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

Girls water polo defeats Wilcox 8-5

Girls’ water polo defeats Wilcox 8-5

Chris Smith, Staff Writer October 11, 2012

On a cold wet Thursday night, the Lady Vikes took to the pool against league rival Wilcox High School. Tess Van Hulsen('14) led the way for the Vikings scoring four goals in the team's 8-4 win. Wilcox...

Zoom: Kevin Anderson

Zoom: Kevin Anderson

Grant Shorin, Scotty Bara, Photo Editors October 11, 2012

Palo Alto High alumni Kevin Anderson ('11) redshirted his freshman year at Stanford University. Anderson has become a key component in the special teams unit for the Cardinal's 2012 campaign. He also has...

Boy’s water polo falls to Mountain View 8-7

Michelle Friedlander, Staff Writer October 11, 2012

Paly boys’ water polo (6-3-0, 8-5-0)  fell short to Mountain View High School (8-0-0, 14-3-0), losing 8-7. The Spartans won the first sprint and after a few minutes of play, scored the first goal...

Brief: boys’ cross-country places third, first, fifth, and first at Crystal Springs League Preview Meet

Brief: boys’ cross-country places third, first, fifth, and first at Crystal Springs League Preview Meet

Audrey DeBruine, Staff Writer October 11, 2012

Boys’ cross-country competed in the Santa Clara Valley Athletic League (SCVAL) Preview Meet Tuesday, with Nate Cook ('15) anchoring Paly's fastest time for the 2.95 mile course (17:12.6) at 23rd overall...

The big three

The big three

Audrey DeBruine, Staff Writer October 10, 2012

It is not a difficult task to determine when it is game day for the boys’ varsity water polo team. Matching sun hats can be seen dispersed around the quad with sun-bleached hair peeking out under the...

Secret to Success

Secret to Success

Jordan Gans, Staff Writer October 10, 2012

Unlike most athletes, cross-country runner Nate Cook (‘15) does not partake in his sport for the thrill of victory. In fact, Cook does not even care about winning, and he  started his sophomore year...

Paly girls varsity tennis defeats Mountain View in a close match, 5-2

Paly girls varsity tennis defeats Mountain View in a close match, 5-2

Niall Patrick, Staff Writer October 9, 2012

With clouds overhead, the Paly girls varsity tennis team (11-7, 3-5) added another win to their record in a league match, beating Mountain View (4-6, 1-6), 5-2. In their previous match against Mountain...

Brief: boys cross-country places fourth at Artichoke Invitational

Brief: boys’ cross-country places fourth at Artichoke Invitational

Audrey DeBruine, Staff Writer October 7, 2012

The Paly boys’ cross-country team placed fourth out of 15 teams at Saturday’s Artichoke Invitational at Half Moon Bay High School. The team’s top three scorers, Samuel Mignot (‘14), Ben Hawthorne...

Jade Schoenberger (15) celebrates with teammates Lauren Kerr (14) and Sophia Bono (13) after a kill. The Lady Vikes won this match in three sets.

Another victory for the Lady Vikes as they defeat Los Altos during their Dig Pink charity event

Pippa Raffel and James Harrison, Staff Writers October 4, 2012

The Paly volleyball team (6-0, 17-3) defeated the Los Altos Eagles (2-4, 13-10) Thursday night in three sets during its Dig Pink charity event. The Lady Vikes remain undefeated in the De Anza League. During...

Girls tennis sweeps Castilleja 7-0

Girls’ tennis sweeps Castilleja 7-0

Niall Patrick, Staff Writer October 3, 2012

The Paly girls' varsity tennis team (10-6, 2-4) took to the heated courts against Castilleja in a non-league match and came out of the scorching sun victorious. Coming into the match, the team felt...

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