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Junior Carolyn Ruan looks for an open team member to pass to while two HHS players guard her.

Varsity Girls Basketball ends its CCS run with a 57-44 loss to Hillsdale High School

Crystal Cheng • February 27, 2023
Matadors eliminated in the quarterfinals of CCS for the second year in a row
The players jump up in excitement as their teammate scores a three-pointer towards the end of the final quarter.

Varsity Boys Basketball ends historic season losing 78-55 to first-seeded Saint Francis High

Minjae Kang, Vincent Zhao, and Michelle Zheng • February 25, 2023
MVHS’s Cinderella run comes to an end in the third round of CCS playoffs
Sophomore Miya Kosakura drives into the paint while WGHS players surround her inside.

Varsity Girls Basketball beats Willow Glen High School 75-46 in its first CCS game

Crystal Cheng • February 20, 2023
Matadors move onto quarterfinals with a win after receiving a bye for the first round
Senior Itai Lavi attempts to score a three-pointer in the final seconds of the fourth quarter.

Varsity Boys Basketball beats Overfelt High School 76-51 in first round of CCS playoffs

Michelle Zheng • February 20, 2023
MVHS advances to second round of playoffs against Gunn High School
Junior and captain Himani Jha serves to her opponent during a game against Mountain View High School on Sept. 7, where the team won 4-3.

To the top

Anna Jerolimov and Kripa Mayureshwar • December 14, 2022
Detailing the Varsity Girls Tennis team’s journey to winning CCS and becoming NorCal runners up
Sophomores Kiana Mark (left) and Samantha Tong (right) block a spike from AHS. Photo by Darpan Singh

Girls Volleyball loses 3-2 in the CCS Finals game

Darpan Singh and Vincent Zhao • November 6, 2022
Matadors place second in CCS Division II Championships for the second year in a row
The team celebrates after winning the final point in the fourth set, defeating HHS 3-1.

Girls Volleyball beats Hillsdale High School 3-1 in the CCS Semifinals

Meggie Chen, Anna Jerolimov, and Michelle Zheng • November 4, 2022
Matadors advance to the CCS Finals against Aragon High School on Nov. 5
The players celebrate after winning their first home game in straight sets against Homestead High School, not knowing that they would be facing HHS again for the Division I CCS Championship.

Fight like hell

Kalyani Puthenpurayil • May 25, 2022

After a crushing 3-0 loss in its first game of the season against Saint Francis High School on March 1, the Varsity Boys Volleyball team stood in the SFHS gym as Head Coach Paul Chiu told the team something...

Juniors Julianna Kimm and Lucy Choy celebrate after the team’s 49-25 defeat of Sequoia High School in the first round of CCS playoffs. Photo by Lance Tong

Refuse to lose

Anna Jerolimov and Michelle Zheng • March 18, 2022
Girls Basketball goes 12-0 in league and competes in three rounds of CCS playoffs
Analyzing Girls Basketball’s undefeated league season and CCS run

Analyzing Girls Basketball’s undefeated league season and CCS run

Anna Jerolimov and Lance Tong • March 12, 2022
A timeline of the Varsity Girls Basketball team’s 2021-2022 season achievements
The team celebrates after defeating Windsor High School 3-1 in the first round of NorCal playoffs, during their first time ever in the tournament. Senior and captain Lia Vorthmann made the final kill of the match, giving the Matadors the win.

Against all odds

Ishaani Dayal and Anna Jerolimov • December 8, 2021
Girls Volleyball make it to CCS finals for the first time since 1998
Seniors Nikhil Bapat (right) and Gautham Dasari (left) embrace after winning CCS for the first time in program history. The victory over Bellarmine CP came after three consecutive CCS losses to BCP, most recently when BCP beat MVHS in the 2018 final. Photo by Roshan Fernandez.

Back to back: How boys volleyball overcame immense expectations

Roshan Fernandez and Kamyar Moradi • May 22, 2019

elief — that’s what Coach Paul Chiu felt last year when the boys volleyball team took home its first major championship. He says it was delightful to watch everyone celebrate the NorCal Championship...

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