Kate Milne, Ethan Hwang, Hallie Faust, and Avantika Singh
May 23, 2020
Left foot forward. Right foot forward. While that may well be the mantra playing in 18-year-old Caster Semenya’s head as she flies furiously down the length of the track towards the finish line, the spectators watching her would be lucky to be able to distinguish between her feet as she runs. Her high...
Ya'el Sarig, Natalie Schilling, Victoria Soulodre, Libby Spier, Emma Stefanutti, and Gwyneth Wong
May 22, 2020
It’s a sunny June morning in Sacramento, California, and Alysia Montaño bears the look of a competitor so focused on the race ahead of her that she’s immune to the effects of the heat. She’s clad in black compression shorts, a bright pink tank top, and a yellow flower tucked behind one ear, but...
Vijay Homan, James Fetter, Elif Turgut, and Nikhil Majeti
April 10, 2020
Saints receiver Tommy Lee Lewis streaks down the right sideline to catch the pass that Drew Brees lofts him. Before he attempts to secure the football, he’s hit to the ground by Rams cornerback Nickell Robey-Coleman. Saints fans jump out of their seats, frustrated about the missed opportunity to advance...
Sofia Bliss-Carrascosa, Sophie Kadifa, Jenna Hickey, and Hana Erickson
April 10, 2020
If you were to look down at the field during Super Bowl LIV, you would see a sea of men. But standing in front of the mass of red and gold with the Niners logo proudly on display and intently focused on the field is Katie Sowers. Sowers in the first openly gay and first female coach in Super Bowl history. Sowers...
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...
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...
Will DeAndre, Executive Senior Staff Writer
May 26, 2020
In the past decade, esports have come a long way. Playing video games in front of an audience for a living, a concept that was laughed at in the past has emerged as a reality for people across the globe. Gamers are winning competitions and earning hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of dollars,...
Tina Lagerblad and Elif Turgut
May 23, 2020
The Coronavirus has had many impacts on the world around us. One thing that it greatly affects is the world of sports. Sports all over the world have canceled their seasons and stopped practice in order to protect themselves and others from this spreading virus. With this growing concern comes the question:...
May 23, 2020
Each year, the National Collegiate Athletic Association men’s Division I basketball tournament dominates the airwaves from mid-March through the first...
May 22, 2020
Before I dive into your flaws, let me address your strengths. I love your message that skinny isn’t the only shape that’s beautiful,...
Leslie Aboytes, Fiza Usman, Lucy Nemerov, and Ya'el Sarig
May 18, 2020
One of the most memorable tennis matches in recent history, Serena Williams’ 2018 Open Match against Naomi Osaka, wasn’t the subject of mainstream media attention because the two women involved are some of the most talented and impressive women to ever play the sport. Nor was it heavily reported...
Ben Stein, Kira Sterling, and Audrey Teo
May 18, 2020
At the highest levels of swimming, races are decided by milliseconds. From intense workouts to expensive and suffocatingly skin-tight tech suits, both male and female swimmers go to great lengths to squeeze that extra bit of performance out of their bodies, and athletes at Palo Alto High School are no...
April 27, 2020
When the Palo Alto Unified School district announced that in-person classes would be closed through the end of the school year, that also meant the end...
April 10, 2020
Oregon Women’s Basketball player Sabrina Ionescu is one of the greatest collegiate basketball players to step foot on the court. Her great accomplishments,...
