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Basketball referee Scott Calvin calls a time out.

Setting the guideline

Mikaylah Du and Riya Murthy • February 28, 2023
Exploring student athletes experiences with referees

Fear

Meggie Chen • April 27, 2022
Exploring how fear affects three MVHS student-athletes in their sport
Offensive Coordinator Cody Owens watches players on the field.

Football coach Cody Owens takes position as Athletic Director at Homestead HS

Hannah Lee • May 1, 2020
Owens will no longer coach MVHS football as he takes on his new role
Former judge in Brock Turner case getting hired as LHS JV tennis coach causes national stir

Former judge in Brock Turner case getting hired as LHS JV tennis coach causes national stir

Hannah Lee, Shuvi Jha, and Stuti Upadhyay • October 15, 2019
Community members reflect on former judge Aaron Persky's hire and consequent firing
Senior Tarun Sarang breaks a tackle and runs the ball across the forty-yard line towards the endzone. Despite numerous plays for big yardage, MVHS still could not score, even when at the doorstep of the endzone. Photo by Lance Tong.

Football: MVHS falls 32-6 against Mills HS

Lance Tong, Sophia Chen, and Kamyar Moradi • September 7, 2019
A promising start to the Matador’s first home game ends in an overwhelming defeat
Skipping into Retirement

Skipping into Retirement

Jai Uparkar • May 22, 2019

here were two things math teacher Skip Mueller never wanted to become: a salesman or a teacher. He ended up working in sales engineering for 17 years after graduating from college with a civil engineering...

Dont Quit On Me

Don’t Quit On Me

Jai Uparkar • April 11, 2019

Girls Water Polo: The defeat against Santa Clara HS 15-17

Girls Water Polo: The defeat against Santa Clara HS 15-17

Rana Aghababazadeh and Tabitha Mendez • October 17, 2018

VHS girls water polo head coach Chris Love gathered the girls before the game for their usual team talk, followed by a chant led by one of the captains before the start of the game. Only few minutes into...

Developing success

Developing success

Karen Ma • December 12, 2017
How the new soccer development team came to be and why
Varsity baseball coach JC Beeson poses for a goofy picture with his former MVHS baseball team.

Back at it

Akshara Majjiga • March 8, 2017
MVHS athletes-turned-coaches explain their experiences with their new and old MVHS teams
Stepping into the MVHS weight room

Stepping into the MVHS weight room

Ruth Feng • September 21, 2016
New strength and conditioning coach Justin Yu discusses his new job and future plans
Photo used with permission of Thomas Orsua

On the Right Track: Custodian Tom Orsua becomes track coach

Hannan Waliullah • April 27, 2016
Custodian Thomas Orsua’s journey from high school athlete to custodian, then track coach
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