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Palo Alto High School's sports news magazine

Viking Magazine

OCT. 23, 2012 Sam Kelley (14) fires against the Los Altos Eagles goalie in over time of the Senior Night game. The Vikings lost 11-12.

Boys’ Water Polo falls to Los Altos, 12-11

Ami Drez, Staff Writer October 23, 2012

On a chilly Tuesday evening under the pool lights, the Palo Alto High School boys’ varsity water polo team fell short to Los Altos, 12-11 in overtime. The stands were filled with parents, cheerleaders...

Katie Foug holds first place for the girls team as she runs at the Baylands park.

Girls’ cross-country places second at Baylands meet

Paul Bienaimé, Staff Writer October 17, 2012

Paly's girls' varsity cross-country team placed second at the Santa Clara Valley Athletic League Meet at the Baylands in Sunnyvale on Tuesday. Nora Rosati (‘13), Katie Foug (‘15) and Chika Kasahara...

Boys cross-country places ninth at Baylands SCVAL Meet

Boy’s cross-country places ninth at Baylands SCVAL Meet

Charlotte Biffar and Audrey DeBruine, Features Editor, Staff Writer October 17, 2012

The Palo Alto High School boys’ cross country team placed ninth out of 14 teams at the Santa Clara Valley Athletic League (SCVAL) Baylands Meet yesterday. Nate Cook (‘15) finished first for the Vikings...

49ers team store opens at Town and Country

49ers team store opens at Town and Country

Sammy Solomon, News Editor October 13, 2012

Dear Paly 49ers fans, the day has finally come. At 10am on this sunny Saturday morning, the very first 49ers retail store opened its doors to eager niner fans from near and far. Located next to Douce...

Girls water polo defeats Wilcox 8-5

Girls’ water polo defeats Wilcox 8-5

Chris Smith, Staff Writer October 11, 2012

On a cold wet Thursday night, the Lady Vikes took to the pool against league rival Wilcox High School. Tess Van Hulsen('14) led the way for the Vikings scoring four goals in the team's 8-4 win. Wilcox...

Ripped and legal

Ripped and legal

Paul Bienaimé and Rohit Ramkumar October 10, 2012

Last month, the sports world watched in awe as cancer survivor and seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong discontinued his fight against steroid allegations made by the United States Anti-Doping...

BALANCING ACT-IVITIES

Summer cut short

Annemarie Drez, Staff writer October 10, 2012

Would anyone rather spend seven hours in a classroom than enjoy the late summer weather? Probably not.  A shortened 2012 summer meant less time for students to relax, hang out with friends or get...

Secret to Success

Secret to Success

Jordan Gans, Staff Writer October 10, 2012

Unlike most athletes, cross-country runner Nate Cook (‘15) does not partake in his sport for the thrill of victory. In fact, Cook does not even care about winning, and he  started his sophomore year...

Sparta Sports Science Lab

Sparta Sports Science Lab

James Harrison, Staff Writer October 10, 2012

At first glance, Teresa Noyola and Jeremy Lin might appear to have little in common besides their high school. However, another similarity remains. Both of them take part in workouts at Menlo Park’s...

Boosters spent approximately $260,000 on funding Paly’s sports teams during the 2011-12 school year.  Of the money spent, over half was spent on transportation, equipment and uniforms.

Numbers don’t lie: How the Paly Sports Boosters distributes its funding

Pippa Raffel, Staff Writer October 10, 2012

University of Alabama table tennis. USC bowling. Ohio State badminton. Heard of any of these teams? Probably not. Heard of their football teams? Probably a different story. Since football’s popularity...

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