Previewing Winter Sports Postseason
Bryan Look, Editor-in-Chief
February 20, 2018
Boys Basketball (18-2, 12-0) After winning the SCVAL title and being selected as the #3 seed in the CCS Open Division tournament, boys basketball looks to make a run at the open division title. “I want to win Open,” Will Schlemmer (‘18) said. “I think we have enough talent and experien...
Curling iron
December 8, 2015
Many high school male athletes lift weights and work out on a very consistent basis for sports training, getting stronger, or even building muscle. You can walk into pretty much any high school weight room and see a male student working out, but you typically will not find a girl in the area. With female...
Paly wrestling crushed by Fremont 63-13 in first meet of season
Kylie Callan, Staff Writer
January 6, 2015
The Paly wrestling team lost to Fremont 63-13 at their first dual meet of the season at home on Tuesday, Jan. 6. Keahi Asing (’18), Seth Goyal (’17) and Chioke Bryant-Anderson (’15) all scored for the Vikings. Alexa Austin (’15) was proud of her team, especially the underclassmen wrestling...
Pinning at all costs
Pippa Raffel, Staff Writer
February 22, 2013
The sculpture of The Two Wrestlers standing in the Uffizi Collection in Florence, Italy depicts just one moment in the timeless sport of wrestling. The two muscular men have remained forever frozen amidst their battle to top one another for over five thousand years. During the winter months, this scene o...
Wrestling takes fifth in the SCVAL tournament
Tara Lawrence, Staff Writer
February 12, 2013
Paly wrestlers battled it out this weekend at the Santa Clara Valley Athletic League (SCVAL) finals, scoring fifth overall. Six of the wrestlers placed in SCVALS and will compete in CCS. Both Andrew Frick ('14) and Gary Hohback ('13) took first place in their division. Erik Anderson ('13), Eric...
Wrestling takes a beating from Wilcox, 51-21
Julia Saul, Staff Writer
January 24, 2013
The Paly wrestling team was dominated by Wilcox in an away meet on January 24th, resulting in a final score of 51-21. Erik Anderson (‘13) at 182 pounds and Jordan Gans (‘14) at 170 pounds both had pins. The rest of the points for Paly were by Gary Hohbach (‘13) at 160 pounds, Eric Oshima (‘16)...
Brief: Wrestling falls (64-18) to cross-town rival Gunn High School
Charlotte Biffar and Pippa Raffel
January 18, 2013
The Palo Alto High School wrestling team suffered a tough defeat (64-18) against cross-town rival Gunn High School. Both teams entered the Titans Gym last night with a 2-0 record in the De Anza Division of SCVAL, the Vikings having worked hard in anticipation of the dual. The Titans put up 12 point...
Brief: Injuries, subpar performances plague Vikings at Jim Root Invitational
Audrey DeBruine, Staff Writer
January 14, 2013
The Paly boys’ wrestling team suited up Saturday for the Jim Root Invitational at Prospect High School. That is, the three wrestlers who are presently healthy did. “The team was pretty light in attendance this weekend, a lot of injuries,” team captain Gary Hohbach (‘13) said. “Therefore...
Wrestling preview
Audrey DeBruine, Staff Writer
November 28, 2012
The Paly wrestling team is coming off a successful 2011-2012 campaign which culminated with a fourth place finish at the Central Coast Section (CCS) Championship tournament. They will look to to rebuild following the graduation of a talented class of wrestlers. The 2012-2013 team returns two individual...
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 Agency (USADA). After an almost year-long struggle, Armstrong quit, effectively admitting his guilt in...
