El Estoque

Spring season sports recap

Michelle Zheng, Anna Jerolimov, Aashna Patel, and Tvisha Gupta • April 26, 2022

Showcasing games and practices from MVHS’s spring season sports teams

Badminton narrowly defeats Cupertino High School 16-14

Anna Jerolimov and Kalyani Puthenpurayil • March 26, 2022

A tiebreaking match allows MVHS to take the victory

Athletes share about how they got into their sports

Kalyani Puthenpurayil and Angela Zhang • October 23, 2021

MVHS athletes reflect on how starting their sport at an early age affected their lives and shaped their identity. These athletes share their memories associated with their sport from when they were younger...

Subbing Out

Suraj Gangaram, Anna Jerolimov, Jayanti Jha, Elena Khan, and Robert Liu • May 21, 2021

Seniors reflect on their time as athletes on MVHS sports teams

In four years

Anna Jerolimov • May 21, 2021

Seniors share how their sport has changed since they were freshmen

Badminton Club’s intramural tournament in the works

Robert Liu • March 8, 2020

Club members discuss plans for upcoming tournament

Left-Handed Athletes

Anjali Singh and Sophia Chen • November 5, 2019

How being left-handed affects athletes in their athletic career

Smashing barriers: Badminton Club hosts open gyms for students

Robert Liu • October 24, 2019

Examining officer and team member perspectives on the parallels between the club and the MVHS badminton team

Badminton: Why they began playing

Julia Yang and Collin Qian • February 8, 2019

He hid from the sun in his sister’s shadow as they walked together towards the MVHS field house. As he approached the entrance, all he could hear were whooshing sounds of rackets slicing in the air....

Badminton: Team gets second win against Cupertino HS

Aditya Dash • April 8, 2018

As the MVHS badminton team prepared for its ninth game on a gloomy and cloudy afternoon, the team was warming up as they were about to play the Cupertino HS Pioneers. Having already previously defeated...

Badminton: MVHS maintains undefeated streak with win over Milpitas HS

Roshan Fernandez • March 28, 2018

VHS badminton players held cups of boba and boxes of pizza in their hands as part of a team tradition called ‘Baddy Buddies,’ a version of Secret Santa gift exchange players participate in that takes...

Badminton: The start of a journey towards CCS

Aditya Dash • March 10, 2018

s the MVHS badminton team filled the field house on March 6 before their first game, there was a sense of excitement in the air as the team practiced their serves. Looking for their first win, the players...