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Palo Alto High School's sports news magazine

Viking Magazine

Palo Alto High School's sports news magazine

Viking Magazine

Steve Silver (78) playing against Gunn. The Vikings would go on to win the City Championship in 1978.

The Silver Lining

Alex Murray October 4, 2013

Looking around the walls of the weight room, anyone would find things they would expect in a gym: posters detailing the perfect technique for doing shoulder presses, the names of some recent and not-so-recent...

FLEX  Davante Adams (11’) is quickly rising to the top as he has become one of the nation’s best receivers.

Davante Adams: The pride and the passion

Gillin Chryst and Katie Foug October 4, 2013

  Palo Alto High School graduate Davante Adams (‘11)  is no stranger to success. Adams, one of the top college receivers in the country, has had his share of hardships. This year Adams looks...

Michelle Xie (15) prepares for a shot. Paly Girls Golf went on to win CCS against Saint Francis Lancers by a close four shots.

Driving for Success

Maddie Kinnaman and Hayley Poore October 4, 2013

At first glance Michelle Xie (‘15) looks like any other Paly student. However, she has a special talent, Xie is one of the best golfers at Paly. She is currently ranked 126 out of the over 2000 girls...

Alok Subbarao: Sean Harvey

Alok Subbarao: Sean Harvey

Austin Poore, Staff Writer May 22, 2013

It’s a warm Tuesday evening on the baseball field at Palo Alto High School, and Sean Harvey is trying to organize a team dinner. The baseball team has just lost its first playoff game, a 4-3 loss...

Female Underclassmen of the year Megan Tall drive to the goal.

Female Upperclassman Athlete of the Year: Megan Tall

Tara Lawrence, Business Manager May 22, 2013

"I was that kid that played every sport," Megan Tall (‘14)  said, speaking of her childhood, “I played softball and basketball but... I’m more talented with my feet.” “Talented with her feet”...

Jacey Pederson drives to goal.

Female Underclassman of the Year: Jacey Pederson

Michael Strong, Business Manager May 22, 2013

Jacey Pederson (’16) walked onto the Palo Alto High School campus less than one year ago. However, if you are a soccer fan, or are simply a person who appreciates talent, then you most likely already...

Jamie Nesbitt, nominated Vikings 2013 coach of the year, gives her players advice in the league title championship.

Coach of the Year 2013: Jamie Nesbitt

Sammy Solomon, News Editor May 22, 2013

Just two years after the first varsity girls’ lacrosse team was fielded at Paly, the Lady Vikes triumphed over St. Francis to win the Santa Clara Valley Athletic League (SCVAL) Championship, under...

What if?

What if?

Josh Stern, Staff Writer April 26, 2013

If you ask basketball phenom E.J. Floreal (Laurence Dunbar ‘13) what he misses about Palo Alto, he’ll tell you about the Paly-Gunn crosstown rivalry: green and white versus red and black. The two schools...

Chris Rotelli, a former player at Virginia, moved to California to play for the San Francisco Dragons and currently coaches local players who want to play lacrosse in college on the East Coast.

East vs. West

James Harrison April 26, 2013

Winning three consecutive playoff games by one goal and going on to win the championship in any sport is a tough feat, regardless of level. Doing so in the first season of a team’s existence is even...

The sight from a jumpers eyes at Gunn High Schools jumping pit, a vision no longer available for the long and triple jumpers at the Palo Alto High School track.

Life under the sand

Paul Bienaimé April 26, 2013

Imagine playing baseball with no field or water polo with no pool. For the Paly track and field team’s jumpers, this inconvenience became a reality this year. When construction on the new bleachers around...

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