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

Hans Usman (15), Ryan Reed (16) and Winston Rosati (16) smile together after the game. The Vikings won against the Mustangs 13-11.

Boys’ water polo trumps Homestead, 13-11

Kylie Callan, Staff Writer October 10, 2014

Paly boys’ water polo outlasted the Homestead Mustangs in a close game at home Thursday night, winning 13-11. Winston Rosati (’16) led the Vikings with six goals. Coach Brandon Johnson was frustrated...

Girls’ tennis remains undefeated with 5-2 victory over Cupertino

Girls’ tennis remains undefeated with 5-2 victory over Cupertino

Kylie Callan, Staff Writer October 7, 2014

The girls’ tennis team remains ranked number one in their league after holding Cupertino off 5-2 in their match Tuesday afternoon at home. Coach Andy Harader was enthusiastic about the result, as...

Paly lines up for a two-point conversion late in the fourth quarter. The Vikings failed to gain the two points and lost by one point against the Wilcox Chargers.

The Vikings fall 20-19 in a nail-biter against the Wilcox Chargers

Daniel Douty, Staff Writer October 4, 2014

The Palo Alto Vikings lost 20-19 to the Wilcox Chargers at Paly on Friday night after mounting a fourth quarter comeback, only to fall short on a potential game winning two-point conversion. Paly was...

Minor struggle, major payoff

Minor struggle, major payoff

Zoe Bhargava and October 3, 2014

With a tradition of athletic excellence and success, it is not a surprise that dozens of Paly graduates continue with their sport at the collegiate level every year. However, few athletes manage to surpass...

Great Expectations

Great Expectations

Meredith Kinnaman and Alys Olmstead October 3, 2014

November 23, 2013; the Vikings are minutes away from half time against the Leland Chargers in its first game of the Central Coast Sections (CCS) playoffs and are winning 35-17. Keller Chryst (‘14) runs...

New Orleans Saints tight end Jimmy Graham will be penalized for dunking post-touchdown.

Excessive… Penalization?

Isaac Kasevich, Staff Writer October 3, 2014

National Football League (NFL) players better watch what they do and say on the field this year, with the NFL enforcing much stricter penalties for excessive celebration and foul language. Starting this...

Katie Francis (16) scores a 5-meter penalty shot against Los Altos. Francis scored the third and final goal of the game, giving the Vikings the victory over the Eagles.

Girls’ water polo secures a win against Los Altos, beating the Eagles 3-2

Alex Murray and Michael Pappas October 2, 2014

The Palo Alto girls’ water polo team pulled off a comeback Thursday afternoon, beating the Los Altos Eagles 3-2. It was a game of two halves for Palo Alto who, after going into halftime down a goal,...

The Palma quarterback steps back to pass as the Paly defense plays coverage. The Vikings ended up falling 35-7 to the Chieftains.

Vikings conquered by Chieftans 35-7

Maddy Atwater, Staff Writer September 26, 2014

Even with a strong team effort, the Palo Alto High School Vikings suffered a rough loss to the Palma Chieftans with a final score of 35-7 under the Friday night lights of the football stadium. Paly’s...

Paly girls tennis defeats Fremont 5-2

Paly girls’ tennis defeats Fremont 5-2

Meredith Kinnaman, Staff Writer September 25, 2014

Paly girls tennis defeated Fremont 5-2 Thursday, September 25th at home. Senior captain Madeline Lee (`15)  commented on the match and areas she worked on today. “I played well today and the team...

The Twitter-War was sparked by the Paly-Gunn Volleyball game, and has rehashed an old rivalry between the schools.

Column: Why the Gunn-Paly Twitter War Was Actually Good for Our Schools

Alex Murray, Editor-in-chief September 24, 2014

Well, well, well, what do we have here? If you are not aware, the Palo Alto High School volleyball team lost to the Gunn High School volleyball team in 3 sets during last night’s game at Gunn. By all...

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