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

True passion

Kylie Callan and Reuben Kramer December 12, 2014

Shawn Johnson began gymnastics at the age of three. Ryan Lochte first learned to swim at age five. Abby Wambach dribbled her first soccer ball at the age of four. Since then, they have spent innumerable...

The Lady Vikes defeat the Burlingame Panthers 1-0

The Lady Vikes defeat the Burlingame Panthers 1-0

Anna Dukovic, Features Editor December 10, 2014

Paly girls’ soccer beat Burlingame High School 1-0 this evening in its fourth pre-season game. The Vikings held possession for a majority of the game and had more shots on goal; however, the Panthers...

Girls soccer starts off season strong with a 6-0 win

Girls soccer starts off season strong with a 6-0 win

Meredith Kinnaman and Paige Bara December 4, 2014

Paly girls soccer won their first preseason game 6-0 this wednesday against Evergreen Valley. Evergreen Valley kicked off the game and started towards their attacking end of the field. With a missed...

Roberto Soltero (16) takes a corner kick. Paly started off its season with a strong win, dominating over Milpitas 6-0.

Paly boys’ soccer destroys Milpitas 6-0

Zach Levitan, Alex Murray, and Alys Olmstead December 1, 2014

Paly boys’ varsity soccer pummeled the Milpitas Trojans 6-0 in their first home game of the season. This strong win against a team which they tied last season starts the Vikings' season off on a positive...

No such thing as a free ticket

Megan Valencia and Kylie Callan October 3, 2014

After parking their cars in the packed Churchill parking lot, Palo Alto parents, students and community members walk towards the stadium gates. The lights shine brightly on Hod Ray field as Paly players...

Team Event poses or a picture after a game. With a variety of skill sets and a mediocre regular season, their play finally gelled towards the end of he year for an eventful season.

A league of their own

Rowan McEvoy, Staff Writer April 16, 2014

While many students can engage in basketball as children, by the time high school rolls around, opportunities are more limited. For upperclassmen especially, the chance to play basketball is greatly diminished....

Dynamic Duos

Dynamic Duos

Priscilla Bell, Staff Writer April 16, 2014

When looking at a Paly roster, sometimes it catches the eye that two players have the same last name, and it turns out that they are siblings on the same varsity team. These two brothers or sisters have...

The Stanford Cardinal come into the 2014 NCAA Tournament as a No. 10 seed.

Join the second-ever Viking Bracket Challenge!

Josh Stern, Editor-in-Chief March 16, 2014

The madness is upon us! In a matter of weeks college basketball fans all across the United States will watch college basketball intently, with hopes that their “perfectly” constructed bracket will...

Alison Lu (16) fights for possession of the ball. Lu is up against Los Gatos player in the mid field.

Girls’ soccer falls to Los Gatos, 2-0 in CCS semi-finals

Maddie Kinnaman and Olivia Scola March 6, 2014

The Palo Alto girls’ soccer team lost 2-0 to the Los Gatos Wildcats on Wednesday, March 5th during the CCS semifinals. The first half started off with the Vikings and the Wildcats fighting to maintain...

Brief: girls’ basketball falls 51-41 to North Salinas in CCS semifinals

Audrey DeBruine, Features editor March 5, 2014

In the CCS girls' basketball  semifinals Wednesday night, the three-seed Palo Alto Vikings fell 51-41 to the two-seed North Salinas Vikings to end their season. Paly struck first in the game on a three-pointer...

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