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Winter season kicks off; fall season athletes earn All-League accolades

December 4, 2017 by Mark Kocina

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Girls Soccer

Last week, the girls soccer team opened its season with a 0-2 loss to Independence and a 0-3 loss to Half Moon Bay. This week, the Eagles travel to North Monterey County High on Wednesday before hosting O’Connell High on Friday.

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Boys Soccer

The boys soccer team opened its season with a bang as it defeated Mills 7-0. Later in the week, the Eagles played to a 1-1 tie with Wilcox. This week, the boys host Saratoga on Wednesday and travel to Leigh on Friday.

Girls Basketball

Last week, the girls basketball team traveled to the Pescadero Tournament, where it went 2-1. In their opening matchup with host Pescadero, the Eagles defeated the Vikings 73-22 behind 20 points from Satchi Thockchom, grade 12. The Eagles lost a close 48-50 matchup with Alma Heights Christian in the second round, with Akhila Ramgiri, grade 11, scoring 22 points. In their final game, the girls defeated Point Arena 60-45, with Ramgiri leading the way again with 17 points. This Wednesday, the Eagles travel to the Santa Clara Tournament to take on Edison High.

Boys Basketball

The boys basketball team opened up the regular season with a 2-1 showing at the James Lick Tournament last week. In the opening game, the Eagles were defeated by Wilcox 72-56, with Eric Jeong, grade 12, leading the offense with 14 points. Richard Wang, grade 11, led the team with 11 points as the Eagles defeated Hill 53-42 in their second game. Finally, the Eagles defeated host James Lick 78-56 on Saturday night. This Thursday, the boys play North Monterey County in the opening round of the Lynbrook Winter Classic

Fall Season All-League

The Harker Eagles had a great fall season and were well represented in the WBAL All-League teams. For cross country, Anna Weirich, grade 9, was awarded first team honors, with Lilia Gonzales, grade 11, and Ryan Adolf, grade 11, receiving honorable mentions. The girls golf team made a huge impact on the All-League teams as Katherine Zhu, grade 12, Katelyn Vo, grade 10, and Natalie Vo, grade 9, were all named to the first team; Olivia Guo, grade 9, was given second team honors; and Alisa Su, grade 12, Larissa Tyagi, grade 10, and Vanessa Tyagi, grade 12, each earned honorable mentions.

In girls tennis, Gina Partridge, grade 10, and Santu Tirumala, grade 9, were named to the first team, with Rachel Broweleit, grade 10, and Srivani Vegesna, grade 10, earning second team honors, and Kathleen Cheng, grade 12, receiving an honorable mention.

The girls volleyball team had two seniors earn All-League honors with Lauren Napier, grade 12, receiving a second team nod and Isabella Spradlin, grade 12, landing an honorable mention.

In the pool, Meghana Karinthi, grade 12, and Abigail Wisdom, grade 11, each earned a first team honors and Claudia Opris, grade 11, earned an honorable mention in girls water polo. On the boys side, Aadith Srinivasan, grade 12, received a first team honor, while Bobby Bloomquist, grade 11, made the second team and Matthew Hajjar, grade 11, was an honorable mention.

Alumni

Congratulations to Joelle Anderson ’17 on being named to the All-West Region second team after an impressive freshman year with a Pepperdine soccer team that finished the season ranked No. 12 in the country. Check out the full story here:

http://www.pepperdinewaves.com/sports/w-soccer/spec-rel/112817aab.html

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