Life In The Bubble
Justin Byer, Greg Laursen, and Hailey Callan
October 14, 2020
The game is coming down to the wire, there’s only 5 seconds left, and everyone knows the ball is going to be in the hands of the young European prodigy Luka Doncic. He gets one screen and gets the ball with Paul George on him. He takes one dribble forward, steps back, and hits the shot for the win! ...
Viking Tries Fantasy Football
Jackson Bundy, Adar Schwarzbach, and Jack Elarde
October 14, 2020
For those who don’t know how fantasy works, each team consists of players that they draft or pick up off the waivers. Every week each team plays another team comparing the stats of the whole team. For example if a wide receiver were to have 5 catches for 100 yards and 1 touchdown that would be worth 21 points. The Viking fantasy league uses PPR mean...
How Covid-19 is Affecting Recruiting
Vijay Homan, Staff Writer
June 2, 2020
College football recruiting has historically stopped for no man. It is a fundamental piece of the game that typically indicates which teams will be good for years to come. Yet throughout the last few months, recruiting has come to a stop. Covid-19 has forced coaches to become creative in order to int...
A Year of Strength
Conner Lusk and Ryan Bara
March 27, 2020
As the coronavirus spreads, creating a confusing and uncertain future especially for sports, it is important to look back at the journey our Vikings athletic teams have had this year. This journey started in the fall, as we saw seven of our eight sports teams qualify for CCS and two of the teams bringing home the...
Girls Varsity Soccer loses to Los Gatos, 2-1
February 4, 2020
The Paly girls varsity soccer team was defeated 2-1 by Los Gatos on Wednesday, in a defensively dominated game. Palo Alto fell behind early, and couldn’t muster enough opposition to gain a lead. Los Gatos scored two goals in the first half, which put pressure on the Vikings to put ...
Staff View: We Can’t Hear You
January 9, 2020
The Paly varsity football team is playing league rival Wilcox High School in a tightly contested matchup. Everything from a traditional Friday night high school football game is there: the band, the pumped players, the lights, and the action in the game. However, they are missing one key component: ...
The Cost of Coaching
Conner Lusk, Photo Director
December 17, 2019
Coach Gifford watches tensely from the sidelines. From his rigid stance and the hawk-gaze he’s keeping on the field, you would never know that the Paly football team is up 40-7. It’s the middle of an essentially meaningless third quarter, a win that’s the Vikings to lose, but when Paly breaks u...
Stepping into the Limelight
Sanaz Ebrahimi, Ya'el Sarig, Zach Phillips, and David Hickey
February 11, 2019
Eric Housen was 45 when he won his first championship ring. He wasn’t on the court, nor was he on the bench. He couldn’t be seen on television, and fans weren’t wearing his jersey. Why then, surrounded by the flashing blue-yellow strobe lights and screaming fans, did Warriors point guard Stephen Curry,...
