Swimming hosts annual triathlon
Oce Bohra, Copy Editor
April 18, 2019
Filed under Sports, Spring Sports
Midway into the season, Dougherty Valley’s swim team’s recent events have seen them perform relatively well at home, while faltering at away meets. The DV Aquatic Department hosted their annual Wildcat Pentathlon on March 16, a swimming event that featured hundreds of swimmers from schools a...
DV Men’s Volleyball falls to Spartans
Sneha Cheenath, Staff Writer
April 16, 2019
Filed under Sports, Spring Sports
DV was defeated by De La Salle 3-1 in a home loss on March 15. Wildcats took the first set 25-20, but lost the next three 25-23, 25-20 and 25-20, respectively. In the first set, DLS scored the first point, but DV pulled ahead soon, bringing to score to 2-1. DV was able to keep the lead for the r...
Wildcats Softball cruises through a clean sweep of Monte Vista
Riya Mehta and Helen Kang
April 15, 2019
Filed under Sports, Spring Sports
Dougherty Valley Women’s Varsity Softball defeated Monte Vista with a definitive sweep of 10-0 at a home game on March 21 after starting on a series of highs and lows this season. Their victory was primarily due to their intense practices, including numerous laps around the softball field under the...
Women’s Lacrosse fails to soar against high-scoring Falcons
Amruta Baradwaj and Sheyda Ladjvardi
April 14, 2019
Filed under Sports, Spring Sports
The Dougherty Valley women’s lacrosse team lost to the Foothill Falcons 15-3 at its third home game of the season on March 22. The first half of the game started with Dougherty senior Mei Lani Ferreira and Foothill sophomore Nikki Trueblood fighting for possession of the ball. Nine minutes into...
Men’s Lacrosse cruises past Lincoln Trojans
Amruta Baradwaj and Sheyda Ladjevardi
March 19, 2019
Filed under Sports, Spring Sports
At their first home game this season, Dougherty Valley Men’s Lacrosse defeated the Lincoln High Trojans 21-4, earning their victory by maintaining possession throughout the game and consistently scoring with their aggressive offense. The Wildcats started the game off on a strong note, gaining cont...
Robert Yeo leads Men’s Soccer past Monte Vista
Sarah Kim and Elaine Park
March 2, 2019
Filed under Sports, Winter Sports
Two goals precariously scored in the last fifteen minutes by junior defender Robert Yeo allowed DV Men’s Varsity to triumph 3-2 over Monte Vista on Feb. 5, but the results were flipped in DV’s game against Dublin on Senior Night, Feb. 7. Oakland Technical’s forfeit of the following Saturday confe...
Edelman leads Patriots to sixth Super Bowl victory
Ronit Kumar, Sports Editor
March 1, 2019
Filed under Professional Sports, Sports
The New England Patriots defeated the Los Angeles Rams in the lowest-scoring Super Bowl ever by a score of 13-3 on Sunday, Feb. 3 at the Mercedez Benz Stadium in Atlanta, GA — largelydue to MVP wide receiver Julian Edelman’s consistent catching. The first quarter remained scoreless as both defenses dida stell...
Men’s Basketball falls in season finale against rivals Dublin
Sasha Hassan, News Editor
February 27, 2019
Filed under Sports, Winter Sports
After bidding the four seniors on the song team and men’s basketball teams farewell, the Gaels beat the Wildcats 73-58 in DV’s final home game of the season on Feb. 7. Prior to the start of the game at 7 p.m., the teams called forth each departing group member underneath a blue and white balloon ...
Women’s Basketball defeats Cowboys during Senior Night
Katie Williams, Social Media Manager & Multimedia Editor
February 26, 2019
Filed under Sports, Winter Sports
On Feb. 5, Dougherty Valley’s women’s basketball team ended Senior Night with a win against the Livermore High Cowboys. The victory marked the second and final win of the Wildcats’ season. Ending with an overall record of 4-22, the Wildcats faced numerous obstacles throughout the season. Fro...
Women’s Soccer falls just short of first season victory on Senior Night
Daniel Shen, Managing Editor
February 23, 2019
Filed under Sports, Winter Sports
Ending a winless but not goalless January campaign with its senior night, the Dougherty Valley women’s soccer team lost on Jan. 31 to visitor Cal High, 3-2, despite goals from sophomore forward Chloe Richard and junior defender Alyssa O’Brien. Entering the match, the Wildcats hoped to continue their scoring...
Men’s Basketball and Song Team celebrate 2019 Senior Night
Sasha Hassan, News Editor
February 14, 2019
Filed under Sports, Winter Sports
On Feb. 7 at 7 p.m., Dougherty bid farewell to eight seniors on its men’s varsity basketball team and four seniors on its song team. Minutes later, the basketball team took on Dublin in its final rivalry game of the season; ultimately, they lost 73-58. Sasha Hassan2018-19 DV Men's Varsity Basket...
Bryson miraculously shoots past Granada
Sarah Kim and Elaine Park
February 1, 2019
Filed under Sports, Winter Sports
Up until now, DVHS men’s varsity soccer team won three out of a total of eight league games. On Jan. 22, DV lost their fifth league home game to Amador Valley with a score of 3-1, a week after their second home victory against Granada with a score of 4-3 on Jan. 10. In their latest away game, they...