Girls Volleyball falls to Oak Ridge in 5 Sets
Cole Sotnick, Staff Writer
November 16, 2017
Filed under Fall Sports, Top Stories, Volleyball
The Palo Alto Girls Volleyball team was defeated by Oak Ridge in a 5 set thriller on Wednesday night. The vikes came out strong, however, Oak Ridge responded by tying it up late in the set. The girls went on to win the first set with a score of 27-25. Chelsea Fan (‘18) and Susanna Limb ...
Volleyball loses to St. Francis in a five set thriller
Max Jung-Goldberg, News Editor
November 7, 2017
Filed under Fall Sports, Top Stories, Volleyball
The girls volleyball team lost in their CCS Open matchup against St. Francis, three sets to two, on Saturday at St. Francis. The Lancers took a commanding first set, 25-12, and showed dominance on both sides of the ball. The lady Vikings battled back though as they took set two 25-18. From the third...
Girls Volleyball Defeats Lynbrook on Senior Night
Cole Sotnick, Staff Writer
October 27, 2017
Filed under Fall Sports, Top Stories, Volleyball
During their senior night and last regular season game, the girls varsity volleyball defeated Lynbrook in three sets on Thursday. Before the game, the team honored their 2018 class which includes Julianna Roth (‘18), Avery Wooten (‘18), Tanli Su (‘18), Michelle Li (‘18), Chelsea Fan (‘18), S...
The Vikings defeat Los Altos 3-1 in the 6th annual Dig Pink game.
Ellie Jeffries, Staff Writer
October 17, 2017
Filed under Top Stories, Volleyball
The Palo Alto Girls Volleyball team defeated the Los Altos Eagles tonight 3-1, in the 6th annual “Dig Pink” game. The teams may have physically faced off against one another, but both played tonight for a common cause, to raise money for breast cancer. All proceeds from tonight's fundraiser will...
Girls volleyball destroys Saratoga 3-0
Ellie Jeffries, Staff Writer
September 21, 2017
Filed under Fall Sports, Top Stories, Volleyball
Thursday evening the Palo Alto High School girls volleyball team faced off against the Saratoga Falcons at home, ultimately winning 3-0. The Vikings were coming off a 3-1 win Tuesday against Los Gatos, at Los Gatos. The first set was close, both sides taking the lead multiple times. Halfway through...
Volleyball Sweeps Homestead
Max Jung-Goldberg, News Editor
September 16, 2017
Filed under Top Stories, Volleyball
The girls volleyball team took a three sets to none victory in their league matchup against Homestead on Thursday night at the Peery Center. Entering Thursday’s match, the team had just come off a Tuesday win against Lynbrook and, according to maxpreps.com, is 8-3 overall with a 1-0 record in le...
Vikings Beat Menlo in 3 sets
Ellie Jeffries, Staff Writer
September 7, 2017
Filed under Fall Sports, Top Stories, Volleyball
The Palo Alto High School girls volleyball team defeated the Menlo Knights Thursday night, winning with a score of 3-0 at home. Bouncing back from a hard loss to Saint Ignatius the night before, the Vikings came out swinging in the first set as the faced off against last years state title champions....
Vikings Lose to Saint Ignatius Wildcats With a Score of 3-0
Cole Sotnick, Staff Writer
September 6, 2017
Filed under Fall Sports, Top Stories, Volleyball
The Palo Alto High school girls volleyball team was defeated in a 3-0 match against the Saint Ignatius Wildcats on Wednesday night at the Peery Center. The Lady Vikes came out strong in the first set, playing against one of the best opponents they will face all year. The two teams continuously tra...
Paly Beats Gunn in First Game At Peery Center
Wes Walters, Head Columnist
September 1, 2017
Filed under Volleyball
In the first event in the Peery Family Center, the Girls’ Volleyball team took on crosstown rival Gunn High School. They won the game in dominating fashion winning in straight set and none of them were even close. The Peery Center was under construction for nearly three years and we were expecting it...
Girls Volleyball 2017 Season Preview
Ellie Jeffries, Staff Writer
August 31, 2017
Filed under Fall Sports, Preview, Top Stories, Volleyball
The Palo Alto High School girls volleyball team is gearing up for their 2017 season with their new coach Daniele Desiderio, as well as their new home gym. Desiderio previously played for Italy's national team, and has a huge amount of experience, having played both indoor and beach, professionally. ...