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

Hans Usman (15), Ryan Reed (16) and Winston Rosati (16) smile together after the game. The Vikings won against the Mustangs 13-11.

Boys’ water polo trumps Homestead, 13-11

Kylie Callan, Staff Writer October 10, 2014

Paly boys’ water polo outlasted the Homestead Mustangs in a close game at home Thursday night, winning 13-11. Winston Rosati (’16) led the Vikings with six goals. Coach Brandon Johnson was frustrated...

Girls’ tennis remains undefeated with 5-2 victory over Cupertino

Girls’ tennis remains undefeated with 5-2 victory over Cupertino

Kylie Callan, Staff Writer October 7, 2014

The girls’ tennis team remains ranked number one in their league after holding Cupertino off 5-2 in their match Tuesday afternoon at home. Coach Andy Harader was enthusiastic about the result, as...

Paly lines up for a two-point conversion late in the fourth quarter. The Vikings failed to gain the two points and lost by one point against the Wilcox Chargers.

The Vikings fall 20-19 in a nail-biter against the Wilcox Chargers

Daniel Douty, Staff Writer October 4, 2014

The Palo Alto Vikings lost 20-19 to the Wilcox Chargers at Paly on Friday night after mounting a fourth quarter comeback, only to fall short on a potential game winning two-point conversion. Paly was...

New Orleans Saints tight end Jimmy Graham will be penalized for dunking post-touchdown.

Excessive… Penalization?

Isaac Kasevich, Staff Writer October 3, 2014

National Football League (NFL) players better watch what they do and say on the field this year, with the NFL enforcing much stricter penalties for excessive celebration and foul language. Starting this...

Think Pink?

Think Pink?

Maddy Atwater, Staff Writer October 3, 2014

You take a deep breath to calm your nerves, block out the rally screams and take in the Friday night lights. You’re nervous. It’s the home opener and you can’t quite seem to get those butterflies...

No such thing as a free ticket

Megan Valencia and Kylie Callan October 3, 2014

After parking their cars in the packed Churchill parking lot, Palo Alto parents, students and community members walk towards the stadium gates. The lights shine brightly on Hod Ray field as Paly players...

Katie Francis (16) scores a 5-meter penalty shot against Los Altos. Francis scored the third and final goal of the game, giving the Vikings the victory over the Eagles.

Girls’ water polo secures a win against Los Altos, beating the Eagles 3-2

Alex Murray and Michael Pappas October 2, 2014

The Palo Alto girls’ water polo team pulled off a comeback Thursday afternoon, beating the Los Altos Eagles 3-2. It was a game of two halves for Palo Alto who, after going into halftime down a goal,...

The Palma quarterback steps back to pass as the Paly defense plays coverage. The Vikings ended up falling 35-7 to the Chieftains.

Vikings conquered by Chieftans 35-7

Maddy Atwater, Staff Writer September 26, 2014

Even with a strong team effort, the Palo Alto High School Vikings suffered a rough loss to the Palma Chieftans with a final score of 35-7 under the Friday night lights of the football stadium. Paly’s...

Brief: Paly falls to Los Altos in three sets

Reuben Kramer, Staff Writer September 26, 2014

The Vikings’ varsity volleyball team played Los Altos on Thursday night for its second league game losing in just 3 sets. The first set started off slow for the Vikes, as Los Altos climbed to a 18-1...

Paly girls tennis defeats Fremont 5-2

Paly girls’ tennis defeats Fremont 5-2

Meredith Kinnaman, Staff Writer September 25, 2014

Paly girls tennis defeated Fremont 5-2 Thursday, September 25th at home. Senior captain Madeline Lee (`15)  commented on the match and areas she worked on today. “I played well today and the team...

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