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

Girls lacrosse clinches close win against St. Francis

Girls’ lacrosse clinches close win against St. Francis

Priscilla Bell, Staff Writer May 3, 2014

Girls' lacrosse beat St. Francis after letting the Lancers gain a seven-point lead in the first half. The Vikings played the Lancers in the Santa Clara Valley Athletic League (SCVAL) finals last year,...

Girls lacrosse prevails, beating Gunn High School 10-9

Girls’ lacrosse prevails, beating Gunn High School 10-9

Alys Olmstead, Staff Writer May 1, 2014

The Paly girls’ lacrosse team defeated home-town rival, and number one seeded team, Gunn, with a final score of 10-9. The game started off with Gunn scoring two goals in the first two minutes of...

Jack Cleasby (14) celebrates after hitting a home run in the first inning. The Vikings would go on to win 6-2.

Erlich reinstated as baseball ousts Mountain View 6-2 on senior day

Rowan McEvoy, Editor-in-Chief April 30, 2014

Backed by six innings of pitching from Chris Smith (‘14), the Paly baseball team downed Mountain View 6-2 on senior day Wednesday. Smith allowed just one run while striking out six. In addition, recently...

Julia Saul (14) throws a pitch in the seventh inning. She had 10 strikeouts in the game.

Softball sneaks by Castilleja 1-0

Priscilla Bell, Staff Writer April 28, 2014

Softball took on the Castilleja Gators this afternoon in a tight, non-league, game, with only one run scored in the fifth inning for the Vikings. The first inning opened with the Vikings not allowing...

Jordan Gans (14) falls to the ground after scoring a goal. Although he lay on the ground for a few minutes complaining of minor injuries, he continued to play for the rest of the game.

Boys’ lacrosse defeats Menlo Atherton 4-3

Tori DeStefano, Staff Writer April 25, 2014

After an intense battle in heavy wind and rain, the Palo Alto boys' lacrosse team triumphed over Menlo Atherton 5-4 on Friday night. Paly started off the game strong, immediately grabbing the lead with...

Girls’ lacrosse triumphs over Pioneer, 17-6

Alys Olmstead, Staff Writer April 25, 2014

The Paly girls’ lacrosse team conquered the Pioneer High School Mustangs with a score of 17-6. The win allowed the team to improve its league record to 6-2-0. The game started close with Maya Benatar...

Corey Bicknell (15) throws a pitch during the 7th inning. Bicknell closed out the game for the Vikings in their 10-1 loss to the Campolindo Cougars.

Vikings’ baseball blown out 10-1 by Campolindo

Zoe Bhargava and April 20, 2014

After a long seven innings, the Vikings baseball team lost to the Camoplindo High School Cougars Saturday 10-1 on Saturday afternoon. Paly had 6 hits in comparison to Campolindo’s 14. The...

Allie Peery (15) finishes a goal against two Mountain View defenders. Peery had six goals in the game.

Lady Vikings blow past Mountain View, 15-3

Gillian Chryst, Staff writer April 19, 2014

On a warm Friday afternoon, the Lady Vikings secured another victory against league opponent Mountain View. Early in the first half the Vikings offense dominated the ball. A score from Ami Drez ('14)...

Hannah Bundy (14) hits a single in the sixth inning. Later in the inning, Bundy scored.

Softball suffers close loss to Sacred Heart Cathedral

Priscilla Bell, Staff Writer April 17, 2014

On Thursday afternoon, Paly softball dropped a close game to Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory from San Francisco, 4-3. "I feel like we're so much better than we played," Emma Noroian ('14) said. "We're...

Boys’ lacrosse just clutches 11-6 win against the Los Altos Eagles

Ami Drez, News Editor April 17, 2014

The Palo Alto boy's lacrosse team started off strong in the first half and maintained their lead with a final score of 11-6. The Vikings came into the first quarter ready to dominate, with two goals...

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