El Estoque

Age in Sports

Crystal Cheng, Arjun Dhruv, Anna Jerolimov, Lily Jiang, Sameer Maheshwari, Gauri Manoj, and Michelle Zheng • November 11, 2022

Exploring the athletic experiences of different age groups and the effects of age on one's journey in sports and coaching style

Starting young

Crystal Cheng • November 9, 2022

Describing community members’ experiences with starting sports as children

The pros and cons of starting early

Arjun Dhruv and Lily Jiang • November 8, 2022

How the age one starts a sport affects their sports journey

Fear

Meggie Chen • April 27, 2022

Exploring how fear affects three MVHS student-athletes in their sport

Subbing Out

Suraj Gangaram, Anna Jerolimov, Jayanti Jha, Elena Khan, and Robert Liu • May 21, 2021

Seniors reflect on their time as athletes on MVHS sports teams

In four years

Anna Jerolimov • May 21, 2021

Seniors share how their sport has changed since they were freshmen

Fuelin’ Up

Anna Jerolimov, Jayanti Jha, Elena Khan, Lance Tong, and Brian Xu • September 16, 2020

Exploring how food affects athletes before and during the COVID-19 pandemic

Senior Nathan Lee’s transgender journey

Rucha Soman and Annie Zhang • April 3, 2020

Lee explains his experiences of being a trans athlete

Comparing Costs

Rucha Soman and Swara Tewari • October 23, 2019

Running: $65* Junior Rohan Agrawal explains that the cost of participating in both cross country and track and field isn’t too high, and he says it’s worth it. Agrawal adds that although the...

Girls Water Polo: The Matadors fall to Lynbrook HS in first game of the season

Collin Qian, Anjali Singh, and Sophia Chen • September 12, 2019

MVHS loses 12-7

Swimming: Matadors defeat Los Altos HS in last home meet

Charlotte Chui and Iman Malik • March 29, 2019

n March 22, the MVHS swimming team competed against Los Altos HS in their last home meet of the season. Despite the chilly weather and an expected forecast of rain, the Matadors were in high spirits....

From Matador to Recruit

Rana Aghababazadeh and Julia Yang • September 28, 2018

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...