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El Estoque

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El Estoque

The Student News Site of Monta Vista High School

El Estoque

Junior Krish Kotecha readies himself to hike the ball and start the game.

Varsity football ties Saratoga High School 27–27 in the Homecoming game

The Homecoming game ends in a tie after a severe injury in overtime
Varun Singh, Staff Writer
October 10, 2024
Photo by Kathryn Foo

Senior Kiana Mark cracks 1000 volleyball kills milestone

Mark reaches 1,000 kills in her high school varsity volleyball career
Ananda Singh
September 29, 2024
Olympics Takeaways

Olympics Takeaways

67% of MVHS students watched the 2024 Olympics, here's what we can learn from it
In an attempt to keep the Olympics politically neutral, the International Olympic Committee decided to ban Russia and Belarus from participating – forcing athletes from those countries to participate without representing their countries.

MVHS students weigh in on controversies surrounding the 2024 Paris Olympics

MVHS students and staff speak on the separation of athletes from politics at the 2024 Paris Olympics
Raj Thapliyal and Kaia Yuan
September 29, 2024
Senior Royce Tse prepares an ice pack for an injured athlete. Photo by Kathryn Foo | Photo Illustration by Sih Yu (Melody) Lin

Student athletic trainers maintain athlete needs

Student athletic trainers play a vital role in assisting the athletic trainer with her daily necessities
Kathryn Foo and Sih Yu (Melody) Lin
September 28, 2024
Graphic by Arshiya Sen

Leave the trash on the field

Students and staff share their opinions regarding trash talking at the 2024 Olympics and their own experiences with it
Ananda Singh and Arshiya Sen
September 28, 2024
Junior Zoe Yu tosses the ball to junior Miya Sakurai.

Varsity Girls Water Polo falls to Santa Clara High School 9-3

Players see the game as a learning opportunity for improvements
Corinna Kuo and Archana Venkatesan
September 28, 2024
Junior Monisha Preetham defends against a player, trying to move the ball further down the field.

Field Hockey falls to Fremont High School 5-0

Matadors struggle with making strong passes in their sixth game of the season
Grace Lin and Kaia Yuan
September 27, 2024
Senior Varsha Iyengar stands ready to receive a serve.

Varsity Girls Tennis wins 7-0 against Palo Alto High School

Matadors keep their winning streak during their second game of the season
Arushi Singh and Arshiya Sen
September 27, 2024
Scoring guidelines within artistic sports can sometimes be vague, leading to differing opinions between athletes and judges. One such example was Jordan Chiles' medal controversy at the Olympics.

Graphic by Anika Bhandarkar

Athletes in artistic sports tackle subjectivity in judgment

MVHS students break down biases in judging artistic sports
Anika Bhandarkar and Kathryn Foo
September 27, 2024
Junior and defensive free safety/wingback, and quarterback Graham Ischo secures the ball and runs past the defense after an interception from GHS.

Varsity Football falls to Gunn High School 28-0

A lack of consistency attributed to the Matadors' loss
Raj Thapliyal and Subin Ko
September 23, 2024
Girls Water Polo falls 10-9 to Cupertino High School

Girls Water Polo falls 10-9 to Cupertino High School

The team came up short in a match that came down to the final seconds
Arjun Dhruv and Eshika Tiwari
September 23, 2024
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