Girls varsity players discuss their soccer role models
By Anika Karody and Nitya Kashyap
March 12, 2020
Nearly every successful person has someone they look up to: a muse, role model, mentor or someone they admire and aspire to be. For some it can be an icon in their field, and for others, their loved ones. Though junior Hannah McGoran, who played on the varsity team for her third year, cited “the classi...
Varsity boys basketball ends season with CCS qualification
By Allen Zhang
March 12, 2020
Varsity boys basketball ended their regular season with a record of 14-10, allowing them to qualify for CCS. Although the basketball team experienced great success, players agree there is room for improvement. Opinions about how well the basketball season went differed greatly. Head varsity coa...
Wrestling hits top, will not back down
By Jane Park
March 11, 2020
The wrestling team broke barriers this year, earning the El Camino league title for the first time in 48 years. In addition, six players and two alternates qualified for CCS, a record number since 2012. Junior Brandon Reed, who placed fifth at CCS, is not surprised by the outcome. “I was ex...
Senior Kannan Karthik’s leadership through passion
March 11, 2020
The captain of a soccer team is assigned the difficult task of leading and controlling the ten other players on the field. Varsity soccer captain, senior Kannan Karthik opened up about his role as captain and how the season went. Karthik has been playing soccer since first grade, and his dad would practice ...
Seniors say farewell to high school basketball
March 9, 2020
For the senior varsity basketball players, Feb. 12 marked the last high school game they will ever play. Senior night is a time where players and their families come together to celebrate their time on the team. “We built a family with our team, and even though our basketball careers are ...
Wrestling builds confidence, acts as outlet to relieve stress
By Shruti Magesh, Katelynn Ngo
March 6, 2020
Wrestling can be associated with physical strength, however it can also lay the foundation for long term goals: from accountability to discipline and resilience, according to Team USA. And, students who wrestle learn that they can eventually achieve success by diligently continuing to work on their failu...
Wins, losses aside, girls soccer focuses on sisterhood, community
By Katelynn Ngo
February 27, 2020
At the beginning of every single halftime during a soccer game, junior Jackie Khuong — who plays defense — and junior Abby O’Neill — who plays center mid, perform a handshake. If they don’t do the handshake or they mess it up, it spells bad luck for the game, O’Neill said. The team...
Girls basketball celebrates Senior Night, defeats Mountain View
By Karen Li
February 14, 2020
One at a time, the three seniors on the girls basketball team walked across the large gym with their families amid thunderous cheering from the bleachers as friends and supporters waved posters and printed cutouts of their faces. After presenting the seniors, varsity coach Becky Chiu asked the crowd...
JV soccer imparts life skills of leadership, collaboration
By Shruti Magesh and with additional reporting by Seoyoung Hwang
February 13, 2020
Although girls soccer teaches players about various drills and techniques, it also imparts other crucial life skills and lessons. Sophomore Kimberly Capio said she has been playing soccer for around 11 years, and attributes soccer to teaching her how to become a better leader. “I learned to be...
Boys basketball defeated but still determined
February 11, 2020
Boys varsity basketball was defeated in their match against the Los Altos Eagles with a final score of 56-34 on Jan. 29. Los Altos is a tough team to beat, with a current record of 17-2, according to Max Preps. However, HHS went in determined to win. “[Los Altos has] size. They're really athletic, but we were pr...
Pink Night raises support for breast cancer
By Andrea Sun
January 29, 2020
Girls basketball held their annual Pink Night in the large gym with the support of the Homestead Cancer Society as the theme for one of the “Quad Nights” on Jan. 17. The event raises awareness for breast cancer and brings more people out to support the team, senior and co-captain Kendra Wong said...
