Boys Basketball Defeats Menlo in NorCal Semifinal 54-47
Max Jung-Goldberg, News Editor
March 14, 2018
Filed under Basketball - Boys, Top Stories, Winter Sports
Boys basketball defeated Menlo, 54-47, in a thrilling Northern California semifinal game on Tuesday night at the Peery Center. The game gave Palo Alto an opportunity for a rematch with the Knights who beat them back in December of 2017. Max Dorward (‘18) lead the way with 22 points and Bryant Je...
Paly Boys Tennis Loses to Saratoga 4-3
Will DeAndre, Staff Writer
March 13, 2018
Filed under Tennis - Boys, Top Stories, Winter Sports
On Thursday afternoon, the boys tennis team faced off against Saratoga High School for their fifth game of the year. Going into this game Paly was 2-2 with their most recent game being a blowout win over Homestead High School. The game against Saratoga, however, did not go as the Vikings would have h...
Boys Basketball Does it Again, Upsets #1 Heritage 59-49
Bryan Look, Editor-in-Chief
March 11, 2018
Filed under Basketball - Boys, Top Stories, Winter Sports
In the quarterfinals of the CIF Division I NorCal Tournament, boys basketball upset top-seeded Heritage 59-49. After beating #1 seeded Dublin in the same tournament last year, the circumstances of this game felt eerily similar. Coming off some impressive victories, Paly headed into the top-seeded ...
Girls Soccer Loses to Mitty in C.C.S Open Semifinal
Max Jung-Goldberg, News Editor
March 1, 2018
Filed under Soccer - Girls, Top Stories, Winter Sports
Girls soccer lost to Archbishop Mitty, 4-0, in the C.C.S Open Division tournament semifinal game on Tuesday at Fremont High School. The Monarchs took control of the game early scoring their first goal within the first five minutes and proceeded to score again at the end of the first half. They scored...
Boys Basketball Loses to Mitty in C.C.S Open Semifinal
Max Jung-Goldberg, News Editor
February 28, 2018
Filed under Basketball - Boys, Top Stories, Winter Sports
The boys basketball team suffered a 73-61 loss to Archbishop Mitty in the C.C.S Open Division tournament semifinal game at Independence High School on Tuesday night. According to MaxPreps, the loss snaps Palo Alto’s 21 game winning streak and puts their record at 23-3 on the season. It was a...
Boys Soccer’s Season Ends With a 2-1 Loss to Bellarmine
Hayley Levine, News Editor
February 27, 2018
Filed under Soccer - Boys, Top Stories, Winter Sports
The Vikings season comes to an end with a heart-breaking 2-1 loss to Bellarmine. The first half was back and forth. Both teams had chances and were unable to capitalize on them. It was scoreless going into the half. Going into the second half, it continued to be a back and forth. With 20 minutes left...
Girls Soccer Beats Pioneer 2-0 in CCS Playoffs
Will DeAndre, Staff Writer
February 26, 2018
Filed under Soccer - Girls, Top Stories, Winter Sports
This Saturday the Girls Varsity Soccer team defeated the Pioneer Mustangs by a score of 2-0 behind goals from Frida Rivera (‘20) and Ally Scheve (‘18). This win means that the Vikings will advance to the semi-finals of the CCS open-division playoffs. Early in the 13th minute of the game Rivera ...
Girls’ Basketball Concludes 2017-2018 Season
Mallory Kuppe, Staff Writer
February 25, 2018
Filed under Basketball - Girls, Top Stories, Winter Sports
Paly lost to Carlmont 41-47 yesterday afternoon, knocking them out of CCS and ending their season. The game started off very strong for the Vikings, ending the first quarter ahead 10-5. By the half, the Vikings and Carlmont were tied 17-17. In the third quarter, Carlmont went on a run, taking the lead, m...
Paly Wrestling Places 15th in CCS
Nathan Seto, Staff Writer
February 25, 2018
Filed under Top Stories, Wrestling
The Vikings’ season has come to an end, excluding the couple that are proceeding to states. In CCS, there were a few outstanding performances, including co-captain Calvin Grewal (‘18) winning his third place match, 3-2, and Dara Heydarpour (‘20) with a 4-2 record. Tyler Weaver Escobar (â€...
Boys Basketball Advances to C.C.S Open Semifinal Game
Max Jung-Goldberg, News Editor
February 24, 2018
Filed under Basketball - Boys, Top Stories, Winter Sports
The Palo Alto boys basketball team won 75-60 in an exciting first round C.C.S Open division matchup against St. Ignatius at Fremont High School on Friday. The Vikings were down three points at the end of the first quarter, but solid defense and a surge of quality offensive possessions late in the...