Dynamic Duos
Priscilla Bell, Staff Writer
April 16, 2014
Filed under Features, Soccer - Girls, Swimming - Boys, Tennis - Girls, Top Stories, Track & Field
When looking at a Paly roster, sometimes it catches the eye that two players have the same last name, and it turns out that they are siblings on the same varsity team. These two brothers or sisters have something special between them because they are on the same Paly team. Famous sibling athletes...
Girls’ track rolls 92-35 over Lynbrook
Rowan McEvoy, Staff Writer
April 15, 2014
Filed under Spring Sports, Top Stories, Track & Field
The Paly girls’ track team defeated Lynbrook 92-35 on Thursday at home. The team dominated the meet, taking first in all but two events en route to a large margin of victory. “I feel like the girls’ team did pretty well,” Julia Asin (‘15) said. “We won pretty easily.” Paly dominated bo...
Boys’ track falls to Mountain View
March 29, 2014
Filed under Top Stories, Track & Field
On Thursday afternoon, the boys’ track team went up against Mountain View in it’s second league meet of the season. The Vikings ended the meet trailing Mountain View by only four points with a score of 65-61. Mountain View dominated in the throwing events as well as in the one mile and two mi...
Track and field drops to Gunn in first meet of the season
Clara Harrington and Rowan McEvoy
March 23, 2014
Filed under Spring Sports, Top Stories, Track & Field
The boys' and girls' track teams were trampled by Gunn last Thursday afternoon. The Vikings struggled to seize first place in any of the races. In the 300m hurdles, Jack Hansen (‘14) got second place with a time of 45.44; however, the boys’ distance team did not place in the 800m race. In the 100m...
Life under the sand
April 26, 2013
Filed under Features, Top Stories, Track & Field
Imagine playing baseball with no field or water polo with no pool. For the Paly track and field team’s jumpers, this inconvenience became a reality this year. When construction on the new bleachers around the football field hit a snag, Paly’s new jumping pits were not completed in time for the spring...
Hops on hops on hops
Charlotte Biffar and Sammy Solomon
April 26, 2013
Filed under Features, Profiles, Top Stories, Track & Field
At the start of the spring sports season, most members of the Palo Alto High School track team hit the ground running. However, the Paly jumpers, those track members who participate in the high jump, long jump, and triple jump, could be seen just walking. “So far we’ve barely started jumping thi...
Girls’ and Boys’ track and field overpower Los Altos
Pippa Raffel, Staff Writer
March 27, 2013
Filed under Spring Sports, Track & Field
Paly girls' track and field smashed Los Altos 89-33 Tuesday afternoon, and the boys clenched a nail-biter, 65-62. Although the meet is considered home for the Vikings, it took place at Los Altos due to the lack of jumping facilities at Paly. The meet started off rough for the Lady Vikes as the girls'...
2012 London Olympics preview
Hilda Huang, Business Manager
June 22, 2012
Filed under Basketball - Boys, Basketball - Girls, Features, Gymnastics, Pro Sports, Spring Sports, Swimming - Boys, Swimming - Girls, Top Stories, Track & Field, Volleyball, Winter Sports
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 the Aug. 12 closing ceremonies at the 2012 London Olympics. When the countdown clock in Trafa...
Liveblog: 2012 CIF States Track and Field
Hilda Huang, Staff writer
June 1, 2012
Filed under Spring Sports, Top Stories, Track & Field
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 wins the girls' 3200-meter run with a time of 10:12.00. 8:56 p.m.: Noel Frazier ('12) of C...
Boys’ track and field makes Paly history winning CCS championship title; individual girls’ place seventh
Nikolai Solgaard, Staff writer
May 26, 2012
Filed under Top Stories, Track & Field
Boys’ track and field made history last night at Gilroy High School, winning Paly’s first ever Central Coast Section (CCS) championship title. The Vikings had a total of eight boys qualified to compete in this meet. Paly was represented in the 4x100-meter relay, the 4x400-meter relay, the 100 and...