Palo Alto High School's sports news magazine

Viking Magazine

Palo Alto High School's sports news magazine

Viking Magazine

Palo Alto High School's sports news magazine

Viking Magazine

Photo by Jenna Hickey

Male Upperclassman Athlete of the Year

James Fetter and Roei Ziv May 26, 2021

In a year marred by the coronavirus and lots of uncertainty over restrictions and guidelines, it was unclear if there was even going to be a 2021 football season. But as vaccines were developed and case...

Boys and Girls Swimming Season Recap

Boys and Girls Swimming Season Recap

David Gormley and Vijay Homan April 15, 2021

The first two days of racing brought a flurry of fast swims as athletes competed to get their CCS section cuts with the hope that they would be allowed to swim at the championship meet. Note: Because each...

Softball Season Preview

Softball Season Preview

Jenna Hickey and Aidan Berger March 26, 2021

Due to COVID-19 and the sudden closing of schools, many spring sports saw their seasons come to an end before they had even started. Softball was one of these. Both varsity and JV felt like their effort...

Paly Swim and Dive Season Preview

Paly Swim and Dive Season Preview

David Gormley and Vijay Homan March 24, 2021

A highly unusual league schedule awaits the boys and girls swimming and diving teams. Rather than begin competition in mid-February as many other sports, head coach Danny Dye opted to hold out on competitions...

Between the Bases

Between the Bases

Zach Hayward, Vijay Homan, and Tyler Stoen October 14, 2020

NO stealing when up by 10 or more runs: This is a rule that is seen in essence throughout many other popular sports leagues. When a team is having an off night and losing by many runs or points,...

Extra Year of NCAA Eligibility

Extra Year of NCAA Eligibility

Jenna Hickey and Hayden Jung-Goldberg May 27, 2020

On Friday March 13, 2020, students walked into Palo Alto High School oblivious to what the day would bring. Around lunchtime, word started to spread that the school year would be put on pause until after...

Spring Athletes and COVID-19

Spring Athletes and COVID-19

Sophie Kadifa, Staff Writer April 27, 2020

When the Palo Alto Unified School district announced that in-person classes would be closed through the end of the school year, that also meant the end of spring sports. These athletes were in the middle...

Dye Hard

Dye Hard

Great spikes of pool water rise into the air as the energetic hands of the Palo Alto High School Swim team catapult their beloved coach, Danny Dye, into the home waters of their pool. The buzz of celebration...

Lacrosse Adds CCS

Lacrosse Adds CCS

Ryan Strathearn and Cole Sotnick May 23, 2019

With an overall record of 44-19 and a league record of 31-5, it is safe to say the boy's varsity lacrosse team has been tearing it up over the past three years. Over the same time period, the boys have...

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