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Senior Eliza Morgan prepares for her triple jump in her sophomore year at the SCVAL De Anza Division competition. Last year, Eliza committed to Swarthmore College’s Division III track and field team and is preparing to head there this fall.

Eliza Morgan leaps her way to Swarthmore College track commitment

By Lauren Morimoto
May 27, 2021
Students do air squats in order to complete a workout circuit in the school gym.

Photo Essay: How PE classes are adapting to in-person instruction

By Rohan Vaswani
May 24, 2021
Junior Riley Capuano races in the 4x400-meter relay at Monta Vista High School on Saturday, May 8. At one point earlier this year, SCVAL athletes thought they’d have to settle for watching their peers in other leagues compete in CCS playoffs. However, on Friday, May 14, the SCVAL Board of Managers reversed their decision, allowing certain SCVAL teams, including track and field, to compete in playoffs.

Select sports to participate in CCS following SCVAL decision reversal

By Allan Feldman
May 23, 2021
Senior Megan Quinn fights for the ball against Mountain View opponent. The rival teams went head to head for the first time this year on Mountain View territory, resulting in a loss of 14–1.

Girls lacrosse loses rivalry game against Mountain View

By Emilie Enser
May 19, 2021
Senior Ethan Lowe prepares to return an incoming serve. In their most recent rematch against MVHS, the varsity boys tennis team won 6–1.

Boys tennis beats Mountain View to remain undefeated

By Barrett Wong
May 13, 2021
Los Altos varsity boys race in the 100-meter dash to mark the beginning of the pentathlon. Throughout the pentathlon, athletes competed in a 100-meter dash, shot-put, long jump, high jump and a 400-meter race, with senior Jimmy Dessouki winning for the boys and sophomore Megan MacKenzie winning for the girls.

Eagles win both pentathlon divisions in unconventional track meet

By Mira Sundar
May 11, 2021
Junior Diya Gupta reaches to catch the ball ahead of a Palo Alto High School defender. The Eagles lost to Paly 17–0 but went on to win their next game against Wilcox High School 14–5.

Three seniors, one goal — the start to a comeback season

By Emilie Enser
May 7, 2021
Cedric Smith jumps for the football to make the catch. Cedric committed to play football at the University of Guelph — after playing the sport for over 10 years, he is excited to start the next chapter in his journey.

Heading back home: Cedric Smith commits to play football at the University of Guelph

By Mira Sundar
May 1, 2021
Senior Ethan Stirrup chases after the ball in a game against Mountain View High School on Tuesday, April 6. The boys soccer team was forced to cancel their last game of their season after a member of the Gunn team tested positive, as the LAHS team had been in close contact with the athlete while he was contagious.

Boys soccer season cut short due to COVID-19 exposure

By Allison Bricca
April 23, 2021
In their home pool, the girls water polo team started off their season with a win. With a specific focus on communication, the team efficiently navigated the water and made their defense a force to be reckoned with.

Girls water polo starts off strong with win against Harker

By Allison Bricca
April 23, 2021
Senior Maura Kelleher chases after the ball alongside a Presentation player. The Eagles beat the Panthers in a 2–0 shutout at their last home game of the season, marking the team's 11 seniors' last game ever on LAHS turf.

Field hockey shuts out Presentation on senior night

By Emily McNally and Anika Sikka
April 21, 2021
Senior Mwinso Denkabe plays on his Silicon Valley Soccer Academy (SVSA) team. In March, after his recruitment process was put on hold due to the pandemic, Mwinso committed to the nationally ranked Wake Forest University mens soccer team.

From TV screens to Division 1 dreams: Mwinso Denkabe commits to Wake Forest University

By Emilie Enser
April 17, 2021
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