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Deception on the Diamond

Deception on the Diamond

Vijay Homan and James Fetter 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...

Ballers to Scholars

Ballers to Scholars

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...

Competitive Inequality

Kevin Cullen and Conner Lusk 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...

Frida Rivera (20) escapes a defender.

Senior Night Spoiled for Girls Soccer in 0-3 Loss

Ya'el Sarig, Editor-in-Chief February 9, 2020

Despite senior night celebrations setting a celebratory tone for the game, the girls soccer team was unable to pull away with a win to cap off the night, losing 0-3 versus Homestead this Friday to drop...

The Seniors are honored during the Senior Night celebration

Left to Right: Jamir Shepard, Ryan Purpur, Matthew Marzano, Elijah Steiner, Conner Lusk, Will DeAndre

Viking’s Defense Shines as Paly Beats Homestead on Senior Night, 47-33

Luke Thieman, Staff Writer February 8, 2020

The Palo Alto Vikings men’s varsity basketball team defeated the Homestead Mustangs by a score of 47-33 on Friday night. Led by a stellar defensive effort and a strong performance from league MVP candidate...

Boys Soccer beats Cupertino 2-0

Boys Soccer beats Cupertino 2-0

Elif Turgut, Josh Lai, and Jenna Hickey February 7, 2020

The Paly boy’s varsity soccer team took a 2-0 win when they faced Cupertino on Wednesday, February 5. Starting the game off strong, the team kept good distribution with great passes.    The...

KICKING OFF — Leila Khan (20) inbounds the ball vs Los Gatos.

Girls Varsity Soccer loses to Los Gatos, 2-1

February 4, 2020

The Paly girls varsity soccer team was defeated 2-1 by Los Gatos on Wednesday, in a defensively dominated game.     Palo Alto fell behind early, and couldn’t muster enough opposition to...

Battle of the Keepers

Battle of the Keepers

Jenna Hickey 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...

Matt Marzano goes up strong for a layup during his double-double performance

Ryan Purpur and Matt Marzano lead a balanced Viking attack as the Vikes beat Milpitas, 58-47

Luke Thieman, Staff Writer 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 due to injury and illness, the Vikings were able...

Paly Wrestling defeats Lynbrook, 54-35

Liam Nagesh, Staff Writer 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, pinning his opponent, keeping up his streak of...

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