likely not going to have an illustrious career ahead of me as a professional athlete. Despite that, I want […] read more » firstprevious...1020...2728293031...4050607080...nextlast
Falcon individuals and teams shine in their respective sports May 20, 2022 — by Sam Bai, Aiden Ye and Victoria Hu All things considered, school sports have seen massive success bouncing back from the pandemic. The Falcon is spotlighting a few of the school’s most outstanding athletes along with their achievements earned through the year. Best male athlete: senior Adrian Mar, badminton ace Despite being only 17, senior Adrian Mar plays badminton among world class […] read more » Baseball team makes CCS after a three-game win streak to end the regular season May 19, 2022 — by Howard Shu The Falcons ended the regular season 9-6 and rose from third to second in the El Camino division standings after a three-game win streak. They won 8-0 at home against Fremont on May 12, won 9-2 against Fremont on May 10 and won 4-0 against Lynbrook on May 5. In the May 12 win against […] read more » Joel Embiid was robbed of NBA’s MVP title May 19, 2022 — by Zachary Zinman Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid pump faked Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokić right outside of the key. He drove to the rim right as Jokić jumped into the air, attempting to block the shot — but before Jokić realized, Embiid’s was already in the air, slamming the basketball emphatically into the hoop. This crucial moment […] read more » Recounting my sports memories as a high school athlete May 18, 2022 — by Jonny Luo When I was growing up, I never pictured myself pursuing an athletic career or participating in team sports; yet here I am, 10 years later, just having finished a great swim season. Now, I know I’m likely not going to have an illustrious career ahead of me as a professional athlete. Despite that, I want […] read more » firstprevious...1020...2728293031...4050607080...nextlast
Baseball team makes CCS after a three-game win streak to end the regular season May 19, 2022 — by Howard Shu The Falcons ended the regular season 9-6 and rose from third to second in the El Camino division standings after a three-game win streak. They won 8-0 at home against Fremont on May 12, won 9-2 against Fremont on May 10 and won 4-0 against Lynbrook on May 5. In the May 12 win against […] read more » Joel Embiid was robbed of NBA’s MVP title May 19, 2022 — by Zachary Zinman Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid pump faked Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokić right outside of the key. He drove to the rim right as Jokić jumped into the air, attempting to block the shot — but before Jokić realized, Embiid’s was already in the air, slamming the basketball emphatically into the hoop. This crucial moment […] read more » Recounting my sports memories as a high school athlete May 18, 2022 — by Jonny Luo When I was growing up, I never pictured myself pursuing an athletic career or participating in team sports; yet here I am, 10 years later, just having finished a great swim season. Now, I know I’m likely not going to have an illustrious career ahead of me as a professional athlete. Despite that, I want […] read more » firstprevious...1020...2728293031...4050607080...nextlast
Joel Embiid was robbed of NBA’s MVP title May 19, 2022 — by Zachary Zinman Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid pump faked Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokić right outside of the key. He drove to the rim right as Jokić jumped into the air, attempting to block the shot — but before Jokić realized, Embiid’s was already in the air, slamming the basketball emphatically into the hoop. This crucial moment […] read more » Recounting my sports memories as a high school athlete May 18, 2022 — by Jonny Luo When I was growing up, I never pictured myself pursuing an athletic career or participating in team sports; yet here I am, 10 years later, just having finished a great swim season. Now, I know I’m likely not going to have an illustrious career ahead of me as a professional athlete. Despite that, I want […] read more » firstprevious...1020...2728293031...4050607080...nextlast
Recounting my sports memories as a high school athlete May 18, 2022 — by Jonny Luo When I was growing up, I never pictured myself pursuing an athletic career or participating in team sports; yet here I am, 10 years later, just having finished a great swim season. Now, I know I’m likely not going to have an illustrious career ahead of me as a professional athlete. Despite that, I want […] read more » firstprevious...1020...2728293031...4050607080...nextlast