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Senior setters Kali Duvvuri sets the ball as junior middle Ryan Backhus approaches to hit on May 6 against Summit Shasta.

Boys’ volleyball wraps up season with league win and advances to CCS quarterfinals

Bill Huang and Bryan Zhao May 19, 2024

The Falcons finished first in the lower El Camino division this spring with a record of 12-3, qualifying for Division II CCS. At CCS, The Falcons beat Summit Shasta 3-0 on May 6 but lost 3-0 to Aragon...

Senior Kali Duvvuri sets a quick 1 for senior middle blocker Scotty Rich

Boys’ volleyball grabs first in league, moving on to CCS

Andy Zhu May 5, 2024

The Falcons won their final game of the league season 3-0 in their May 3 senior night home against Wilcox.  The game had a theme of “white-out,” where all fans showed up in white to support...

Falcons huddle before the game to talk about strategies.

Boys’ volleyball defeats Los Altos, holding on to top spot in El Camino

Bill Huang and Bryan Zhao May 1, 2024

Chants of “overrated” could be heard from the student section during a timeout following sophomore Jeremy Si’s monumental block against Los Altos’ main outside hitter and UCI D1 commit Aiden Cuppett...

Freshman Ahmed Abdalla goes for the tip during a match against Los Gatos on March 22.

Freshmen working to fill shoes of graduated volleyball players

Jeremy Si April 5, 2024

Nearing the end of the second set in a home game against Palo Alto on March 15, the boys’ volleyball team trailed 20-17 until senior setter Kali Duvvuri dumped the ball into the court, reaching above...

Middle Blocker senior Eric Norris prepares to receive a spike against Los Altos on March 13.

Volleyball team starts season with winning preseason record

Bill Huang and Bryan Zhao March 15, 2024

Head Coach: Lori Gragnola Last year’s record: 10-5 Recap: After finishing second in the El Camino Division, the boys’ volleyball team remains in the El Camino. Last season, they were able to...

Outside hitter Emmy Pak mid-serve during the second of five games against Fremont on Sept. 14.

Girls’ volleyball scoring victories with new coach and strong freshmen

Divya Vadlakonda September 27, 2023

In an away game against Milpitas High School on Sept. 12, freshman outside hitter Iris Jin glided through the air in an adrenaline-filled rush, her focused eyes following the ball before making a resounding...

The team huddles during a time out in a game against Christopher High School on Sept. 5.

Season preview: Girls’ volleyball adjusts to small roster and new coach

Natalie Chua and Sarah Zhou September 9, 2023

Head Coach: Yakgna Arumugam  Last year’s record: 5-7 Recap: The team qualified for CCS for the first time since 2019. In the playoffs, the Falcons won 3-2 against El Camino but ended their...

Junior Eric Norris and sophomore Ryan Backhus successfully block the ball and score a point against Los Gatos on May 3.

The comeback kids: Despite quarterfinal loss to Harker in CCS, the volleyball team ends the season feeling like champions

Derek Liang, Andrew Lin, and Aiden Ye May 24, 2023

After a huge turnaround performance compared to last year’s winless season, the boys’ volleyball team finished 8th in CCS Division II, following a 3-0 loss to Harker in the quarterfinals on May 9....

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