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 courtesy of Karen Hickey

Field Hockey Season Preview

Sirisha Mitra, Staff Writer August 26, 2022

After many years of honing their skills, the girls field hockey team is ready to take the stage, led by senior captain Kellyn Scheel. The team has grown in size, enthusiasm, and overall technical skill.  “Our...

Girls Water Polo Season Preview

Girls Water Polo Season Preview

Hillary Studdert and Josie Vogel August 26, 2022

Training trip to Italy. Frequent summer practices. Fresh talent on the team. These are a few things the Paly girls water polo are excited to utilize this season.  Following a rough season finishing...

Photo courtesy of Karen Ambrose Hickey

Girls Golf Season Preview 2022

Caleb Wong and JJ Stoen August 26, 2022

Few Paly teams in recent memory with a winning culture as dominant as Girls golf. They won the state championship three years ago. They finished second last year. They have continued to win the league...

Photo by Celeste Bates

Girl Tennis Season Preview

Yasmin Friedrichowitz, Jason Hu, and Tyler Harrison August 26, 2022

Last year, the tennis team set a winning record of 9-6. Two of the athletes even went on to win in their CCS games. This year, just like any other, the spotlight is on the team to continue growing as...

Football Season Preview

Football Season Preview

Tyler Martin, Tyler Frick, and Grace Li August 26, 2022

The football team has already begun practice—every day from 4:30 pm to 7 pm, the team members train vigorously in preparation for this season. After a hard season last year, the team is more than ready...

Senior Julien Chow dribbles down the course during the 2021 league finals against Harker. Photo by Caleb Wong.

Boys Water Polo Season Preview

The boys water polo team is coming out of a league win last year, and look forward to coming in strong in their first game against Los Gatos on September 6.  In 2021, the boys won league championships...

Photo by Tyler Wong

Cross Country Season Preview

Tyler Wong and Takumi Weimann August 19, 2022

After losing several strong senior runners, Paly Cross Country is looking to their young core to step up this upcoming season and continue their success from last year. After an 11th place finish for boys...

Motivational Speaker Gives Encouraging Speech to Paly Students

Motivational Speaker Gives Encouraging Speech to Paly Students

Elizabeth Fetter, Editor-in-Chief August 15, 2022

Timothy Alexander, a paraplegic athlete and motivational speaker, presented to the school at an assembly on Thursday, August 11, touching on themes of motivation, goals, inspiration, and living a successful...

Photo by Caleb Wong

Boys Volleyball Season Recap

Katie Yen, Sebastian Chancellor, and Josie Vogel May 31, 2022

There were a lot of questions going into the 2022 Boys Varsity Volleyball Season at Palo Alto High School. A still relatively new team was faced with a floury of challenges; most noticeably the fact that...

Extreme Sports

Extreme Sports

“I always knew about the risks I was taking. Every year, someone you knew was killed racing. You had to ask yourself, ‘Do you enjoy driving these cars so much that you're prepared to take that risk?” - Niki Lauda
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