Last season, Girls Volleyball had a tough time in the De Anza league. The team had a lot of new players and this inexperience led to many close losses and a disappointing season record. This year,...
Matadors forced to streamline preparations for game time.
One point was all that the 2012 MVHS football team needed to earn a CCS berth. With two games left in the season, there was a three-way tie...
WRESTLING
Their first league match will be against Wilcox High School on Dec. 15. They expect a winning record this year with new coach Kevin Klemm.
BOYS BASKETBALL
They held a 4-8 league...
Updated Nov. 14: The boys CCS team finished sixth overall, and the girls CCS team finished fourth overall. Senior Kevin Bishop and freshman Jenny Xu will move on to States, finishing in second and fifth...
On Sept. 30, the Monta Vista Athletic Booster will hold the Monta Vista Family Crab and Family Dinner, an all sport fundraiser.
The food, including crabs, cold pasta salad and dessert, will be...
Scandalous reality shows are more than just entertainment, they are today's new therapy sessions. Especially with New Jersey becoming the new stars with the portrayal of tanned bodies, fake nails,...
Every team has the same goal each year—to get better. The football team is no different, and with new juniors on the team, it has high hopes to make it to CCS this year.
“I think we’re in pretty...
The challengers present bold plans while the incumbents plan to maintain the status quo
This project relates to content in the October 20, 2010 El Estoque Print issue.
This...
The Matadors will play their first home game of the season against the Fremont Firebirds for Homecoming at Cupertino High School
MVHS and Fremont High School are both...
A preview of MVHS Theatre Arts department's first play of the year The Crucible will be performed with various casts on Nov. 7, 8, 14, and 15. Photo courtesy of MVHS Drama.MVHS drama's "The...
![“I started playing World of Tanks Blitz [again]... in May of 2020 because I had just finished AP exams and quarantine boredom [hit hard],” junior Thomas Yu said. “From there, I joined my current clan family and… now, I play for a competitive team [that’s] ranked top 15 in North America.”
“[In World of Tanks Blitz], destroying all enemy vehicles constitutes a win,” Yu explains. “However, there are two main game modes that differ in their base capture mechanics. In encounter mode, there’s a singular base in the center of the map, and earning 100 capture points from occupying the base automatically wins you the match. However, if your vehicle is damaged while you’re in the base, the score resets to 0 ― meaning that you need to sit there for an extended period of time. In supremacy mode, there are multiple bases and when you capture those, the bases held by your team contribute points to your score. When your team gets 1000 points, you win the game. The [latter] mode is primarily used in competitive play. I really enjoy the strategy involved in the game. When you read the enemy’s lineup properly and exploit their weaknesses, it’s satisfying.”
Yu elaborates on the dynamic within his clan, [CRUEL] Cruel and Fearless. “[I]n my clan, we have a family environment where everyone gets along. People in my clan don’t know each other as teammates, we know each other as friends. Additionally, we have a life first philosophy ― it’s acceptable to skip training if you have other work due the next day.”
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