Curling iron
December 8, 2015
Filed under Basketball - Girls, Columns, Photography, Top Stories, Winter Sports, Wrestling
Many high school male athletes lift weights and work out on a very consistent basis for sports training, getting stronger, or even building muscle. You can walk into pretty much any high school weight room and see a male student working out, but you typically will not find a girl in the area. With female...
Paly wrestling outlasted by Cupertino, 52-22
Kylie Callan, Staff Writer
January 22, 2015
Filed under Top Stories, Winter Sports, Wrestling
The Palo Alto wrestling team fell to Cupertino High School 52-22 at home on Thursday, Jan. 22. Coach Braumon Creighton was disappointed with the Vikings' performance. “I’m disappointed with the performance of a lot of the…guys,” Creighton said. “[There were] too many pins, too many [of...
Paly wrestling crushed by Fremont 63-13 in first meet of season
Kylie Callan, Staff Writer
January 6, 2015
Filed under Top Stories, Winter Sports, Wrestling
The Paly wrestling team lost to Fremont 63-13 at their first dual meet of the season at home on Tuesday, Jan. 6. Keahi Asing (’18), Seth Goyal (’17) and Chioke Bryant-Anderson (’15) all scored for the Vikings. Alexa Austin (’15) was proud of her team, especially the underclassmen wrestling...
No such thing as a free ticket
Megan Valencia and Kylie Callan
October 3, 2014
Filed under Basketball - Boys, Basketball - Girls, Features, Football, Volleyball, Wrestling
After parking their cars in the packed Churchill parking lot, Palo Alto parents, students and community members walk towards the stadium gates. The lights shine brightly on Hod Ray field as Paly players and fans anticipate the start of the Friday night football game. Some Paly spectators can simply show...
Wrestling places 6th at SCVAL tournament
Alys Olmstead, Staff Writer
February 16, 2014
Filed under Top Stories, Wrestling
The Paly wrestiling team ranked 6th out of 15 schools, with a total score of 104 points at the SCVAL meet this Saturday. Three Paly wrestlers clenched 1st place in their weight class, and three other wrestlers placed in the top ten for their respective weight groups. Paly wrestlers Josh Deckelman (‘...
Wrestling suffers 48-22 loss on senior night
January 30, 2014
Filed under Top Stories, Wrestling
Paly fell to Willcox 48-22 on their senior night, adding another loss to their record to make it 1-3. Josh Deckelman ('14) committed one of Paly’s two pins earning Paly its first six points of the match. Chioke Bryant ('15) earned the other pin which extended the Vikings early lead. Before Bryant’...
Wrestling falls to cross-town rival Gunn, 46-34
January 23, 2014
Filed under Top Stories, Winter Sports, Wrestling
Paly lost to Gunn in their dual meet Thursday night by a close 12 points. The Vikings had to forfeit two match-ups because they were lacking wrestlers to wrestle Gunn’s 220 and 285 pound wrestlers; this cost them the 12 points they needed in order to tie Gunn. “Just another rivalry week against ...
Brief: Wrestling falls short to Oceana High School 39-33
Olivia Scola, Staff Writer
December 12, 2013
Filed under Top Stories, Winter Sports, Wrestling
The Vikings started strong but could not keep their lead for very long on Thursday night. The meet only consisted of one pin from Paly, by Troy Henderson ('16). James Giacca ('15) and Eric Oshima ('16) both wrestled up a couple of weights this meet. The team trailed behind Oceana throughout the whole...
Wrestling with tradition
Olivia Scola, Staff Writer
December 2, 2013
Filed under Features, Top Stories, Winter Sports, Wrestling
Since the ancient Olympic games began in 708 BC and then resumed in 1896, only males represented their countries. While women eventually earned the right to compete at the Olympic level, it wasn’t until the 2004 summer games they appeared on the wrestling mat. In Palo Alto, this year, coach Dave...
Pinning at all costs
Pippa Raffel, Staff Writer
February 22, 2013
Filed under Features, Top Stories, Wrestling
The sculpture of The Two Wrestlers standing in the Uffizi Collection in Florence, Italy depicts just one moment in the timeless sport of wrestling. The two muscular men have remained forever frozen amidst their battle to top one another for over five thousand years. During the winter months, this scene o...
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