Sophie Kadifa, Hana Erickson, Nikhil Majeti, and Tina Lagerblad
February 20, 2020
Ms. Whitson Although Debbie Whitson is a beloved economics teacher at Palo Alto High School, she also once had a career as a Division III tennis player at Lewis and Clark College. Whitson grew up in Los Altos and started playing tennis when she was nine years old because that was the minimum...
James Fetter, Hana Erickson, Tyler Stoen, and Jenna Hickey
January 9, 2020
The stadium stood like an oasis amidst a desert of ash and fiery remains. Residents of Paradise began coming in and filling the seats to witness their high school football team link arms and walk to midfield. As the pre-game show began, waves of emotions and memories of the past year flooded back. On...
Tyler Stoen, Ella Jones, Liam Nagesh, Annika Shah, and Sophie Kadifa
November 14, 2019
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 is not without cause- it’s Dye’s 200th win at Paly. But the exuberant support of his swimmers...
Sofia Bliss-Carrascosa, James Fetter, Vijay Homan, and Tina Lagerblad
November 12, 2019
On a September night in 2004 before the watchful eyes of 25,000 fans, a football game was underway between elite high schools De La Salle and Bellevue High. For the fair-weather fan, this game was like any other matchup. But for the hard-core fan, the game had the potential to rewrite history. The...
September 30, 2019
As the clock ticked down and the morale of their opponents faded, the Paly basketball players knew: they had won the first state championship in school...
September 30, 2019
A tired Andrew Luck walked off the field of Lucas Oil Stadium to loud jeers from his own fans, following the Indianapolis Colts preseason contest versus...
February 20, 2020
White Sox pitcher Danny Farquar looks down at his catcher’s signs to receive the call for the 2-2 pitch. A change-up. It was perfect — the contrast in speed from the previous fastballs would surely get the batter, Astros designated hitter Evan Gattis, to mistime his swing and strike out. Two loud...
February 20, 2020
Going into the state playoffs last year, the Vikings football team was surprised as they were seeded to Division III of the state tournament. In previous years, Paly had been a D1 team, but with the new seeding, the size of a school no longer matters, only their season record. Last year, the boys and...
January 9, 2020
If you have never witnessed Paly’s weight room during tutorial, then allow me to describe what it is like for you. More than enough kids to surpass fire...
January 9, 2020
In today’s world, sports organizations across the globe manage their professional teams in completely different ways. Some will do whatever it takes to win, even if that means acquiring controversial players, while others will try to stay out of the media’s light so that they don’t get slandered by the fans. Whichever direction the organizations choose, they need to be held more accountable for their decisions.
James Fetter and Lincoln Bloom
February 7, 2020
It was senior night for the Paly Wrestling Thursday, and despite stellar performances from certain individuals, the Vikings came up short against league rival Los Gatos with a score of 44-32. Notable performances include senior Dara Heydarpour, who dominated his opponent from the start...
January 23, 2020
The stars of the match-up between Paly’s girls varsity soccer team (3-2-7) and Mountain View (5-4-3), were not the forwards but the goalies. With both goalies saving a combined 8 goals, the score remained 0-0 at the end of the game. Mountain View came out strong making two shots immediately...
Ryan Purpur and Matt Marzano lead a balanced Viking attack as the Vikes beat Milpitas, 58-47
January 23, 2020
The Palo Alto Vikings men’s varsity basketball team defeated the Milpitas Trojans by a score of 59-47 on Wednesday night. Despite missing key players...
Paly Wrestling defeats Lynbrook, 54-35
January 21, 2020
Paly Co-ed wrestling blew out Lynbrook in their league play by a score of 54 to 35 at home Tuesday night. Adar Schwarzbach (‘21) led the way for Paly,...
