Sports

Head Coaches: Archie Ljepava and Ian Tippetts Last year’s record: 2-4 (varsity boys), 4-2 (varsity girls) Last year’s recap: Even though the team sometimes struggled to stay competitive and didn’t fill every slot in dual meets, almost every athlete was able to set a personal record in their events. Key Matchups: Wilcox and Mountain View […]

The girls’ basketball team stood at 2-9, ranked seventh in the De Anza league as of Feb. 10. Their most recent games were a 39-27 loss against Lynbrook on Feb. 9, a 71-56 loss against Los Gatos on Feb. 7 and a 60-48 win against Homestead on Feb. 2 — a win that broke a […]

Head Coach: Florin Marica Last year’s record: 6-4 Recap: A solid regular season with a relatively young roster advanced the team to CCS, where they ultimately suffered a tough loss in the semi-finals to Cupertino. Key Matchups: Cupertino and Monta Vista Star Players: Kosei Ogata Key losses to graduation: Ben Bray and Anthony Zhang League: […]

In a key game for CCS qualification, the boys’ basketball team fell at home 63-52 to a strong Los Gatos team on Feb. 8. As of Feb. 9, the Falcons  ranked fourth in the De Anza division with a 4-6 record. After starting the game with a rough first quarter, the Falcons quickly came back […]

Head Coach: Thomas Ching Last year’s record: 1-9 Recap: Despite little success in the regular season, the Falcons finished second in CCS led by senior star player Adrian Mar, who also placed first in boys’ singles individually.  Key Matchups: Palo Alto and Wilcox Star Players: Seniors Jason Liu, Evan Oaklander and Tony Guo; junior Sannidhi […]

Badminton birds flew across nets in the small gym with a distinctive crack, their crisp sounds drowned out by excited conversation between players and squeaking shoes on the floor: Class of ‘22 alumnus Adrian Mar was among the many who attended the open gym on Jan. 19 to reconnect with old friends and discuss a […]

Head Coaches: Christian Bonner, Mike Allegretti and Kristen Thomson Last year’s record: 0-7 Recap: The team finished sixth in the De Anza league and sent 14 swimmers to CCS, with one entering the CCS finals.  Key Matchups: Los Gatos, Monta Vista and Los Altos Star Athletes: Seniors Zeynep Tokuz, Mark Liu and Channie Hong and […]

Over the course of the girls’ soccer season, the ability to be tactically flexible and quickly adjust from a 4-3-3 to a 5-3-2 formation on the field has greatly benefited the team: Shifting to a 5-3-2 when the opposition is stronger has provided greater discipline to the defensive line and has given better coverage to […]

At halftime on their Feb. 7 senior night game against Lynbrook, the boys’ soccer team was amped up: They were leading 1-0 after senior winger Luke Wheeler assisted senior winger Yuvraj Singh on a header in the last five minutes of the first half. However, the Vikings quickly upset the Falcons’ momentum, scoring two goals. […]