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Girls lacrosse breezes by Leland Chargers on Senior Night

Girls’ lacrosse breezes by Leland Chargers on Senior Night

Paul Bienaimé, Multimedia Editor May 2, 2013

On Senior Night at Palo Alto High School, the girls’ lacrosse team breezed by the Leland Chargers, ending one of the seniors’ last home games with a winning score of 20-3. The team started the game...

What if?

What if?

Josh Stern, Staff Writer April 26, 2013

If you ask basketball phenom E.J. Floreal (Laurence Dunbar ‘13) what he misses about Palo Alto, he’ll tell you about the Paly-Gunn crosstown rivalry: green and white versus red and black. The two schools...

Bruins fans rally behind their team in the 2011 Conference Finals at the TD Ameritrade Garden in Boston. The Boston faithful again stood behind the Bruins on Wednesday as they took on the Buffalo Sabres in the wake of the Boston Marathon Bombing.

More than just a game

Jonny Glazier April 26, 2013

It was a moment that I hope to wipe clean from my memory someday, but one I’ll never forget. One of those “where were you when...?” type events. As I flipped to CNN, I saw a chilling cloud of smoke...

After several bounces, Ami Drez (14) jumps for the hoop to dunk. After a few attempts at the basketball hoop, Drez felt it was too repetitive.

The Viking tries Rockin’ Jump

Ami Drez April 26, 2013

On Saturday April 13, Viking staff member Ami Drez drove out to Rockin’ Jump, a trampoline park in San Carlos. Upon her arrival, after about a 20-minute drive, Drez was required to sign an electronic...

Tigers ace Justin Verlander just cashed in on his recent success with an enormous new contract. The agreement, good for seven years, makes Verlander the most expensive pitcher in the game but will run past his 37th birthday.

First and 10: Breaking the bank

Austin Poore April 26, 2013

Right in the middle of March Madness, news quietly broke regarding two of Major League Baseball’s (MLB) marquee players: Tigers’ ace Justin Verlander and Giants’ catcher Buster Posey each signed...

North Korean sports feel the effects of rising tensions within the country

North Korean sports feel the effects of rising tensions within the country

Niall Patrick, Staff Writer April 26, 2013

On July 25, 2012, days before the opening ceremony for the London Olympics, the North Korean women’s soccer team was scheduled to play Colombia. Even before the game started, problems began to arise. A...

Chris Rotelli, a former player at Virginia, moved to California to play for the San Francisco Dragons and currently coaches local players who want to play lacrosse in college on the East Coast.

East vs. West

James Harrison April 26, 2013

Winning three consecutive playoff games by one goal and going on to win the championship in any sport is a tough feat, regardless of level. Doing so in the first season of a team’s existence is even...

The sight from a jumpers eyes at Gunn High Schools jumping pit, a vision no longer available for the long and triple jumpers at the Palo Alto High School track.

Life under the sand

Paul Bienaimé April 26, 2013

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 great debate: Mike Rice

The great debate: Mike Rice

Jonny Glazier and Rohit Ramkumar April 26, 2013

Did the sports community and the entire nation overreact to the Mike Rice incident or did they react the right way? Rohit: I think that people are overreacting to this whole incident. Keep in mind,...

Victor Du (13) helped lead the boys Paly jumping to a 5-0 record this year.

Hops on hops on hops

Charlotte Biffar and Sammy Solomon April 26, 2013

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,...

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