Off the court
May 7, 2019
I’ve been through a lot in my life. When I was eight years old, I moved to a new state. When I was eleven, I tore my ACL and was told I could never play sports again. And last year, I fell victim to the extreme stress brought on by being a student at MVHS. But nothing in my life has been more diffic...
Madness in March: Sports Analytics Club’s bracket competition
April 12, 2019
60 million brackets. $10 billion dollars of bets. Every year, the National Collegiate Athletic Association conducts the March Madness tournament with the 64 best college basketball teams in the nation. According to the San Francisco Chronicle, there is a 1 in 9.2 quintillion chance of creating what...
Playing with style
April 10, 2019
It was 7:59 a.m. on a Thursday morning. The second bell for school was just about to ring, and freshman Ronit Ramchandani was on his phone in the back of class. As clock hit 8 a.m., he slid his thumbs down the screen, glancing up to make sure the teacher wasn’t looking in his direction. He refreshed ...
Talking trash: How MVHS players and spectators influence gameplay
March 13, 2019
A barrage of noises filled the MVHS gym as a Santa Clara HS player meticulously bounced the ball up and down focusing on the basket 15 feet in front of him. The more he prepared himself to take the freethrow, the louder the sounds were, and the harder the ground vibrated from the stomps of the students...
Boys basketball: MVHS beats Lynbrook HS in the Battle for De Anza Boulevard
January 28, 2019
Chants rang across the gym. MVHS students yelled and stomped in the bleachers, trying to distract the Lynbrook HS players every time they shot from the free-throw line. Other MVHS students cheered on their friends on the team, standing up and shouting every time an MVHS player scored. This explosi...
Girls basketball: Team overpowers Milpitas HS
Roshan Fernandez and Oishee Misra
January 28, 2019
“Defense!” The Matadors broke away from their huddle and jogged back onto the court, ready to continue playing with renewed fire. This ‘defense’ chant wasn’t an isolated event — it is the sole chant they have been uttering every time they break away from a huddle this season. Senior and capta...
Boys Basketball: Matadors secure a win against Saratoga HS
January 18, 2019
enior AJ Falak raced down the court hoping to score the first points of the game. Coming back from a defeat against Lynbrook HS during their first game of 2019, the Matadors were hoping to secure a strong lead quickly against Saratoga HS. Falak bent down, about to shoot, but an aggressive scuffle bet...
MVHS basketball teams lose intense matchups against Lynbrook HS
Anish Vasudevan, Oishee Misra, and Rajas Habbu
January 11, 2019
Girls Basketball With two weeks of winter break to prepare for their matchup against Lynbrook HS on Jan. 4, the MVHS girls basketball team was confident that it would win against LHS after failing to do so in both of its matchups last season.The Matadors were also looking forward to getting their fi...
Boys basketball: Clutch free throws propel Matadors to a narrow 52-50 victory
January 11, 2019
Additional reporting by Roshan Fernandez. ith just over three minutes remaining in the fourth quarter, senior Josiah Figueroa drove towards the basket. The Matadors opportunities were dwindling, and with a three point deficit, Figueroa had to make every shot count. Sliding past two Fremont HS defend...
Previewing the NBA season
October 4, 2018
After a tumultuous offseason which included LeBron James joining the Lakers and Demarcus Cousins forming an all-star starting five with the dominant Golden State Warriors, MVHS students have patiently awaited the start of the NBA season. Some plan to watch just for pure enjoyment, others are die-hard ...
