Paly girls’ soccer defeats Woodside 3-0 in season opener
Dillon Scheel and Nick Smallwood
November 29, 2016
Filed under Soccer - Girls, Top Stories
The Vikings’ girls soccer team looked strong in their season opener with a 3-0 victory against Woodside. Right out of the gate the Vikings had the ball moving. In the opening minutes of the game a flurry of nice passes left Tess Preising (‘17) with a solid shot on goal that was deflected by the g...
Girls’ Soccer triumphs over Saratoga 3-0
January 22, 2014
Filed under Soccer - Girls, Video, Videos, Winter Sports
Girls Soccer defeats Saratoga
Boys’ soccer ties close match with Trojans, 1-1
Clara Harrington, Staff Writer
December 10, 2013
Filed under Soccer - Boys, Top Stories, Winter Sports
Boys’ soccer tied Milpitas High School 1-1 in its third game of the season. “We came back one down, which shows the character of the guys,” assistant coach Amir Malekpour ('13) said. “We kept hustling and didn’t back down with a one goal deficit, and we just got the goal back.” The ...
Girls’ soccer records first win of the season, 2-0
Julia Saul, Design Editor
December 7, 2013
Filed under Soccer - Boys, Top Stories, Winter Sports
On a chilly Saturday afternoon, the Vikings had their first win of the season against the San Benito ‘Balers, 2-0. “Our first half was really strong and we got chances and we finished them,” captain Megan Tall (‘14) said. “We definitely let ourselves go in the second half and are really d...
Girls’ soccer drops home opener to Menlo-Atherton 2-1
Tara Lawrence, Business Manager, Photo Editor
December 5, 2013
Filed under Soccer - Girls, Top Stories, Winter Sports
In its first match of the season, the Paly girls’ soccer team fell to Menlo-Atherton 2-1 at home. The Vikings started off slowly as the Bears scored in the first 10 minutes of the match. Moments later following the Menlo-Atherton score, Nika Woodfill ('16) fired a rebounded ball into the back of...
Boys’ soccer beat Fremont 1-0
Ami Drez, Staff Witer
February 4, 2013
Filed under Soccer - Boys, Winter Sports
In a close match, Paly boys' varsity soccer defeated Fremont, 1-0 on Friday at home. In the first few minutes, Paly came out on a dominant note, maintaining possession. Cina Vacir ('14) moved down the field, passed the ball over to Preston Kuppe ('15) who faked out his defenders and the goalie scoring the...
The Lost Season: A look into Paly boys’ varsity soccer players’ choices to quit the team this season
Austin Poore, Nora Rosati, Staff Writers
February 25, 2012
Filed under Features, Soccer - Boys, Top Stories
From being ranked 13th in the nation to being on the verge of getting dropped to the lowest division of its league, Palo Alto high school boys’ varsity soccer has seen it all. Only three years ago, the 2008-2009 team piled up a record of 21-1-3 en route to a Central Coast Section (CCS) co-championshi...