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Time Out! Ep. 27: Kiana Mark

Time Out! Ep. 27: Kiana Mark

Spiking Success: Kiana Mark’s experience with volleyball
Eshika Tiwari and Sagnik Nag Chowdhury
November 3, 2024
Junior Jason He's thoughts permeating throughout his mind as he prepares to take a penalty shot.

MVHS athletes find mental fortitude during competition

Athletes discuss how they reset mentally in high-stress situations (time-outs, substitutions, in-between matches, after/before match)
Raj Thapliyal, Staff Writer
November 2, 2024
Senior Ashley Yang and her teammates celebrate together after scoring a point. Yang notes that spending time with her teammates during volleyball practices and games makes it easy to form friendships on the team.

Sports bring MVHS athletes closer

MVHS athletes discuss the role of sports in facilitating relationships among teammates
Anika Bhandarkar
November 1, 2024
MVHS Cheer and Football teams pose at the end of the game for a group photo.

Varsity football dominates Lynbrook High School 58-0 in its last home game of the season

Matadors start off strong and continue with strong offensive and defensive plays
Sih Yu (Melody) Lin and Liz Liu
October 31, 2024
Photos courtesy of Sean Foo, Ian Foo, Robbie Hoffman, Jodi Hoffman | Graphic by Sania Nadkarni

MVHS athletes share the influence their parents have on their sport

Student athletes and their parents describe their relationship with the sports they share
Sih Yu (Melody) Lin and Sania Nadkarni
October 25, 2024
Junior and forward Monisha Preetham dribbles past an SHS player along the sideline.

Field Hockey falls to Saratoga High School 3-0

Matadors struggle on the defensive end
Manas Kottakota and Arjun Dhruv
October 21, 2024
Junior Emily Lin prepares to pass the ball to a teammate.

Girls Water Polo falls 14-5 to Fremont High School

MVHS is unable gain much momentum against FHS despite its best efforts
Ethan Yang
October 21, 2024
In an attempt to keep the Olympics politically neutral, the International Olympic Committee decided to ban Russia and Belarus from participating – forcing athletes from those countries to participate without representing their countries.

MVHS students weigh in on controversies surrounding the 2024 Paris Olympics

MVHS students and staff speak on the separation of athletes from politics at the 2024 Paris Olympics
Raj Thapliyal and Kaia Yuan
September 29, 2024
Junior Monisha Preetham defends against a player, trying to move the ball further down the field.

Field Hockey falls to Fremont High School 5-0

Matadors struggle with making strong passes in their sixth game of the season
Grace Lin and Kaia Yuan
September 27, 2024
Scoring guidelines within artistic sports can sometimes be vague, leading to differing opinions between athletes and judges. One such example was Jordan Chiles' medal controversy at the Olympics.

Graphic by Anika Bhandarkar

Athletes in artistic sports tackle subjectivity in judgment

MVHS students break down biases in judging artistic sports
Anika Bhandarkar and Kathryn Foo
September 27, 2024
Girls Water Polo falls 10-9 to Cupertino High School

Girls Water Polo falls 10-9 to Cupertino High School

The team came up short in a match that came down to the final seconds
Arjun Dhruv and Eshika Tiwari
September 23, 2024
The system of grading students on their proficiency in sports is inherently flawed and discourages students from forming positive relationships with exercise. Graphic by Anika Bhandarkar

For the long run

Grading physical education students on their proficiency in various sports is counterproductive to building long-term exercise habits
Anika Bhandarkar
September 14, 2024
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