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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

Friend to Foe

Friend to Foe

Carter Burnett, Ben Levav, and Adi Weiner October 17, 2024

Fantasy football is a roller coaster of emotions: from your first-round pick getting a season-ending injury, to the player you just picked up on waiver wires becoming a league winner, fantasy football...

Rookie Rise

Rookie Rise

Jonathan Yuan, Elif Dogan, Zoe Pashalidis, and Ethan Wang October 7, 2024

Set, hike! This is your first football game in a high school setting. As you hear those words, you sprint down the field, following the route that your quarterback gave you. You try to stay calm, but the...

Rallying For Rebuild

Rallying For Rebuild

From sideline to stunt season, the Paly cheer team dedicates countless hours year-round perfecting various routines, cheers, and performances — not only for the Paly community, but also for their own...

Play Fair

Play Fair

Grace Gormley, Tyler Cheung, and Luke Joachim May 16, 2024

In last year’s NCAA championship game between Louisiana State University and Iowa State University, one gesture made by LSU forward Angel Reese drew a flurry of media attention and criticism. Celebrating...

Girls Upperclassman of the year: Erin Li

Girls Upperclassman of the year: Erin Li

Sarah Thieman and Jason Hu May 9, 2024

Erin Li began playing tennis at four years old, and quickly fell in love with the sport. “I used to pick up balls for my grandparents whenever they took me to their club to watch them,” Li said. “As...

Beyond the Mirror

Beyond the Mirror

Katie Yen, Eliza Gaither, and Sarah Thieman April 9, 2024

Beyond every hurdle, tackle, throw, kick, stunt or plié is an athlete looking in the mirror at a person who feels they should have a certain physical look. Our Paly athletes have the mental endurance...

Photo courtesy of Keshuv Srinivasan

Shreddin’ the Stigma

Emil Bothe, Evin Steele, and Trey Collins April 6, 2024

Skateboarding is a sport enjoyed by many Paly students. It’s more than just a sport though; with a strong community, unique fashion, and youthful vibe skating attracts a variety of people that don’t...

Playing the System

Playing the System

Roan Haney, Nathan Lee, and Ethan Wang March 28, 2024

After a Paly sophomore (who wishes to remain anonymous) saw many of their schoolmates on the sports-betting app Fliff, they decided to download it and give it a try. After getting some of the app’s...

Dunking On Stereotypes

Dunking On Stereotypes

Over 9.9 million people tuned in to watch the 2023 NCAA March Madness Championship game. The hype leading up to the game was immense as two talented teams with entertaining styles of play faced off. The...

Beyond the Mirror

Beyond the Mirror

Eliza Gaither, Katie Yen, and Sarah Thieman March 27, 2024

Beyond every hurdle, tackle, throw, kick, stunt or plié is an athlete looking in the mirror at a person who feels they should have a certain physical look. Our Paly athletes have the mental endurance...

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