Photos from the class of 2013′s graduation.
The school entered day three of the first round of dodgeball today, continuing with the same energy and spirit that characterized Monday and Tuesday. As usual, a number of teams and players had impressive performances across the board. The standout performance of the day, however, came from senior Austin Anaya of team Hawhy.
Today, May 14, dodgeball continued with great intensity. The most exhilarating game was between The Tenacious Turtles and Pirate Booties. Despite senior Anthony Otey’s clutch performance after being soloed down to one player, The Talon believes that junior Aidan Mahoney’s performance makes him deserving of the the title of Talon Dodgeball Player of the Day.
May 21–Dodgeball Player of the Day
The dodgeball competition heated up today, with several teams winning in shutouts and others going down to the last minute. The Talon Playa of the Day is sophomore Joey Malgesini, who led his team, Team Negative, to a thrilling 2-0 victory.
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Dodgeball: Round Three Recap
After two more exciting rounds of dodgeball today, May 21, we are now down to our final eight teams and down to our final day of dodgeball. The tournament has gone chalk for the most part, with six of the final eight teams being teams that received first-round byes.
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Softball Maintains Momentum, Defeats Saratoga 6-0 in CCS Quarterfinals
After crushing Branham High School 10-0 in the first round of CCS last Wednesday, the softball team continued its CCS run by defeating Saratoga High School 6-0 on Saturday, May 18 in the CCS quarterfinals at the San Jose PAL Stadium.
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Tennis Reaches CCS Quarterfinals, Captains Win Doubles Championship
The boys tennis team had another strong season in the De Anza Division, finishing second behind Monta Vista High School. The team advanced to the CCS quarterfinals and also had their two team captains, seniors Spencer Simonides and Anthony Bello, win the CCS doubles championship for the second straight year.
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May 20–Dodgeball Team of the Day
The second week of Dodgeball commenced today, May 20, and the freshman dodgeball team The Average Joes played a stellar game against their opponents the C-Team. The Average Joes used their agility to their advantage, helping them win by a comfortable margin of 3-0.
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Dodgeball Week Two: Don’t Miss It
Things are about to get serious. We’re heading into the second week of dodgeball, and with mediocre teams by the wayside, the bleachers are bound to fill up with crazed fans and hyped-up players.
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May 17–Dodgeball Player of the Day
The second round of dodgeball began on Friday, May 17, and the Hood Prospects & Co won their game 3-0. Hood Prospects & Co received a bye in the first round and played a practice game on Monday, which they lost. Hood Prospects & Co learned from their mistakes, however, and dominated in the next round.
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Dodgeball: First Round Recap
The school’s annual dodgeball tournament kicked off with a bang this week, with 64 teams competing in the single elimination tournament. The 32 games played during lunch in the large gym from Monday, May 13, to Thursday, May 16, were all first round games. The 4 days of competition eliminated 32 teams from the dodgeball berth and yielded a number of incredibly impressive performances from students from every class. Teams of six each played five minutes of furious dodgeball, with scores based on the number of wins each team had in the period. To win a game, a team had to eliminate every team member on the opposing team. The games for the second round began yesterday, May 17.
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Softball Crushes Branham 10-0 in First Round of CCS
Softball picked up an easy 10-0 win against Branham High School yesterday, May 15, in the first round of CCS. Despite recently coming off two tough losses to Homestead and Wilcox and not performing its best in other games, the Lady Eagles were able to focus on the game at hand.
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