LEAGUE WINNERS & CCS QUALIFIERS Varsity Football and Varsity Girls Volleyball’s successful seasons
KRITI KAUSHAL AND KAVYA KAUSHAL the season where the team members postscript editor and photo editor thought they were going to lose badupertino High School has ly against Homestead, a historically shown impressive athletic per- superior team who were in an upper formance in the 2021-22 sea- league, but ended up winning 3-0 . “It son with the Varsity Football team and was nice getting to start the season Varsity Girls Volleyball team topping off so well on a positive note,” said their respective leagues after suc- Chen. Coach Xiaofeng Foret (Coach cessful playoff runs. These achievements are especially remarkable con- Feng), the Varsity Girls Volleyball is proud sidering how long it has been since c o a c h , f t h e both teams have performed this well. o The volleyball team had an overall 21-11 record, with a 10-2 performance against the league teams tying them as league champions in the Santa Clara Valley El Camino League. After facing challenges last season, including occasional player absences, due to an unprecedented overlap between school and club seasons, and canceled games, the team exceeded all their self-set expectations. Sophomore Alyssa Chen is one of the youngest players on the varsity volleyball team. When asked about her favorite moment this season, Chen recalls the first game of
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team’s perseverance throughout their rigorous practice and game schedule with the added logistical burden of COVID protocols. She credits her team’s success to the teamwork they have demonstrated through the past months. Said Feng, “All the girls did a fantastic job. It was really, really hard, and they worked harder. We all worked as a team, which is more important than how much we won and lost.” Coach Feng hopes to continue this collaborative mindset in the coming seasons. “We don’t need any star players. We have to play together. We need to practice hard together.” The team’s main libero, a backrow defensive specialist, Angelina Kondo won the outstanding junior award for the El Camino league. Her impressive performance helped them move up leagues, a change that will affect who the team plays next year. Reflecting on the season, said Kondo, “On games where we truly played as a team, we saw through that we played well regardless of the end result. I don’t think there was one specific moment rather multiple moments that made the season special—it was fun and helped to
