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

Paly boys basketball falls to Los Altos 67-62

Skylar Burris and Talia Malchin January 16, 2016

Palo Alto boys basketball fell to Los Altos at home on Friday 67-62. Although Paly came back from a 17-point deficit in the second quarter, it wasn’t enough to snag a win for the vikings. After Paly...

Fantasy Football: Chapter 15

Fantasy Football: Chapter 15

Chapter 15: Nice Guys Finish Last Despite winning the league championship, Dillon Scheel might have actually lost what truly matters, the $552 cash prize. After a couple weeks of not claiming the money,...

Girls soccer handles Milpitas 8-0

Girls’ soccer handles Milpitas 8-0

Steven Marinkovich and Peter Snodgrass January 13, 2016

The Paly girls’ soccer team easily defeated Milpitas 8-0 on Wednesday afternoon. The Vikings started out the game strong, controlling the possession and having a few chances on goal. Before long,...

Lauren Koyama (17) dribbles in last years game against the Titans.

History in the Making

Maddy Atwater, Features Editor January 8, 2016

Tonight marks a huge night in the Gunn-Paly extensive rivalry: Basketball Quad Night. All four teams (junior varsity boys and girls followed by varsity boys and girls) will compete against each other at...

Girls soccer takes down Los Gatos 3-0

Girls’ soccer takes down Los Gatos 3-0

Ben Cleasby and Steven Marinkovich January 7, 2016

The Paly girls’ soccer team took down Los Gatos by the score of 3-0 on Wednesday afternoon. The Vikings started out the game strong, having some chances early from both corner kicks and set pieces,...

Answers: What kind of commercial are you?

Answers: What kind of commercial are you?

Alys Olmstead, Editor-in-Chief December 17, 2015

Thank you for participating in our quiz What kind of commercial are you? In connection to the Sporting their stuff story that was recently printed in Volume 9, Issue 3. Now the moment you have all been...

Girls soccer triumphs over crosstown rival Gunn 4-0

Girls’ soccer triumphs over crosstown rival Gunn 4-0

Peter Snodgrass and Christian Rider December 10, 2015

Palo Alto girls' soccer prevailed against crosstown rival Gunn, 4-0, led by two goals from Reilly Filter (‘17).  The game, was their second to last preseason game, which came after a game against Menlo...

Fantasy Football: Chapter 14

Fantasy Football: Chapter 14

Chapter 14: We Talking About Playoffs We’ve made it. After 13 grueling weeks, it is officially playoff time. As the last pre-break edition of the Gurus, we will provide you with a full playoff preview.   The...

Courtney Lovely (16) works out in the Paly weight room with the rest of the girls basketball team

Curling iron

Maddy Atwater and Ethan Stern December 8, 2015

Many high school male athletes lift weights and work out on a very consistent basis for sports training, getting stronger, or even building muscle. You can walk into pretty much any high school weight...

Bryant is shooting his signature shot over a defender.

Basketball Legend Kobe Bryant Set to Retire after Season

Peter Snodgrass, Staff Writer December 6, 2015

On November 29, National Basketball Association (NBA) superstar and Los Angeles Laker legend, Kobe Bryant, announced his retirement from the NBA after this season in a poem titled, “Dear Basketball.”...

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