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

Kimmie Flather (12) drives up the field. Photo by Grant Shorin

Girls’ lacrosse falls to St. Francis 20-9 in emotional semifinal

Brennan Miller, Columnist May 10, 2012

As the sun set on Los Altos tonight, the Palo Alto High School girls’ lacrosse team faced off against St. Francis High School in the Santa Clara Valley Athletic League (SCVAL) semifinal and once the...

Alec Wong (12) is up to bat. Wong had one run for the Vikings.

Baseball wins first game against Los Altos in SCVAL championship, 6-2

Colin Patterson, Staff Writer May 9, 2012

The Palo Alto High School baseball team beat Los Altos 6-2, Tuesday afternoon to take the lead in the three game series for the SCVAL championship.  The Vikings took the lead in the first inning, when...

Paly boys’ lacrosse crushes Carlmont 18-5 in SCVAL playoffs

May 8, 2012

The Paly boys’ lacrosse team took on the Carlmont High School Scotts at home last night in the first round of the SCVAL playoffs. The boys triumphed, winning 18-5. Paly started off strong, Andrew...

Head coach Danny Dye (Center) and assistant coaches Angela Duckworth and Lucy McComas take a celebratory dip in the Lynbrook pool after learning of their teams wins. Coach Dye is hoping to have both the girls and boys teams end up first at the CCS championships too.

Swimming and diving sweep SCVAL championships; marks tenth consecutive girls’ title

Hilda Huang, Business Manager May 5, 2012

The Paly swimming and diving teams swept all four varsity divisions of boys' and girls' swimming and diving, at the 2012 Santa Clara Valley Athletic League Championships (SCVALs) yesterday for the first...

Girls’ lacrosse thrashes Sequoia 12-0 on Senior Night

Rohit Ramkumar, Staff Writer May 4, 2012

On a brisk Friday night, the Palo Alto girls' lacrosse handily defeated Sequoia High School 12-0. The team celebrated Senior Night, as they will be graduating seven seniors this year. The Lady Vikes...

Baseball defeats Wilcox 3-2

Baseball defeats Wilcox 3-2

Sammy Solomon, News Editor May 4, 2012

Palo Alto High School’s baseball team triumphed over Wilcox 3-2 today at Paly in the first round of the league tournament. The Vikings won the series two games to one and will now advance to the championship...

Girls and boys swimming and diving sweep a record-breaking win at 2012 League Championships, winning all four divisions and giving the girls their tenth straight League Championship win.

Brief: Girls’ swimming and diving wins tenth consecutive League Championship; Boys win too

Hilda Huang, Business Manager May 4, 2012

Head coach Danny Dye's ritual dunking into the Lynbrook pool marked the Lady Vikes' tenth consecutive league win at the League Championships and the boys' seventh win in Dye's eight years with Paly. The...

Track and field dominates in the De Anza League finals meet: boys placed first, girls placed second

Track and field dominates in the De Anza League finals meet: boys’ placed first, girls’ placed second

Anne Hildebrand, Grant Shorin, Nikolai Solgaard, Nora Rosati, Staff Writers, Editor-in-Chief May 3, 2012

The Palo Alto High School track and field team dominated the De Anza League finals meet today at the Los Altos track. The boys’ placed first overall with a total of 193 points; the girls’ placed second...

Goon Squad: The pernicious effects of stigmas attached to athletes

Goon Squad: The pernicious effects of stigmas attached to athletes

Jonny Glazier, Columnist May 3, 2012

If you’re anything like me, the first time you watch any hockey is during the playoffs. And if you’ve happened to catch any of the action on the rink, you’ve seen some of the brutal, unnecessary...

League Diving Update

Hilda Huang, Business Manager May 2, 2012

Paly divers showed a dominating performance at the Santa Clara Valley Athletic League Championships yesterday, sweeping first, second and third in the girls' division and first in the boys'. Captain...

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