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

The Final Word: Competition Conundrum

The Final Word: Competition Conundrum

Elizabeth Fetter, Staff Writer May 19, 2023

Athletics should be competitive, but should you compete with your teammates?  Known as ‘intra-team competition,’ competing with teammates can walk a fine line between lifting people up and...

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 opportunities to improve and play at a high level....

Art by Greg Laursen

Final Word: Super Bowl Swindle

Roei Ziv, Head Columnist February 25, 2022
The most exciting moment as a sports fan is seeing your favorite team win the championship in person, but sky-high ticket prices to this year’s Super Bowl is robbing fans of these memories.
Art by Greg Laursen

Final Word: The Greedy Game

Roei Ziv, Head Columnist October 20, 2021

The idea that sports is a money-driven business is nothing new. At the end of the day, sports teams are trying to make as much money as possible. They are a business.  But what is currently happening...

The Final Word: The NFL Should Reconsider Starting the Season

The Final Word: The NFL Should Reconsider Starting the Season

Jack Elarde and Vijay Homan October 14, 2020

Ryan Tannehill and the Tennessee Titans are currently 3-0, surprising many fans following their Cinderella story run to the AFC championship game last season. However, those three wins may be their only...

The Final Final Word

The Final Final Word

Kevin Cullen and Sam Cleasby April 2, 2020

High School Forever: A Kevin Cullen Breakup Letter Dear Paly Athletics, I write this with a heavy heart. The time has come for me to move on to the next chapter in my life. Trust me when I say that...

Barbell Hell

Barbell Hell

Kevin Cullen and Sam Cleasby 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 department safety standards crammed into a space...

Transfixed by Politics

Transfixed by Politics

Sam Cleasby and Kevin Cullen November 14, 2019

The year is 1936. The world is in political turmoil and the Summer Olympics are being held in Nazi Germany. Jesse Owens stands poised on the highest pedestal, four medals around his neck, accompanying...

Final Word: Tech Takeover

Nathan Ellisen and Wes Walters February 11, 2019

With two minutes left in the fourth quarter of the NFC championship game, Nickell Robey-Coleman laid out Saints wide receiver Tommy-Lee Lewis but no penalty was called. Thousands of people swarmed social...

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