Girls’ Water Polo Falls to Gunn 8-6
Lauren Daniel, Features Editor, Business Manager
October 6, 2017
The girls’ varsity water polo team fell to Gunn Thursday night by a score of 8-6. Although they did not end up victorious, the Vikes put up a great fight and the score reflected a huge improvement from their first meeting with the Titans this season. The score remained extremely close throughou...
Girls’ Water Polo Defeats Saratoga 13-4
Lauren Daniel, Business Manager, Features Editor
September 20, 2017
Paly Girls’ Water Polo played Saratoga tonight and won by a score of 13-4. The game seemed pretty evenly matched during the first quarter, ending with a score of 3-2, with Paly up. Near the middle of the second quarter, the Vikings picked up steam and started dominating. This was sparked by Sophie Fri...
Girls Water Polo Season Preview
Maria Fletcher, Mallory Kuppe, Zach Phillips, and Lauren Daniel
August 31, 2017
Coming off a quarterfinal loss in last year’s Central Coast Section (CCS) playoffs, the driven Palo Alto High School girls’ varsity water polo team is hoping to translate their past success, and strengthen their weaknesses, in the coming season. With a reopened pool and new sports facility, the Peery Family C...
Lady Vikes’ water polo team falls 11-7 to Mountain View High School on senior night
Quinn Knoblock and Nick Smallwood
October 14, 2016
The girls’ water polo team suffered a tough loss on their senior night against the nearby Mountain View High School Spartans. The Vikings started off strong against the Spartans, going up 2-0 with two goals from Sabrina Hall (‘18). Mountain View, however, bounced back with an impressive half co...
Girls Water Polo wins close contest 6-5 against Gunn
Steven Marinkovich and Ben Cleasby
September 24, 2015
The Lady Vikes took down crosstown rivals Gunn 6-5 on Thursday evening at Gunn High School. The game started out fast as Gunn took a 2-0 lead three minutes into the first quarter. A surge from the Vikings, that included two goals from Gigi Rojahn (‘16) saw them take a 3-2 lead going into the second...
Girls’ water polo secures a win against Los Altos, beating the Eagles 3-2
Alex Murray and Michael Pappas
October 2, 2014
The Palo Alto girls’ water polo team pulled off a comeback Thursday afternoon, beating the Los Altos Eagles 3-2. It was a game of two halves for Palo Alto who, after going into halftime down a goal, was able to score 3 goals and secure the victory. With the win, the Lady Vikes moved into third place...
Girls’ water polo loses 8-4 to Los Altos in SCVAL
Rowan McEvoy, Staff Writer
November 7, 2013
The Paly girls’ water polo team fell 8-4 to the Los Altos Eagles in the first round of the SCVAL tournament at Gunn High School Thursday night. The game looked eerily similar statistics wise to the previous meeting of the two teams almost exactly a month earlier. Both games resulted in an 8-4 Los...
Girls’ water polo falls 9-6 despite fourth quarter comeback
Rowan McEvoy, Staff Writer
October 17, 2013
Despite a fourth quarter rally, the Paly girls’ water polo team fell 9-6 to Los Gatos this Thursday afternoon, dropping to 6-3 on the season. “I think we played really well even though the score says differently,” captain Emma Wolfe (‘14) said. “I think we really played as a team and we were ...
Girls’ water polo drops league opener 13-1 to Gunn
Zoe Bhargava, Staff Writer
September 17, 2013
The Paly girls’ water polo team fell 13-1 to cross-town rival Gunn in their first league game on Tuesday night. The Lady Vikes got off to a slow start in the first quarter as Gunn won the first sprint and scored the first goal of the quarter. The first goal was followed by a missed shots from both Tit...
Girls’ water polo dominates first round of league tournament
Spencer Drazovich, News Editor
November 1, 2012
The girls' water polo team demolished Wilcox this evening by a score of 15-3. This game marked the first step in their quest for a Santa Clara Valley Athletic League title. The Vikings jumped out to an early lead and never looked back. Emma Wolfe ('14) put the first points on the board for the Vikings...
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