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Softball Softball is currently undefeated, with two big wins last week. Their first game was an 8-3 victory over a tough Valley Christian team. The Eagles started things off right with a seven-run first inning. Big players included lead-off hitter Alisa Watika, grade 7, catcher Gillian Wallin, grade...

The girls junior varsity volleyball team recently participated in the 23rd annual JV Spikefest Volleyball Tournament, held at Milpitas and Independence high schools. Each team played a total of five matches, in addition to refereeing five matches. The teams are assigned to divisions based on a variety...

In early September, linksman Maverick McNealy, grade 10, won the Stanford Men’s Golf Club Championship, finishing one under par when the match ended on the 12th hole. This is the second time McNealy, who also plays for Harker, has won the tournament, which is open to all ages. His win last year...

Middle School Cross Country The cross country team started their season recently with a match at Blach Intermediate School. Because the meet was non-league our runners did not officially place, but several did very well unofficially. The meet consisted of six races, all one-and-a-quarter miles in length,...

As summer drew to a close, Craig Pasqua, Harker tennis director, traveled to Flushing, N.Y., to volunteer at Arthur Ashe Kids’ Day 2010, held Aug. 28 at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. According to Pasqua, who was attending the event for the third straight year, more than 30,000 children...

Swimming Both boys and girls swim teams came in second in the league championships, where our swimmers set WBAL records in many events. At the CCS finals, the boys team was recognized as the CCS scholastic team champions; both boys and girls teams went on to place the highest in Harker history. The boys...

Girls Volleyball The varsity A team finished second place in the WBAL at 7-1, making them 14-1 over the past two seasons! Key players were Michelle Pagnon, Mercedes Chien and Nithya Vemireddy, all Gr. 8. The varsity B team ended the season 9-1, taking second place in league. Key players were Jordan Peetz,...

Some like it HOTTS: The Harker/Oakwood Tennis Training System, geared toward high-level players, is the perfect next step for students with good fundamentals who are preparing for competitive play. HOTTS and tennis camp are both offered in Harker’s tennis program. The camp, which began in 2002, focuses...

The California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) recently released its list of Academic Team Champions for the 2009-10 school year, and Harker’s upper school football, wrestling and boys swimming squads were all named state champions for their exceptional GPAs. Harker tied with San Diego County’s...

As people around the world follow their nation’s team in the World Cup, students from around the Bay Area are coming to Harker to spend time improving their own game. Harker’s summer soccer clinic offers athletes ages nine to 16 a chance to work on their skills under the supervision of some of the...