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 2013-2014 Girls Golf team poses with Coach Doyle Knight.

Girls’ Golf Preview: Team looking to build on inaugural season

Reuben Kramer, Staff Writer September 5, 2014

The second year of Girls’ Golf has just started at Palo Alto High School and players are already practicing their swings, drives, and putts as the new season commences. There are big expectations...

The Lady Vikes lost four seniors last season.

Preview: Girls’ volleyball looks forward to upcoming season

Michael Pappas, Staff Writer September 5, 2014

The Palo Alto High School girls’ volleyball team is preparing for the 2014 season with their new coach, Daniele Desiderio. After losing their opportunity to make it to State Championship last year...

Lukas Novak (15) prepares for a shot.

Boys Water Polo Preview

Daniel Douty, Staff Writer September 5, 2014

The Fall sports season is almost upon us, which means boys' water polo is starting up soon. Last year the Vikings impressed when they made a deep run, as only Bellarmine could stop them from reaching...

In the 2013 fall season, the Vikings fell to the Saint Francis Lancers 45-21 to end the season 6-6. The Vikings graduated 16 seniors and are looking to a young team to fill the graduated gaps.

2014 Football Preview: New coach confident in young team’s talent

Maddy Atwater, Staff Writer September 1, 2014

After a rough loss to the Saint Francis Lancers in the second round of the Central Coast Section (CCS) playoffs last year, the Palo Alto High School football team remains confident as it looks to win a...

Boys runners Kent Slaney (17), Lucas Novak (15) and Kai Oda (17) start off their SCVAL championship race at Crystal Springs. The boys went on to qualify for CCS finals last year. Photo courtesy of Malcolm Slaney.

Cross-country preview: racing to victory

Kylie Callan, Staff Writer August 27, 2014

After both boys’ and girls’ cross-country teams placed outside of state championship qualification last year at the Central Coast Section (CCS) finals, the two teams are looking to improve this season....

Halle Biorn (16) anticipates hitting the ball at a recent practice. Biorn is one of the players who is looking to fill the gap of the eight graduated seniors.

Girls’ tennis preview: young team in new league

Meredith Kinnaman, Staff Writer August 26, 2014

After losing a close CCS semifinal match to the Monta Vista Matadors, the Palo Alto girls’ tennis team ended their 2013 season 19-4 in league games. This year the team decided to drop down from the De...

Girls’ Lacrosse secures SCVAL championship over Saratoga 15-13

Girls’ Lacrosse secures SCVAL championship over Saratoga 15-13

May 18, 2014

On Saturday morning, the girls’ lacrosse team defeated the Saratoga Falcons in the SCVAL (Santa Clara Valley Athletic League) finals, clinching the coveted league championship for Paly for the first...

Owen Plambeck (16) hits a pitch in the sixth inning. The Vikings took second place in SCVAL.

Baseball takes second in SCVAL

Priscilla Bell, Staff Writer May 16, 2014

The Saratoga Falcons took first place in the Santa Clara Valley Athletic League (SCVAL) on Friday afternoon, as Paly fell 13-4. It was the third game in the three-game series for the SCVAL finals between...

Boys’ lacrosse drops SCVAL semifinals to Menlo Atherton

Boys’ lacrosse drops SCVAL semifinals to Menlo Atherton

Julia Saul May 15, 2014

After a rough battle between Palo Alto and Menlo Atherton on Wednesday night, Palo Alto was unable to score in the last quarter and lost to Menlo Atherton 10-11. The loss meant the end of the Vikes’...

The Graduating Class of 2014

Seniors lead boys’ lacrosse past Sacred Heart on Senior Night, 11-9

Alex Murray May 9, 2014

In a game that was closer than expected by many, the Palo Alto High School boys' lacrosse team pulled out the upset victory against Sacred Heart Prep, 11-9. On a night that was about the graduating class...

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