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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

Riding the Risk
Riding the Risk
Arjun Bharat and Amanda Goody February 28, 2025

The sun glints off the fresh powder as junior Maeva Herbert-Paz carves her way down the slope, the sharp wind biting her cheeks. But one wrong move — a patch of unstable snow — and she could find herself tumbling into a season-long injury. There’s...

The Elements of Victory
The Elements of Victory
Tyler Cheung and Malcolm Ginwalla February 24, 2025

Under the dark grey sky, senior punt returner Isaiah Phillips digs his feet into the damp ground as the ball speeds towards him. He struggles to locate the ball in the heavy rain, but secures it tightly as the wind blows in his face. With the opposing...

Changing the Game, One Shot at a Time
Changing the Game, One Shot at a Time
Ben Levav, Managing Editor • December 17, 2024

Caitlin Clark has taken the world of basketball by storm. With a relentless work ethic and an unrivaled shooting talent, Clark has redefined what it means to be a women's basketball player. Her record-breaking performances, leadership on the court, and...

Sabrina Meyers ('27) takes a stroke. Photo by Dylan Fajita
Girls’ Swimming and Diving Triumphs Over Saratoga Falcons
Scarlett Frick, Editor-in-Chief • April 2, 2025

The Paly girls' swim and dive team secured their fourth consecutive victory with a commanding 122-57 win over the Saratoga Falcons last week. This undefeated...

Boys Lacrosse Kicks Off: Season Preview
Boys Lacrosse Kicks Off: Season Preview
Sarah Thieman March 28, 2025

The Paly boys lacrosse varsity team has officially kicked off their season, and are looking forward to a fiery season to continue their success from last...

Photo courtesy of Paly Boys Lacrosse
Boys Lacrosse Defeats Los Gatos 6-5
Evin Steele, staff writer • March 26, 2025

The boys' varsity lacrosse team won a close 6-5 game against Los Gatos last night in an exciting match. After Los Gatos defeated Paly in CCS last year,...

The Goldilocks Principle in Coaching
Katie Yen, Business Manager • December 15, 2023

In Viking's last issue, my co-writer Eliza Gaither and I covered the impact of childhood sports on current Paly athletes in "Lessons From Little League."...

Photo courtesy of Todd Shurtleff - MaxPreps.
Honoring Earl Hansen Stadium this Saturday
Eliza Gaither, Creative Director • September 8, 2023

Paly is celebrating the newly named Earl Hansen Stadium on September 9th to honor the coach who inspired and understood football players as not only athletes...

Swim and Dive Documentary Releases First Episode
Swim and Dive Documentary Releases First Episode
Grace Gormley, Editor-in-Chief • September 6, 2023

Monday marked an important milestone for the Paly swim and dive team: the first episode of a docu-series covering the boys team’s 2023 season was released...

Girls Golf Season Recap 2024
Girls Golf Season Recap 2024
Luke Joachim and Jonathan Yuan December 4, 2024

The Paly girl's Golf team had a successful season with an overall record of 6 wins and 4 losses. Coming into the season, they were skeptical whether or not they could perform...

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