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

Senior Arthur Balva takes a breath in his butterfly race. Photo by Grace Gormley.

Paly Boys Swim and Dive competes against Leland and Leigh

Grace Gormley March 26, 2023

Paly boys swim and dive fell to Leland 86-84 and beat Leigh 111 - 59 at home in a double dual meet yesterday. Unfortunately, since the Vikes had a tough week of training and another meet merely hours...

Senior Arthur Balva begins his backstroke race. Photo by Grace Gormley.

Paly Boys Swim and Dive defeat Saratoga

Grace Gormley March 26, 2023

Paly boys swim and dive defeated Saratoga on Friday 141-39. "Friday was a really strong meet for the whole team," senior captain Henry Gibbs said. The team had a hard week of training, followed...

Senior JJ Stoen dives in for his race. Photo by Grace Gormley.

Paly Boys Swim and Dive Defeats Los Gatos

Grace Gormley March 12, 2023

The Paly boys swim and dive team beat Los Gatos 138-48 at a home meet on Friday night. “I think today's meet was absolutely amazing,” senior captain Ethan Chien said. The boys team had...

Senior JJ Stoen swims backstroke. Photo by Grace Gormley.

Boys Swim and Dive beats Cupertino and Harker

Grace Gormley March 5, 2023

Paly boys swimming beat Cupertino and Harker in a double dual meet yesterday. The Paly-Harker score was 245-73, and the Paly-Cupertino score was 221-117. The meet was rainy and windy, leading...

Boys Swimming beat Saint Francis and Menlo-Atherton

Boys Swimming beat Saint Francis and Menlo-Atherton

Jason Hu, Staff Writer March 1, 2023

The Paly swim dominated Menlo Atherton and Saint Francis in a double dual meet meet on 2/24. Paly scored 112 to 58 against Saint Francis and 134 to 24 against Menlo Atherton.  This was not a traditional...

Senior Henry Gibbs dives in for a race at CCS in 2022. Photo by Grace Gormley.

Boys Swimming and Diving Season Preview

Grace Gormley and Jason Hu February 23, 2023

After an exceptional season in 2022, with a dominating victory at both Leagues and CCS and a third-place finish at states, the Paly boys swim, and dive team is looking to accomplish big things this season. The...

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....

Paly Swim and Dive Season Preview

Elizabeth Fetter March 16, 2022

After a disappointing past two years, the Paly swimming and diving teams are ready and excited to come back to a full season of racing, and hopefully, for the boys swim team, to CCS titles, numerous school...

Boys and Girls Swimming Season Recap

Boys and Girls Swimming Season Recap

David Gormley and Vijay Homan April 15, 2021

The first two days of racing brought a flurry of fast swims as athletes competed to get their CCS section cuts with the hope that they would be allowed to swim at the championship meet. Note: Because each...

Paly Swim and Dive Season Preview

Paly Swim and Dive Season Preview

David Gormley and Vijay Homan March 24, 2021

A highly unusual league schedule awaits the boys and girls swimming and diving teams. Rather than begin competition in mid-February as many other sports, head coach Danny Dye opted to hold out on competitions...

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