MV Esports and Gaming Association host first Super Smash Bros. Ultimate tournament
October 21, 2019
24 gamers compete in a Super Smash Friday tourney
A game well played
September 27, 2019
Then 11-year-old and current junior and vice president of Chess Club Manus Manu was working on his homework at Leapstart After School when a nearby game of chess caught his attention. Intrigued, Manu began to watch, marvelling at how quickly the players made their moves. Although he stuck to simp...
Kennedy Middle School Science Olympiad team wins fourth place at Nationals
Aditi Gnanasekar, Vivian Chiang, and Ria Kolli
May 25, 2018
Pairs of students wearing colorful, matching T-shirts line up in front of classrooms. They frantically review cheat sheets and cautiously carry boxes that contain complicated, home-made devices to save an egg from a 30 foot drop or propel an object for minutes in the air. These study-guides and machines...
Smash Club’s first tournament of the year
February 1, 2018
Smash Club held its first tournament of the year on Jan. 26. Players from all grades met in the student union to test their skills in both friendly battles and battles for rankings. On five different TVs, two versions of Smash were played: Super Smash Bros Melee and Super Smash Bros for Wii U. Although ...
Smash club holds its first tournament
October 18, 2017
The popular console game was released almost two decades ago, but Super Smash Bros. continues to bring people together. On October 6, MVHS Smash club held its first tournament of the year. Students filed into the Student Union to play Super Smash Bros. Melee on the GameCubes or Super Smash Bros. on the Wii...
Two members from Speech and Debate qualify for state and national level tournaments
Devika Watave
May 31, 2017
2014 and 2002 were the last years that a member from Speech and Debate, respectively, qualified for the California High School Speech Association State Tournaments and National Speech & Debate Tournament. This year, the club will be sending sophomore Eesha Moona to the state speech tournament and...
Views from the bench: Team USA’s 10-day trip to Spain
Karen Ma
December 8, 2016
Watch the video below to follow our World Junior badminton team through our 10 days in Spain! Expectation: Lug racquet bag around Spain for a week. Play and watch the best of each nation’s youth badminton players. Rest at hotel. Reality: Ten days of uncontrollable laughter, tempting meals, ...
Wrestling: Team introduction
Amelia Yang
January 9, 2013
The varsity team introduces its wrestlers after winning its first tournament of the year. Read More »...
Girls basketball: Matadors fall to Cougars after early lead
Rachel Lu
December 10, 2011
Coming off a strong win against Yerba Buena, the Matadors went up against the Newark Memorial High School Cougars in round two of the Monta Vista Invitational Tournament. The Cougars had beaten the Matadors just a few days earlier, but came back to beat them again 27-38 on Dec. 9. The stellar defense and strong drives to ...
Water Polo: Offense leads to 16-11 win against El Diamante
Carissa Chan
September 9, 2011
After losing a game to Davis High School on Thursday, Sept. 8 and winning one against Gunn High School on the day after, the varsity boys water polo team picked up their second win of the season in the annual John Schmitt Memorial Tournament on Sept. 9, bringing their record to 2-1. The team advanced to the next level of the tou...
Girls varsity basketball hosts tournament
Dickson Tsai
December 11, 2010
Updates on the Lady Matadors' progress in the Monta Vista Invitational Read More »...
Boys water polo teams hosts John Schmitt Tournament
Nicolet Danese
September 26, 2010
The boys use the John Schmitt tournament to practice for their upcoming season Read More »...
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