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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

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’ cross-country places 10th at the Stanford Invitational meet

Sammy Solomon, News Editor September 29, 2012

The Palo Alto High School girls’ cross-country team placed 10th out of 27 teams in the Stanford Invitational meet’s 5-kilometer race. Co-captain Nora Rosati ('13) maintained an average mile time...

Budhiraja runs for a return in the first set. As the No. 1 single, she plays in every meet. Photo by Hilda Huang

Girls’ tennis: Same team, same coach but a new season

Hilda Huang, Business Manager September 6, 2012

Unlike some of Paly's other fall athletic teams, varsity girls' tennis has the luxury of a very close-knit team and experienced coach. Head coach Andy Harader has returned for another year with the team,...

Girls’ water polo season preview

Sammy Solomon, News Editor September 4, 2012

After advancing to the second round of the Central Coast Section Championships (CCS) last year, the girls’ water polo team hopes to improve on a 9-6 league record and to reappear at CCS. With the loss...

Girls cross-country places second at Gunn High School alumni meet

Girls cross-country places second at Gunn High School alumni meet

Paul Bienaime, Staff Writer August 30, 2012

The Palo Alto High School girls’ varsity cross-country team placed second of four teams at the Gunn High School alumni meet this afternoon. Nora Rosati (‘13) placed first for the Lady Vikes and second...

Female team of the year: Volleyball

Female team of the year: Volleyball

Sammy Solomon, News Editor June 1, 2012

Winning a State Championship is an arduous task that requires discipline, focus, determination and strong team chemistry. For most schools, it is an extremely rare feat to win one title and it could...

Baseball defeats Wilcox 3-2

Baseball defeats Wilcox 3-2

Sammy Solomon, News Editor May 4, 2012

Palo Alto High School’s baseball team triumphed over Wilcox 3-2 today at Paly in the first round of the league tournament. The Vikings won the series two games to one and will now advance to the championship...

Brief: Boys' tennis advances to second round of CCS

Brief: Boys’ tennis advances to second round of CCS

Sammy Solomon, News Editor May 2, 2012

The boys’ tennis team defeated Harker 14-4 in the first round of CCS today. As of last year, the tournament’s format changed so that the top three singles players will play three sets - one against...

The elements of chemistry

The elements of chemistry

Sammy Solomon, News Editor April 20, 2012

At a lacrosse practice last spring, Walker Mees (‘13) watched as two of his teammates hacked at each other with their lacrosse sticks - at first just aggressive play. The checks escalated into hard...

Boys' tennis squeezes past Sacred Heart 4-3

Boys’ tennis squeezes past Sacred Heart 4-3

Sammy Solomon, Staff Writer April 18, 2012

The boys’ varsity tennis team defeated Sacred Heart Prep in a tight 4-3 match at home today. With a quick win by number one singles player Nicky Hu ('12) 6-0, 6-1, the Vikings were off to a solid...

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