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The Wildcat Tribune

The official student news site of Dougherty Valley High School.

The Wildcat Tribune

The official student news site of Dougherty Valley High School.

The Wildcat Tribune

: A view of the PE shed from the ground, with a soccer ball and a plastic orange cone at the front. Equipment like this is managed by the PE program, and is paid for by the school budget. For sports, that’s not the case.

The hidden price of playing sports at DV

Aiden Mok, Staff Writer October 6, 2025

Dougherty Valley sports teams each have their own specialized budget, which instead of being provided by the school, are each built off of donations and fundraisers in order to provide account  balance....

Senior Akshara Vermula (2), senior Violet Bothwell (18), senior Cagla Sofuoglu (19), coach Brett Moore and teammates huddle during a game on Sept. 9, 2025.

Popularity of womens volleyball surges at Dougherty Valley

Andrew Chan, Sports Copy Editor October 6, 2025

With the fall sports season underway, the Dougherty Valley High School womens volleyball team finds themselves with roughly a 160% increase in interest displayed by student athletes. This has led to the...

Senior Bhavya Bartwal plays pickleball in the DVHS parking lot.

DVHS needs to stop leaving student athletes on the sidelines

Ariya Shah, Sports Editor October 3, 2025

When imagining what playing a high school sport might look like, many people picture a student athlete running laps around a track, scoring touchdowns or hitting home runs. But what about the students...

Men’s water polo at practice on Aug. 27, 2025.

DV water polo athletes learn to fight to stay afloat

Anika Goyal, Multimedia Editor October 1, 2025

The DVHS water polo team has existed for about 12 years, and has endured its ups and downs over the course of this duration. According to the Los Angeles Times, water polo is a mix of sports with some...

 Dougherty Valley Assistant Coach Julius Griffen looking at clipboard with quarterback/ wide receiver Junior Jimenez in the background during varsity football game against San Leandro.

Dougherty Valley reshapes football program

Akhil Srinivasan, Public Relations & Business Manager October 1, 2025

Dougherty Valley has struggled to find consistent success on the football field, falling behind its neighboring programs in San Ramon. Since the program’s best performance in the 2008 season, the Wildcats...

Freshmen on varsity sports, anomaly or commonality?

Andrew Chan, Sports Copy Editor May 24, 2025

Despite sports’ prominent role in DV culture, only a few athletes eventually attain varsity in their respective sports. However, some Dougherty Valley underclassmen, specifically freshmen have overcome...

Anti-trans sports bills were defeated at the state level in the California Capitol.

San Ramon residents weigh in on trans women sports bans

Anika Goyal, Multimedia Editor May 23, 2025

With his recent election to the presidency, Donald Trump signed a law to ban transgender women from womens sports teams, as he believes that biologically male athletes shouldn’t be allowed to compete...

DV and BORP face off in a powerful display of skill, teamwork, and inclusivity.

Breaking Barriers: Wheelchair Basketball Game unites DV students and BORP athletes

Sharanya Roy, Assistant Web Manager May 3, 2025

On May 2, 2025, Dougherty Valley’s Interact Club partnered with the Rotary Club and the Wheelchair Foundation to host the first-ever wheelchair basketball game at DVHS. The event featured Berkeley Outreach...

To succeed or to leave, what do you do in your last year?

Coaches talk about the phenomenon of new ‘varsity seniors’

Luke Santorsiero, Multimedia Editor May 3, 2025

Whether it's their first year in the sport or their fourth year, something, whether it's being cut or promoted, needs to happen when a high school athlete reaches their senior year. Right now, DV seniors...

Breaking the mold: sports are more than just physical strength.

Rethinking the definition of sports

Sahasra Potturu, Staff Writer May 2, 2025

When most people think of sports, they imagine a fast-paced game of football, an intense match of basketball or athletes running on a track. These physical activities have been the standard for what it...

 From left to right: Senior Tyler Robbins (12), senior Xayne Mojaddidi (10), senior Kenny Cloud (24) and sophomore Rylan Sevilla (4) during their game on Feb. 25 against Clayton Valley Charter High School.

Highlighting the school sports teams changing the stigma around DV athletics

Inika Katragadda, Opinions Editor May 2, 2025

Throughout the year, DV sports teams have won various league games and tournaments. Teams such as mens basketball, mens soccer, womens basketball and womens wrestling have all had great seasons this...

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