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

Paly graduate, Jim Harbaugh talks with quarterback Alex Smith before sending him on the field.

Kicking off a new Harbaugh era

Sammy Solomon and Charlotte Biffar, Staff Writers September 12, 2011

Palo Alto High School graduate Jim Harbaugh led the San Francisco 49ers to a 33-17 victory over the Seattle Seahawks this Sunday at Candlestick Park, in his first official game coaching in the National...

Are you ready for some football?

Are you ready for some football?

Kevin Dukovic, Staff Writer September 9, 2011

136 days.  That’s how long it took for the National Football League (NFL) and its players to reach an agreement and end the 2011 lockout.  Although the prolonged work stoppage will surely affect the...

Huang will be presented the award at AT&T Park on August 15. (Photo by Amanda Rykoff)

Column: Until the Last Pitch

Jacob Lauing, Business Manager/Staff Writer September 8, 2011

“The San Francisco Giants are ruining my life.” “The Giants are officially done. They have NO offense.” “I’m telling you, dude, this season is over.” This is what I have to deal...

The Texas A&M game was a heated instate rivalry match.  If Texas A&M joins the SEC, the two teams will likely not square off in the near future.

Column: a big loss for the Big 12

John Dickerson, Features Editor September 8, 2011

Colorado did it, Nebraska did it, and now Texas A&M is trying to follow suit.  After watching former conference members exit the Big 12 Conference to join the now Pacific 12 and Big 10 conferences,...

Column: Tracks new fastest-man-gets-last rule

Column: Track’s new fastest-man-gets-last rule

Nikolai Solgaard, Staff Writer September 7, 2011

Bam! The most anticipated event of the IAAF World Championships exploded out of the barrel of the starting gun. Crouched like tigers, the fastest men on the planet shoot out of their blocks. Bam! another...

Michelle Friedlander (13) poses in Giants gear, hoping that the 2010 World Champs can make it to the playoff season this year.

Column: can the SF Giants take the World Series a second time running?

Michelle Friedlander, Staff Writer September 7, 2011

 On Nov. 1, 2010 in Arlingotn, Texas, the San Francisco Giants beat the Texas Rangers with a final score of 3-1 giving the Giants their first World Series Championship title in over 50 years. But...

Against All Odds

Against All Odds

Emy Kelty, Editor-In-Chief July 17, 2011

On March 11th 2011 the 5th biggest earthquake since 1900 hit Japan and sent aftershocks over the country.  The earthquake also triggered a tsunami that accelerated to a speed of 500 miles per hour and...

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...

The Viking Magazine staff enjoyed an evening getting to know the San Jose Giants mascot; Gigante.

Paly night at the San Jose Giants game

Mira Ahmad, Staff Writer May 20, 2011

This past Monday May 16 was Palo Alto High School night at the San Jose Giants game at the San Jose Municipal stadium. Even though it was a cold and rainy evening, a few dedicated Paly students came out...

DeSean Jackson at Paly?!

DeSean Jackson at Paly?!

Michael Cullen, Columnist May 20, 2011

When rumors start making their way through the student body, they are generally a joke or fib that snowball into a fullblown conversation topic. So when I heard from a reliable source that Desean Jackson...

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