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

Brief: Paly wrestling places ninth at the Mid Cal Classic

Charlotte Biffar, Nina Kelty, Nora Rosati, Staff Writers January 24, 2012

The Palo Alto wrestling team placed ninth this past weekend at the 32nd annual Mid Cal Classic in Gilroy. Both Nicolas Ortiz (‘12) and Kalen Gans (‘12) reached the finals and finished in second place...

Brief: Wrestling wins dual meet against Cupertino

Marina Foley, Blogger January 21, 2012

The Palo Alto wrestling team defeated rival Cupertino High School this past Thursday in a league duel meet. The team went into Thursday’s meet with confidence, but the results were closer than expected....

Paly wrestling triumphs over Saratoga 75-6

Nora Rosati, Staff writer January 13, 2012

The Palo Alto wrestling team pounded the Saratoga high school team this Thursday night at home. The Vikings had a strong start, with Jordan Smith (‘13) earning a 12 point lead by the second period....

Erik Anderson (13) pins his opponent in a dual meet last year. Anderson will lead the team as well seasoned captain.

Paly wrestling defeats cross-town rival Gunn 36-31

Charlotte Biffar, Nora Rosati, and Nina Kelty, Staff Writers January 7, 2012

The Palo Alto High School wrestling team triumphed over the Gunn High School team (36-31) this Thursday night at home. “It always feel good to be beat Gunn because they are our cross-town rivals,...

Brief: All five wrestlers place at Lynn Dyche Classic

Charlotte Biffar, Staff Writer December 19, 2011

Two Palo Alto High School wrestlers competed in championship matches this Saturday Dec. 17 at the Lynn Dyche Classic at James Lick High School in San Jose. Although only five members of the Viking squad...

Brief: Wrestling wins Weber Lawson preseason Memorial Tournament

Nina Kelty, Staff Writer December 12, 2011

This past weekend the Palo Alto High School wrestling team won the Weber Lawson Memorial Tournament at Fremont High School. Senior captains Nick Ortiz (‘12) and Kalen Gans (‘12) both placed first...

Nicholas Ortiz (12) placed 5th place in the 125 pound division. He scored 13.50 points for the Vikings.

Paly wrestling ends season with 7th place finish at CCS

Emy Kelty February 28, 2011

The Palo Alto High School wrestling team wrapped up its season with a seventh place finish in the CCS finals at Independence High School on Saturday. Juniors Kalen Gans, Joey Christopherson, Ryan Oshima...

Jose Tochez (11) looks for a hold around his opponent in a 39-26 victory over Cupertino Tuesday night.

Wrestling bounces back with 39-26 win over Cupertino

Alan Lamarque February 1, 2011

The Viking wrestlers redeemed themselves after an ugly loss last week with a swift 39-26 victory over the Cupertino Pioneers Tuesday night. After losing an important match to Los Gatos High School...

Erik Anderson (13) lost by a single point against his opponent. He was the last wrestler of the dual which ended with Paly losing 45-21.

Wrestling suffers a tough loss to Los Gatos, 45-24

Emy Kelty January 27, 2011

The Palo Alto High School wrestling team suffered a crushing defeat at the hands of the Los Gatos Wildcats Thursday night at Los Gatos, 45-21. The match-up was one of the most anticipated dual meets...

Lonsky maneuvers just before pinning his opponent. Paly won the dual, 58-13.

Wrestling routs Wilcox, 58-13

Alan Lamarque January 21, 2011

The Palo Alto High School wrestling team blew out the Wilcox Chargers 58-13 Thursday night in Paly’s big gym. Just 18 seconds into his match in the 130 pound weight class, Trent Marshall (‘13) started...

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