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2020 Rustbuster Invitational track meet

2020 Rustbuster Invitational track meet
Athletes from across the Bay Area compete in Rustbuster Invitational track meet
March 13, 2020

NBA suspends all games left in the season due to COVID-19

Utah Jazz player Rudy Gobert leans to the side after a play
Exploring the the reactions of MVHS to the suspension of the NBA season
March 13, 2020
Exploring the the reactions of MVHS to the suspension of the NBA season

Athlete of the Month: Sotiris Kougiours

Athlete of the Month: Sotiris Kougiours
March 13, 2020

The adrenaline rush of jumping over hurdles for 65 and 300 meters gives sophomore Sotiris Kougiours the motivation to keep progressing in his track career. Kougiours started hurdling in elementary school...

Unhomely Fandoms

Unhomely Fandoms
March 11, 2020

Senior Sean Fell When he was younger, senior Sean Fell would participate in heated Madden and NBA 2K video —game battles with his older brother. His brother, a fan of the Bay Area teams, never let...

What’s in your bag?

What's in your bag?
Dancer Ariyal Jain shares some of her essentials
March 11, 2020
Dancer Ariyal Jain shares some of her essentials

The Rise of MV Gymnastics

The Rise of MV Gymnastics
How the once deserted team is being restored
March 11, 2020

A t the start of the 2019-20 school year, after the MVHS cheer team fell apart, athletic director Nick Bonacorsi overheard a girl who was previously on cheer hoping for the creation of a gymnastics team...

Kamyar and Anish on the streets: Super Bowl 54 recap

Kamyar Moradi and Anish Vasudevan interview 49er's fans about the team's Super Bowl loss
March 11, 2020

Since the 1994-95 NFL season, the San Fransisco 49ers have not won a Super Bowl only making it back to the big game in the 2012-13 season and this past season. In Super Bowl 54, the 49ers had a 20-10 lead...

Boys volleyball: MVHS takes commanding win against Lynbrook HS

Senior Daniel Chang and junior Brandon Ng successfully block a spike by a Lynbrook HS player. The duo amounted for multiple blocks during the game.
The Matadors beat LHS in straight sets in its first home game of the season
March 3, 2020

The MVHS boys volleyball team, who hasn’t played a game since its Norcal championship win last season, defeated Lynbrook HS (LHS) at its first home game of the season. The team won in straight sets,...

Track & field host its annual 400 meter shootout event

Coach Kirk Flatow fires the starting gun for every heat during the shootout event.
On Feb. 27, the shootout event took place which kickstarted the new 2020 track & field season
March 3, 2020
On Feb. 27, the shootout event took place which kickstarted the new 2020 track & field season

Girls Basketball: Matadors defeat Fremont HS on senior night

Junior Kelli Kosakura shoots a floater over FHS. Photo by Lance Tong
MVHS wins its last home game after an emotional senior night ceremony
February 22, 2020
MVHS wins its last home game after an emotional senior night ceremony

Boys soccer: The Matadors fall to Gunn HS on the team’s senior night

Boys soccer: The Matadors fall to Gunn HS on the team’s senior night
MVHS falters in upholding strong defense after lots of back-and-forth plays, resulting into the teams’ fourth league loss of the season
February 12, 2020
MVHS falters in upholding strong defense after back-and-forth plays, which resulted into the teams’ fourth league loss of the season

Boys’ soccer: MVHS defeats Milpitas HS

Sophomore Edin Kraja steals the ball from a MHS player.
The Matadors win with a final score of 5-1
February 12, 2020

  The MVHS boys varsity soccer team defeated Milpitas HS 5-1, bringing its current league standing to 5-5-1.  The team played strong offense during the first half, scoring four of their...

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