Football Tackles De Anza League

Ian Tseng, Staff Writer
August 15, 2017
Filed under Issue 0, Sports

Last year, the Eagles’ playoff hopes fell short due to a loss in the first round of CCS against the Homestead Mustangs, despite their overall record of 8-3. Even so, their performance last season was enough to promote them from the El Camino League to the tougher De Anza League, setting the stage for...

Girls Tennis Serves Up New Season

Kristen Fan, Staff Writer
August 15, 2017
Filed under Issue 0, Sports

After a successful season last year, finishing with an overall record of 17-4, coming second in leagues, and making it to CCS for the first time in four years, the varsity team is ready to continue their success this season. Despite adjusting to the loss of senior captains Sydney Sukhdeo, ‘17 and Tessa...

School Hosts Annual Spring Sports Awards

Jaclyn Saik, Staff Writer
May 31, 2017
Filed under Sports, Web Exclusive

On Tuesday, May 23, Los Altos athletes were recognized for their accomplishments in spring sports as well as over the course of the year at the annual Spring Sports Awards. Among the variety of honors awarded, student-athletes who maintained 4.0 averages were awarded “Scholar Athlete” awards, and a variet...

Los Altos Falls to Westmont in CCS Final

Julia Santos, Sports Editor
May 29, 2017
Filed under Sports, Web Exclusive

Los Altos and Westmont stood on opposite ends of the spectrum going into Saturday’s baseball Division I CSS championship. The 1st-seeded Westmont Warriors arrived at San Jose’s Municipal Stadium with three shutouts under their belt; the 7th-seeded Eagles, meanwhile, were recovering from three incr...

Baseball Defeats Wilcox, Advances to CCS Finals

Ian Tseng, Staff Writer
May 26, 2017
Filed under Sports, Web Exclusive

After soaring through the first two rounds of CCS, the 7th-seeded Eagles found themselves in a close matchup against the 11th-seeded Wilcox Chargers on Thursday, May 25. In what became a nail-biting display of highly competitive baseball, Los Altos narrowly snatched away the victory from Wilcox during an...

Swimming and Diving Places High at States

Maddie Chu, Staff Writer
May 24, 2017
Filed under Sports, Web Exclusive

On Friday, May 19, and Saturday, May 20, six members of the varsity boys and girls swimming and diving teams attended the California Interscholastic Federation States meet. Of the six members, juniors Gabrielle Anderson, Trevor Labuda and Evan Labuda made especially notable finishes. Junior Gabrielle ...

Baseball Knocks Out Soledad In First Round Of CCS

Nathan Godderis, Staff Writer
May 18, 2017
Filed under Sports, Web Exclusive

Going into the first round of CCS on Wednesday, May 17, the varsity baseball team faced their toughest competition yet. Soledad High School, just one seed behind the 8th-seeded Los Altos team after the regular season, visited Los Altos in a knockout game that would mean advancing to the next round for...

The Hard-Hitting Truth About Concussions

Alex Luna and Haley Ecker
May 9, 2017
Filed under Issue-7, Sports

How do Los Altos student-athletes feel when they’re concussed? “Groggy,” one said. “Foggy,” said another. “Vegetable-like,” added a third. Concussions are traumatic brain injuries that severely affect brain function, causing headaches, dizziness, sensitivity to light and difficulties conce...

Bus Driver Shortages Impact Athletic Programs

Anisha Desai, Savita Govind, and Cameron Avery
May 9, 2017
Filed under Issue-7, Sports

Due to bus driver shortages this year, sports teams have had to handle multiple last-minute transportation issues, a problem that has yet to be resolved. The problem stems from Los Altos competing with local companies for drivers during after-school hours. Further compounding the situation is Los Altos’ r...

Pitching No-Hitters with Junior Alex Reelfs

Nathan Godderis, Staff Writer
May 9, 2017
Filed under Issue-7, Sports

Junior Alex Reelfs listens to the same song on repeat before every game. Headphones on and tossing a baseball in his right hand, Alex blasts “The Zephyr Song” by the Red Hot Chili Peppers until it’s stuck in his head. Why? To pitch to the tempo during the game. Alex started this pregame ritual his...

Recap: Dodgeball’s Final Day

Akhil Jakatdar, Julia Santos, Nathan Godderis, and Danny Vesurai
April 30, 2017
Filed under Showcase, Sports, Web Exclusive

Last Friday, the school held the championship round of the dodgeball tournament. Now, all the real fans have to look forward to is the next tournament a year from now — and The Talon’s off-season coverage. Scroll down for game reports, scores and words from the players....

Dodgeball Player of the Day: Jared Shing

Madison Woo, Staff Writer
April 27, 2017
Filed under Sports, Web Exclusive

Alone on the court, junior Jared Shing takes his position against three players. Outnumbered, Jared doesn’t seemed fazed, flicking his eyes from player to player as his teammates watch from the sidelines. In an instant, two balls spiral at him, with a third following closely behind. Jared sidesteps...