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Viking Magazine

Palo Alto High School's sports news magazine

Viking Magazine

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Editorial: NFL’s Lack of Coaching Diversity is a Problem

The Viking Staff May 23, 2023

Over 56 percent of the players in the National Football League are of African American descent. And yet, of the 30 total head coaches in the NFL, only three were Black, and six were minorities during the...

Viking Tries: Viking Tries Wiffle Ball

Viking Tries: Viking Tries Wiffle Ball

Cameron Toland and Sirisha Mitra May 22, 2023

Here at Palo Alto High School, we are fortunate to have more than eight successful publications, each with their own unique qualities and successes. However, regardless of sharing the same space and attending...

The Final Word: Competition Conundrum

The Final Word: Competition Conundrum

Elizabeth Fetter, Staff Writer May 19, 2023

Athletics should be competitive, but should you compete with your teammates?  Known as ‘intra-team competition,’ competing with teammates can walk a fine line between lifting people up and...

Parental Guidance

Parental “Guidance”

JJ Stoen, Head Columnist March 29, 2023

In the world of athletics, parents are crucial to a child’s commitment to their sport. Parents drive their kids to practices, pay for equipment, and are often the number one cheerleader. At any sporting...

Cross Town Rivalries: How far is too far?

Cross Town Rivalries: How far is too far?

March 29, 2023

In the world of sports, rivalries emerge for various reasons. For example, our Paly-Gunn rivalry started due to the two being competitive public high schools in the same city. Our Paly-Los Gatos rivalry...

The CCS Dilemma: How Strict is Too Strict?

The CCS Dilemma: How Strict is Too Strict?

JJ Stoen December 19, 2022

Paly athletes, and most high school athletes in general, participate in club sports along with their high school counterparts. This gives them two unique opportunities to improve and play at a high level....

Viking Tries: The Driving Range

Viking Tries: The Driving Range

Ivan Ijzerman and Caleb Wong December 19, 2022

In most sports, the higher the score, the better. This holds true for almost every professional sport played here in the States; in basketball, football, baseball, and soccer, the team who wins is the...

Viking Tries: Military Boot Camp

Viking Tries: Military Boot Camp

JJ Stoen and Jason Hu October 19, 2022

  West Point, also known as the United States Military Academy, was founded in 1802, just a decade before the United States would declare war for the first time.  Fitness tests, however,...

Viking Tries: Home Run Derby

Viking Tries: Home Run Derby

Zach Hayward and Jake Foster February 27, 2022

Baseball: America’s pastime. The sweet smells of freshly cut grass, the crisp crack of a bat, and the smooth pop of the glove are just some of the things that make baseball great. It’s quite hard to...

Art by Greg Laursen

Final Word: Super Bowl Swindle

Roei Ziv, Head Columnist February 25, 2022
The most exciting moment as a sports fan is seeing your favorite team win the championship in person, but sky-high ticket prices to this year’s Super Bowl is robbing fans of these memories.
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