El Estoque

Age in Sports

Crystal Cheng, Arjun Dhruv, Anna Jerolimov, Lily Jiang, Sameer Maheshwari, Gauri Manoj, and Michelle Zheng • November 11, 2022

Exploring the athletic experiences of different age groups and the effects of age on one's journey in sports and coaching style

Starting young

Crystal Cheng • November 9, 2022

Describing community members’ experiences with starting sports as children

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

Matadors win in their ninth game of the season.