Wrestling finishes 4-1
Steven Deng, Copy Editor
March 8, 2018
Filed under Winter Sports
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...
Men’s Basketball dominates Grizzlies and Wolves after loss to Spartans
March 8, 2018
Filed under Winter Sports
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 Sports
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, Winter 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 25, 2018
Filed under Sports, Winter 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...
Football fumbles last four games against EBAL powerhouse teams
Sarah Kim and Elaine Park
October 26, 2017
Filed under Showcase, Sports, Winter Sports
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.
Women’s Tennis firmly cruises past Granada
Taylor Atienza and Megan Tsang
October 26, 2017
Filed under Sports, Winter Sports
The Wildcats defended their undefeated record with a decisive victory over Granada on Oct. 3. The final match score was 9-0. The singles kept a firm grip on their competitors, not allowing Granada to win more than one game within a match. Granada’s Hana Lucero played DV’s No. 1 single, senior Ch...
Women’s Volleyball trounces Livermore but falls to Monte Vista
October 26, 2017
Filed under Sports, Winter Sports
DVHS Women’s Varsity Volleyball secured a strong victory (3-0) against Livermore High School on Oct. 5, but then closed the quarter with a 3-1 loss against Monte Vista on Oct. 12. Wildcats led with a strong start in the match against Livermore, getting up to 15-5 in the first set. The Wildcats m...
Football recovers from losing streak with win against San Lorenzo
Elaine Park and Sarah Kim
September 28, 2017
Filed under Sports, Winter Sports
DV Football turned the tables at its most recent home game on Sept. 22 against San Lorenzo High School with a score of 22-21, despite previous losses against Las Lomas, Amador Valley and San Ramon Valley, with scores of 35-14, 33-0 and 56-0 respectively. Dougherty Valley took their first league gam...
Men’s Water Polo earns second place at De Anza Invitational
September 28, 2017
Filed under Sports, Winter Sports
On Sept. 15-16, Dougherty Valley’s men’s varsity water polo team won three out of four games at the De Anza Invitational at Contra Costa College to completely turn around a 0-3 start to the season. Over the course of the tournament, the team only lost to Clayton Valley, defeating Pinole Valley, Capuchi...
Women’s Basketball: Wildcats find their footing on foreign ground
February 24, 2017
Filed under Sports, Winter Sports
It was Feb. 14, Dublin’s Senior Night. The Gaels’ gymnasium was decked out in posters of their players and a small yet formidable crowd of about 45 Gaels, equipped with red “Beat DV” shirts, posters, a reflective sheet meant to distract the Wildcats and dormant — but not for long — spirit...
Lady Wildcats soccer falls to Foothill Falcons
Andrew Chuang, Sports Editor
February 3, 2017
Filed under Sports, Winter Sports
On Jan, 12, the women’s soccer team was defeated by the Foothill Falcons due to weak defense displayed by the Wildcats. After losses in league games against California, Monte Vista and Carondelet, the Wildcats knew there were aspects of the game they needed to improve as soon as possible. “We nee...