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The Student News Site of Monta Vista High School

El Estoque

The Student News Site of Monta Vista High School

El Estoque

Sophomore Emma Huang finds creative freedom in parkour

Sophomore Emma Huang finds creative freedom in parkour

Huang shares her experience starting and competing in parkour
Sania Nadkarni and Ethan Yang
October 30, 2025
Junior and setter Kylee Mark tips the ball. Photo | Ethan Yang

Varsity Girls Volleyball falls 3-2 to Los Altos High School during its Senior Night

Los Altos recovers after the first two sets to win the high-energy game
Angela Poon and Ethan Yang
October 24, 2025
Head Coach William Lieu talks to the Matadors during their halftime break. Photo | Ethan Yang

Varsity Girls Water Polo falls 10-6 to Homestead High School

Despite outscoring HHS in the second half, the Matadors were unable to overcome a 7-1 halftime deficit
Ethan Yang and Emmy Harimoto
September 22, 2025
The track can be seen with partial surfacing of the base coat. Photo | Ethan Yang

Upper field construction unlikely to have drastic impact

Home games stacked at the end of season due to upper field construction
Ethan Yang and Kai Tsuchida
September 19, 2025
Construction workers make progress on the demolition phase of lower field renovations, removing existing turf infrastructure. Photo | Ethan Yang

MVHS renovates turf fields to meet athletic demands and improve performance

Construction on the MVHS fields brings new improvements in safety but negatively impact sports teams currently in season
Ethan Yang and Erin Liu
May 15, 2025
Sophomore and libero Nikolas So passes the ball. Photo | Ethan Yang

Varsity Boys Volleyball defeats Cupertino High School 3-1

Matadors overcome illness to achieve victory in their fourth league match
Ethan Yang and Jonah Chang
March 30, 2025
Senior Rohin Garg programs on his laptop. Photo | Ethan Yang

Senior Rohin Garg’s journey in competitive programming

Garg is an International Olympiad in Informatics medalist and writes programming problems
Ethan Kellogg and Ethan Yang
March 7, 2025
Freshman Hossein Dastgah battles one-on-one with a defender in a game against Saratoga High School on Thursday, Jan. 30, when the team fell short 2-1. Photo | Sophia D’Sa

Winter sports recap

The MVHS winter sports season comes to an end
Ethan Yang and Leah Desai
March 3, 2025
Senior and guard Clara Fan dribbles the ball past a defender. Photo | Ethan Yang

Varsity Girls Basketball defeats Los Altos High School 60-38

Matadors claim victory during National Girls and Women in Sports celebration
Ethan Yang and Jonah Chang
February 7, 2025
MVHS Freshman Duncan Ross reaches for the puck behind the net. Photo | Ethan Yang

MVHS hockey players play for Saint Francis High School

Saint Francis allows players from other schools to play ice hockey under their team
Ethan Yang and Ethan Kellogg
January 27, 2025
Senior and small forward Parth Upadhayay scores a layup.

Photo | Ethan Yang

Varsity Boys Basketball defeats Cupertino High School 49-32

The Matadors step it up in the second half to claim victory
Jonah Chang and Ethan Yang
January 24, 2025

The Memorial Park pickleball group has grown to form a local community

Exploring the challenges and successes the group has had so far
Ethan Kellogg and Ethan Yang
December 7, 2024
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