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Girls lacrosse falls to Cherry Creek, 20-8

Girls’ lacrosse falls to Cherry Creek, 20-8

Sammy Solomon, Staff Writer March 27, 2012

The Palo Alto High School girls’ lacrosse team fell to Cherry Creek High School, 20-8 at home in an exhibition game. Cherry Creek, nine time Colorado state champions and named “Best in the West”...

Baseball shuts out Mountain View 4-0

Baseball shuts out Mountain View 4-0

Sammy Solomon, Staff Writer March 23, 2012

The Palo Alto High School baseball team shut out the Mountain View Spartans 4-0 at home this afternoon. In the bottom of the sixth the Vikings’ momentum picked up again, beginning with Feldstein’s...

Aubrey Dawkins (13) shoots a free throw. Dawkins had an 84 free throw percentage this season.

The New Kid on the Block

Sammy Solomon, Staff Writer March 7, 2012

After receiving an ally-oop pass from forward Israel Hakim (‘12) in the game against Oak Grove,  Aubrey Dawkins (‘13) a junior shooting guard for Palo Alto perfectly executed a slam dunk for...

Boys varsity tennis falls to Los Altos 5-2

Boys’ varsity tennis falls to Los Altos 5-2

Sammy Solomon, Staff Writer February 29, 2012

The Palo Alto High School boys’ tennis team lost to the Los Altos Wildcats, 2-5 today at home. With a quick win by number one singles player Nicky Hu (‘12) the Vikings were off to a solid start with...

Girls basketball stages comeback, defeats Wilcox, 47-46

Girls’ basketball stages comeback, defeats Wilcox, 47-46

Sammy Solomon, Staff Writer February 4, 2012

The Palo Alto Vikings girls’ basketball team defeated the Wilcox chargers 47-46 in their second meeting of the season. With a tip off by Josie Butler (‘13), the Vikings drove towards the basket, but...

David Akers takes some practice field goals to warm up for todays game. Akers scored 12 points for the niners in todays game.

The 49ers Breese by the Saints

Sammy Solomon, Staff Writer January 15, 2012

“Alex Smith has no chance of beating Drew Brees” is all we’ve heard on the radio for the past week. However, the forecast in San Francisco this afternoon was not as BREESy as expected.The Niners...

Marco Vienna (13) tests a new run called Snow White in Breckinridge, Colorado.

On the Edge

Sammy Solomon, Staff Writer December 16, 2011

“I woke up and I was in a sled going toward the bottom of the mountain,” A.J. Schonenburg (‘12)  recalls. “Apparently I caught an edge and I smacked down and I don’t remember any of it.” Earlier...

Paly boys’ water polo defeats the Monta Vista Matadors 10-7

Sammy Solomon, Staff Writer October 19, 2011

Palo Alto High School’s Boys’ water polo team (8-1) defeated Monta Vista 10-7 on Thursday Oct. 13. The Vikings got off to a strong start with a steal by Bret Pinsker (’13) followed by a goal with...

Nelsen Perla-Ward (15) pushes past a Wildcat defender. Perla-Ward has 26 goals this season.

Paly boys’ water polo defeats Los Gatos 13-4

Sammy Solomon and Michael Strong, Staff Writers October 6, 2011

The Palo Alto High School boys' water polo team (6-1 league) defeated the Los Gatos Wildcats 13-4 on Oct. 6th. Bret Pinsker ('13) scored the first goal of the game, breaking through two Wildcat...

Girls’ tennis loses 3-4 against Lynbrook

October 5, 2011

The Palo Alto High School girls’ varsity tennis (3-3) lost to Lynbrook (3-4) under gray skies and scattered drizzle. Sammy Solomon (’13) won the No. 3 singles match (6-4, 6-2) and was the only singles...

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