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The official student news site of Dougherty Valley High School.

The Wildcat Tribune
The official student news site of Dougherty Valley High School.

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Rikin Patel

Rikin Patel, Sports Editor

Rikin joined the Tribune because he wanted to write about sports, record a fantasy sports podcast and write about business/economics. Rikin is politically active and believes civic engagement by high school students is very important. Rikin has been a staff writer for two years. Rikin religiously follows the NFL. His favorite animal is the Saber-toothed tiger. If Rikin could be any other person on the Tribune he would be Jade because Rikin is interested in investigative writing. Rikin’s goal for Journalism this year is to write as many articles as he can!

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Farm subsidies pay farmers part of the cost of producing cash crops.

Farm subsidies are destroying the world

Rikin Patel and Jennifer Sheng
March 30, 2023
Protestors hold signs that say “Love Trumps Hate" in response to anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric.

Dispelling all LGBTQ myths

Rikin Patel, Sports Editor
February 27, 2023
Chiefs

Chiefs

Rikin Patel, Sports Editor
January 31, 2023
The Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs will be facing off in the Super Bowl.

Super Bowl Predictions: Eagles or Chiefs?

Rikin Patel and Lucas Quick
January 31, 2023
49ers

49ers

Rikin Patel, Sports Editor
January 27, 2023
The 49ers (left) and Eagles (right) are facing off in the NFC Championship Game.

NFC Predictions: 49ers or Eagles?

Rikin Patel and Lucas Quick
January 27, 2023
The three Elven rings form the crux of Amazon Prime’s latest series, “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.” The series explores the events leading up to the creation of the Three Rings, containing mysteries as to what force of darkness may be returning over Middle-Earth.

“Rings of Power” falls short of enhancing Tolkien’s world

Mitali Mittal, Rikin Patel, and Grace Zhao
November 7, 2022

First Down Fantasy (Season 2, Episode 1)

Lucas Quick, Rikin Patel, and Boomika Velineni
September 12, 2022
In the middle of a football field, player jostle and run across

Friday Night Lights: 42-28 victory over the Huskies

Rikin Patel, Lucas Quick, and Nishita Mukherjee
September 10, 2022
Cheerleaders garner enthusiasm from the crowd, which is using their phone flashlight to light up the bleachers area in the night

Friday Night Lights: Wildcats beat Trojans 22-10

Rikin Patel and Lucas Quick
August 27, 2022
Shaan Mehta is one of the eight Paladins on “The Quest”.

DVHS Freshman Shaan Mehta stars in Disney’s “The Quest”

Rikin Patel and Mitali Mittal
May 2, 2022
Carson Tetik swings back down at an Amador overpass.

Men’s Volleyball looks forward to rest of season with 4-3 record

Jade Wang, Sneha Cheenath, and Rikin Patel
April 19, 2022

Dougherty Valley Varsity Football: Broadcast of Fall 2021

Boomika Velineni and Rikin Patel
April 14, 2022
After Dune left viewers with a cliffhanger last year, the anticipated sequel Dune 2 will be released on October 20, 2023.

Dune 2 release date set for October 2023

Rikin Patel and Mitali Mittal
April 11, 2022
Kyle Kondas, an Arts & Technology student at the University of Texas at Dallas, held a gallery showing in the Metaverse Gallery on the Arts & Technology Island.

Exploring the metaverse and its implications: two perspectives

Rikin Patel and Ananya Mukherjee
March 15, 2022

First Down Fantasy (ep 9)

Rikin Patel, Lucas Quick, and Boomika Velineni
March 4, 2022
graphic of football players Cooper Kupp, Jonathan Taylor and Jamarr Chase

Second half summary: fantasy players who reigned and rotted in the big stage

Lucas Quick and Rikin Patel
February 1, 2022
Kyle Kondas, an Arts & Technology student at the University of Texas at Dallas, held a gallery showing in the Metaverse Gallery on the Arts & Technology Island.

A guide to navigating the metaverse

Rikin Patel, Sports Editor
February 1, 2022
A side-by-side shows two graphics. The left graphic shows a girl wearing a hijab and black clothing and a boy wearing traditional religious attire. The right graphic shows a girl and boy wearing a shirt and pants

Afghan-American students voice their thoughts on the Afghanistan pullout

Sarah Han, Rikin Patel, Aditya Arora, and Mason Fang
January 27, 2022
Electronic Arts and FIFA are close to discontinuing their partnership on their popular video game series after disputing over revenue sharing rights

Electronic arts close to breaking off ties with FIFA over disputes

Rikin Patel, Shreyas Sambara, and Nidhay Mahavadi
November 21, 2021

First Down Fantasy (Ep. 8)

Rikin Patel, Lucas Quick, and Boomika Velineni
November 19, 2021
Dougherty huddles together after their loss to Granada to discuss game strategy and debrief after the game.

DV Varsity Football loses to Granada 41-21

Rikin Patel and Lucas Quick
November 5, 2021

First Down Fantasy (Ep. 7)

Rikin Patel, Lucas Quick, and Boomika Velineni
October 29, 2021

First Down Fantasy (Ep. 6)

Lucas Quick, Rikin Patel, and Boomika Velineni
October 22, 2021

First Down Fantasy (Ep 5)

Lucas Quick, Rikin Patel, and Boomika Velineni
October 15, 2021

First Down Fantasy (ep 4)

Rikin Patel, Lucas Quick, and Boomika Velineni
October 10, 2021
Wildcat Varsity coaches and players Devin Garica (9), Jake Masse (60), Theodore Leong (90), Erimi Oshewa (75), Matthew Gonsalves (5), Angel Brito (50) and RJ Pallen (8), watch the Red Devil carry the football against the Wildcats defending on the field.

DV Varsity Football breaks school record in 65-22 win against Mt. Diablo

Rikin Patel and Lucas Quick
October 1, 2021

First Down Fantasy (Ep. 3)

Rikin Patel, Lucas Quick, and Boomika Velineni
September 30, 2021

First Down Fantasy (Ep 2)

Lucas Quick, Rikin Patel, and Boomika Velineni
September 30, 2021
The Wolverine offense attempts to score near the goal line.

DV Varsity Football defeats Deer Valley 31-16 in homecoming game

Rikin Patel and Lucas Quick
September 30, 2021
Joe Mixon, Kyler Murray and Amari Cooper were some of the top performers in Week One

Win your next matchup with these five fantasy football tips

Rikin Patel and Lucas Quick
September 29, 2021

First Down Fantasy (Ep 1)

Lucas Quick, Rikin Patel, and Boomika Velineni
September 16, 2021
Wildcat running back Matthew Gonsalves (5) rushes forward with quarterback Aditya Ved (1), meeting Cougar linebacker Joshua Limtiaco (6) and others at the goal line.

DV Varsity Football crushes Newark 42-16 while JV loses 23-14

Rikin Patel and Lucas Quick
September 7, 2021
Demonstrators at local AAPI anti-hate rally.

Students organize San Ramon protest to “Stop Asian Hate”

Grace Zhao, Nicholas Woo, Rikin Patel, Allan Zhang, Suhani Kashyap, Olivia Phongsa, Kimberly Cui, and Ella Shen
April 28, 2021
SRVUSD primary students return to school for hybrid learning.

SRVUSD resumes hybrid learning for primary students

Nicholas Woo, Rikin Patel, Allan Zhang, Suhani Kashyap, and Grace Zhao
February 21, 2021

Student-led nonprofits sell hand-made goods as quarantine continues

Rikin Patel, Sports Editor
January 20, 2021

Beyond the Fork Episode #1

Alina Mohammadian, Charvi Magam, Rishi Ramesh, Rikin Patel, Rhea Master, and Nikki Schultz
January 13, 2021
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