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

Stretching the Truth

Jack Smale March 11, 2011

Numerous athletes and teams believe that winning a game cannot be accomplished without proper stretching, while others deem the act of stretching a pure waste of time. The controversy of stretching is...

Boys’ cross-country finishes 27th at Stanford Invitational

John Dickerson March 11, 2011

The Palo Alto High School boys' cross-country team finished 27th overall at the Stanford Invitational on Saturday. The five-kilometer race was held on the Stanford University golf course.  Varsity...

Boys’ cross-country finishes 10th at Artichoke Invitational

Kevin Kannappan March 11, 2011

The Palo Alto High School boys’ varsity cross-country team finished 10th overall at the Artichoke Invitational on Saturday. The 2.4 mile race was held at Half Moon Bay High School. Paly varsity runner...

Girls’ cross-country places 13th at Stanford Invitational

Charlie Kelsey March 11, 2011

The Palo Alto High School girls' cross-country team battled through the high temperatures and blazing sunlight on the Stanford golf course to finish 13th at the Stanford Invitational this weekend. Susan...

Boys’ Cross Country Runner Nikolai Solgaard is a Competitor

Kevin Kannappan, Staff Writer November 2, 2010

Stride after stride, junior cross-country runner Nikolai Solgaard ('12) treks through another six mile practice. Solgaard knows that he cannot rest after a long week of core workouts and hill runs. He...

The varsity boys’ soccer team gathers around injured teammate John Richardson (‘11) after he takes a hit in the Vikings 1-0 victory against the Gunn Titans on Jan. 12, 2010.

Concussions, Second Impact Syndrome and CIF Bylaw 313 in high school sports

Imagine your body being slammed into artificial turf by a 200 pound linebacker wearing a helmet with padding as hard as wood. Imagine your head smacking the ground, then whipping back into place, all in...

Girls’ cross-country finishes third at Monterey Bay Invitational

Peter Dennis and Nathan Norimoto October 16, 2010

The Palo Alto High School girls' varsity cross-country team finished third out of 16 teams at the Monterey Bay Invitational in Toro Park on Friday. Susan Heinselman ('11) finished first for Paly with...

Girls’ cross-country places second at Lowell Invitational

The Palo Alto High School girls' cross-country team finished second overall in the Lowell Invitational on a cold and cloudy morning in Golden Gate Park on Saturday. Captain Susan Heinselman ('11) completed...

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