Sports

Halfway through the 100m dash at an away meet against Santa Clara on March 26, senior sprinter Tony Holt realized he wasn’t running full speed. He urged himself to focus on the race, but his hamstring had been bothering him since his first jump earlier in the meet.

Using her last burst of energy to push ahead of her opponents, junior Kimberly Chen sprinted to the finish of the 400m race at the away track meet against Homestead on March 17. With a time of 1:04.85, she placed first in the event.

Despite playing with a lineup missing several key players, the Falcons began league play with a home win against Cupertino on March 24.

The boys’ volleyball team has started the season off strong, winning several preseason games against higher-league teams, with an overall record of 11-7 as of March 27. To make CCS, the team will need to win its league since they are in the lower division.

With brand new coaches for the season, the girls’ lacrosse team has begun the league season with a 2-2 record. The lack of players due to extended winter sports forced many to miss practices in the beginning of the season, in turn affecting the team’s overall performance.

With a 14-0 loss to Los Gatos High School on March 27, the boys’ lacrosse team dropped its record to 1-5 overall and 0-3 in the De Anza League. Before the loss to Los Gatos, the Falcons lost to Gunn 11-7 on March 20 and Palo Alto 16-5 on March 18 and beat San Jose Latino Prep 15-4 on March 17.  

Reporter reviews Fremont Older, a hiking area in the Saratoga hills.

Reporter reviews the Mission Peak and Castle Rock hiking areas.

Reporter reviews the Villa Montalva hiking area in Saratoga.

Every morning, the parking lot is filled with an assortment of car brands, ranging from Toyota Civics to Ford Mustangs. What most people don’t realize is that some students use these cars — and other ones they never drive — for recreational racing, an expensive but thrilling hobby that many find addicting.