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Palo Alto High School's sports news magazine

Viking Magazine

Palo Alto High School's sports news magazine

Viking Magazine

Torturous Training
Torturous Training
Lucas Tung and Tyler Cheung February 22, 2024

Track: Running is the most common form of punishment training in other sports. But what if your sport is running?  Paly track sprinter Daniel Rainey shares that track runners currently don’t have any punishment training that they are commonly...

Viking's Kitchen: Eat like a Champ
Katie Yen and Sarah Thieman February 20, 2024

Peak Rivalry
Peak Rivalry
Scarlett Frick, Claire Cho, and Evin Steele February 20, 2024

Junior and dedicated skier Milo Sabina knows how stereotypes can affect people’s opinions on the debate.  “As a skier, I will always say that skiing is better than snowboarding, and I’m sure most snowboarders would argue the opposite,”...

Paly Baseball Falls to Los Altos 12-3
Paly Baseball Falls to Los Altos 12-3
Sarah Thieman, Staff Writer • March 18, 2024

Paly Baseball suffered a tough 12-3 loss to Los Altos on Friday. The team went into the game with high hopes after losing to Los Altos a few days before. In...

Paly Girls Lacrosse Fall to Castilleja with a Score of 18-16
Paly Girls Lacrosse Fall to Castilleja with a Score of 18-16
Eliza Gaither, Creative Director • March 15, 2024

Paly girls lacrosse lost to Castilleja with a score of 18 to 16 this Thursday, but the team keeps their spirits high. "It was really fun to work together...

Gavin Haase (24) passes the ball to Riley Yuen (24)
Boys Basketball Season Recap
Jason Hu and Roan Haney March 14, 2024

Overall, the boys' varsity basketball team had an exceptional run this season, with a record of 20 wins and 9 losses. The team placed second in its league...

The Goldilocks Principle in Coaching
Katie Yen, Business Manager • December 15, 2023

In Viking's last issue, my co-writer Eliza Gaither and I covered the impact of childhood sports on current Paly athletes in "Lessons From Little League."...

Photo courtesy of Todd Shurtleff - MaxPreps.
Honoring Earl Hansen Stadium this Saturday
Eliza Gaither, Creative Director • September 8, 2023

Paly is celebrating the newly named Earl Hansen Stadium on September 9th to honor the coach who inspired and understood football players as not only athletes...

Swim and Dive Documentary Releases First Episode
Swim and Dive Documentary Releases First Episode
Grace Gormley, Editor-in-Chief • September 6, 2023

Monday marked an important milestone for the Paly swim and dive team: the first episode of a docu-series covering the boys team’s 2023 season was released...

Volume XVII Issue 2

In this issue, we discuss complexities of how world-class athletes interact with political issues, as well as writing about the loss of refs in youth sports. In our Viking Tries, we did our best as sports commentators. Cover by Grace Gormley.

Volume XVII Issue 1

In this issue, our cover story covers the remarkable rise of Pickleball, as well as a feature covering the difference between public and private school athletics as well as the issue of illegal recruiting. Cover photo by Jason Hu.

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