From Matador to Recruit
Rana Aghababazadeh and Julia Yang
September 28, 2018
Filed under Girls Tennis, SPORTS, Swimming & Diving
As the college application season is now upon the class of 2019, many hopeful students wonder if they’ve satisfied the admissions offices of their favorite schools. Though her classmates are scrambling to perfect applications through the thick of college application season, Ligier is not. For her,...
The last swim: seniors reflect on their final swim season
Zara Iqbal and Shuvi Jha
April 9, 2018
Filed under Game Reviews, Sports, Spring Sports, Swimming & Diving
Swimming: Palo Alto HS defeats MVHS
March 18, 2018
Filed under SPORTS, Swimming & Diving
n March 9, in the second to last home meet of the season, the MVHS swimming team lost to Palo Alto HS. The meet started approximately 30 minutes late due to technical difficulties. But once the meet was underway, events, such as the 100 free, 500 free, and 200-yard freestyle relay, ran smoothly one af...
On board: Collaboration in diving
March 7, 2018
Filed under From the magazine, SPORTS, Sports, Spring Sports, Swimming & Diving
t’s MVHS tradition to be competitive — from contending against other classes during rally weeks to promoting the annual Beat Lynbrook Day, Matadors seem to think that if people aren’t on the same team, they’re competing against each other. But the MVHS diving team holds a different mindset. WITHI...
Off the high dive
April 21, 2017
Filed under SPORTS, Sports Features, Spring Sports, Swimming & Diving
n seventh grade, a couple of years after junior Demetra Williams first launched into her diving career, she recalls being asked if diving even qualified as a sport. The boy who asked her was confused; he assumed divers just climbed a ladder and jumped off of a board, not really noticing what may have gone ...
Q and A: Bianca Yongyuth
April 17, 2017
Filed under SPORTS, Swimming & Diving
Freshman Bianca Yongyuth discovered her affinity for water nine years ago, as a 5-year-old. She currently swims year-round with the Santa Clara Swim Club and for the Matadors in the spring, as a freshman on varsity. Yongyuth’s love for swimming has taken her to swim meets across the country, from Califo...
Swimming: Matadors race against Los Altos in last home meet of the year
April 6, 2017
Filed under SPORTS, Spring Sports, Swimming & Diving
On April 6, the MVHS swimming team honored their seniors in the last home game of their high school careers. The swimmers sat in the bleachers while waiting for their events, cheering on their teammates who raced across the pool deck. In the hands of the spectators were colorful handmade posters for...
Back at it
March 8, 2017
Filed under Baseball, Fall Sports, SPORTS, Sports Features, Spring Sports, Swimming & Diving, Water Polo
en years ago, when JV baseball coach Shawn Voigt graduated from MVHS with the class of 2007, things were different. Without the internet, Voigt found it difficult to develop his skills and opinions with limited access to contrasting perspectives. But, 2015 JV water polo and swim coach Jennifer Liu, who...
Under one banner: The difference between club and high school sports
May 18, 2016
Filed under From the magazine, SPORTS, Swimming & Diving
Story by Om Khandekar and Aditya Pimplaskar Until the final weeks of January, they are rival swimmers on rival teams. Then February rolls around and these rivals become teammates. Come May, senior Keven Shang can be seen speeding into the wall, finishing his portion of the relay just as senior Lucca Ma...
Swimming: Matadors gain victory over Homestead at senior meet
April 1, 2016
Filed under SPORTS, Spring Sports, Swimming & Diving
n March 24, the swimming team defeated Homestead High School in its last home meet of the year. Throughout the season, the team grew close, despite the fact that swimming is an individual sport. The diversity of skills and the close bond between the swimmers carried the team to its success this seaso...
Swimming: Season begins with new coaches and diverse team
March 13, 2016
Filed under SPORTS, Spring Sports, Swimming & Diving
ew other sports teams at MVHS have experienced the number of changes the swim team has had to face. With three different sets of coaches in the past four years and ceaseless adjustments to the training schedule, nothing has remained constant for the swimmers except one thing: their passion for swimmi...
Diving: Season opens with new dives and high hopes
March 8, 2016
Filed under SPORTS, Spring Sports, Swimming & Diving
hrieks from teammates resounded from the hot tub as a diver belly flopped into the deep end of the pool. After a few seconds, she resurfaced, hoisted herself out of the pool and joined the other four girls, all while laughing and groaning in pain. The usual during diving season. Last season, all but one of t...
