Wildcats defeated by San Ramon Valley Wolves at the homecoming game
Caroline Lobel and Harshita Neralla
October 19, 2018
Filed under Fall Sports, Sports
Dougherty Valley High Varsity Football team admitted defeat against the San Ramon Valley Wolves with a score of 44-21 at the homecoming game on Friday Oct. 5 at Dougherty. The game started off on the wrong note for the Wildcats when outside linebacker Eric Windham, junior, was injured only...
Dougherty Valley Men’s Water Polo dominates Moreau Catholic and Kimball
Michael Han, Assistant News Editor
October 16, 2018
Filed under Fall Sports, Sports
The Dougherty Valley men’s water polo team brought their overall season record to 6-6 after winning two consecutive non-conference home games against Moreau Catholic and Kimball on Sept. 25 and Sept. 26, respectively. The Wildcats were comfortably ahead during both games, ending 16-6 and 16-7, respectiv...
Women’s Varsity Volleyball vacillates against Amador Valley and California High
Steven Deng, Copy Editor
October 12, 2018
Filed under Fall Sports, Showcase, Sports
The Dougherty Valley women’s volleyball team lost to the Amador Valley Dons 3-1 at a home game on Oct. 4, winning the first set 25-23 but losing the remaining sets 25-15, 25-11 and 25-20, respectively. The Wildcats also suffered another defeat against the Grizzlies on Oct. 11, losing three sets 25-1...
Women’s Volleyball falls to Foothill Falcons 3-1
Steven Deng, Copy Editor
October 10, 2018
Filed under Fall Sports, Sports
The Dougherty Valley women’s volleyball team suffered a 3-1 defeat at the hands of the Foothill Falcons at a home game on Sept. 27. Despite winning the first set 27-25, the Wildcats were unable to overcome the Falcons, losing 25-11, 25-23 and 25-21 in the next three sets, respectively. Starti...
Women’s Tennis makes a comeback against San Ramon Valley
Teju Anand, Assistant Photography Editor
October 9, 2018
Filed under Fall Sports, Sports
Recovering from their tough setback against San Ramon Valley High School in their first away game, Women’s Tennis triumphed in their home game against the Wolves on Oct. 3, winning by a score of 6-3. “Right after the game, I was pretty confident that we’d win as a team this time, because I ...
Women’s Water Polo struggles in its initial stretch
Ronit Kumar, Sports Editor
October 3, 2018
Filed under Fall Sports, Sports
Despite senior Nava Majlesi’s leadership efforts, the Wildcats start their new season under a new coach in a rough stretch. Their first two home games against mighty Carondelet and inconsistent Castro Valley both resulted in losses due to a lack of communication among the team members. Head Coach...
Dougherty Valley Varsity Football kicks off the season with two consecutive wins
Harshita Neralla and Caroline Lobel
September 28, 2018
Filed under Fall Sports, Showcase, Sports
The Dougherty Valley Varsity Football team dominated their first two home games against the Arroyo High School Dons, 40-6, on Friday, Sept. 7, and against the Mt. Eden High School Monarchs, 41-6, on Friday, Sept. 14. This strong start could lead to a new season of recovery and growth from last year...
Wildcats gain a new football coach
Caroline Lobel and Harshita Neralla
September 27, 2018
Filed under Fall Sports, People, Sports
It’s a new football season, and with it comes a new coach, Brandon Black. As Black enters his 16th year of football coaching this season, he reflects on his recent years and his excitement for this coming season. Despite his position as a defensive coordinator at Dublin High, Black was glad to ...
Dougherty Valley Women’s Varsity Tennis exhibits great performance in their recent games
Teju Anand, Assistant Photography Editor
September 25, 2018
Filed under Fall Sports, Sports
Granada High School, Livermore High School and Foothill High School were unable to keep up with Dougherty Valley’s competitive and confident women’s varsity tennis team. The DV women’s varsity tennis team crushed Granada 9-0 on Sept. 4 and Livermore 9-0 on Sept. 11 in home games and beat Footh...
Dougherty Valley Men’s Water Polo defeats Granada 17-9
Michael Han, Assistant News Editor
September 21, 2018
Filed under Fall Sports, Sports
The Dougherty Valley Wildcats earned their second win of the season against the Granada Matadors at the home conference game on Sept. 13, bringing their overall record to 2-4. Improving on their loss of 8-7 last year, the Wildcats won by a considerable margin, 17-9. Despite being outscored in the second h...
Women’s Varsity Volleyball suffers a defeat against Carondelet Cougars 3-0
Steven Deng, Copy Editor
September 19, 2018
Filed under Fall Sports, Sports
The Dougherty Valley women’s varsity volleyball team lost to the Carondelet Cougars at a home game on Sept. 13, losing all three sets and bringing their record to 2-6. The Cougars narrowly defeated the Wildcats 25-21 in the first set and 27-25 in the second. Unable to make a comeback, the Wild...
Dougherty Valley Men’s Water Polo seizes first win of season
Michael Han, Assistant News Editor
September 13, 2018
Filed under Fall Sports, Sports, Web Exclusive
Despite a losing record and playing a game the day before, the Dougherty Valley men’s water polo team earned their first win of the season against the Castro Valley Trojans, 12-4, at the home non-conference game on Wednesday, Sept. 5. Although the Wildcats faced tough games the previous week, parti...