Football: Team maintains winning streak after narrowly defeating Gunn HS
Sreya Kumar, Tabitha Mendez, Kamyar Moradi
October 6, 2018
Filed under Football, Game Reviews, SPORTS, Sports
With all their games earlier in the season being decided by 10 or more points, the Matadors were not used to playing a close game. However, in their first league matchup of the season, they were able to beat Gunn HS in dramatic fashion. The two teams took turns exchanging scores, each showcasing their o...
From Matador to Recruit
Rana Aghababazadeh and Julia Yang
September 28, 2018
Filed under Girls Tennis, SPORTS, Swimming & Diving
As the college application season is now upon the class of 2019, many hopeful students wonder if they’ve satisfied the admissions offices of their favorite schools. Though her classmates are scrambling to perfect applications through the thick of college application season, Ligier is not. For her,...
Field Hockey: Matadors score their first goal of the season in 1-1 tie against Saratoga HS
Ankit Gupta and Anish Vasudevan
September 26, 2018
Filed under Game Reviews, SPORTS
After losing the first five games of the season, the MVHS field hockey was looking for their first win against a tough Saratoga HS team on September 20. Going into the game, the Matadors were optimistic because the other team was lacking in numbers. “It was hot so we knew that our play might not be the best. We...
How two MVHS students found their love for fencing
September 5, 2018
Filed under Best of Sports, SPORTS
rom traveling to Paris on a school week to representing a whole entire country at an international competition, MVHS sophomores Isak Westelius and Richie Hsiung have dedicated countless days and nights in order to compete at the highest levels in one of the world’s most cerebral sports — fenc...
Finding the melody in sports
Aditya Dash and Carol Lei
May 13, 2018
Filed under Best of Sports, SPORTS, Spring Sports
As sophomore Charlie Yi puts on his headphones and starts conditioning for volleyball, his teammates see a rhythmic pattern in his movement. With every drill, Yi uses his music to motivate himself, pacing himself with the beat of the music. “It just helps me work faster because as I said I want to move...
Boys volleyball: MVHS defeats Saratoga HS on senior night
May 8, 2018
Filed under Boys Volleyball, SPORTS, Spring Sports
On May 4, banners and posters decorated the sides of the field house, which buzzed with excitement from family and friends. This day marked senior night for the volleyball team and the last home game of the season against Saratoga HS, a team that MVHS had lost to earlier in the season. Before the gam...
Practice makes perfect: analyzing the importance of daily sports practice attendance
April 11, 2018
Filed under Boys Tennis, From the magazine, SPORTS, Spring Sports
enior Michael Wan spoke in a hurry, questions thrown at him from every direction. A robot had gone missing, and as the director of electrical engineering of the MV Robotics Team, he suddenly found himself in the middle of several interviews from local news stations. He looked at the clock and sig...
Parental position: examining the role parents play in sports
April 9, 2018
Filed under SPORTS, Spring Sports, Track & Field
Badminton: Team gets second win against Cupertino HS
April 8, 2018
Filed under Badminton, SPORTS, Spring Sports
As the MVHS badminton team prepared for its ninth game on a gloomy and cloudy afternoon, the team was warming up as they were about to play the Cupertino HS Pioneers. Having already previously defeated them on their home court, MVHS had a level of confidence and it showed when they played, ultimately be...
Review: Nike LeBron 15 Equality
April 3, 2018
Filed under SPORTS
n Rolling with the Champion Kevin Durant x LeBron James x Cari Champion, NBA superstars LeBron James and Kevin Durant discussed social issues that are important to the lives of many Americans. However, as the conversation continued, James and Durant voiced their opinions against President Donald Trum...
Boys baseball: MVHS wins three consecutive games in three days
April 2, 2018
Filed under Baseball, SPORTS, Spring Sports
Additional reporting by Sannidhi Menon and Himani Yalamaddi hree consecutive games. Three consecutive wins. Last week, the MVHS baseball team played two games against Fremont HS and one non-league game against Mission San Jose HS. See below for two out of the three victories the Matadors obtained. M...
Badminton: MVHS maintains undefeated streak with win over Milpitas HS
March 28, 2018
Filed under Badminton, Game Reviews, SPORTS, Spring Sports
VHS badminton players held cups of boba and boxes of pizza in their hands as part of a team tradition called ‘Baddy Buddies,’ a version of Secret Santa gift exchange players participate in that takes place during March. After finishing up the exchange, the players then began to warm up. The atmosphe...
