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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

Runners compete hard at DV cross country meet aiming to work hard.

DV Cross Country dominates in first ever home meet

Krish Thacker, Staff Writer November 9, 2025

DVHS cross country showed out in their inaugural Wildcat Invitational on October 4th. Dougherty got top six finishes in four of the events, dominating the three mile course. The Wildcat Forward Motion...

Freshmen during open mat wrestling event, Oct. 23, 2025

Wrestling reignites before the season with new coaches

Janvi Kaur and Luke Santorsiero November 9, 2025

Since last year, wrestling, with the removal of their previous coach and virtually no clear path for the program's future, has recently been restructured with new coaches hired and the contracts for coaches...

Junior Lyla Bowen(10) stares down opponent after pulling her flag during a game against Carondelet on Oct. 14, 2025

DVHS athletes define their rivalries

Akhil Srinivasan, Staff Writer November 8, 2025

Throughout high school sports, every school has rivalry games, games that mean a little more than just a win or a loss. It’s a game where a team's pride is on the line. At Dougherty Valley, these games...

Flag football players fight to win in their last game of the 2025 season.

Flag football fails to gain popularity at DVHS

Sia Kandru, News Editor November 8, 2025

The DVHS flag football program has failed to see significant development in the popularity of their sport or backing from the student body, despite extensive growth in the team’s effort. “I don’t...

DV varsity football players prepared before a snap during a game on Oct.3, 2025.

Behind the scenes: implications of DV football’s EBAL cancellations

Andrew Chan, Sports Copy Editor November 3, 2025

Odn the evening of Sept. 12, 2025, Dougherty Valley High School cancelled the remainder of their East Bay Athletic League games for the rest of the season, effectively eliminating two future games versus...

 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, Staff Writer 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...

Jerry Long at the Deer Valley game(score 2-3)

Jerry Long wins Athlete of the Month

Namrita Iyyar, Features Editor November 20, 2024

Senior Jerry Long, a varsity football player, won the September Athlete of the Month title on Oct. 22, 2024.  “Athlete of the Month chooses outstanding athletes, on the field as well as off the field,”...

Women's Flag Football against Northgate High School on Aug. 28 during the first game of the season.

New women’s flag football team looks forward to a season of growth

Christine Geng, Social Media Manager September 29, 2024

As the fall season for sports starts at DVHS, the newly formed women’s flag football team takes on its first season. Last year was the first year flag football teams existed in the district. However,...

Michelle Ho swings the club and holds her finish after her shot.

DVHS Women’s Varsity Golf defeats San Ramon Valley 199-254 in the first game

Ovyaa Anburaj, Staff Writer September 13, 2024

On Sept. 3, 2024, DV’s women’s varsity golf team won 199-254 against SRVHS in their first game of the season at the Crow Canyon Golf Club. The first round concluded with Michelle Ho scoring 32 and...

Pole Vaulting is a lesser known event of the track and field sport.

Niche sports at DVHS

Anushka Kabra, Editor-in-Chief May 10, 2024

For years since DVHS has been open to students, it’s never been known widely as a sports titan. Because of the strong academic focus that the DVHS environment has, many DVHS athletic teams have been...

Pictured left to right, top to bottom: Arshea Lankalapalli, Noor Brangaza, Komal Gaur, Violet Bothwell, Kyle Chun, Liana Lee.

DVHS All-League athletes soar to the top

Emily Wong, Arts and Entertainment Editor March 1, 2024

The 2023-24 fall sports season ended successfully for Dougherty Valley High School, with fourteen students across different sports earning the titles as All-League Athletes. While these athletes may...

Wildcats starting five prep their gameplan moments before tip-off against American High School.

Mens basketball prepares for upcoming season with new faces

Saanvi Haridas and Zoei Torres January 20, 2024

Coming off of an overall 27-4 season last year, Dougherty Valley’s mens varsity basketball team has some big shoes to fill this season. With the massive amount of recognition and hype the team received...

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