Football coach Cody Owens takes position as Athletic Director at Homestead HS
May 1, 2020
Owens will no longer coach MVHS football as he takes on his new role
A & K Podcast: 2020 NFL Draft
Anish Vasudevan and Kamyar Moradi
April 29, 2020
El Estoque staff members Kamyar Moradi and Anish Vasudevan analyze the 2020 NFL draft
COVID-19 and its impact on the sports community
Devin Gupta, Tanish Mendki, Leanna Sun, and Alyssa Hui
April 19, 2020
Exploring the feelings from different MVHS athletes who have been impacted directly from this and the fans of professional sports leagues
Sports: a love that needs no language
April 10, 2020
I’ve never really cared for soccer, unless you count the couple months I spent at the age of six, running away from the ball instead of towards it. However, in the summer of 2019, I took a trip with my church youth group to Haiti and saw the sport in a completely different light. On one of my first da...
Unhomely Fandoms
Tabitha Mendez and Anish Vasudevan
March 11, 2020
Senior Sean Fell When he was younger, senior Sean Fell would participate in heated Madden and NBA 2K video —game battles with his older brother. His brother, a fan of the Bay Area teams, never let Fell choose the same team as him, forcing Fell to find football and basketball fandoms from other ...
Goodbye Oakland Raiders
February 6, 2020
“Touchdown Raiders!” This phrase is one of the first memories that comes to mind when I think about growing up. Whenever I needed help putting on or taking off a sweater that I couldn't get around my head, my parents would say this phrase, and I immediately knew to raise my arms in the moti...
Callin’ the Shots
February 5, 2020
ssential to almost every sports competition, referees stand out in their striped black and white attire, a whistle dangling around their necks — it’s up to them to call the shots. With eyes on the players, coaches and fans, the referees are responsible for making quick choices to ensure the safety of th...
Hiring coaches for dummies
February 5, 2020
Understanding the process behind how sports coaches are hired
A & K Podcast: NFL playoffs divisional round
Anish Vasudevan and Kamyar Moradi
January 10, 2020
El Estoque staff members Kamyar Moradi and Anish Vasudevan break down the divisional round of the NFL playoffs
Athlete of the month: Guy Lavi
January 7, 2020
After watching games with his dad, uncle and older brother, senior and defender Guy Lavi started playing soccer at age six. Since then, he has had a 13-year career but is still uncertain whether or not he will play in college. Lavi has been playing on the MVHS boys soccer team since he was a freshman, a...
If the shoe drips: self-expression through sneakers
December 19, 2019
Students use shoe customization as a form of self-expression
