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

Palo Alto High School athletes find sports as a reducer and inducer of stress

Skylar Dorosin October 10, 2011

Danielle Carlson ('10) jumps into the pool after a day filled with tests, projects, and presentations. With each stroke, Carlson falls into a meditative rhythm as her stress melts away. "Sometimes I...

Girls’ soccer coach Ernesto Cruz loves Paly, motivates players

Kylie Sloan October 10, 2011

Years ago, Ernesto Cruz attended a barbeque in the Paly parking lot for the World Cup. He pointed over to the Paly facilities and said, "I'm going to work there one day." To this day, he fulfilled exactly...

Playing dirty in sports

Jack Smale October 10, 2011

November 6, 2009 was arguably a day of one of the poorest displays of sportsmanship in sports history. In a womens' soccer match between New Mexico University and Brigham Young University (BYU), New Mexico...

Role models in the athletic world

Alistair Thompson October 10, 2011

All professional athletes, whether it is fair or not, have a choice to make when they enter the public eye: be a role model or keep to themselves. A role model, by definition, is someone who sets an example...

Gridiron to Glissade

Talia Moyal October 10, 2011

Glee. It's the fourth quarter with three minutes, twenty-five seconds left in the game. The team huddles. Down by six, one touchdown will win the game. They take their stances, preparing for the play....

Paly students coach younger teams

Erin Kiekhaefer October 10, 2011

When Greta Sohn ('11) realized that she had grown tired of playing volleyball after four and a half years on the court, she racked her brain for a way to stay involved, so she decided to coach. Sohn...

The Viking previews major events at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics

Cooper Levitan October 10, 2011

This year in Vancouver, the athletes that make their way to the podium will be receiving medals that many consider to be out of the ordinary. The medal tradition began with the first modern Olympic games...

Shaving In Sports

Shaving In Sports

Scotty Bara and Sapir Frozenfar, Staff Writers October 10, 2011

To shave or not to shave? That is the real question. The physics behind shaving suggest that the drag is decreased. Can shaving really increase the speed of a swimmer? Athletes are concerned with improving...

Driving Inspiration

Ally Shorin October 10, 2011

While most girls sit on the sidelines tying their cleats and talking about their day, one girl picks a ball up and begins juggling. A few of her teammates watch her gracefully bounce the ball off her feet...

Pit Bulls: Reclaiming Americas Dog

Pit Bulls: Reclaiming America’s Dog

Alistair Thompson, Features Editor June 15, 2011

EDITOR'S NOTE: Due to the nature of this subject, this story may be difficult for some readers. ----------------------------------------------------------------- If trees could talk, the woods behind...

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