Eagles stun Patriots to win franchise’s first title
Ronit Kumar, Sports Editor
March 8, 2018
Filed under Professional Sports
On Sunday, Feb. 4, the Philadelphia Eagles stunned the New England Patriots in Minneapolis on Super Bowl Sunday with Eagles quarterback Nick Foles using trick plays to win the game by a score of 41-33. The first quarter started with both teams immediately advancing the ball downfield. Despite the ...
Wrestling finishes 4-1
Steven Deng, Staff Writer
March 8, 2018
Filed under Winter
This season, the DVHS Wrestling team held a record of 4-1 and ranked second in the East Bay Athletic League (EBAL). The team, largely comprised of underclassmen, was led by seniors Jared Osmond and Marko Sanchez. In particular, the unprecedented victory against California High School was a highlight...
Softball updates: college and injuries
Amruta Baradwaj and Maitri Parikh
March 8, 2018
Filed under Spring
Two Dougherty Valley’s softball players, Madison Suko and Jessica Kim, signed their letter of intent on Feb. 7, to play softball in University of Hawaii-Hilo and Chapman University respectively, while another player, Keiana Sieu, outlines her recovery from a knee injury. Suko, the captain of the t...
Men’s Basketball dominates Grizzlies and Wolves after loss to Spartans
March 8, 2018
Filed under Winter
The rampaging Wildcats dropped yet another thriller home game to the De La Salle Spartans, losing that game by a score of 51-48 on Jan. 30, rallied to defend their home court against the California Grizzlies,convincingly defeating them 65-58 on Friday, Feb. 2, and trounced the San Ramon Valley Wolves at ...
Wildcats fall to Dublin and Monte Vista in last two games
Teju Anand and Sheyda Ladjevardi
March 8, 2018
Filed under Winter
Dougherty Valley Women’s Varsity Soccer lost a home game against Monte Vista Women’s Varsity Soccer Team 5-0 on Feb. 1 and lost their last home game against Dublin High Women’s Varsity soccer Team 3-0 on Feb. 8, despite their excellent offensive and defensive plays. One of the major...
Women’s basketball: Wildcats triumph over Granada Matadors
January 28, 2018
Filed under Sports
On Jan. 27, the Varsity Women’s Basketball team faced off against the Granada Matadors at home, emerging victorious with a score of 66-48. The Wildcats won the jump ball and scored the first points — a 3-pointer from junior Sahana Samra. Then, they seemed to slow down. The Matadors scored eigh...
Wildcats lose “Don-minance” against Amador Valley Dons
January 26, 2018
Filed under Sports
On Jan. 25, 2018 at 7 p.m., Dougherty’s women’s basketball team lost a close home conference game 52-65 against the Amador Dons. The Wildcats were coming off of a significant win, 75-45, on Jan. 23, 2018 against Foothill. Head Coach Doug Vanderhorst called it “a great win ― one of our most so...
Varsity and JV Cheer harmonize
Caroline Lobel and Claire Zhang
October 26, 2017
Filed under Sports
The football game was held at the DVHS Stadium on Friday, Sept. 29 against the Livermore Cowboys. JV cheered alongside Varsity from the beginning up until the end of halftime. This is the most special night for the cheer team. It’s the only time where both teams collaborate with each other because it’s ...
Football fumbles last four games against EBAL powerhouse teams
Sarah Kim and Elaine Park
October 26, 2017
DV Football endured a tough losing streak across their past four games, including losses to powerhouse EBAL teams Livermore High School on Sept. 29, Monte Vista High School on Oct. 6, California High School on Oct. 13 and Foothill High School on Oct. 20. During DV’s Homecoming game on Sept. 29, D...