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Viking Magazine

Palo Alto High School's sports news magazine

Viking Magazine

Palo Alto High School's sports news magazine

Viking Magazine

The Vikings celebrate a big win with a huddle after defeating  San Ramon in the Norcal quarterfinals. Dave Winn is pictured in the bottom left corner.

Brief: Coach Dave Winn to leave Palo Alto and coach for the Spartans

Gillian Chryst, Web and Social Media Editor June 13, 2014

Dave Winn, Palo Alto High School volleyball coach for the past eight seasons, announced this morning that he will not be returning to coach the Lady Vikes next fall. Players and their families received...

Homestead sweeps Vikings in CCS semifinals, season comes to an abrupt end

Homestead sweeps Vikings in CCS semifinals, season comes to an abrupt end

Pippa Raffel, Staff Writer November 15, 2012

The Palo Alto High School volleyball team's 13-match postseason winning streak was snapped Wednesday night by the Homestead Mustangs (24-8) in the CCS semifinals at Santa Clara High School. While they...

Outside hitter Becca Raffel ('14) sends a ball over the net during Paly's straight set victory over the Sequoia Cherokees in the quarterfinals of CCS. Raffel had 16 digs, 15 kills and only one error, earning her MaxPrep "Player of the Match" honors.

Vikings sweep Sequoia, advance to semifinals of CCS

Kevin Dukovic, Editor-in-Chief November 10, 2012

The Paly volleyball team (28-6) made quick work of the Sequoia Cherokees (22-7) Saturday night at Paly, rolling in three straight sets, 25-22, 25-11, 25-20. The match lasted a mere 72 minutes. Paly...

Paly Volleyball CCS Trailer

Pippa Raffel, Staff Writer November 7, 2012

Paly volleyball will be playing in the Central Coast Section (CCS) tournament this Saturday, November 10 at the Palo Alto High School gym.

Volleyball drops close match to Los Gatos on Senior Night

Volleyball drops close match to Los Gatos on Senior Night

Pippa Raffel, Staff Writer October 30, 2012

After an intense back-and-forth match on Tuesday, the Paly volleyball team was unable to top league rival Los Gatos, losing to the Wildcats in five games. This last regular season home game was the senior...

Volleyball defeats Mountain View in three games

Volleyball defeats Mountain View in three games

Pippa Raffel, Staff Writer October 18, 2012

The Paly (20-4, 9-1) volleyball team continued their near perfect league season as they triumphed over the Mountain View Spartans (12-12, 4-6). Although the Spartans began the set with a slight lead...

Jade Schoenberger ('15) celebrates with teammates Lauren Kerr ('14) and Sophia Bono ('13) after a kill. The Lady Vikes won this match in three sets.

Another victory for the Lady Vikes as they defeat Los Altos during their Dig Pink charity event

Pippa Raffel and James Harrison, Staff Writers October 4, 2012

The Paly volleyball team (6-0, 17-3) defeated the Los Altos Eagles (2-4, 13-10) Thursday night in three sets during its Dig Pink charity event. The Lady Vikes remain undefeated in the De Anza League. During...

Paly volleyball defeats Leland at home in straight sets

Paly volleyball defeats Leland at home in straight sets

James Harrison, Staff Writer September 6, 2012

The Palo Alto High School volleyball team (1-0-0, 2-0-0) stayed undefeated by sweeping its out-of-league opponent Leland High School (0-0-0, 1-8-0) in three games. This was the team's first match against...

Shelby Knowles ('13) digs for the ball in the second set of the game.

Volleyball opens season with straight-set victory over Notre Dame

Michael Strong and Nina Kelty, Business Manager and Design Editor September 4, 2012

The Paly volleyball team opened its season and title defense Tuesday night at the Paly main gym, defeating Notre Dame (Belmont), 25-20, 25-21, 25-20. The team began the game with only six returning...

Playing by the numbers

Playing by the numbers

Michelle Friedlander, Staff Writer March 7, 2012

Alex Smith was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers as the first overall pick in the 2005 NFL (National Football League) draft. According to reporter James Alder of the New York Times, Smith was “a mobile...

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