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The 2024 CCS bracket.

Softball falls 7-0 to Capuchino in CCS

Nika Svizhenko May 26, 2024

The softball team’s season ended May 18 with a 7-0 Division II CCS quarterfinal loss to Capuchino.  Going into the match, Capuchino had a 10-4 record in its upper A league season and was No....

Junior Aiden Chen winds up for a pitch against Santa Clara on May 9.

Baseball falls short of CCS but builds for the future

Richard Fan and Jane Lee May 23, 2024

Junior left handed pitcher Aiden Chen wound up before hurling a pitch in a home game vs. Fremont on April 30. The pitch zipped into junior catcher Nathan Lee’s mitt. Chen had struck out yet another...

Junior Doug Bettinger pitches during a home game against Santa Clara on March 21.

Baseball struggles with young roster and inconsistent execution 

Jane Lee April 3, 2024

When the game was tied 1-1 in the fifth inning at home against Mountain View on March 23, the Falcons defense collapsed when infielders were unable to turn what looked like a double play. With new life,...

Junior Aiden Chen swings bat towards incoming ball.

With no JV team and a huge roster, varsity baseball team focuses on skill building for underclassmen

Sam Bai and Isabelle Wang March 14, 2024

Head Coach: Vinny Augustine Last year’s record: 12-12 Recap: Though the team started off with a losing streak last year, they sharpened their pitching to make CCS, losing in the first around. Key...

Senior Lucas Dennis pitches a ball

Top senior athletes: Falcons shine in their respective sports

Victoria Lin, Tara Natarajan, and Aiden Ye June 1, 2023

A pitcher and shortstop for both the varsity baseball team and Zoots Baseball Club — the No. 1 club baseball team in Northern California — senior Lucas Dennis has made first team in Santa Clara Valley...

Sophomores Aiden Chen (left) and Langdon Huynh (right) playing their respective sports.

Student athletes look toward professional players to improve their game

Derek Liang May 24, 2023

Like many young athletes,  soccer player Langdon Huynh, draws inspiration from professional athletes who serve as role models.  In Huynh’s case, Lionel Messi — forward for Paris Saint-Germain...

Senior Lucas Dennis standing on second base in Saratoga’s game against Del Mar

Baseball tries to build momentum, but stumbles in early-season games

Anirudh Iyer March 15, 2023

Spring sports have just begun, and with it, the start of a new baseball season. Though the Falcons lost a tough 0-2 nailbiter to Menlo School on Feb. 24 to kick off their campaign, they followed that...

As the construction approaches completion, a large layer of turf is placed on the field.

Recent winter storms cause delays in baseball field renovations

Beverly Xu January 26, 2023

Starting last June, workers began digging up the baseball field to begin the process of installing a new turf surface, adding landscaping and making other improvements such as bigger dugouts and bullpen...

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