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 » Chess boxing: the ingenious combination of physicality and intelligence May 16, 2022 — by Howard Shu What happens when you combine chess and boxing, two one-on-one pursuits that are polar opposites? You get chess-boxing, a frenzied hybrid sport that requires both brain and brawn. This idea of chess boxing first came up in a 1992 comic book by French artist Enki Bilal and grew popular enough to become an official sport […] read more » Varsity baseball fends off competition in league games May 15, 2022 — by Minsui Tang & Derek Hsu The varsity baseball team has begun playing in high-stakes, competitive El Camino League games, holding an overall record of 8-7 and a league record of 4-2 as of March 31. Coach Jason Bugg’s focus on fundamentals and defensive drills during practice has paid off with a recent three-game winning streak including key victories over Fremont […] read more » Swim team celebrates senior night in anticipation of CCS May 3, 2022 — by Sarah Zhou Though the swim team didn’t win a meet this season, various swimmers have qualified for CCS including the varsity girls 200-meter and 400-meter freestyle relay teams, varsity girls 200-meter medley relay team, varsity boys 200-meter freestyle relay team, senior Ryan Moore for the 500-meter freestyle and junior Zeynep Tokuz for 200-meter individual medley, 100-meter breaststroke […] read more » Swimming: Boys struggle to fill spots in meets but make progress in events April 18, 2022 — by Jonathan Li With the season three meets underway, the boys’ swimming team has yet to achieve its first victory. So far, the team has swum against Los Altos, Palo Alto and Homestead, losing each meet. Their meet on April 1 was canceled due to Gunn’s pool being broken. Despite the losses and overarching lack of participation among […] read more » A Tahoe life: Skier and snowboarder relish their time on the slopes April 9, 2022 — by Tara Natarajan and Daniel Wu Almost every week in the winter, sophomores Amaris Charton and Kyle Scola make the 5-hour commute to slopes in the Tahoe area. Frequent skiers like Charton and snowboarders like Scola have an unconventional lifestyle compared to many high school athletes. Balancing school and the many difficult aspects of skiing at a high caliber, their passion […] read more » firstprevious...1020...2930313233...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 » Chess boxing: the ingenious combination of physicality and intelligence May 16, 2022 — by Howard Shu What happens when you combine chess and boxing, two one-on-one pursuits that are polar opposites? You get chess-boxing, a frenzied hybrid sport that requires both brain and brawn. This idea of chess boxing first came up in a 1992 comic book by French artist Enki Bilal and grew popular enough to become an official sport […] read more » Varsity baseball fends off competition in league games May 15, 2022 — by Minsui Tang & Derek Hsu The varsity baseball team has begun playing in high-stakes, competitive El Camino League games, holding an overall record of 8-7 and a league record of 4-2 as of March 31. Coach Jason Bugg’s focus on fundamentals and defensive drills during practice has paid off with a recent three-game winning streak including key victories over Fremont […] read more » Swim team celebrates senior night in anticipation of CCS May 3, 2022 — by Sarah Zhou Though the swim team didn’t win a meet this season, various swimmers have qualified for CCS including the varsity girls 200-meter and 400-meter freestyle relay teams, varsity girls 200-meter medley relay team, varsity boys 200-meter freestyle relay team, senior Ryan Moore for the 500-meter freestyle and junior Zeynep Tokuz for 200-meter individual medley, 100-meter breaststroke […] read more » Swimming: Boys struggle to fill spots in meets but make progress in events April 18, 2022 — by Jonathan Li With the season three meets underway, the boys’ swimming team has yet to achieve its first victory. So far, the team has swum against Los Altos, Palo Alto and Homestead, losing each meet. Their meet on April 1 was canceled due to Gunn’s pool being broken. Despite the losses and overarching lack of participation among […] read more » A Tahoe life: Skier and snowboarder relish their time on the slopes April 9, 2022 — by Tara Natarajan and Daniel Wu Almost every week in the winter, sophomores Amaris Charton and Kyle Scola make the 5-hour commute to slopes in the Tahoe area. Frequent skiers like Charton and snowboarders like Scola have an unconventional lifestyle compared to many high school athletes. Balancing school and the many difficult aspects of skiing at a high caliber, their passion […] read more » firstprevious...1020...2930313233...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 » Chess boxing: the ingenious combination of physicality and intelligence May 16, 2022 — by Howard Shu What happens when you combine chess and boxing, two one-on-one pursuits that are polar opposites? You get chess-boxing, a frenzied hybrid sport that requires both brain and brawn. This idea of chess boxing first came up in a 1992 comic book by French artist Enki Bilal and grew popular enough to become an official sport […] read more » Varsity baseball fends off competition in league games May 15, 2022 — by Minsui Tang & Derek Hsu The varsity baseball team has begun playing in high-stakes, competitive El Camino League games, holding an overall record of 8-7 and a league record of 4-2 as of March 31. Coach Jason Bugg’s focus on fundamentals and defensive drills during practice has paid off with a recent three-game winning streak including key victories over Fremont […] read more » Swim team celebrates senior night in anticipation of CCS May 3, 2022 — by Sarah Zhou Though the swim team didn’t win a meet this season, various swimmers have qualified for CCS including the varsity girls 200-meter and 400-meter freestyle relay teams, varsity girls 200-meter medley relay team, varsity boys 200-meter freestyle relay team, senior Ryan Moore for the 500-meter freestyle and junior Zeynep Tokuz for 200-meter individual medley, 100-meter breaststroke […] read more » Swimming: Boys struggle to fill spots in meets but make progress in events April 18, 2022 — by Jonathan Li With the season three meets underway, the boys’ swimming team has yet to achieve its first victory. So far, the team has swum against Los Altos, Palo Alto and Homestead, losing each meet. Their meet on April 1 was canceled due to Gunn’s pool being broken. Despite the losses and overarching lack of participation among […] read more » A Tahoe life: Skier and snowboarder relish their time on the slopes April 9, 2022 — by Tara Natarajan and Daniel Wu Almost every week in the winter, sophomores Amaris Charton and Kyle Scola make the 5-hour commute to slopes in the Tahoe area. Frequent skiers like Charton and snowboarders like Scola have an unconventional lifestyle compared to many high school athletes. Balancing school and the many difficult aspects of skiing at a high caliber, their passion […] read more » firstprevious...1020...2930313233...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 » Chess boxing: the ingenious combination of physicality and intelligence May 16, 2022 — by Howard Shu What happens when you combine chess and boxing, two one-on-one pursuits that are polar opposites? You get chess-boxing, a frenzied hybrid sport that requires both brain and brawn. This idea of chess boxing first came up in a 1992 comic book by French artist Enki Bilal and grew popular enough to become an official sport […] read more » Varsity baseball fends off competition in league games May 15, 2022 — by Minsui Tang & Derek Hsu The varsity baseball team has begun playing in high-stakes, competitive El Camino League games, holding an overall record of 8-7 and a league record of 4-2 as of March 31. Coach Jason Bugg’s focus on fundamentals and defensive drills during practice has paid off with a recent three-game winning streak including key victories over Fremont […] read more » Swim team celebrates senior night in anticipation of CCS May 3, 2022 — by Sarah Zhou Though the swim team didn’t win a meet this season, various swimmers have qualified for CCS including the varsity girls 200-meter and 400-meter freestyle relay teams, varsity girls 200-meter medley relay team, varsity boys 200-meter freestyle relay team, senior Ryan Moore for the 500-meter freestyle and junior Zeynep Tokuz for 200-meter individual medley, 100-meter breaststroke […] read more » Swimming: Boys struggle to fill spots in meets but make progress in events April 18, 2022 — by Jonathan Li With the season three meets underway, the boys’ swimming team has yet to achieve its first victory. So far, the team has swum against Los Altos, Palo Alto and Homestead, losing each meet. Their meet on April 1 was canceled due to Gunn’s pool being broken. Despite the losses and overarching lack of participation among […] read more » A Tahoe life: Skier and snowboarder relish their time on the slopes April 9, 2022 — by Tara Natarajan and Daniel Wu Almost every week in the winter, sophomores Amaris Charton and Kyle Scola make the 5-hour commute to slopes in the Tahoe area. Frequent skiers like Charton and snowboarders like Scola have an unconventional lifestyle compared to many high school athletes. Balancing school and the many difficult aspects of skiing at a high caliber, their passion […] read more » firstprevious...1020...2930313233...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 » Chess boxing: the ingenious combination of physicality and intelligence May 16, 2022 — by Howard Shu What happens when you combine chess and boxing, two one-on-one pursuits that are polar opposites? You get chess-boxing, a frenzied hybrid sport that requires both brain and brawn. This idea of chess boxing first came up in a 1992 comic book by French artist Enki Bilal and grew popular enough to become an official sport […] read more » Varsity baseball fends off competition in league games May 15, 2022 — by Minsui Tang & Derek Hsu The varsity baseball team has begun playing in high-stakes, competitive El Camino League games, holding an overall record of 8-7 and a league record of 4-2 as of March 31. Coach Jason Bugg’s focus on fundamentals and defensive drills during practice has paid off with a recent three-game winning streak including key victories over Fremont […] read more » Swim team celebrates senior night in anticipation of CCS May 3, 2022 — by Sarah Zhou Though the swim team didn’t win a meet this season, various swimmers have qualified for CCS including the varsity girls 200-meter and 400-meter freestyle relay teams, varsity girls 200-meter medley relay team, varsity boys 200-meter freestyle relay team, senior Ryan Moore for the 500-meter freestyle and junior Zeynep Tokuz for 200-meter individual medley, 100-meter breaststroke […] read more » Swimming: Boys struggle to fill spots in meets but make progress in events April 18, 2022 — by Jonathan Li With the season three meets underway, the boys’ swimming team has yet to achieve its first victory. So far, the team has swum against Los Altos, Palo Alto and Homestead, losing each meet. Their meet on April 1 was canceled due to Gunn’s pool being broken. Despite the losses and overarching lack of participation among […] read more » A Tahoe life: Skier and snowboarder relish their time on the slopes April 9, 2022 — by Tara Natarajan and Daniel Wu Almost every week in the winter, sophomores Amaris Charton and Kyle Scola make the 5-hour commute to slopes in the Tahoe area. Frequent skiers like Charton and snowboarders like Scola have an unconventional lifestyle compared to many high school athletes. Balancing school and the many difficult aspects of skiing at a high caliber, their passion […] read more » firstprevious...1020...2930313233...4050607080...nextlast
Chess boxing: the ingenious combination of physicality and intelligence May 16, 2022 — by Howard Shu What happens when you combine chess and boxing, two one-on-one pursuits that are polar opposites? You get chess-boxing, a frenzied hybrid sport that requires both brain and brawn. This idea of chess boxing first came up in a 1992 comic book by French artist Enki Bilal and grew popular enough to become an official sport […] read more » Varsity baseball fends off competition in league games May 15, 2022 — by Minsui Tang & Derek Hsu The varsity baseball team has begun playing in high-stakes, competitive El Camino League games, holding an overall record of 8-7 and a league record of 4-2 as of March 31. Coach Jason Bugg’s focus on fundamentals and defensive drills during practice has paid off with a recent three-game winning streak including key victories over Fremont […] read more » Swim team celebrates senior night in anticipation of CCS May 3, 2022 — by Sarah Zhou Though the swim team didn’t win a meet this season, various swimmers have qualified for CCS including the varsity girls 200-meter and 400-meter freestyle relay teams, varsity girls 200-meter medley relay team, varsity boys 200-meter freestyle relay team, senior Ryan Moore for the 500-meter freestyle and junior Zeynep Tokuz for 200-meter individual medley, 100-meter breaststroke […] read more » Swimming: Boys struggle to fill spots in meets but make progress in events April 18, 2022 — by Jonathan Li With the season three meets underway, the boys’ swimming team has yet to achieve its first victory. So far, the team has swum against Los Altos, Palo Alto and Homestead, losing each meet. Their meet on April 1 was canceled due to Gunn’s pool being broken. Despite the losses and overarching lack of participation among […] read more » A Tahoe life: Skier and snowboarder relish their time on the slopes April 9, 2022 — by Tara Natarajan and Daniel Wu Almost every week in the winter, sophomores Amaris Charton and Kyle Scola make the 5-hour commute to slopes in the Tahoe area. Frequent skiers like Charton and snowboarders like Scola have an unconventional lifestyle compared to many high school athletes. Balancing school and the many difficult aspects of skiing at a high caliber, their passion […] read more » firstprevious...1020...2930313233...4050607080...nextlast
Varsity baseball fends off competition in league games May 15, 2022 — by Minsui Tang & Derek Hsu The varsity baseball team has begun playing in high-stakes, competitive El Camino League games, holding an overall record of 8-7 and a league record of 4-2 as of March 31. Coach Jason Bugg’s focus on fundamentals and defensive drills during practice has paid off with a recent three-game winning streak including key victories over Fremont […] read more » Swim team celebrates senior night in anticipation of CCS May 3, 2022 — by Sarah Zhou Though the swim team didn’t win a meet this season, various swimmers have qualified for CCS including the varsity girls 200-meter and 400-meter freestyle relay teams, varsity girls 200-meter medley relay team, varsity boys 200-meter freestyle relay team, senior Ryan Moore for the 500-meter freestyle and junior Zeynep Tokuz for 200-meter individual medley, 100-meter breaststroke […] read more » Swimming: Boys struggle to fill spots in meets but make progress in events April 18, 2022 — by Jonathan Li With the season three meets underway, the boys’ swimming team has yet to achieve its first victory. So far, the team has swum against Los Altos, Palo Alto and Homestead, losing each meet. Their meet on April 1 was canceled due to Gunn’s pool being broken. Despite the losses and overarching lack of participation among […] read more » A Tahoe life: Skier and snowboarder relish their time on the slopes April 9, 2022 — by Tara Natarajan and Daniel Wu Almost every week in the winter, sophomores Amaris Charton and Kyle Scola make the 5-hour commute to slopes in the Tahoe area. Frequent skiers like Charton and snowboarders like Scola have an unconventional lifestyle compared to many high school athletes. Balancing school and the many difficult aspects of skiing at a high caliber, their passion […] read more » firstprevious...1020...2930313233...4050607080...nextlast
Swim team celebrates senior night in anticipation of CCS May 3, 2022 — by Sarah Zhou Though the swim team didn’t win a meet this season, various swimmers have qualified for CCS including the varsity girls 200-meter and 400-meter freestyle relay teams, varsity girls 200-meter medley relay team, varsity boys 200-meter freestyle relay team, senior Ryan Moore for the 500-meter freestyle and junior Zeynep Tokuz for 200-meter individual medley, 100-meter breaststroke […] read more » Swimming: Boys struggle to fill spots in meets but make progress in events April 18, 2022 — by Jonathan Li With the season three meets underway, the boys’ swimming team has yet to achieve its first victory. So far, the team has swum against Los Altos, Palo Alto and Homestead, losing each meet. Their meet on April 1 was canceled due to Gunn’s pool being broken. Despite the losses and overarching lack of participation among […] read more » A Tahoe life: Skier and snowboarder relish their time on the slopes April 9, 2022 — by Tara Natarajan and Daniel Wu Almost every week in the winter, sophomores Amaris Charton and Kyle Scola make the 5-hour commute to slopes in the Tahoe area. Frequent skiers like Charton and snowboarders like Scola have an unconventional lifestyle compared to many high school athletes. Balancing school and the many difficult aspects of skiing at a high caliber, their passion […] read more » firstprevious...1020...2930313233...4050607080...nextlast
Swimming: Boys struggle to fill spots in meets but make progress in events April 18, 2022 — by Jonathan Li With the season three meets underway, the boys’ swimming team has yet to achieve its first victory. So far, the team has swum against Los Altos, Palo Alto and Homestead, losing each meet. Their meet on April 1 was canceled due to Gunn’s pool being broken. Despite the losses and overarching lack of participation among […] read more » A Tahoe life: Skier and snowboarder relish their time on the slopes April 9, 2022 — by Tara Natarajan and Daniel Wu Almost every week in the winter, sophomores Amaris Charton and Kyle Scola make the 5-hour commute to slopes in the Tahoe area. Frequent skiers like Charton and snowboarders like Scola have an unconventional lifestyle compared to many high school athletes. Balancing school and the many difficult aspects of skiing at a high caliber, their passion […] read more » firstprevious...1020...2930313233...4050607080...nextlast
A Tahoe life: Skier and snowboarder relish their time on the slopes April 9, 2022 — by Tara Natarajan and Daniel Wu Almost every week in the winter, sophomores Amaris Charton and Kyle Scola make the 5-hour commute to slopes in the Tahoe area. Frequent skiers like Charton and snowboarders like Scola have an unconventional lifestyle compared to many high school athletes. Balancing school and the many difficult aspects of skiing at a high caliber, their passion […] read more » firstprevious...1020...2930313233...4050607080...nextlast