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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

DV and BORP face off in a powerful display of skill, teamwork, and inclusivity.

Breaking Barriers: Wheelchair Basketball Game unites DV students and BORP athletes

Sharanya Roy, Assistant Web Manager May 3, 2025

On May 2, 2025, Dougherty Valley’s Interact Club partnered with the Rotary Club and the Wheelchair Foundation to host the first-ever wheelchair basketball game at DVHS. The event featured Berkeley Outreach...

 From left to right: Senior Tyler Robbins (12), senior Xayne Mojaddidi (10), senior Kenny Cloud (24) and sophomore Rylan Sevilla (4) during their game on Feb. 25 against Clayton Valley Charter High School.

Highlighting the school sports teams changing the stigma around DV athletics

Inika Katragadda, Staff Writer May 2, 2025

Throughout the year, DV sports teams have won various league games and tournaments. Teams such as mens basketball, mens soccer, womens basketball and womens wrestling have all had great seasons this...

Jalen Stokes shoots a three point jumper in DVHS’s game against De La Salle on Jan.17, 2025.

Dublin transfer student Jalen Stokes triumphs against denied eligibility

Anika Goyal, Multimedia Manager March 5, 2025

Senior Jalen Stokes transferred from Dublin High School to Dougherty Valley at the beginning of the 2024-2025 school year, having previously led his former high school basketball team to various California...

Sophomore Haureesh Vellamsetti dominates his match during offseason wrestling practice.

Winter sports gear up for the new season

Grace Sehgal, Journey Manager November 19, 2024

As the fall season comes to an end, winter sport athletes are getting ready for the upcoming season. Anticipation is building with students preparing for tryouts across various sports such as soccer, basketball...

Dougherty Valley High School varsity men's basketball wins NCS against De La Salle

Dougherty Valley men’s basketball teams aim high following last year’s NCS victory

Sanjana Malapati, PR Manager February 15, 2024

Dougherty Valley High School’s Men's Basketball team has high hopes going into the current season.  Going back to the 2022-23 season, the men's varsity basketball won the North Coast Section (NCS)...

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...

2022-23 DV varsity men’s basketball team wins their way to NCS, marking the farthest DV basketball has ever gone.

Recent wins change the game for DV sports

Saanvi Haridas, Features Editor May 22, 2023

Since Dougherty Valley was founded in 2007, students have been more academically inclined than athletically adept. Known for being notoriously bad at sports, DVHS receives open mockery for the school’s...

Junior Nomen Iselen shoots a three pointer.

Girls basketball co-captain Nomen Iselen weighs in on the past season

Mayukhi Katragadda and Ekroop Kaur February 27, 2023

Junior Nomen Iselen, co-captain of the women’s basketball team, looks back on her journey as part of the varsity team for the past three years and her goals for her senior season.   Iselen started...

Draymond Green goes up for a layup against the Wizards.

Golden State Warriors shot for a championship is uncertain

Lucas Quick and Daniel Lee November 23, 2022

After winning the 21-22 NBA championship, the Golden State Warriors are poised to repeat that success this season. The Warriors started off the season with a win against the Lakers 123-109. However,...

Freshmen Shalini Rajkumar had to prove herself on DVHS’s Varsity basketball Team.

Pushing through the self doubt: how a DV freshman earned her spot on Varsity Basketball

Shreya Jagannathan and Mayukhi Katragadda March 5, 2022

Shalini Rajkumar, a freshman on the women’s varsity basketball team, reflects on her past season and first year at DV, both as a player and as a student.  Rajkumar started playing basketball when...

The DVHS varsity women’s basketball team season starts on January 5, and until then, they practice and play for the pre-season.

Introducing the Women’s Varsity Basketball Team

Mayukhi Katragadda and Shreya Jagannathan January 13, 2022

Dougherty women’s basketball is back, and with new coaches, hard-working players, and a passion for the sport, they plan to crush their opponents and make it to the play-offs. In particular, the women’s...

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