Girls volleyball: Team looks to maintain success in higher league
August 30, 2016
Watch the video to see what the girls volleyball team's plans are for this season after last year's undefeated league record and trip to the second round of CCS.
Girls water polo: Team looks forward to strong season despite multiple injuries
August 22, 2016
The girls water polo team is starting their season off with a new coach, a smaller team and many players dealing with long-term injuries. Still, they believe that the injuries will not be a setback and that they can continue their strong play this season. [embedyt] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=In622yU...
Swimming: Season begins with new coaches and diverse team
March 13, 2016
ew other sports teams at MVHS have experienced the number of changes the swim team has had to face. With three different sets of coaches in the past four years and ceaseless adjustments to the training schedule, nothing has remained constant for the swimmers except one thing: their passion for swimmi...
Badminton: Season begins with high expectations, new coaches and different training drills
March 9, 2016
The team gathers around coaches Evan Blomquist and Peter Wu for instructions about training drills and season expectations on Feb. 23. The players look forward to another successful season this year. Photo by Amita Mahajan. ast year’s badminton team was arguably the most successful MVHS spor...
Diving: Season opens with new dives and high hopes
March 9, 2016
hrieks from teammates resounded from the hot tub as a diver belly flopped into the deep end of the pool. After a few seconds, she resurfaced, hoisted herself out of the pool and joined the other four girls, all while laughing and groaning in pain. The usual during diving season. Last season, all but one of t...
Girls basketball: Matadors aim to reach CCS once again
December 6, 2015
ast season, the team made it to the Central Coast Section playoffs. With an overall younger group and tough months of practice ahead, the varsity girls basketball team is determined to place in the top three in its league and repeat its qualification for CCS this season. The team consists of three fre...
Girls golf: Season begins with new coach and record number of athletes trying out
September 12, 2015
nlike other MVHS sports, girls golf meets at Deep Cliff Golf Course — it’s only about a ten minute walk down the narrow stretch of McClellan Rd. But a ten minute walk seems a long way from MVHS. After school ends at 3 pm, the Matadors make their way down McClellan with clubs, visors and backpacks...
Girls tennis: Team looks to compensate for the graduation of key players
August 21, 2015
Graphic by Derek Shao. Bright rays engulf the raised green and blue asphalt, rackets forcefully swing back and forth in intervals and the pattering of feet echo throughout the court— girls tennis tryouts have begun, and after the loss of three seniors from the previous season, the players are...
Field hockey: Team begins with high hopes of reaching CCS
August 21, 2015
Off the field, they’re friends and fellow MVHS students. On the field, they’re players, teammates, one unit with the same motivation and goal for the season: “Getting to CCS,” senior Allegra Ziegler Hunts said, her friends seniors Eva Ruiz and Nikki Stuart nodding in unison. “We...
Cross country: Season begins with a united team of many perspectives
August 21, 2015
It’s a grueling 85 degrees, and the whole cross-country team, present and lively, awaits Coach Kirk Flatow’s commands. They’re a team, and they’re here together, waiting for Flatow to utter the magic word “Go,” which dismisses them off to McClellan Ranch Park. They’re a team, but each o...
Track and field: Subteams gives players specialized attention respective of their events
March 25, 2015
A team of 110 student athletes filed on to the upper field on March 10. Some traded their soccer cleats for running spikes, while others their baggy basketball jersey for a tight purple running shirt. They were no stranger to sweat — but as they stretched on the bleachers, coach Kirk Flatow pointed...
Girls soccer: Team prepares for a season full of changes
November 27, 2013
New coaching staff and player diversity motivates team to restart their CCS qualification streak. Read More »
