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

Failed College Stars

Nathan Ellisen, Zach Baumgarten, and Stan de Martel January 16, 2018

Jimmer Fredette Jimmer Fredette is one of the most iconic college basketball players of the past decade. As a point guard for Brigham Young University from 2007-2011, Fredette was the center of attention...

Preseason Training

Nathan Ellisen and Joshua Kasevich January 9, 2018

Paly athletics have many different ways they train and prepare for each season. Many sports tend to do preseason conditioning, while others do specialized sports training. Even with this, there are plenty...

Paly To the Pros

Cole Sotnick and Joshua Kasevich, Staff Writers January 9, 2018

Stu Pederson: 1978 Dodgers: Former Major League Baseball player Stu Pederson (‘78) started his impressive career at the grounds of Palo Alto High School (Paly). After his years at Paly, Pederson went...

Gray Area

Maria Fletcher, Nathan Seto, Ryan Strathearn, and Yue Shi January 9, 2018

On the shady street of Waverley, one house pops out from under the trees. Each of its walls are painted a different bright shade. Metal sculptures peek out from behind bushes. A big oak tree reigns over...

Not A Minor Issue

Eric Aboytes and Ryan Strathern January 9, 2018

As Jamir Shepard (‘20) comes down with his 2nd touchdown of the game against Milpitas High School, he knows even with his superior performance he will have to wait until he’s 15 to play varsity football....

And The Crowd Roared Anyways…

Viking Magazine takes a look into the athletics program at the California School for the Deaf, exploring the culture behind Deaf athletics. Parents and students fill the bleachers as anticipation...

Signing Day Preview

Signing Day Preview

Steven Marinkovich, Editor-in-Chief January 30, 2017

This Wednesday, February 1st, is National Signing Day for all high school seniors who will be continuing their athletic careers at the collegiate level. This year, Paly has 16 athletes set to put pen...

Q & A with Jack Devine

Bryan Look and Quinn Knoblock November 2, 2016

VIKING MAGAZINE: What is playing sports like at a private school compared to a public school? JACK DEVINE:  I haven’t witnessed it firsthand, but from what I’ve heard, I think it’s a bit more...

Live Like A Champ

Life is hard. Everyone knows that. Everyone knows they’re going to face life. The test of one’s true character though, is how they  deal with that adversity. Some people become depressed, some people...

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