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

Cross-country finishes second in city championship behind Gunn

Cross-country finishes second in city championship behind Gunn

Anna Dukovic, Staff Writer October 31, 2013

The Paly girls’ and boys’ cross-country teams finished second in the city championship at Gunn this afternoon. The Lady Vikes beat Castilleja 43-78; however, Gunn came out on top with a total of 21...

Paly players huddle during the third quarter to discuss plays. The Vikings came up short to the Milpitas Trojans, losing 31-28.

Vikings fall short to Milpitas 31-28 despite comeback

Sheila Subramanian and Olivia Scola October 26, 2013

The Palo Alto Vikings’ football team fell to the Milpitas Trojans on Paly's Homecoming Night, Friday Oct. 25, putting their record at 3-4 overall. Despite their tough loss, head coach Earl Hansen recognized...

The Vikings fall to Wilcox 42-39 at the second home game of the season.

Vikings fall 42-39 to Wilcox Chargers

Maddie Kinnaman and Megan Valencia October 12, 2013

The Palo Alto Vikings’ football team suffered a tough loss after coming up short against the Wilcox Chargers 42-39 on Friday, Oct. 11 in their second home game of the season. Despite the loss,...

Craig Bark (number 11) races alongside Mike Miranda in 1982. Bark raced bicycle motocross for four years, traveling across the country and internationally for competitions.

Bringing Their “A+” Game

Ido Gal and Anna Dukovic October 4, 2013

  Sitting in a small wooden desk in a Paly classroom listening to a teacher, one would normally focus on the words coming out of the teacher’s mouth. A student might focus so much energy...

Steve Silver (78) playing against Gunn. The Vikings would go on to win the City Championship in 1978.

The Silver Lining

Alex Murray October 4, 2013

Looking around the walls of the weight room, anyone would find things they would expect in a gym: posters detailing the perfect technique for doing shoulder presses, the names of some recent and not-so-recent...

Girls varsity water polo coach resigns

Girls’ varsity water polo coach resigns

Priscilla Bell, Staff Writer September 26, 2013

Former varsity girls' water polo coach Danny Dye resigned following the 8-3 loss to Saratoga this Thursday afternoon. He announced that he was leaving in a team meeting following the game. "I think...

Claire Dennis (16) jumps for a hit against Los Gatos. The Vikings went on to win 3-2 in their first league game.

Paly Volleyball conquers Los Gatos in their first league game

Megan Valencia, Staff Writer September 25, 2013

In a back and forth battle, Paly defeated Los Gatos 3-2 in their first league game of the season. “It was such a tale of two cities,” coach David Winn said. “From us sweeping them, to getting...

Vikings get blown out by Archbishop Mitty

Vikings get blown out by Archbishop Mitty

Rowan McEvoy, Staff Writer September 22, 2013

Unlike the rain that subsided midway through Saturday afternoon, the Archbishop Mitty Monarchs did not let up, blowing out the Vikings 34-14 Saturday night at Foothill College. Compiling an 80-yard...

Paly girls’ tennis breezes through Mountain View, 6-1

Alex Murray, Staff Writer September 17, 2013

The Palo Alto High School girls’ team (5-0, 1-0) continued its undefeated streak after its dominant performance against Mountain View, finishing 6-1. Team captain and no. 1 singles player Aashli Budhiraja...

Elena Chavez (14) returns a serve during practice as her team prepares for the Santa Catalina Invitational Tournament.

Girls’ tennis preview: Same team, new enthusiasm

Megan Valencia, Staff Writer September 5, 2013

Unlike many of the other fall sports, girls' tennis has always been an individual sport. However, this year the new Paly varsity girls’ tennis players look to play effectively together, rostering a...

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