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The Student News Site of Monta Vista High School

El Estoque

The Student News Site of Monta Vista High School

El Estoque

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
Spring sports recap

Spring sports recap

A recap of the spring sports season
Ananya Chaudhary and Michelle Zheng
May 25, 2024
Varsity Boys Volleyball loses to Harker High School 3-0

Varsity Boys Volleyball loses to Harker High School 3-0

Matadors fall short due to poor defense
Stephanie Zhang
April 6, 2024
Senior Henry Hu returns the ball against HHS defenders.

Varsity Boys Volleyball defeats Homestead High School 3-0

Matadors secure another win despite missing key players
Amberly Sun and Kaia Yuan
March 20, 2024
Sophomore Chloe Chen's position is a setter, which sets the ball up for various hitters.

Beyond the hit

Examining the contribution of overlooked positions in volleyball
Isabelle Kok and Dylan Nguyen
December 6, 2023
Dripped out

Dripped out

Looking into what athletes wear during games and practices
Kalyani Puthenpurayil
November 3, 2023
Junior Samantha Tong (left) and sophomore Chloe Chen (right) block an incoming spike from LGHS.

Girls Volleyball falls to Los Gatos High School 3-2

Girls Volleyball played an intense match against Los Gatos High coming down to a five-set game
Freshman and setter Kylee Mark sets the ball to junior and middle blocker Samantha Tong, who prepares to spike the ball.

Girls Volleyball beats Sequoia High School 3-1

Girls Volleyball starts off strong in the first two sets and regains momentum to win the fourth set
Graphic | Michelle Zheng

Sports team expenses

How the district, Monta Vista Athletic Boosters and ASB help fund the athletic department
Lily Jiang and Michelle Zheng
September 29, 2023
Sophomore Chloe Chen springs up to block a spike from GHS.

Girls Volleyball secures a 3-1 win over Gunn High School

The Matadors maintained the upper hand for most of the match
Yixuan (Joyce) Li, Jami Lim, and Liz Liu
September 23, 2023
Junior and middle blocker Ashley Yang jumps up to hit the ball.

Girls Volleyball defeats Los Altos High School 3-0

The Matadors come out on top in the third home game of the season
Stephanie Zhang
September 16, 2023
Junior and setter Henry Hu sets the ball to the middle hitter. Photo by Sagnik Nag Chowdhury

Boys Volleyball falls to The Harker School 3-0 on its senior night

Matadors narrowly lost two final sets 22-25 and 23-25
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