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

Sophomore Kanghee Cho pitches the ball. Photo Courtesy of Celeste Bates
Paly Boys Baseball loses 7-4 against Sequoia in 19 inning game
Claire Cho, Staff Writer • March 26, 2023

Paly's Boys' Baseball team played in a 6-hour-long game against Sequoia, lasting 19 innings. The game ended in a 7-4 loss, despite the immense hours and efforts spent. "The game was extremely long so although we took the loss, a lot of players got...

Senior Arthur Balva takes a breath in his butterfly race. Photo by Grace Gormley.
Paly Boys Swim and Dive competes against Leland and Leigh
Grace Gormley March 26, 2023

Paly boys swim and dive fell to Leland 86-84 and beat Leigh 111 - 59 at home in a double dual meet yesterday. Unfortunately, since the Vikes had a tough week of training and another meet merely hours before, the boys lost their undefeated streak. "Yesterday...

Senior Arthur Balva begins his backstroke race. Photo by Grace Gormley.
Paly Boys Swim and Dive defeat Saratoga
Grace Gormley March 26, 2023

Paly boys swim and dive defeated Saratoga on Friday 141-39. "Friday was a really strong meet for the whole team," senior captain Henry Gibbs said. The team had a hard week of training, followed by two meets, one on Friday, and one on Saturday....

Parental Guidance
Parental "Guidance"
JJ Stoen, Head Columnist • March 29, 2023

In the world of athletics, parents are crucial to a child’s commitment to their sport. Parents drive their kids to practices, pay for equipment, and...

Cross Town Rivalries: How far is too far?
Cross Town Rivalries: How far is too far?
March 29, 2023

In the world of sports, rivalries emerge for various reasons. For example, our Paly-Gunn rivalry started due to the two being competitive public high schools...

Paly Softball Falls to Fremont 6-4
Sirisha Mitra, Staff Writer • March 22, 2023

Paly girls varsity softball fell to Fremont High School on Friday with a final score of 6-4. Being the first league game of the season, junior Anabelen...

photo courtesy of Celeste Bates
Losing to Win
Grace Li, Sirisha Mitra, Claire Cho, and Beau Revenaugh February 24, 2023

Athletes are familiar with doing anything it takes to get better at their sport. Early morning practices, difficult workouts, and long hours are devoted...

Complete graph of the menstrual cycle over the period of one month. Graph by Grace Gormley.
The Menstruation Situation
Eliza Gaither, Grace Gormley, and Hillary Studdert December 19, 2022

A single week has a finite number of hours. For students, the challenge is often fitting everything in: Thirty hours of school; Fifty-six hours of sleep;...

Student or Athlete: What Takes Priority?
Student or Athlete: What Takes Priority?
Yasmin Friedrichowitz, Tyler Wong, and Sirisha Mitra October 19, 2022

Juggling academics and athletics is a challenge that the majority of Paly has to deal with on a daily basis, which can often lead to increased stress...

The CCS Dilemma: How Strict is Too Strict?
The CCS Dilemma: How Strict is Too Strict?
JJ Stoen December 19, 2022

Paly athletes, and most high school athletes in general, participate in club sports along with their high school counterparts. This gives them two unique...

Viking Tries: The Driving Range
Viking Tries: The Driving Range
Ivan Ijzerman and Caleb Wong December 19, 2022

In most sports, the higher the score, the better. This holds true for almost every professional sport played here in the States; in basketball, football,...

Viking Tries: Military Boot Camp
Viking Tries: Military Boot Camp
JJ Stoen and Jason Hu October 19, 2022

  West Point, also known as the United States Military Academy, was founded in 1802, just a decade before the United States would declare war for...

Volume XVI Issue 3

Starting in the summer, Paly cheer has had countless hours of practice and formed deep team bonds. After a season of sideline cheer, cheer is now in their competitive season and have qualified for nationals. Our feature story, “Tumbling to Nationals” (pg. 18), tells the story of Paly cheer’s road to nationals. (cover by Owen Bittinger)

Volume XVI Issue 2

Our feature story, “Menstruation Situation” (pg. 20), highlights how the common menstrual cycle constructs multiple obstacles for many athletes around the world. (cover by Owen Bittinger and Grace Gormley • art by Elizabeth Fetter)

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