El Estoque

Committed!

Kalyani Puthenpurayil and Aidan Ruan • June 1, 2023

Exploring the journeys of three college recruits for their respective sports

The final run ep 2: Wrestling

Crystal Cheng and Kripa Mayureshwar • May 22, 2023

Exploring seniors Hayden Ancheta and Aditya Mishra’s experiences with their last high school wrestling season and CCS Tournament

Time out! Ep.1: Hayden Ancheta

Kathryn Foo • March 20, 2023

Sitting down with wrestler Hayden Ancheta to discuss stories from his time in wresting the importance of mentality, and the growth of his personal brand

Athlete of the Month: Hayden Ancheta

Michelle Zheng • May 27, 2022

The four-year wrestler reflects on his athletic journey

Race in Sports

Sophia Chen, Geethikaa Tarra, Irene Tang, Matthew Yoshimoto, and Nika Zamani • March 7, 2022

Exploring the different facets of race in sports

Representation in sports matters

Irene Tang and Matthew Yoshimoto • February 8, 2022

Exploring how students are inspired by professional athletes of the same race

Wrestling beats Gunn High School on senior night

Anna Jerolimov • February 6, 2022

Matadors win last dual meet of the season 42-32

Coping with grief

Mira Wagner and Alex Zhang • December 10, 2021

Community members describe their experiences and strategies managing their grief

Day In a Life of a New Normal

Rachel Jiang • May 16, 2021

Exploring MVHS during in-person hybrid learning

It’s been a year now?

Kripa Mayureshwar and Lance Tong • April 4, 2021

Students reflect on COVID-19 a year after school closure

Athletes continue preparing for their sports next year

Jayanti Jha • May 2, 2020

With shelter-in-place restrictions opening up students’ schedules, many have turned to picking up a new hobby, learning something new or baking their favorite treats. However, for some MVHS athletes,...

Wrestling: MVHS loses to Santa Clara HS 27-54

Jayanti Jha and Elena Khan • January 12, 2020

MVHS was defeated by Santa Clara HS during their first meet of the season. The matadors opened with a strong lead in the lower weight divisions with freshman Hayden Ancheta, sophomore Nitin...