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

Jasmine Tosky (12), at left, culminated her high school swimming career with a seventh-place finish in the 200-meter IM finals at the 2012 US London Olympic Swim Trials. She will attend USC in the fall.

2012 U.S. Olympic Swim Trials Wrap-up

Hilda Huang, Business Manager July 1, 2012

For some, it's only 200 meters from across the pond. Caitlin Leverenz and Ariana Kukors (the World and American Record holder) got all of the headlines when they took their berths to the 2012 London...

Liveblog: 2012 US London Olympic Swim Trials

Liveblog: 2012 US London Olympic Swim Trials

Hilda Huang, Business Manager June 25, 2012

Keep checking back for new updates as the 2012 US London Olympic Swim Trials runs from June 25 to July 2. June 30: 12:00 p.m.: Andrew Liang ('14) swam a time of 55.35 seconds in the 100-meter fly,...

Byron Sanborn (12) writes about the excitement building up to the 2012 US Swimming Olympic Trials that are set to begin Monday, June 25. Jasmine Tosky (

The Viking catches up with Sanborn at the 2012 U.S. Olympic Swim Trials

Hilda Huang, Business Manager June 24, 2012

Byron Sanborn ('12) just finished swimming his 200-meter breaststroke race, finishing in 87th place, and here's what he had to say about his performance today. "I swam my 200-meter breaststroke today...

2012 London Olympics preview

2012 London Olympics preview

Hilda Huang, Business Manager June 22, 2012

The Viking will provide online, Twitter and Facebook updates on Paly's Olympic hopefuls and Olympians beginning Monday, June 25 at the 2012 USA Swimming and Diving Olympic Trials in Omaha, Nebr. until...

Boyd poses for the camera after baseball practice. Boyd would be taken in the MLB draft just days later.

Male Athlete of the Year 2012: B.J. Boyd

Colin Patterson, Staff Writer June 6, 2012

In the first 10 seconds of the 2011-2012 Paly football season, B.J. Boyd (‘12) found the end zone. Using his blistering, 4.4-second 40-yard dash speed, Boyd took the opening kickoff 85 yards all the...

Addition of Boyd could pay dividends for the writhing As

Addition of Boyd could pay dividends for the writhing A’s

Jonny Glazier, Columnist June 5, 2012

As many of you may already know, Paly's own B.J. Boyd ('12) was drafted in the 4th round of the MLB Draft by the Oakland Athletics. Boyd, a dual-sport athlete, could add something that the A's have been...

Boyd selected by Oakland As in MLB Draft

Boyd selected by Oakland A’s in MLB Draft

Alan Lamarque and Spencer Drazovich, Editor in Chief, News Editor June 5, 2012

Varsity football and baseball player B.J. Boyd ('12) was selected 139th overall today, by the Oakland A's in the fourth round of the 2012 MLB Draft. Boyd batted .507 this year for the Vikings, en route...

E.J. Floreal (13) blasts to the finish line of the 100 meter dash completing the race with the first place time of 10.81.

Brief: Floreal takes two top-four finishes in track CIF Finals; 4×100 team finishes seventh

Hilda Huang, Business Manager June 2, 2012

Paly closed out its historic season at the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) Track and Field State Championships today with two top-four finishes in the individual sprinting events. E.J. Floreal...

Nikolai Solgaard (12) attempts to pass a contender in the 800 meter race. Solgaard came in third place this race.

Liveblog: 2012 CIF States Track and Field

Hilda Huang, Staff writer June 1, 2012

Note: The most updated information will be listed at the top of the page. You can also see the unabridged results at the RecordTiming results page. Finals 9:01 p.m.: Sarah Baxter ('13) of Simi Valley...

Emily Benatar playing for the varsity girls lacrosse team. She captained the team her senior year.

News of Paly alum’s death reaches campus

Charlotte Biffar, Features Editor May 29, 2012

Former Palo Alto High School varsity cross-country runner and 2010-2011 girls’ lacrosse co-captain Emily Benatar (‘11) died of complications arising from bacterial meningitis at Barnes-Jewish Hospital...

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