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El Estoque

The Student News Site of Monta Vista High School

El Estoque

The Student News Site of Monta Vista High School

El Estoque

Senior and right fielder Manvika Gopalasetty  (First row second from the left) poses with the AYSO Region 35 girls soccer team at Stevens Creek Park. Photo courtesy of Manvika Gopalasetty | Used with permission

MVHS seniors reflect on their high school sports careers

Class of 2025 athletes look back on the moments that shaped their sports journeys
Eshika Tiwari and Arushi Singh
May 30, 2025
Senior and starting outside hitter Praneel Shah spikes the ball over the net. Photo | Katrina Lin

Boys Volleyball defeats Soquel High School in a 3-1 match

The Matadors win the second round of CCS and head to the finals
Katrina Lin and Alyssa Yang
May 23, 2025
Junior and middle blocker Pratham Kannan jumps up to hit the ball over the net. Photo | Ethan Yang

Junior Pratham Kannan verbally commits to UCSD for D1 Volleyball

Kannan discuss his four year volleyball journey
Ananda Singh and Jason Chu
May 16, 2025
Sophomore and libero Nikolas Ko passes the ball over the net. Photo I Manas Kottakota

Varsity Boys Volleyball falls to Los Gatos High School 3-1

Despite close sets, the Matadors fail to secure a win
Arjun Dhruv and Eshika Tiwari
May 13, 2025
Freshman and outside hitter Ayan Deshpande serves the ball.

Photo by Manas Kottakota

Varsity Boys Volleyball falls to Los Gatos High School 3-0

Varsity Boys Volleyball falls to Los Gatos High School 3-0
Eshika Tiwari and Manas Kottakota
April 10, 2025
The six seniors hold up the CCS DII Championship trophy.

Boys Volleyball defeats Aragon High School and wins the CCS DII Championship 3-0

Matadors maintain strong lead throughout the CCS finals
Leah Desai
May 13, 2024
Junior Rahul Pothineni passes the ball to a teammate.

Boys Volleyball loses to The Harker School in its first home game of the season

Matadors tried to hold out to a fifth set but lost after ending the fourth set 25-23
Lauren Chuu and Kalyani Puthenpurayil
March 19, 2023
Freshman Monisha Preetham passes the ball to her teammate across the field.

Differences between club and school athletes

Exploring what athletes like and dislike about on a club or school sports teams
Jason Chu and Manas Kottakota
February 13, 2023
Clubs in Sports

Clubs in Sports

Exploring the similarities and differences between club and school sports
Senior Marcus Praseuth and his family row a whitewater rafting boat during their vacation in Cancun.

Terminal delays

Students and staff reflect on inconveniences at airports over winter break
Lillian Wang and Eric Zhou
February 4, 2023
Sophomore and point guard Stanley Du protects the ball from the opponent.

Transitioning from Junior Varsity to Varsity

Athletes share about the differences between JV and Varsity teams
Manas Kottakota and Jason Chu
December 9, 2022
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